Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered Back OKX as Its $25 Billion Valuation Holds Flat
OKX has raised fresh capital from Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered's SC Ventures and hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies.
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Rain Seeks an OCC Bank Charter Days After Community Bankers Sued
Rain filed an application with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on 5 October 2026 to launch Rain National Trust Bank.
Treasury Scraps $10,000 Crypto Wallet Rule After Nearly Six Years
The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network withdrew a December 2020 proposal that would have required banks and crypto firms to report self-custody wallet transfers above $10,000.
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CFTC Proposes First Crypto Market Rules as Spot-Trading Gap Lingers
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed two crypto trading rules on 5 October 2026, opening a 60-day comment period.
Solana Builds a Wall Street Settlement Rail With JPMorgan's Input
The Solana Foundation launched Solana DvP, an open-source program that lets financial institutions settle trades on-chain in seconds rather than days.
Stablecoin Wallets in China Surged 43x Even as Beijing Tightened Crypto Rules
Unique wallets sending peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers in China grew 43-fold between early 2024 and mid-2026, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reported.
Payward's Bank Deal Lets Institutional Crypto Settle Around the Clock
Payward, the financial infrastructure company behind Kraken, has integrated Singapore Gulf Bank's SGB Net clearing network to enable 24/7 settlement for institutional clients.
SEC Approves First 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETFs in the U.S.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved six 3x leveraged exchange-traded funds on October 2, 2026, including products tracking Bitcoin and Ether.
IMF Unlocks $138M for El Salvador as Bitcoin Buying Winds Down
The International Monetary Fund approved a US$138 million disbursement for El Salvador on 1 October 2026, completing two programme reviews.
NYSE Owner and OKX Move to Trade US Stocks 24/7 On-Chain
OKXICE, a 50-50 joint venture between OKX and New York Stock Exchange parent Intercontinental Exchange, has notified the SEC of plans for a tokenized U.S. stock venue.
Arbitrum Halts New Stylus Contracts After AI-Assisted WASM Attacks
Arbitrum's Security Council paused all new Stylus contract activations on its One and Nova networks on 2 October 2026.
Robinhood's Stock-Token Volume Already Tests the SEC's New Caps
Robinhood's crypto chief said the company's tokenized-stock trading volume is already high enough to hit the volume caps in the SEC's new five-year innovation exemption.
Chainalysis AI Traced North Korea's $387M Bitget Hack in Under 10 Minutes
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has attributed the $387 million Bitget exchange hack to North Korea-linked actors.
The Clarity Act Stalled, but Crypto Dealmakers Are Not Slowing Down
The Clarity Act failed a Senate procedural vote on 15 September, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance.
Base Cobalt Upgrade Lets Traders Hold Swaps Until Prices Hit Targets
Base activated its third upgrade of 2026, Cobalt, on mainnet on 30 September.
Russia Finance Ministry Pays Wages in Digital Rubles for First Time
Russia's Finance Ministry said some employees received wages in digital rubles for the first time, starting 1 October 2026 on a voluntary basis.
NEAR Intents Recovers Full $3.8M Stolen in Omni Contract Exploit
NEAR Intents recovered the full $3.8 million stolen from its platform on 3 October 2026, days after a bug let an attacker drain funds.
Ethereum's zkAPI Breaks the Link Between AI Prompts and Payers
The Ethereum Foundation launched zkAPI on 1 October 2026, a system that lets users pay for AI models without revealing their identity.
Ostium Rebuilds Its Trading Stack After a Faked Price Drained $23.75M
Ostium launched Gateway, a rebuilt trading system, on 1 October 2026, three months after an attacker drained $23.75 million in USDC from its liquidity vault.
Open USD Launches With $1 Billion in Backing and Chainlink as Its Data Oracle
Open Standard launched its Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin on 30 September 2026 across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and Tempo.
A $10 Billion Line Splits the US Stablecoin Market in Two
The US Treasury published an interim final rule on 30 September 2026 that lets stablecoin issuers with $10 billion or less in outstanding coins seek state regulation.
BNB Chain Overtakes Ethereum to Lead Tokenized Stock Market
Tokenized stocks and ETFs on BNB Chain reached $1.1 billion at the time of publication, about 30% of the $3.7 billion market.
Community Bankers Sue to Close Crypto's 'Side Door' Into US Banking
The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on October 2, challenging its national trust bank charters for crypto firms.
Once Worth $2 Billion, Blast Winds Down Its Ethereum Layer-2 Network
Ethereum layer-2 network Blast is shutting down after concluding that operating costs exceed the revenue it generates.
