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Blockchain News

The infrastructure and the law around it: bank charters, custody rules, AML regimes, tokenised funds and the enterprise deployments that are actually in production. This is where crypto meets the institutions that have to sign things off.

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What this section covers

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Regulation and licensing

Charters, registrations and the conditions attached to them. A conditional approval is not an approval, and we say which one it is.

Finance and Business News
02

Tokenisation and custody

Funds, treasuries and securities moving onto public ledgers, and who is holding the keys when they do.

DeFi News
03

Privacy, security and AML

Wallet screening rules, data breaches and the enforcement actions that follow them.

Bitcoin News

Where our coverage sits

Editorial stories by section, counted live from this site. Paid placements are excluded - they are not reporting, and the masthead carries their number.

Latest reporting

The automaker ends a program it once described as a long-term commitment to blockchain-based community building. Porsche has ended PIONΞERS CIRCLE, a Web3 project the automaker launched to engage digital-asset communities. The program closed after nearly four years in operation, according to reports from Cointelegraph and crypto.news.

Stablecoin issuer Tether plans a relaunch of USDT on Bitcoin, more than a decade after the token's original debut there. Tether is preparing to bring USDT back to the Bitcoin network this month. CoinDesk and The Cryptonomist both reported the move, describing it as a homecoming for the world's largest stablecoin.

A grassroots push for stablecoin rewards is reportedly running into resistance from Europe's monetary authorities. A reported 50,000 Europeans have voiced opposition to how the European Union's central banks are handling stablecoin policy. According to multiple reports, the group wants regulators to loosen restrictions under the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, known as MiCA.

Crypto News Australia and AMBCrypto both cover Trump's upcoming 22 November Gala Dinner but give conflicting timelines for the prior 'second' TRUMP memecoin event. Crypto News Australia and AMBCrypto both cover Trump's upcoming 22 November Gala Dinner but give conflicting timelines for the prior 'second' TRUMP memecoin event.

Fraudsters reportedly used AI-generated voice impersonation to trigger transfers, with €36 million routed into crypto Fideuram, a major Italian private banking institution, has reportedly suffered losses of approximately €95 million tied to a scam that used artificial intelligence voice cloning technology.

Trading volume in tokenized equities is approaching limits set by the exemption, the company says. Robinhood's crypto chief has flagged a regulatory hurdle standing between the company and a full U.S. rollout of tokenized stocks.

Exchange executive tells CNBC most stolen funds may never be retrieved, as reports raise questions about a possible Coinbase breach too Bitget has confirmed that hackers drained approximately $388 million from the exchange, in an incident attributed to actors linked to North Korea's Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as DPRK.

The payments giant says business transactions now account for 17% of stablecoin card volume, signaling broader commercial adoption. Visa has reported that stablecoin-linked card payments expanded by nearly 200% year over year, according to figures disclosed by the company.

Court also rejects claims brought against Solana platform Meteora and its co-founder Chow in the same case. A federal judge in the United States has dismissed a class action lawsuit connected to the LIBRA cryptocurrency, according to reporting from Bitcoin.com News and crypto.news.

The asset manager's new guidance arrives as Bitcoin trades above $80,000 Fidelity has publicly named Bitcoin as a key diversifier for investment portfolios, positioning it as an alternative to the traditional stock-and-bond allocation model.

A sharp drop in trading activity has sliced deep into exchange operating income nationwide. South Korea's crypto exchange industry recorded a steep drop in profitability during the first half of 2026. Reporting from Cointelegraph and BitKE put the decline in operating profits at roughly 78% to 80% compared with the prior period.

Developers urge operators to update immediately as attackers probe older versions of the Lightning Network implementation Core Lightning developers have issued an urgent warning to node operators running older, unpatched versions of the software. According to the alert, attackers are actively probing and targeting these nodes, prompting calls for immediate updates.

The fund found El Salvador broke terms of its loan program by expanding Bitcoin exposure, but approved the payout anyway The International Monetary Fund has approved a waiver for El Salvador after determining the country violated conditions attached to its Bitcoin policy under a prior loan agreement.

Regulators have cleared a framework covering tokenized stocks, bonds and funds as the country targets a 2027 launch. South Korean regulators have taken a step forward on rules governing tokenized securities, according to reports published by Cointelegraph and crypto.news.

The protocol halted operations following an attack that drained close to $4 million, adding to this year's running tally of crypto hacks. NEAR Intents has suspended its cross-chain services following an exploit that resulted in losses of approximately $3.8 million.

The payments giant has launched transactions on Solana, powering the state-backed Roughrider Coin. Fiserv has confirmed that its digital asset platform is now operational, marking a significant step for the payments processor's push into blockchain-based financial products.

Attackers targeted a Loop Safe module tied to Aave v3, making off with roughly 114 ETH. A security incident tied to Aave v3 infrastructure has resulted in losses estimated between $305,000 and $310,000, according to separate reports published Thursday.

The new tool uses zero-knowledge proofs to let users pay for AI inference without disclosing their identity. The Ethereum Foundation has rolled out a new tool called zkAPI, designed to let users pay for AI model access without exposing personal identity.

October 2, 2026

Porsche Shuts Down PIONΞERS CIRCLE Web3 Project After Nearly Four Years

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October 2, 2026

Tether’s USDT Set to Return to the Bitcoin Network This Month

Stablecoin issuer Tether plans a relaunch of USDT on Bitcoin, more…

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50,000 Europeans Reportedly Challenge EU Central Banks Over Stablecoin Rules

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Trump Memecoin Dinners: Reports Clash on ‘Second’ Event Date

Crypto News Australia and AMBCrypto both cover Trump's upcoming 22 November…

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Staking Reward Burn Proposal Dropped From Ethereum’s Hegotá Upgrade by EIP-8363 Authors

Developers behind the proposal say they will pursue the idea through…

The basics, in plain English

What is tokenisation?

Issuing a claim on a real asset - a fund share, a treasury bill, a property - as a token on a blockchain, so it can settle and transfer on that network. The legal wrapper does not change; the settlement rail does.

What is a conditional bank charter?

Permission to operate as a bank once a list of conditions is met - capital, controls, board appointments. Firms often announce the charter; the conditions are the part that decides whether it becomes a bank.

What does AML screening mean for a self-custody wallet?

Under rules coming into force across the EU and elsewhere, exchanges must apply extra checks to transfers to and from wallets they cannot identify. It does not ban self-custody; it adds friction where it touches a regulated business.

What is a layer 2?

A network that processes transactions off a main chain and posts proofs or data back to it, to get lower fees while inheriting the base chain's security. The security inheritance is the claim worth checking in each case.

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