Bitcoin tops $86K after soft September jobs data; U.S. added just 29,000 jobs, unemployment rose to 4.2%
Weaker-than-expected payrolls pushed Treasury yields lower, giving bitcoin a macro tailwind, though order-book resistance capped gains near $87,000.
Coindesk · +12 outlets
Bank group sues OCC over crypto trust charters granted to Agora, Catena and Bastion
The Independent Community Bankers of America alleges the regulator overstepped its legal authority in approving crypto-linked national trust banks.
Coindesk · +5 outlets
Blast to shut down Ethereum layer-2 network, setting Oct. 26 withdrawal deadline after assets fell 98%
The Paradigm-backed L2, once home to more than $2 billion in assets, is winding down as costs outpaced revenue and users move to larger platforms' networks.
Cryptoslate · +14 outlets
SEC approves triple-leveraged bitcoin and ether ETPs as BlackRock's IBIT prints a golden cross
Approval expands leveraged exposure products for U.S. investors, a structural shift in how retail and institutional capital can express crypto bets.
Yahoo Finance · +2 outlets
Crypto ETFs took in $10 billion in Q3 led by bitcoin, though bitcoin funds are up only $1 billion for 2026
Quarterly inflows mask a flat year for bitcoin funds, with quarter-end outflows across BTC, ETH and SOL products.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Robinhood introduces 10x leverage on bitcoin and ether after $478 million in market liquidations
Retail brokerages pushing higher leverage draws scrutiny after a leveraged flush, with risk of amplifying future drawdowns.
Yahoo Finance · +3 outlets
ESMA proposes ending EU custody and transfer services for non-compliant stablecoins
The proposal would strip licensed custody and transfer access from stablecoins outside MiCA rules, with exit terms still unresolved; Circle is pushing back on M
Cryptoslate · +14 outlets
Chainalysis traces $387 million Bitget hack to North Korea using AI tools
Attribution of the exchange breach to state-linked actors reinforces the pattern of North Korean crypto theft funding sanctioned programs.
Decrypt News · +13 outlets
Arbitrum pauses new Stylus activations over AI-assisted attack risks
Existing Stylus programs keep running while a proof-conflict guard can delay unconfirmed Ethereum withdrawals, a precaution against AI-enabled exploit discovery
Cryptoslate · +9 outlets
Trump administration soft-launches inflation as a lever for rebalancing the $40 trillion national debt
Coverage frames debt monetization and inflation tolerance as a potential long-run tailwind for bitcoin and hard assets.
Yahoo Finance · +2 outlets
IMFs hands El Salvador $139 million and tells it to stop buying bitcoin
The conditionality tests whether sovereign bitcoin accumulation survives IMF lending terms.
Yahoo Finance · +1 outlets
BlackRock added more than $1.5 billion in bitcoin in one month, boosting its holdings
Continued buying by the largest spot bitcoin ETF issuer signals institutional accumulation despite the muted full-year flow picture.
U.Today · +14 outlets
BlackRock outlines how tokenization could reshape entire investment portfolios
Onchain portfolios that rebalance in real time are the next step after tokenized single funds, with UK finance leaders also expecting tokenization to reshape ma
Coindesk · +7 outlets
BNY in talks with Kraken parent Payward over digital asset infrastructure partnership
A deal could span custody, trading and payments, deepening custody-bank ties with crypto exchanges.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Crypto job postings triple to over 1,200 in September while applications fall
Hiring demand in finance, engineering and trading outpaces candidate supply, with bitcoin, ether and Solana the most requested skills.
Coindesk · +3 outlets
Patrick McHenry sees a lame-duck window for the CLARITY market structure bill
The retiring lawmaker's exit raises doubts that crypto market structure legislation survives into the next Congress, per crypto policy commentary.
CoinDesk · +2 outlets
Bitcoin's $85,000 sell wall clears as traders position for $100,000
Order-book resistance around $85,000 was absorbed during the jobs-data rally, and momentum traders are now targeting six figures.
Theblock · +4 outlets
Circle launches wrapped bitcoin on Ethereum and Arc
The stablecoin issuer enters wrapped bitcoin, a business long dominated by BitGo's WBTC, with implications for DeFi collateral.
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