Stacey George covers NFT launches, creator ecosystems, digital culture, and emerging Web3 trends for NFTenex.
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig has signaled that leveraged crypto trading should be restricted to federally regulated exchanges, a position that, if it hardens into policy, would fundamentally redraw the competitive map for crypto derivatives platforms operating in the United States.
On-chain investigator ZachXBT reportedly fronted $350,000 of his own funds to pose as a potential client of a money laundering network linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group.
CoinGlass recorded about $143 million in Bitcoin futures liquidations over the 24 hours to 06:53 UTC on October 7, marking a notable forced-exit event across Bitcoin derivatives markets.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving to establish its own federal crypto rulebook after Congress failed to deliver market structure legislation, stepping into a regulatory vacuum that has left digital asset businesses operating without clear national guidelines.
The development follows a broader pattern of the agency expanding its crypto ETF framework. Earlier this year, the SEC approved enhanced options position limits for Bitcoin ETFs and, separately, green-lit T.
President Donald Trump has tapped former SEC Chair Jay Clayton to lead a new White House initiative called the "Super Intelligence Force," according to a report published October 4, 2026.
Coinbase's head of regulatory affairs Ryan Van Grack said CFTC approval for Bitcoin-related products "opens many doors," signaling that clearer federal oversight could expand institutional access to Bitcoin markets and regulated trading infrastructure in the United States.
S&P Global is reported to have launched a risk assessment framework targeting crypto lending vaults with a combined value exceeding $10 billion, according to unconfirmed reports circulating in the digital asset space.
This move follows a broader pattern among crypto-native platforms pursuing regulated equity products. Coinbase, for instance, filed a CFTC bid for U.
A report circulating across crypto social media claims that BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has purchased $1.
Bitcoin closed Q3 with a roughly 43% gain, but the quarter's strength has set up a harder test: whether that recovery can hold through a macro environment still shaped by Federal Reserve policy decisions and shifting Treasury yields.
The Ethereum Foundation announced on October 1, 2026 that zkAPI is live on Ethereum mainnet. The system uses zero-knowledge proofs and a vault holding ETH or USDC credits to authorize metered API usage without linking a developer's payment identity to individual requests.