MarketsAdoption2 SourcesMicroStrategy Executes Second Consecutive $1 Billion Bitcoin PurchaseMicroStrategy completed its second $1 billion bitcoin purchase in as many weeks, adding to its position as the largest p...Oct 4, 2026, 03:02 PMMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesUFC Freedom 250 Distributes Fighter Bonuses in Trump-Backed USD1 StablecoinWorld Liberty Financial, a Trump-linked crypto venture, funded a $250,000 Performance of the Night bonus pool at UFC Fre...Oct 4, 2026, 12:12 PMWorld Liberty FinancialUSD1
MarketsAdoption2 SourcesBitcoin Spot ETFs Return to Inflows After Five-Day Outflow StreakBitcoin spot ETFs reversed a five-day outflow period with fresh inflows, though sources report different figures for the...Oct 4, 2026, 12:03 PMBitcoinBitcoin Spot ETFs
Adoption2 SourcesCrypto Job Postings Triple to 1,200+ in September as Applications DeclineCrypto job postings more than tripled to over 1,200 in September, with finance, engineering, and trading roles driving d...Oct 3, 2026, 05:01 PMBitcoinEthereum
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesLloyds and Visa Complete USDC Cross-Border Settlement PilotLloyds Banking Group and Visa settled a $750,000 cross-border payment obligation using USDC stablecoin in under an hour ...Oct 3, 2026, 05:02 AMLloyds Banking GroupVisa
AdoptionStablecoins4 SourcesLloyds and Visa Complete USDC Settlement Pilot for Cross-Border PaymentsLloyds Banking Group and Visa concluded a seven-day live stablecoin pilot settling $750,000 in cross-border obligations ...Oct 3, 2026, 05:02 AMLloyds Banking GroupVisa
DeFiAdoption2 SourcesCentrifuge Launches Three Tokenized Funds on Arc PlatformCentrifuge confirmed three tokenized funds are now live on Arc, offering exposure to US Treasuries and credit instrument...Oct 3, 2026, 01:03 AMCentrifugeArc
RegulationAdoption3 SourcesCommunity Bankers Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Charter RuleThe Independent Community Bankers Association filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the OCC's authority to grant crypto tr...Oct 2, 2026, 10:25 PMOCCICBA
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesBNY Mellon in Talks With Kraken Parent Payward on Custody and PaymentsBNY Mellon and Payward, the parent company of exchange Kraken, are negotiating a partnership covering digital assets cus...Oct 2, 2026, 07:01 PMBNY MellonPayward
