CFTC Proposes Federal Framework for Crypto Exchanges
Summary: The CFTC proposed a federal regulatory regime allowing U.S. crypto exchanges to opt in, advancing oversight despite the stalled Clarity Act.
Summary: The CFTC proposed a federal regulatory regime allowing U.S. crypto exchanges to opt in, advancing oversight despite the stalled Clarity Act.
Summary: A growing niche of open-source tools converts Bitcoin mempool data into interactive art, music, and 3D explorations for personal display.
Summary: The CFTC published an advance notice outlining Regulation CTX and CAM, proposing a new federal license for crypto exchanges based on leverage offerings.
Summary: Delphi Digital warns that Treasury yields above 5% challenge Bitcoin's best third quarter since 2017, despite a 35% price gain since mid-August.
Summary: Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy reported $21 billion in paper gains for Q3 2026 as the asset’s price rose over 40%, while holding 848,000 BTC.
Summary: Brazilian equities rallied sharply after Flávio Bolsonaro defeated incumbent Lula in the first round, with prediction markets now assigning him over 80% odds.
Summary: NEXT.io co-founder Pierre Lindh argues that prediction markets serve a mainstream audience far larger than the active trading base, prompting NEXTPredict to feature major media figures.
Summary: Bitmine Immersion Technologies purchased 15,112 additional Ethereum, bringing its total holdings to 6,016,414 ETH and nearly completing its target of controlling 5% of the network.
Summary: The SEC issued a joint investor bulletin with global regulators during World Investor Week to warn against rising impersonation scams.
Summary: Michael Saylor’s Strategy repurchased $176.3 million in STRC preferred stock last week, spending six times more than its $28.7 million Bitcoin acquisition.
Summary: Analytics firm Chainalysis attributed the September 2026 theft of approximately $387 million from crypto exchange Bitget to actors with ties to North Korea.
Summary: Nine suspects, including two Greek servicemen, face magistrate hearings over an alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that collected about $8 million from roughly 10,000 investors.
Summary: The Basel Committee reports that three-quarters of member jurisdictions have published rules for final Basel III standards, with nearly all requiring bank compliance by April 2027.
Summary: Payward integrated Singapore Gulf Bank's real-time clearing network to enable instant US dollar settlement for institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf region.
Summary: European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip R. Lane outlined complex diagnostic challenges for monetary policy, citing energy shocks, fiscal dynamics, and AI impacts.
Summary: US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a third consecutive week of net inflows totaling $241.1 million, while Ether ETFs saw $138 million in weekly outflows.
Summary: OKX has enabled round-the-clock trading for tokenized stocks and ETFs to improve market accessibility, though the service is currently limited to selective regions.
Summary: Bitget confirmed that attackers exploited a zero-day flaw in third-party security products to steal $387.5 million, with SlowMist identifying the vulnerability.
Summary: The Litecoin Foundation and Greywick Digital signed a memorandum of understanding to launch cLTC on the Canton Network by the end of 2026.
Summary: Greenfield Capital filed a supervisory complaint with Switzerland’s foundation watchdog, alleging governance failures and seeking board changes at the Safe Ecosystem Foundation.