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CFTC Opens Rulemaking Process for Leveraged Retail Crypto Trading
The CFTC published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to register exchanges offering leveraged or margined crypto trading to U.S. retail customers.
October 6, 2026
FinCEN Withdraws 2020 Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule
The U.S. Treasury bureau said it will take no further action on the rule, citing the administration's push for fit-for-purpose digital asset rules.
October 6, 2026
What Is the CLARITY Act? Where the Crypto Bill Stands in the Senate
CLARITY Act explained: the House passed it, a Senate vote failed 49 to 50 in September 2026. Why Democrats object, GENIUS Act differences and next steps.
October 6, 2026
Binance Rolls Out Binance Intelligence, a Three-Part AI Suite for Users and Developers
Binance's new AI suite adds a free assistant and a 19.99 USDC trading agent, repackaging tools released since March as exchanges compete on agentic trading.
October 5, 2026
S&P Global Ratings Launches Risk Assessments for DeFi Lending Vaults
The new vault framework assesses portfolio and operational risks as S&P Global expands its onchain business, with individual assessments still pending.
October 5, 2026
OKX and ICE File to Launch 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading
OKXICE, the joint venture of crypto exchange OKX and NYSE parent Intercontinental Exchange, has notified the SEC of plans to trade 63 tokenized U.S. stocks around the clock.
October 5, 2026
Crypto.com and OKX Alumna Diana Pires Co-Found BYTEX Agentic Trading Infrastructure
Diana Pires co-founds BYTEX, an open-source agentic trading infrastructure company. The ex-Crypto.com and OKX exec leads commercial strategy and partnerships.
October 5, 2026
Zcash Activates NU7 on Testnet, Cutting Block Times to 25 Seconds
Zcash has activated its NU7 upgrade on the public testnet, running 25-second blocks and a fee-funded security reserve before the November mainnet launch.
October 5, 2026
Japan Adds Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex to Asset Freeze List
Tokyo added Garantex to an asset freeze list covering 33 Russian entities and nine individuals, alongside restrictions on 35 shadow-fleet vessels.
October 5, 2026
Arbitrum Pauses New Stylus Activations in Security Action
The Ethereum layer-2 network paused the activation step that makes Stylus contracts callable, while existing contracts keep running and user funds stay safe.
October 5, 2026
Hyperion DeFi Buys Back Shares and Retires Legacy Debt
The first U.S.-listed DeFi company on Hyperliquid cleared its Avenue Capital loan and bought back shares at $3.21 each, leaving it debt-free.
October 4, 2026
Canary Capital Amends PEPE ETF Filing, Sets Out Cboe BZX Listing
The amended S-1 details the trust's sponsor, custodians and a CoinDesk-linked benchmark as the fund seeks SEC approval to trade on Cboe BZX.
October 4, 2026