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Prosecutors lean on a prior mixer-case ruling to counter the Tornado Cash developer's venue challenge. Federal prosecutors have pointed to the Bitcoin Fog case as they push back against Roman Storm's bid for acquittal, according to reporting from Cointelegraph, CoinTurk News and Decrypt.

The companies have now delayed their planned stock-swap arrangement for a third time. Naver Financial and Dunamu have delayed their planned share swap agreement to March 2027, according to reports from crypto.news and CryptoBriefing. This is the third time the two South Korean firms have pushed back the timeline for the deal.

New guidance allows certain trust structures to earn staking rewards without jeopardizing their tax treatment. The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance allowing qualifying crypto trusts to stake digital assets without forfeiting their tax status. The safe harbor resolves a question that has lingered since staking became a common feature of proof-of-stake networks like Ethereum.

The agreement marks another step in Ripple's push to deepen ties with regulated financial institutions in Asia. Ripple has agreed to partner with Meritz Securities, a South Korean financial firm, to explore digital asset services in the country.

Coinfomania and crypto.news agree on the size of a U.S. government crypto transfer but disagree on where the BNB portion ended up. Coinfomania and crypto.news agree on the size of a U.S. government crypto transfer but disagree on where the BNB portion ended up. What all sources agree on U.S.

A spike in crude prices tied to reported attacks on tankers near Iran appears to have weighed on risk assets, including Bitcoin. Bitcoin dropped below $84,000 on Tuesday, according to CoinDesk, as oil prices climbed in response to reported attacks on tankers tied to Iran.

A recent price decline has not broken the longer-term upward structure analysts have been tracking. Bitcoin has pulled back from recent highs, but the asset's underlying bullish structure appears unbroken, according to a report from CoinDesk published October 7, 2026.

South Africa's First National Bank now lets customers buy Bitcoin and other digital assets for as little as R10 directly through its app. First National Bank, widely known as FNB, has launched a crypto trading service built in partnership with VALR, a licensed South African crypto exchange.

Singapore's state investor says an AI-driven asset bubble and persistent inflation pose the largest threats to global markets next year. Temasek, Singapore's state-owned investment company, has named artificial intelligence and inflation as the two dominant risks for global markets in 2027.

The company cited an administrative delay in resetting the listing date for its XRPN shares. Evernorth has announced a revised timeline for the Nasdaq debut of its XRP-focused treasury vehicle, ticker XRPN. The firm now expects shares to begin trading on October 12, following what it described as an administrative delay.

A reported wind-down at the Abstract blockchain platform appears to be pushing Pudgy Penguins NFT prices higher while dragging on token valuation. A reported shutdown connected to Abstract, the blockchain platform associated with the Pudgy Penguins brand, is producing diverging reactions across the project's assets.

Crypto general manager Johann Kerbrat confirmed the purchase as the brokerage expands its digital asset holdings. Robinhood has bought $25 million in bitcoin, placing the asset directly on its corporate balance sheet. Johann Kerbrat, the company’s general manager for crypto, confirmed the purchase.

The CFTC-regulated prediction market's rapid-fire gold products have outpaced Ether just weeks after their debut. Kalshi's 15-minute gold price markets have overtaken Ether in trading volume on the platform, Cointelegraph and crypto.news reported. The shift came just weeks after the short-duration gold contracts went live, underscoring how quickly the product found demand among traders.

A fast price decline triggered a wave of forced selling across leveraged crypto positions. Bitcoin briefly traded below $84,000 during a volatile stretch that caught many leveraged traders off guard. The decline unfolded rapidly, with one report describing the bulk of the damage occurring within a roughly 20-minute window.

The deal would pair Coinbase's regulated US futures business with Deribit's global crypto options market. Coinbase is acquiring Deribit, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange known for its dominance in bitcoin and ether options trading, CryptoBriefing reported. The deal would expand Coinbase's derivatives offerings for customers in the United States.

The appointments mark a step toward a blockchain-based gilt as tokenized Treasury products gain traction globally The United Kingdom has selected six banks to lead the issuance of DIGIT, its first digitally native government bond. The announcement positions Britain among a small group of sovereigns experimenting with blockchain-based debt instruments.

A lawsuit, a technical standard and a licensing rejection each put the power to halt crypto assets on the record, at three different points in the stack. A lawsuit, a technical standard and a licensing rejection each put the power to halt crypto assets on the record, at three different points in the stack.

The BitMEX co-founder argues that overbuilding in AI will eventually force monetary intervention that benefits Bitcoin. Arthur Hayes has laid out a macro thesis tying the fate of artificial intelligence infrastructure spending to the future price of Bitcoin.