America at a crossroads: Commissioner Peirce’s parting challenge
It is incumbent upon us to continue Commissioner Peirce’s mission, writes Will Schwartz, policy associate at the Blockchain Association.
U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%
Bitcoin held earlier gains following the report, up more than 2% over the past 24 hours and just below $87,000.
Circle urges EU to revise stablecoin reserve rules in MiCA review
Circle wants the EU to replace mandatory bank-deposit minimums with more flexible liquidity rules and preserve cross-border stablecoin issuance.Stablecoin issuer Circle urged the European Commission to revise reserve requirements in its response to a consultation on reviewing the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).In Thursday’s summary of its response, the USDC and EURC issuer said mandatory…
Cboe wants to turn VIX into a never-ending trade
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 2, 2026
Live updates: Bitcoin reverses big early gains following soft U.S. jobs data
Bond yields also suffered a major whipsaw, turning higher by the afternoon after early declines.
Bitcoin treasuries may struggle to match Strategy, says Ammous
Strategy’s scale and cash reserves give it an edge over treasury rivals, according to Saifedean Ammous, author of “The Bitcoin Standard.”Bitcoin treasury companies built primarily around buying the cryptocurrency may struggle to compete with Michael Saylor’s Strategy, according to economist and “The Bitcoin Standard” author Saifedean Ammous.“I don’t see a compelling case for going to…
Crypto traders are in risk-on mode as bitcoin dominance nears return to 60%
Bitcoin dominance is closing in on 60% while USDT’s has slipped to 6.3%, pointing to a market growing more comfortable with risk.
CONNECT recap: Arthur Hayes on money printing, Wall Street moves onchain
Arthur Hayes said money printing could lift crypto prices, while CONNECT Seoul speakers examined Wall Street’s competitive edge onchain.US policymakers could lift cryptocurrency prices by printing more money to support AI and finance government debt, according to Arthur Hayes, chief investment officer at Maelstrom fund.AI companies need trillions of dollars to finance data centers even…
Bitcoin reaches for $87K as short liquidations top $120M
Bitcoin buyers broke through a wall of ask liquidity to reach new October BTC price highs near $87,800, with the area immediately above now a new resistance hurdle.Bitcoin (BTC) neared $87,000 on Friday as BTC short liquidations topped $120 million over 24 hours.Key points:Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $86,857 on Bitstamp before pulling back…
Aave founder says V3 unaffected after third-party adapter exploit drains $305K
Aave founder Stani Kulechov said Aave v3 was unaffected after an attacker exploited a third-party adapter to drain about $305,000 from two Safe multisig wallets.Aave founder Stani Kulechov said Aave v3 was unaffected by an exploit that drained roughly $305,000 from two Safe multisig wallets through a third-party adapter built on top of the lending…
