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Grayscale's Zcash ETF has crossed the $1 billion mark in assets under management, a milestone that Managing Director Krista Lynch says signals the arrival of a new era for crypto exchange-traded funds and the investors who use them to gain digital asset exposure.
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.
Canary Capital has filed a new application with the SEC tied to a proposed spot $SEI ETF, pushing the prospect of regulated exchange-traded exposure to Sei Network back into the conversation. The filing marks another step in what has become a broader race among smaller issuers to bring altcoin ETFs to U.
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.
Firelight (@Firelightfi) has announced the launch of DeFi insurance coverage tied to an XRP use case, adding a risk-management layer to a network that has historically leaned on payments and liquidity rails rather than protection products.
Flash loans are uncollateralized loans that must be borrowed and repaid within a single blockchain transaction. They give attackers a way to temporarily access large capital sums, execute a sequence of protocol interactions, and return the funds before the block closes, keeping any profit extracted along the way.
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 CFTC stated it will provide a federally regulated path for crypto, according to a post shared by WatcherGuru on X. The agency did not release a finalized rule, a timetable, or a list of covered assets alongside the announcement; what was communicated is an intended direction, not an enacted framework.
Polymarket has unveiled Protocol V2 and is targeting a full mainnet switchover on November 2, according to Rajath Alex, the platform's Head of Protocol. The announcement signals a significant infrastructure transition for one of the most active on-chain prediction markets in the space.
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.
Rarible has announced support for Robinhood Chain, adding the blockchain to the list of networks available on its NFT marketplace. Users can now explore Robinhood Chain NFT collections directly on Rarible, marking a new chapter for creators and collectors looking to trade digital assets within the Robinhood ecosystem.
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.
According to the clip, CZ's recommendation was directed at exchanges broadly, not a directive tied to Bybit's own operational decisions.
Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire's Arc network is drawing significant attention less than two weeks after its launch, with early observers describing the project's initial trajectory as unusually strong for a network still in its opening days.