Summary: Senator Richard Blumenthal requested records from Cantor Fitzgerald regarding its Tether partnership, citing national security concerns and potential conflicts of interest involving Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
Summary: Binance will restrict eight services and stop trading 22 tokens for Brazilian users starting October 27, 2026, citing stricter central bank regulations.
Summary: Blockchain.com has applied to the CFTC for licenses to offer event contracts and crypto derivatives in the U.S., aiming to bring services currently provided via Polymarket and Hyperliquid in-house.
Summary: HSBC and Ant Digital Technologies tested a system enabling AI agents to make micropayments under $2 using tokenized bank deposits settled on a blockchain testnet.
Summary: Spot bitcoin ETFs saw $729 million in outflows on Wednesday and Thursday amid geopolitical tensions and Federal Reserve rate hike speculation.
Summary: Binance will restrict eight services and remove 22 tokens for Brazilian users on October 27, 2026, as it migrates customers to local entities under new central bank regulations.
Summary: Starknet's STRK token rose 20% after the project announced it is actively considering becoming an independent layer-1 blockchain to achieve quantum resistance by 2027.
Summary: Blockchain.com has filed for two licenses with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to offer event contracts and crypto derivatives to retail and institutional investors.
Summary: Hardware wallet maker Ledger is investigating user fund losses traced to a reseller, with blockchain investigator Specter reporting over $86 million stolen.
Summary: Ledger is investigating suspected thefts exceeding $86 million linked to Southeast Asian customers who purchased hardware wallets from reseller CryptoBilis.
Summary: New York Attorney General Letitia James permanently barred former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky from financial industries and secured up to $35 million in conditional payments.
Summary: Two DWF Labs affiliates filed a $141 million lawsuit in London alleging BitGo breached lock-up agreements by selling Falcon Finance and ESPORTS tokens early.
Summary: Bitcoin hovered around the $82,500 support level on Friday amid market digestion of Ledger hardware wallet exploit reports and broader tech sector volatility.
Summary: A CoinShares survey reveals that a majority of affluent investors across seven major economies own digital assets, with many planning to increase exposure despite adviser caution.
Summary: The SEC proposed amendments to Rule 17a-7 to restore cross trading for fixed-income securities and enhance investor protections.
Summary: Quantofi launched an AI-driven crypto analytics platform in partnership with Crypto.com Exchange, enabling seamless trade execution from institutional-grade momentum signals.
Summary: The Federal Reserve Board released the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, providing detailed insights into American families' economic conditions.
Summary: Calamos Investments CEO John Koudounis maintains his forecast of $1 million per Bitcoin by 2030, citing institutional lending and ETF access as key drivers.
Summary: Twenty One Capital CEO Rapha Zagury discusses the firm's 43,000 BTC holdings, mNAV discount, share buybacks, and Tether's permanent capital advantage.
Summary: Chaincode Labs' Antoine Poinsot responded to viral claims about AI-driven address security risks, emphasizing evidence-based research and early preparation for quantum computing threats.