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Policy● mixedCrypto business: The Clarity Act failed to advance, now whatClarity ActCrypto regulationCrypto exchanges
Market move● mixedWhy Bitcoin is holding near $84,000 despite rate and geopolitical risksBitcoin is consolidating around $84,000BitcoinUS TreasuriesGeopolitics
Market move▼ bearishBitcoin, Nasdaq futures decline as Trump won’t rule out more Iran strikesTrump did not rule out further strikes on Iran before the US midterm electionsBitcoinDonald TrumpIran
Market move● mixedBitcoin falls 1.22% to $83,428 amid higher crude, elevated dollar, cooling ETF flowsBitcoinCrude oilUS dollar
● mixedVitalik Buterin maps Ethereum’s shift beyond a blockchain in sweeping 2030 visionVitalik Buterin wants Ethereum to do more work without every network computer repeating the same calculationsAIEthereum
Expansion● mixedKraken’s parent Payward is betting billions on becoming financial infrastructure, not just a crypto exchangePayward is unifying trading, payments, asset management and institutional services on common railsCrypto exchangesInfrastructureFintech and payments
Deal● mixedBinance deal gives Circle a boost in stablecoin race with Tether, analysts sayFive-year Binance deal could expand USDC’s reach in emerging marketsTetherGlobal marketsBinance
● mixedBitget hacker moves $83 million in stolen XRP that Ripple cannot freezeBitget hacker moved $83 million in stolen XRP that Ripple cannot freezeBitgetCrypto exchanges
Market move● mixedBitcoin rebounds strongly this week, trades near $84,000 after climbing above $86,000. Here is what experts sayBitcoin traded near $84,000 after briefly crossing $86,000, gaining 3.6% weeklyBitcoinEthereumETFs
● mixedSolana’s 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches second public test networkAlpenglow is running on both public test networksEthereumCrypto exchangesBitcoin
● mixedXRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade slips to Oct. 9 after validator support resetsThe Batch upgrade, enabling bundles of up to eight transactions, is delayed to Oct. 9
● mixedBitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rulesResearchers mapped private Bitcoin-denominated transfers running alongside BitcoinBitcoin
Leadership● mixedU.S. SEC's steadiest crypto advocate, Hester Peirce, to depart next weekHester Peirce is set to depart the SEC on Oct. 2Crypto regulationSEC
● mixedBlackRock sees AI agents creating a new economy for stablecoins, blockchain and computeBlackRockAI
Leadership● mixedBlockchain Association sees leadership shift shortly after crypto Clarity Act fizzlesKristin Smith will return as CEO when Summer Mersinger leaves at the end of a long congressional tussleCrypto regulation
Policy● mixedIncome Tax Act 2025: What crypto investors should know about VDA provisions, TDS and ITR filing rulesVDA tax treatment largely remains unchanged, including 30% tax and 1% TDSIncome taxCrypto regulationTaxes
● mixedCircle and Tether step in to freeze hacker wallet after massive Bitget crypto heistA stablecoin issuer blacklisted a wallet holding about $318,000 in USDT and USDCTetherBitgetCrypto exchanges
Policy● mixedTokenization is moving faster than WashingtonAndrew Cuomo argues regulatory clarity is an economic issue, not just a legal or political oneCrypto regulation
Legal● mixedTether confirms minimal EQIBank exposure following $89M US asset seizureTether says its maximum EQIBank exposure is under $64 million after an $89M US asset seizureTetherCrypto exchangesCrypto regulation
Market move● mixedBond volatility surges while bitcoin and Wall Street stay calmBond volatility is at its highest since MarchBond yieldsUS TreasuriesBitcoin
Market move● mixedBitcoin trades around $84,000 after profit booking as rising US Treasury yields pressure crypto marketsBitcoin traded near $84,000 after profit-booking from recent highsBitcoinUS TreasuriesBond yields
Market move● mixedBitcoin holders are cashing out, just not the way they did at prior market topsBitcoinCrypto exchanges
Market move● mixedAltcoins rally across the board as bitcoin consolidates near $84,000Quant jumped 39% over 24 hours; 93 of 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents roseBitcoin
Legal● mixedUS seizes bank accounts of payments group working for Tether’s and Bitfinex’s bankUS prosecutors allege Capstone illegally moved hundreds of millions of dollars for Tether and BitfinexTetherFintech and paymentsCrypto regulation
Market move● mixedBitcoin ETFs have erased a $5.8 billion holeBitcoin ETFs shifted from $5.8 billion in year-to-date net outflows in July to $800 million in net inflowsBitcoinETFsMutual funds
Legal● mixedKelpDAO sues LayerZero for the largest exploit 2026 has seen so farKelpDAO sued LayerZero and co-founder Brian Pellegrino over alleged undisclosed protocol weaknesses
Market move● mixedLive updates: Bitcoin steadies near $84,000 as the bond selloff pausesBitcoin steadied near $84,000 as Treasury yields easedBitcoinUS TreasuriesBond yields
Market move● mixedBitcoin stays near $84,000 after sharp fall; what is driving the market nowBitcoin traded around $84,000 after falling from $87,000BitcoinBond yieldsF&O
Policy● mixedFed proposes rules to implement GENIUS Act for stablecoinsThe Fed proposed rules to implement last year's GENIUS ActCrypto regulationUS FedUS dollar
Legal● mixedBitget reports a $350–352 million hack and pauses withdrawalsBitget said $352 million was affected; other reports put the amount at $350 millionCrypto exchangesBitcoinCrypto regulation
● mixedBullish, Alpaca and Apex Fintech form coalition to push issuer-backed tokenized stocksBullish, Alpaca and Apex Fintech formed a coalition to advance issuer-backed tokenized stocksSECStock exchangesStockbrokers
Policy● mixedU.S. commodities firms can invest in tokenized assets, use blockchain records: CFTCThe CFTC is developing guidance welcoming tokenization and blockchain recordkeeping in commodities marketsCrypto regulationF&O
Policy● mixedThe stock token debate, and the gap nobody can close aloneThe debate centres on which tokenization model is legitimate, prompted by Robinhood’s AMC tokenCrypto regulationSECTether
Market move● mixedBitcoin just topped a key long-term moving average. Here's what it might meanBitcoin returned above its one-year average, drawing excitement from chart watchersBitcoin
Policy● mixedFederal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS ActCrypto regulationUS FedFintech and payments
Legal● mixedPolymarket sues New York as the state pursues gambling-law actionNew York alleges Polymarket violated state gambling laws and seeks to block unlicensed operationsWall Street
● mixedCrypto casino Duelbits goes offline after $7 million hot wallet hackDuelbits went offline after a $7 million hot-wallet hackEthereumCrypto exchanges
Market move● mixedBitcoin’s bear markets are getting milder. Bull markets may be nextBitcoin’s latest bear market was milder than earlier crashesBitcoinETFs