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Standard Chartered to Offer Digital Asset Custody in Singapore
Standard Chartered intends to launch digital asset custody services for institutional clients in Singapore. The expansion builds on existing operations in the UAE, Luxembourg and Hong Kong plus the 2025 establishment of a London crypto trading desk.
SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Rules for Advisers and Funds
The SEC advanced regulations permitting investment advisers and funds to custody crypto assets under defined conditions, establishing a regulatory path following the Clarity Act blockage last month.
This week in crypto: stablecoin payments partnership, BTC rebound, and Strategy buy
Citi and Coinbase launched a stablecoin integration that hides all crypto elements from business users. Bitcoin ETFs recorded modest inflows while Strategy added 1,665 BTC to reach record holdings.
APAC leads crypto adoption as Bitget revises breach to $388M
APAC nations hold nine of the top 20 spots in the 2026 crypto adoption ranking while Bitget revised its breach figure to about $387.5 million from an initial $351.6 million. Regional banks are also testing 24-hour settlement and blockchain bond issuance.
iPhone 18 Pro adds Reference Image to authenticate unaltered photos
Apple has introduced Reference Image on the iPhone 18 Pro to cryptographically authenticate that camera photos have not been altered by AI afterward, allowing users to view the digital negative if changes occurred. The feature responds to growing synthetic imagery by letting recipients verify authenticity even on shared files, though it will not be available in the EU or China.
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France’s Finance Committee backed taxes on stablecoin swaps in the 2027 budget bill. It also targets unrealized crypto gains for households with more than 800,000 euros moving abroad.
UK sanctions three crypto exchanges and two payment services over alleged Russia links, with two handling transactions tied to the Kremlin-backed A7 network.
Bitcoin rebounded to $82,000 after Trump ruled out Iran strikes ahead of the midterms. Crypto security experts also dismissed bunker-mode concerns.
Greece is drafting a bill to tax crypto capital gains at 15%, exempting the first €500. The country currently has no crypto tax framework.
Researchers corroborate parts of a Silent Ransom Group chat dump, tracing crypto payouts, cash brokers, and recruitment for the crew targeting US law firms.
CFTC Chair said America is no longer sitting back while crypto moves overseas and other countries set the standard. "America leading the way.
$450,000,000 in crypto positions were liquidated in the past hour as Bitcoin fell below $81,000.
$185M was liquidated from crypto markets in the past hour as Bitcoin fell below $82,000 and Ether under $2,500.
Over 6 million bitcoin sit behind exposed public keys, per Glassnode co-founder's latest figures. Justin Drake is urging preparations for potential AI attacks on wallet cryptography.
A Maryland man was convicted of stealing $53 million from the Uranium Finance crypto exchange in two April 2021 hacks. The theft targeted the decentralized platform's liquidity pools.
Bitcoin slipped below $83,000 as Ethereum researcher Justin Drake's call for "bunker mode" preparations against AI wallet attacks drew mixed responses in crypto.
ESMA has given EU crypto firms three months to halt services involving non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins. Regulators now have that window to unwind existing exposures.
More than 60 countries will support USDC transfers from Samsung Wallet starting in October for eligible US Galaxy users, including sends to external crypto wallets and bank account withdrawals.
Ripple's $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road gives the crypto firm a foothold in financing leveraged bets on stocks such as Nvidia. The unit has long been a bank domain.
Greece is preparing draft legislation for a 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies, its first digital asset taxation framework.
CFTC Chair Mike Selig said new crypto rulemaking will impose stricter oversight to prevent another FTX-style collapse. The regulator plans to apply the same standards used in traditional markets.
House Financial Services chairman French Hill said SEC and CFTC crypto rules fall short of clarity after the Clarity Act collapsed. Only permanent law change can secure U.S. leadership, he added.
Wells Fargo is reportedly in talks with Payward, Kraken's parent company, to supply liquidity for crypto trading as major banks expand their digital asset involvement.
CFTC says it will deliver clear crypto rules with or without legislation from Congress.
PoeLLM malware is infecting exposed AI servers in cryptomining campaigns, repurposing the compromised systems as scanners and exploit launchpads.
$550M in crypto liquidations followed Bitcoin's 2.3% drop below $84K in two hours, tied to suspicion over leveraged short positions on Hyperliquid.
$400 million in crypto longs liquidated in the past 20 minutes as ETH falls below $2,600.
🔴 $360 million in crypto longs liquidated in the past 10 minutes as Bitcoin fell below $84,000.
Nearly 9 million customers at South Africa's First National Bank can now trade crypto. • Bitcoin • Ethereum • Solana • USDT • XRP
$12.5 billion in crypto card payments set a new record, fueled by rising stablecoin adoption.
FinCEN will scrap proposed rules targeting unhosted wallets and cryptocurrency mixing.
Rain is seeking a US trust bank charter, joining other crypto firms pursuing federal charters days after community banks sued the OCC to overturn the underlying rules.
CCI CEO Ji Hun Kim said the group remains confident in the OCC’s approval of charters for crypto companies despite the banks' lawsuit.
CFTC is reportedly developing new rules to shield crypto investors from fraud and abuse.
CFTC is seeking public comment on a framework that would create a new federal license for crypto exchanges, triggered by offers of leverage.
CFTC proposes two rules to regulate crypto derivatives activity and exchanges in tandem with the SEC. Spot-market trading remains outside the scope.
CFTC has proposed its first round of rules to regulate US crypto markets. The move marks the agency's initial formal step into digital asset oversight.
US Treasury reportedly withdrew proposed rules that would have expanded surveillance of unhosted wallets and crypto mixers.
Treasury sanctions hit a Hamas network that raised more than $2 million through fake charities, with hundreds of thousands moved in crypto.
Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC, claiming its national trust charters open a side door for crypto firms into the banking system without traditional safeguards.
Crypto M&A has hit record levels even after the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate. Dealmakers are still weighing how much regulatory uncertainty remains.
El Salvador reportedly received $138 million from the IMF after waivers tied to its Bitcoin holdings. The fund said efforts will continue to reduce state involvement in crypto activities and tighten regulation.
Chainalysis traced the $387M Bitget hack to North Korea using its in-house AI, pushing the group's 2026 crypto hauls past $1 billion across four blockchains.
Over 1,200 crypto job postings appeared in September, triple the prior month. Finance, engineering and trading led demand, with Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana the top requested skills, though applications fell.
The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency over its authority to grant crypto trust charters. The group claims the regulator exceeded its legal bounds.
Bitpanda co-CEO Christian Trummer said MiCA has increased European users' trust in regulated crypto platforms. He also urged stricter enforcement against noncompliant firms.
$40B valuation target for Kalshi as Blockchain.com prepares an IPO and crypto treasury companies lose ground on prior premiums.
$179 billion moved through a ruble token tied to Russia's A7 network before the Treasury designated the group a transnational criminal organization. The proposed rule targets its front companies to block access to US finance and crypto rails.
Arthur Hayes argued that sustained money printing could lift crypto prices at CONNECT Seoul. Speakers there also examined how Wall Street firms are building competitive edges by moving operations onchain.
Over 13 million followers on Microsoft's X account saw it hijacked Thursday in a crypto pump-and-dump scheme promoting a token.
$110 million in shorts were liquidated from the crypto market in the past 10 minutes.
The SEC is reportedly proposing to ease custody requirements that have blocked some investment advisers from offering crypto to clients.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins called the crypto market a multi-trillion-dollar asset class that grew from a "niche curiosity.
Illinois officials and crypto groups jointly asked a state court to delay the 0.2% Digital Asset Tax from Jan. 1 to July 1, 2027, while litigation continues.
Illinois reportedly postpones plans to tax crypto transactions regardless of profit or loss.
A Bitcoin Policy Institute paper questions MSCI's proposed non-operating company rule, which could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its indexes. The paper links the change to an earlier crypto treasury review.
Crypto hacks reportedly topped $768M in September, the worst month of 2026. The Bitget breach and Liquid Network exploit accounted for most of the losses, though more than $270M from the latter was later returned.
The UK has brought crypto firms under full FCA oversight for the first time, with the regulator now accepting applications ahead of the new regime next year.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins says the agency is working to provide regulatory clarity for crypto and digital finance innovation.
Morgan Stanley is reportedly launching a Digital Asset Lab to test crypto infrastructure for Wall Street institutions.
Crypto firms must apply for FCA authorization by Feb. 28, 2027 ahead of the UK's full regime. Existing money laundering registrations will not convert automatically.
Robinhood plans to give users an AI agent that trades around the clock and 10x leverage on crypto perpetuals.
Bitcoin buyers who drove the asset to an eight-month high are already pulling back, even as a bull score gauge tracked by CryptoQuant nears its ceiling.