Exchanges3 SourcesAnchorage Digital Cuts 17% of Staff Despite Tether InvestmentAnchorage Digital laid off approximately 17% of its workforce in early October, The Information reported, citing people ...Oct 2, 2026, 08:01 PMAnchorage DigitalTether
AdoptionExchanges3 SourcesAbsa Becomes First African Bank to Offer Bitcoin and Digital-Asset CustodySouth African lender Absa launched a custody service for bitcoin and other digital assets, becoming the first bank on th...Oct 2, 2026, 07:11 PMAbsaBitcoin
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
AdoptionExchanges2 SourcesLowest Fee Bitcoin ATMs Launches 400+ Machines NationwideLowest Fee Bitcoin ATMs announced the deployment of more than 400 cryptocurrency ATMs across the United States, charging...Oct 2, 2026, 08:14 AMLowest Fee Bitcoin ATMsBitcoin
StablecoinsExchanges3 SourcesOpen USD Launches With Chainlink Oracle, Stripe IntegrationOpen USD, a new stablecoin backed by Stripe's payment network, went live across four blockchains with Chainlink as its o...Oct 2, 2026, 03:05 AMOpen USDStripe
SecurityExchanges2 SourcesNEAR Falls 10% After $3.8M Intents Exploit, Just Days After US ETF LaunchNEAR dropped roughly 10% to $4.86 on October 1 following disclosure of a $3.8 million security incident in NEAR Intents'...Oct 1, 2026, 10:10 PMNEARNEAR Intents
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesEU Regulators Probe Binance's 'Reverse Solicitation' Loophole After MiCA LossEU financial watchdogs are investigating how Binance continues serving European customers from Abu Dhabi without a Marke...Oct 1, 2026, 11:01 AMBinanceEU
Exchanges2 SourcesBybit's 40th Proof-of-Reserves Report Shows $19.6B in Covered AssetsBybit released its 40th proof-of-reserves report Tuesday, confirming $19.6 billion in covered assets across its platform...Oct 1, 2026, 06:02 AMBybitBitcoin
RegulationExchanges3 SourcesUK Opens Crypto Licensing Window; Firms Have Until February 2027The Financial Conduct Authority opens its crypto authorisation gateway Wednesday at 7 a.m. UK time, beginning a five-mon...Sep 30, 2026, 03:09 PMFinancial Conduct AuthorityUK
