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Stablecoin issuer's payments to a company connected to Hines ran alongside his tenure advising the Trump administration on digital assets. Tether, the issuer of the largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, paid millions of dollars to a firm associated with Bo Hines, reports from CryptoBriefing and crypto.news indicate.

The asset manager has moved to withdraw its filing for a fund built around Lido's staked ETH product. VanEck has asked regulators to withdraw its application for a Lido staked Ether exchange-traded fund, according to reports from Cointelegraph and crypto.news published on October 15, 2026.

The European Banking Authority's designation places USDC under direct EU-level supervision for the first time. The European Banking Authority has designated USDC, the dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Circle, as the first significant e-money token in the European Union.

Coinfomania (2026-10-14) and U.Today give different totals for the same Oct. 12 whale rotation from Bitcoin to Ethereum, both citing Lookonchain. Coinfomania (2026-10-14) and U.Today give different totals for the same Oct. 12 whale rotation from Bitcoin to Ethereum, both citing Lookonchain.

A reported jump in revenue arrives alongside signs that growth is decelerating as Anthropic courts investors at a $2 trillion valuation. Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude family of models, reported revenue of about $16.8 billion for the third quarter. The figure was reported by Cryptopolitan as a sharp surge for the company.

A stronger US inflation reading has rattled risk appetite across Asian trading floors, pulling technology and AI-linked stocks down with it. Asian equity markets opened the week under pressure after new US inflation figures surprised to the upside.

Chainalysis data shows a surge in machine-to-machine crypto payments, though some analysts question how much real economic activity the volume represents. Coinbase's x402 protocol has recorded 138.5 million transactions, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.

No successor has been named after Witt's exit from the administration's digital asset policy post Patrick Witt has exited his role as executive director of the White House crypto council, according to reports from Cryptopolitan, CoinTurk News and CryptoBriefing. The position has been left vacant, with no successor named as of the reports.

Reports agree BingX EU won an Austrian MiCA/CASP license for 29 EEA countries, but disagree on whether that license covers brokerage services. Reports agree BingX EU won an Austrian MiCA/CASP license for 29 EEA countries, but disagree on whether that license covers brokerage services.

The new partnership extends Ripple's reach in South Korea from remittances toward government bond markets, though how XRP fits in is not yet spelled out. Ripple has struck its fourth partnership in South Korea, according to reporting from crypto.news.

Long positions bore the brunt of losses as leveraged bets unwound across derivatives markets. Bitcoin fell below the $81,000 mark, a move that forced open leveraged positions to close automatically across major derivatives exchanges. The decline rattled traders who had bet on continued upward momentum.

Shares of publicly traded bitcoin miners fell sharply as investors reassessed debt tied to AI data center expansion. Bitcoin mining stocks plunged more than 10% on Tuesday, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. The sell-off hit shares of companies that mine bitcoin and, increasingly, lease computing capacity to artificial intelligence firms.

Prosecutors allege the employee planted a covert recording device and held a one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia. An engineer employed by OpenAI faces criminal charges after investigators found a concealed recording device inside a conference room used by company executives.

Coinfomania and one TronWeekly article put Strive's cumulative Bitcoin holdings at 11,417 BTC after a 3,311 BTC purchase, while CoinTurk News EN and a second TronWeekly article say the same purchase brought holdings to 32,773 BTC, rising to 35,595 BTC after a further 2,822 BTC buy.

Evernorth marked its Nasdaq debut ceremony even as reports flagged a sizable gap between its market valuation and underlying treasury value. Evernorth rang the Nasdaq closing bell this week, a ceremonial milestone typically reserved for newly listed or newly notable companies.

Traders appear to be favoring ETH even as Bitcoin weakens and XRP sentiment softens, according to two separate reports. Ethereum appears to be emerging as a favored asset among traders this week, even as Bitcoin slides and XRP struggles to hold investor interest.

The deal would give the crypto exchange's parent company a licensed banking foothold inside the European Union. Payward, the holding company behind cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, is preparing to acquire Saldo Bank, a licensed bank operating in Lithuania.

Pi holders watch a key support level near $0.07685 as new stablecoin initiatives fail to lift the price. PI, the token tied to the Pi Network ecosystem, continues to trade under $0.0800. This comes even as the project announces new plans involving a stablecoin.