Gathered from the major desks
The Wire
Headlines as they are published, grouped when several desks report the same story, with paid posts left out. Each one links to the desk that wrote it.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
- The BlockFortitude expands Zcash mining push with up to $100 million equipment commitment
- CointelegraphNotablePaxos’ $3B USDG stablecoin launches on Arbitrum
- CointelegraphUS crypto rules need to survive the next election
- CointelegraphPolymarket overhauls smart contracts with new Protocol V2 rollout
- Decrypt+2 desksNotableCircle, Ripple and Standard Chartered Back OKX at Flat $25B Valuation
- CryptoSlateEthereum’s proposed 3x ETF could reach CME’s futures threshold with just $362 million
- DecryptMorning Minute: The CFTC Reveals Plan to Regulate Crypto Exchanges
- The Block+1 deskRep. Don Davis introduces bill to stop federal candidates trading prediction market contracts tied to their own elections
- CryptoSlateAave and Pendle may have found a way to keep yield capital from ever leaving DeFi
- CoinDeskThe VIX of bonds is rising but bitcoin and stocks aren't hearing it yet
- Bitcoin MagazineNow Accepting Bitcoin: Buy Coffee and Bacon Across 200 Indiana Bitcoin Merchants
- Bitcoin MagazineNow Accepting Bitcoin: Old Major Market Brings Artisanal Meats to 48 States
- The BlockSpiko raises $90 million to expand tokenized cash funds across markets
- Decrypt+2 desksCrypto 'Godfather' Gets Six Years for Hiring Sheriff's Deputies, $37M Meta Fraud
- CoinDeskLive updates: A drop below $84,000 could put $80,000 in play for bitcoin
- CoinDeskSmaller altcoins shine as bitcoin stills trades around $85,000
- CointelegraphHong Kong officials double down on end-2026 deadline for crypto licensing bill
- CryptoSlateCardano just added the kind of token controls Wall Street wants and DeFi may hate
- CointelegraphBinance BTC outflows hit highest since mid-2023 as whales deposit stablecoins
- The BlockNotableZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 to infiltrate alleged Chinese launderers tied to Lazarus, Bybit hack
- The BlockOndo launches onchain private-company exposure, starting with AI
- CointelegraphOndo opens private markets with tokenized pre-IPO AI exposure
- Cointelegraph+1 deskSolana Foundation targets settlement in seconds with DvP launch
- CoinDeskOKX Money lets users save, earn 10% yield and spend dollar stablecoins in one app
- CryptoSlateChina’s crypto ban Is failing to stop a $176 billion P2P economy
- CoinDeskWhy bitcoin is down 'just' 32% a year after its record high of $126,000
- CointelegraphNotableBitcoin ETFs shed $90M as BTC sits 32% below year-old ATH
- CointelegraphEEZ tests atomic L1-to-L2 transaction in push to unify Ethereum
- CryptoSlateCheap crypto capital hits wall as Bitfinex fee rule binds
- CointelegraphBetter Markets says CFTC is ‘wrong agency’ to regulate retail crypto
- CoinDeskU.S. scraps proposed $10,000 reporting rule for for crypto sent to private wallets
- CoinDeskEthereum’s Glamsterdam test gets last-minute fix before major capacity jump
- CoinDeskBitcoin keeps getting rejected at $87,000 as stocks hover near records
- CryptoSlateBitcoin futures drop $1.4B, but spot buyers step in to help
- CoinDeskSolana Foundation unveils a program to settle institutional trades in seconds. JPMorgan gave input
- CointelegraphNotableRain seeks US trust bank charter days after OCC sued over crypto charters
- CointelegraphOKX eyes emerging markets with yield-offering stablecoin savings and payments app
- CryptoSlateBitcoin treasury Strive risks cash reserve to fund $500M buyback and trim dividends
- DecryptSolana Debuts Institutional Settlement Standard With J.P. Morgan Input
Monday, October 5, 2026
- DecryptStrive Adds $169M Bitcoin in Its Biggest Buy in Four Months
- CryptoSlateCFTC makes its biggest move yet to bring offshore crypto trading back to the US
- DecryptDeFi Development Corp Adds $3 Million in Solana as SOL Buys Slow
- CointelegraphCrypto PAC announces support for 32 House candidates in US midterms
- Bitcoin MagazineMajorCoinbase’s Ryan VanGrack: CFTC Approval “Opens Many Doors” for Bitcoin
- Bitcoin MagazineCoinbase Business Chief: Big Banks Increasing BTC Exposure | Shan Aggarwal
- Bitcoin MagazineTD Cowen’s Lance Vitanza: BTC to $132k in 2027 & MSTR Price Outlook
- Bitcoin MagazineLyn Alden: Nothing Stops This Train – BTC, AI Equities, Bond Market Analysis
- Bitcoin MagazineCaitlin Long: Fiscal Dominance, Stablecoins & the Macro Case for Bitcoin
- CryptoSlate+1 deskZachXBT infiltrates $1B crypto syndicate to expose Lazarus Group
- Bitcoin Magazine$1.3B iTrust Capital CEO: 50% of Clients are Buying Bitcoin | Kevin Maloney
- DecryptWhy a 4chan Bitcoin Prophecy Says Today Is the End of Crypto Winter
- Bitcoin MagazineVanEck’s Matthew Sigel: Path to $500k BTC Runs Through Gold
- Bitcoin MagazineCryptoQuant: BTC “Bull Run Has Started” – 3x to 5x Cycle Outlook | Ki Young Ju
- Bitcoin MagazineJim Rickards: Stabelcoins “Dangerous” for Bond Market – $10,000 Gold Outlook
- Bitcoin MagazineCoinbase Asset Management President: Bitcoin to $300k by 2030 | Anthony Bassili
- Decrypt+1 deskTreasury Kills Crypto 'Unhosted Wallet' and Mixer Surveillance Rules
- CointelegraphModern Treasury seeks US trust bank charter for digital asset custody
- CryptoSlateUS credit spreads eased on October 2 after widening beyond the weakest borrowers
- Bitcoin MagazineNotableBitcoin ETFs Bring in $241M To Kick Start ‘Uptober’
- CoinDeskCrypto's campaign arm, Fairshake, sets lists of U.S. House favorites it'll spend on