Wells Fargo Talks with Kraken Parent About Crypto Trading.
Wells Fargo is in discussions with Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, over a potential arrangement for crypto trading liquidity. As of early October 2026, no deal has…
Cardano Lets Token Issuers Freeze and Seize Assets Under New Rules.
The Cardano Foundation has activated a new programmable token standard on mainnet. As of early October 2026, CIP-0113 is live following its merger into the official repository in late September.…
Conduit Sues Tether Over $2.76M Frozen USDT.
Cross-border payments firm Conduit Technology has filed a lawsuit against Tether. As of early October 2026, the complaint was lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
Why Did the US Government Send $71M in Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime?
U.S. government-linked wallets recently moved a significant amount of cryptocurrency. As of early October 2026, on-chain data showed transfers totaling approximately $103 million, including 833.6 BTC worth about $71.56 million…
IRS Lets Qualifying Crypto Trusts Stake Assets Without Losing Tax Status.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has updated its safe harbor for digital-asset staking by certain trusts. As of early October 2026, Revenue Procedure 2026-20 allows qualifying investment trusts and grantor…
US Treasury Drops Proposed Reporting Rules for Wallets and Crypto Mixers.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has withdrawn two long-standing proposed rules targeting cryptocurrency activity. As of early October 2026, FinCEN formally dropped the 2020 proposal on transactions…
How ZachXBT Traced Bybit Hack Funds to a Lazarus-Linked Network.
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has detailed an undercover operation that linked funds from the Bybit hack to a laundering network. As of early October 2026, he described spending $349,700 to pose…
Polymarket V2 Could Change How Users Bet on Events.
Polymarket has begun production testing of its Protocol V2 architecture. As of early October 2026, canary markets are running through the end of the month ahead of a tentative November…
Binance Now Lets Users Turn Stocks into On-Chain Tokens.
Binance has drawn fresh attention to a feature that allows eligible users to convert supported stock positions into on-chain tokens. As of early October 2026, the exchange highlighted bidirectional 1:1…
IMF Approves $138M for El Salvador After Bitcoin Accumulation Waiver.
The International Monetary Fund has approved a new disbursement to El Salvador under its existing financing program. As of early October 2026, the IMF Executive Board completed the second and…