SEC clears first 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, approving Cboe rule for six Volatility Shares funds
Triple-leveraged crypto funds reach U.S. exchanges for the first time, expanding retail exposure while amplifying daily compounding risk.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Treasury withdraws crypto mixing and 'unhosted wallet' surveillance rules, citing chilling effect on legitimate activity
Dropping the FinCEN-era reporting requirements removes a compliance burden the industry argued would push activity offshore.
The Block · +1 outlets
OKX and NYSE parent ICE file to launch 24/7 tokenized U.S. stock trading venue under SEC exemption
A joint venture between a major exchange operator and a crypto venue would put tokenized equities for Nvidia, Tesla and Apple onchain around the clock.
Decrypt News · +14 outlets
OKX and NYSE owner ICE plan tokenized stock trading as NYSE parent files
The joint venture's filing details a venue for tokenized U.S. equities trading around the clock.
The Block · +14 outlets
CFTC proposes federal framework for leveraged retail crypto trading; spot-market gap remains
The CFTC joins the SEC in proposing rules for leveraged, margined and financed crypto trading, though U.S. spot market oversight stays unresolved.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Bitmine buys 15,112 ETH, holdings reach 6.02 million tokens, 4.9% of supply and 99% of 'Alchemy of 5%' target
Tom Lee's treasury company keeps accumulating ether but has slowed purchases for a second straight week as it nears its 5% supply goal.
finance.yahoo · +8 outlets
Ethereum staking exit queue jumps fivefold as holders face a two-week wait
A lengthening withdrawal queue signals rising sell pressure or rotation among staked ETH holders.
CoinDesk
Strategy buys 334 bitcoin for $28.7M, holdings top 848,000 BTC, posts $21B Q3 gain
Michael Saylor's firm also repurchased $176 million of its STRC preferred as its bitcoin treasury keeps expanding.
The Block · +2 outlets
ZachXBT posed as a client to infiltrate Chinese laundering network tied to Lazarus, fronting $350K
The sleuth says he traced more than $12 million in Bybit funds connected to North Korean hackers through the syndicate.
Cryptoslate · +9 outlets
Bitcoin tops $86,000 then nears eight-month high near $87,000 before reversing; ether firms
Crypto rallied as higher rate expectations faded, with the total market cap reclaiming $3 trillion earlier in the week.
CoinDesk · +11 outlets
Banks sue OCC over crypto trust charter framework, challenging Protego's approval
The ICBA lawsuit contests national trust bank charters for crypto firms, a core plank of U.S. crypto banking policy.
finance.yahoo · +7 outlets
Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to 100 countries as Privy's Henri Stern takes charge of crypto
The payments giant is scaling its stablecoin card product internationally under new crypto leadership.
CoinDesk · +8 outlets
Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC in Q3 and bought back 11,000, ending with 44,000 BTC to 'demonstrate liquidity'
The Japanese treasury company described the round-trip trades as a liquidity showcase while its net bitcoin position grew by about 1,000 coins.
The Block · +7 outlets
Fairshake sets lists of U.S. House favorites it will spend on in midterm campaigns
Crypto's main campaign arm is naming which House candidates it will back ahead of next month's election.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Ethereum ETFs post outflows three days running after a $690 million week
Fund demand for ether products cooled after a strong stretch of inflows amid a broader crypto rally.
Yahoo Finance · +10 outlets
Ethereum platform Blast is shutting down
The shutdown forces users to withdraw assets from the layer-2 network before it winds down.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Ethereum staking exit queue jumps; ether liquidity shrank versus bitcoin in Q3, XRP bids piled up
CoinDesk data shows ETH market depth thinning relative to bitcoin while XRP order books drew bids.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Ethereum ETFs outpaced bitcoin ETFs in 2026 inflows
Ether products have drawn more money than bitcoin funds this year, a reversal from prior cycles.
Yahoo Finance