Ethereum client developer Nethermind and Bitcoin and Lightning wallet ZEUS are among several crypto companies to apply for a newly launched Anthropic program that gives open-source projects access to security reports from its most powerful AI models. The projects submitted enrollment requests on Friday for OSS Scanner, which Anthropic launched on Thursday with the aim … Read more
The cryptocurrency market is buzzing today, October 9, 2026, with all eyes on XRP. A significant technical development is unfolding that could lead to a major price increase. Analysts are watching closely as XRP appears to be on the verge of a crucial breakout from a multi-week triangle pattern. This could be the catalyst needed … Read more
US investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald is facing scrutiny from a Senate Democrat over its ties to Tether, with Senator Richard Blumenthal demanding records on the firm’s partnership with the stablecoin issuer and how much Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s family has made from the arrangement. In a letter on Thursday, Blumenthal, the ranking Democrat on the … Read more
China P2P stablecoin wallets grew 43x despite crypto restrictions: Chainalysis The number of unique wallets sending peer-to-peer (P2P) stablecoin transactions in China grew 43-fold between the first quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2026, according to Chainalysis. The blockchain analytics company recorded $104.1 billion across 18.1 million transfers involving China’s self-custodied stablecoin holdings … Read more
Securitize shares climbed about 10% Thursday as the company launched tokenized versions of major US stocks on Solana, offering eligible investors exposure to equities backed by underlying shares with dividend and voting rights. The new offering, called Securitize Stocks, includes tokenized shares of Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Tesla and eight other US-listed companies. The tokens are … Read more
Tokenization could reshape financial markets by making trading and settlement more efficient, but legal uncertainty and risks to financial stability could hinder wider adoption, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a Thursday analysis, the IMF said tokenized financial markets are growing rapidly but remain small compared with traditional markets, with poor interoperability and a lack of … Read more
Financial institutions are increasingly moving toward an onchain future with tokenization initiatives which provide access to new markets and offer structural advantages compared to traditional investment products, according to Matthew Horne, head of digital asset strategists at Fidelity Investments. “In the last 18 months, if you look at the push by true institutions to move … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) price gains do not yet reflect enough new capital entering the market, analysis warns. Key points: Rolling 30-day cumulative inflows of “new money” to Bitcoin reached $4.9 billion on Oct. 5, per Glassnode data. Existing investors still accounted for three-fifths of the $12.8 billion growth in realized cap in that period. Short-term holders … Read more
Pro-crypto regulator Mike Selig has said that pushing ahead with new rules will stop another collapse like FTX. Speaking on Fox Business Network’s Varney & Co. show Wednesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair said that crypto exchanges will have the chance to register with the regulator in order to safeguard digital asset spot markets. … Read more
The crypto industry’s heavy backing of US Republicans has alienated Democrats whose support is needed to pass federal crypto legislation, says former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Speaking in a panel with OKX CEO Star Xu at Token2049 on Tuesday, Cuomo said the industry “believed in investing heavily in the Republican Party” as a way … Read more