RegulationAdoption2 SourcesRussia's Sberbank Wins Crypto Exchange Approval, Launches Dec. 1Sberbank has secured approval from Russia's central bank to offer cryptocurrency exchange services, becoming the tenth r...Oct 13, 2026, 12:11 PMSberbankBitcoin
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesBitget Opens TradFi Derivatives Testing With Forex, Gold, Stock PairsBitget has begun a limited test of derivatives trading on traditional assets including forex pairs, gold, and equities, ...Oct 12, 2026, 03:06 AMBitgetUSDT
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesStablecoins Shift to Business Infrastructure, Data Shows SaaS-eCommerce GrowthNOWPayments data released October 8 shows SaaS and eCommerce use cases rose from 48.26% to 55.54% of stablecoin activity...Oct 10, 2026, 06:04 PMNOWPaymentsUSDC
SecurityStablecoins2 SourcesLedger Theft Funds Convert to USDD to Evade Tether FreezeBlockchain data shows funds stolen in the Ledger hack have been converted from USDT to USDD through Tron's stability mod...Oct 10, 2026, 03:02 AMLedgerTether
DeFiStablecoins2 SourcesTether Freezes $1.4M in THORChain TRON Vaults, Halting Cross-Chain SwapsTether froze four TRON-based vaults on THORChain containing approximately $1.4 million in USDT, temporarily halting cros...Oct 10, 2026, 12:02 AMTetherTHORChain
DeFiStablecoins3 SourcesTether Freezes Then Unfreezes $1.45M in THORChain TRON VaultsTether froze approximately $1.45 million in USDT held in THORChain vaults on TRON, then reversed the action three hours ...Oct 10, 2026, 12:02 AMTetherTHORChain
StablecoinsRegulation2 SourcesSenator Blumenthal Questions Cantor Fitzgerald Over Tether PartnershipSen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, demanded Cantor Fitzgerald disclose details of its Tether partnership a...Oct 9, 2026, 11:21 PMCantor FitzgeraldTether
SecurityStablecoins3 SourcesTether Freezes $90M USDT After Ledger Supply Chain TheftTether froze approximately $90 million in USDT connected to thefts targeting Ledger hardware wallet users, according to ...Oct 9, 2026, 04:05 PMTetherUSDT
RegulationStablecoins3 SourcesESMA Orders EU Crypto Firms to Exit Non-MiCA Stablecoins Within 3 MonthsThe European Securities and Markets Authority issued a directive requiring EU-regulated crypto firms to divest non-compl...Oct 9, 2026, 07:03 AMESMAMiCA
StablecoinsLayer 12 SourcesPolkadot Launches dotUSD Stablecoin as DOT Tests $1 SupportPolkadot went live with dotUSD, a USDT-backed stablecoin governed through its OpenGov system, with 2.77 million tokens i...Oct 9, 2026, 02:05 AMPolkadotdotUSD
StablecoinsDeFi4 SourcesPolygon Adds TRON Support to Open Money Stack for Cross-Chain USDTPolygon integrated TRON into its Open Money Stack, enabling businesses to move USDT between TRON and EVM networks withou...Oct 8, 2026, 05:01 AMPolygonTRON
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesUS Government Transfers $470M in Seized Crypto to Coinbase, Sparking Sale SpeculationThe US government moved approximately $470 million in seized cryptocurrency to Coinbase Prime wallets in early October, ...Oct 8, 2026, 01:12 AMUS GovernmentCoinbase Prime
