In the wake of the failed CLARITY cloture vote in the Senate, the SEC and CFTC immediately moved to issue their own rules for crypto markets. Two days after the vote, the SEC unveiled a five-year exemption that permits the issuing and trading of stock tokens. OXK has since teamed up with ICE to launch … Read more
Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School has begun its reign over the decentralized social platform Farcaster. Its first order of business? An apparent wave of bans that has prompted backlash from members of the decentralized social network. Network School on Thursday announced it has acquired Farcaster from Neynar, rebranding it as the Network State Protocol. The same … Read more
A US federal judge has rejected a joint request by crypto exchange Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to overturn a $5 million settlement, despite the regulator’s conclusion that it would not have pursued the case under current enforcement standards. On Thursday, US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that changes in CFTC enforcement … Read more
Stablecoin issuer Circle is seeking to enter about 40 developing markets, according to the company’s CEO and chairman, Jeremy Allaire. “We’re kind of going through an inflection point…a transition right now, and that transition is essentially moving from the early adopter phase of blockchain technology into the mainstream scaling phase,” Allaire told Reuters, speaking Friday … Read more
France-listed Bitcoin treasury company Capital B reported a net loss of 69.5 million euro ($78 million) for the first half of 2026, driven by a Bitcoin impairment charge of $75.8 million. The impairment reflected Bitcoin (BTC) prices as of June 30 and had no direct cash impact, according to the company’s first-half 2026 report, published … Read more
Something major is shaking up the crypto world today, October 17, 2026. A big stablecoin, often seen as a safe haven, is suddenly facing serious questions about its ability to stay… well, stable. This isn’t just a small blip; it’s creating a ripple effect across the entire market, and people are worried about their investments. … Read more
French hardware wallet maker Ledger received multiple reports of malicious hardware implants months before its latest security crisis, according to Mark Karpelès, former CEO of the collapsed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox. Karpelès told Cointelegraph he was aware of at least two people who contacted Ledger about tampered devices dating back to December 2025. Karpelès said … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $82,000 around Friday’s Wall Street open as crypto markets stabilized alongside a rebound in South Korean stocks. Key points: Bitcoin price volatility eased as South Korean stocks rebounded 2% on Friday, offering relief after a steep sell-off. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh gave no indication of further interest-rate hikes during a … Read more
Stablecoin-funded remittances continue to offer substantial cost savings over traditional money transfers, particularly in emerging markets, reinforcing one of the leading use cases for digital dollars as payment activity grows. According to a new third-quarter report from Borderless.xyz, a stablecoin payments network, sending a $200 remittance through stablecoin-funded payment rails costs a median of 1%, … Read more
Affiliates of the Fairshake political action committee (PAC), largely funded by Coinbase and Ripple Labs, have increased their initially announced expenditures by more than 50% in what could be a key race for control of Congress in 2026. According to Thursday filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the Fairshake affiliate Defend American Jobs — … Read more