October 3, 2026
The USDC issuer argues a fixed reserve mandate under MiCA creates concentration risk and wants regulators to judge issuers on liquidity instead. Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, is asking European Union regulators to rethink how stablecoin reserves must be held.
The asset manager and the tokenization firm point to a market opportunity worth $9.8 trillion as traditional funds move on-chain. BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has partnered with Ondo Finance to launch tokenized investment portfolios.
October 3, 2026
Former SEC chair known for aggressive crypto enforcement could take on a central role shaping US artificial intelligence policy. Jay Clayton is expected to be named the Trump administration’s new AI czar, according to separate reports from Cointelegraph and The Cryptonomist.
Blockchain intelligence firm links the breach to North Korea as 2026 crypto theft losses pass $1 billion Chainalysis has disclosed that artificial intelligence tools allowed it to trace the movement of $387 million stolen from crypto exchange Bitget in under 10 minutes.
Two separate conflicts in today's coverage show what happens when outlets inherit a number without reconciling what it measures. Two separate conflicts in today's coverage show what happens when outlets inherit a number without reconciling what it measures.
The Crypto Basic and CoinTurk News EN both cite analyst Egrag Crypto's XRP October seasonality study, but report the 61.5%, 38.5%, and 85.7% figures as different kinds of measurements. The Crypto Basic and CoinTurk News EN both cite analyst Egrag Crypto's XRP October seasonality study, but report the 61.5%, 38.5%, and 85.7% figures as different…
October 3, 2026
Outflows raise questions about whether the recent ZEC price rally has run its course. Grayscale’s Zcash ETF recorded $93.56 million in outflows over a one-week period, based on figures reported by CryptoBriefing and BeInCrypto. The withdrawal represents one of the more significant single-week declines the fund has posted since its launch.
On-chain activity shows the controversial influencer transferring a large Hyperliquid token position to a major exchange. Andrew Tate, the polarizing online personality and self-styled business influencer, has deposited $1.87 million worth of HYPE tokens into Binance. The transfer was identified through blockchain tracking tools that monitor wallet activity tied to public figures.
Authorities say the alleged scam drew in victims across Greece before investigators moved to make arrests. Greek authorities arrested 17 individuals this week in a crackdown on an alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme. Police said the operation involved losses exceeding $8 million.
The lawsuit accuses the bank regulator of exceeding its legal authority by approving charters for digital asset companies. A trade group representing community banks has sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency over its decision to grant national trust charters to crypto firms.
Weekly NFT trading volume pulled back sharply even as Panini America's digital collectibles bucked the trend. Weekly NFT trading volume dropped sharply, falling to roughly $40.9 million. crypto.news put the decline at 23%, while The Cryptonomist reported a slightly steeper drop of 23.48%, with volume landing near $40.88 million.
A new regional initiative aims to broaden use of the XRP Ledger across Asian financial markets, starting with a banking demonstration in Seoul. XRP Asia has formally launched, positioning itself as a regional effort to accelerate use of the XRP Ledger among financial institutions and businesses across Asia.
The company is adding new alerts when third-party AI tools seek access to files and system information on Mac devices. Apple is changing how macOS manages data access for artificial intelligence agents, according to reports from Cryptopolitan and CryptoBriefing.
The asset manager points to a rotation into select corners of the market following the bill's failure to advance in Congress. Crypto asset manager Bitwise has identified four sectors of the digital asset market that gained ground after the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the US Congress.
The federally chartered digital asset custody bank is said to have reduced its workforce for a second time in recent memory. Anchorage Digital has reportedly reduced its workforce by roughly 17%, according to a report from BeInCrypto.
Speed of corroboration and breadth of corroboration are not the same signal, and today's four crossings show why that distinction matters. Speed of corroboration and breadth of corroboration are not the same signal, and today's four crossings show why that distinction matters.
October 3, 2026
Coverage of Blast's Ethereum layer-2 shutdown agrees on the Oct. 26 withdrawal deadline but diverges on how much value remains in the network, with a $20M headline figure conflicting with a $65M total-value-locked figure reported in the body text. Coverage of Blast's Ethereum layer-2 shutdown agrees on the Oct.
Market commentary cited several converging drivers behind Bitcoin's advance on Thursday. Bitcoin's price rose on Thursday, prompting fresh commentary from crypto media outlets seeking to explain the move. Both CoinGape and crypto.news published pieces examining why the asset was trading higher during the session.