Arbitrum joins Paxos-led stablecoin group Global Dollar to capture digital dollar growth
The Ethereum layer2 is backing Paxosissued USDG to earn a share of reserve income as new stablecoin alliances compete for distribution, users and reserve…
Self-styled 'Godfather' gets 6 years in prison for $37 million Meta fraud scheme
Adam Iza’s sentence runs concurrently with a 15year term imposed last month for his role in an attempted bitcoin robbery. Source:CoinDesk
The VIX of bonds is rising but bitcoin and stocks aren't hearing it yet
Your dayahead look for Oct. 6, 2026 Source:CoinDesk
Live updates: A drop below $84,000 could put $80,000 in play for bitcoin
FxPro says a slide below $84,000 would hand control to sellers and put $80,000 in play. Minutes from the Fed's last meeting come out Wednesday. Source:CoinDesk
Smaller altcoins shine as bitcoin stills trades around $85,000
Leading the gains is BTW, the native token of Bitway, a bitcoincompatible layer1, which jumped 25% in the past 24 hours and is up 170% over the past 30 days.…
U.S.- China AI race heats up as Chinese rivals secure billions ahead of IPOs
DeepSeek and Moonshot attract fresh capital ahead of planned listings, while OpenAI courts major investors. Source:CoinDesk
OKX Money lets users save, earn 10% yield and spend dollar stablecoins in one app
he product converts more than 50 local currencies into stablecoins, offers rewards of up to 10% on eligible USDG balances and includes virtual and physical…
Why bitcoin is down 'just' 32% a year after its record high of $126,000
This shallower decline isn’t limited to the oneyear anniversary. The bear market itself has been milder with past downturns seeing prices plummet 77% to 85%.…
U.S. scraps proposed $10,000 reporting rule for for crypto sent to private wallets
FinCEN withdrew two proposals that had hung over selfcustody and crypto mixers for years without ever taking effect. Source:CoinDesk
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam test gets last-minute fix before major capacity jump
One of Ethereum’s main validator clients updated its software hours before a Sepolia test that will raise the amount of work each block can hold to 200 million…
Bitcoin keeps getting rejected at $87,000 as stocks hover near records
BTC fell back to about $85,600 after sellers turned it away from $87,000 for the third time since Sept. 23, while Nasdaq closed at a record and Treasury yields…
Solana Foundation unveils a program to settle institutional trades in seconds. JPMorgan gave input
Solana Foundation launched an opensource program that lets institutions settle trades in seconds, not days. JPMorgan provided key inputs. Source:CoinDesk