Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week
The CFTC ordered a trading ban for former Alameda and FTX executives, and US prosecutors opposed a motion from a US soldier accused of profiting from the…
Bitcoin seeks support near $77K as BTC, gold near 100-day highs
Bitcoin volatility eased after BTC hit its highest level since midMay, while gold joined the cryptocurrency in approaching threemonth highs.…
Digital Asset, Paul Ryan foundation target US state benefits with Canton pilot
The RISE program would use the Canton Network to combine and distribute stateadministered benefits across three US states beginning in 2027.…
Bitcoin rally sends crypto stocks soaring as miners, treasury companies jump
Bitcoin’s rally above $79,000 lifted miners and treasury companies, with Canaan, Strive and Metaplanet posting doubledigit gains as crypto stocks surged.…
Crypto Biz: Treasury’s ‘Not-QE’ playbook sends Bitcoin higher
Bitcoin rallied as Treasury bond buybacks fueled the “notQE” trade, while Metaplanet expanded to the US and Cypherpunk made a $33 million Zcash mining bet.…
Solana cuts blockchain slot time to 350 milliseconds
Solana reduced its slot time for the first time since genesis as it works toward a 200millisecond target aimed at reducing network latency. Source:Cointelegraph
Laser Digital gets Japan’s first crypto exchange approval in 4 years
Nomurabacked Laser Digital Japan received registration to provide domestic liquidity before expanding into institutional crypto trading. Source:Cointelegraph
Binance says employees questioned in UAE cleared and released
Binance’s employees were cleared and released after providing statements to UAE authorities about thirdparty fund flows through a company client account, a…
Standard Chartered wavers on $100K Bitcoin year-end call, says it may be ‘too low’
Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick said Bitcoin could move toward its $126,000 alltime high after Oct. 6 as spot Bitcoin ETF inflows recover.…
Coldcard strengthens seed generation with firmware update
Coinkite urged Coldcard users to generate new seed phrases, warning that existing vulnerable seeds remain unsafe despite the security upgrade.…
Strategy Bitcoin treasury hits breakeven point as BTC price passes $77K
Bitcoin gains 20% in two days as Strategy sees its BTC treasury climb out of the red. Source:Cointelegraph
Bitcoin ETFs draw $608M as Ether ETFs see largest inflow since October
Bitcoin ETF inflows pushed August’s total to a 2026 high of $2.07 billion as Bitcoin traded above $75,000 and Ether climbed to $2,357. Source:Cointelegraph