Mastercard brings stablecoin balances into traditional banking and card payments
The launch of Global Money Platform marks Mastercard’s first major integration with BVNK since its August acquisition, with Nuvei and Marqeta among the first…
Bitcoin slips under $80K after US PPI gains most in four years
BTC buyers attempted to defend $80,000 support after September US producer inflation overshot expectations by 100 basis points for the largest monthly gain…
Russia to ban direct peer-to-peer crypto trades starting July 2027
Russia plans to ban direct P2P crypto trades from July 1, 2027, while separate rules already prohibit transfers from digital accounts to selfcustody wallets.…
How Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI took down a massive crypto fraud network targeting Russian speakers
The scheme allegedly stole tens of millions through Russianlanguage Facebook ads and fake advisers, then went after victims again with fake recovery offers.…
There’s a ‘monstrous bull market’ developing under the surface of the S&P 500. This hedge-fund manager tells you where it’s at.
The index may not move much because the stocks with the biggest weightings lag, but there’s a bull market starting to bubble elsewhere, says a hedgefund…
Under pressure Ledger unveils plan to turn its crypto hardware wallet into a smartphone
Ledger’s Atom will run apps like WhatsApp and Instragram and let users switch between smartphone functions and a protected mode for managing digital assets.…
Bitcoin, copper, stocks, yields all fall; gold rises
Your dayahead look for Oct. 15, 2026 Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin holds above $80,000 as Asian stock rout drags altcoins lower
Bitcoin fell to just above $80,000 as South Korea’s Kospi plunged 8%, while the CoinDesk 80 fell 2.2% and all but six CoinDesk 100 members declined.…
White House crypto council chief Patrick Witt steps down
Witt’s departure leaves a leadership gap at the White House Crypto Council and marks the fourth highprofile exit from the advisory group. Source:Cointelegraph
Live updates: Bitcoin back under $81,000 as AI selloff worsens
September inflation came in above forecasts and the selloff in AI stocks picked up speed, dragging bitcoin back toward last week’s low. Source:CoinDesk
Hyperliquid founder wants U.S. oversight of trading platforms, not his blockchain
Jeff Yan told Bloomberg that U.S. regulatory oversight should apply to the firms using the blockchain, not to the underlying network itself. Source:CoinDesk
Bitget, Liquid exploits push Q3 crypto hacks toward $1.2B
Compromised suppliers, developer tools and infrastructure components outside security audits drove about 77% of the quarter’s total losses, according to…