South Korea crypto exchange profits fall 78% in H1 amid trading slump
South Korean crypto exchange operating profits fell 78% in the first half of 2026 as trading volumes, market capitalization and customer deposits declined.
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Bitcoin ETFs kick off ‘Uptober’ with $103M inflow
Bitcoin ETFs returned to inflows with $103 million, while Ether funds recorded a third straight day of net outflows.
Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Reclaims $86K as “Uptober” Rally Begins
Bitcoin rises over 2% to reclaim $86,000 as October begins with renewed market strength.
South Korea advances tokenized securities rules ahead of 2027 rollout
South Korea’s financial regulator proposed detailed rules for tokenized securities, including capital requirements, OTC trading licenses and retail investment limits.
NEAR Intents says it’s identified the hacker, gives 48-hour ultimatum
“We have identified you, sir,” NEAR Intents general manager Alex Shevchenko said on Friday after the protocol was hacked for $3.8 million.
IMF Demands 4 Major Bitcoin Reforms for El Salvador to Unlock $1.4B Loan
The IMF is demanding that El Salvador scale back its Bitcoin operations to lock in a $1.4 billion loan.
Ethereum’s zkAPI brings privacy-preserving API payments to mainnet
Ethereum’s zkAPI is now live on mainnet, turning an earlier zero-knowledge API payment proposal into a working implementation for private, prepaid access.
China warns foreign spies about crypto, Singapore dominates Asia: Asia Express
Singapore’s crypto economy grows 55%, South Korea set to make crypto market makers legal, and Chinese spy ministry warns would-be foreign spies it’s watching the blockchain.
SEC Proposes Rules to Clear Up How Advisers and Funds Can Hold Crypto
The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to settle one of the thorniest questions in institutional crypto: how professional money managers are supposed to hold the assets.
SEC moves to clear custody hurdle for advisers offering crypto
Custody requirements have kept some investment advisers from offering certain crypto to clients, a regulatory hurdle the SEC’s proposal could remove.
Bitcoin reverses course, inches up to kick off Q4 as U.S. Treasury bonds rally
Fully-diluted value (FDV) is an estimate of a cryptocurrency’s ‘Market cap’ if the maximum supply were in circulation.
SEC Proposes New Crypto Custody Rules to Expand Investor Choice
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The 'Largest Pure-Play' XRP Treasury Is About to Go Public
Shareholders approved Evernorth's merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, clearing the way for the Ripple-backed firm to begin trading Oct. 8 with a stash of roughly 473 million XRP.
Trump to host 3rd ‘exclusive’ memecoin event amid corruption claims
The president is scheduled to appear at his golf club in Washington, DC, at a Nov. 22 dinner for his top 185 memecoin holders, following similar events in May 2025 and April 2026.
Meta Pushes Back on Claim That Muse AI Read a User's Messages Without Consent
Communications chief Andy Stone said reading Messages requires two permissions the user controls, disputing a journalist who reported Muse synced his texts despite his settings.
SEC proposes new crypto custody rules for investment advisers and funds
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is aiming to clarify how investment firms can handle and keep customer crypto assets in a new rule proposed Thursday.
Illinois will postpone implementation of crypto tax following lawsuit
State officials agreed to delay the 0.2% crypto tax for six months after lawsuits and industry pushback claimed the bill was rushed through the legislature.
Zcash Drops 21% From Recent High—Here’s Why the Rally May Not Be Over
Zcash is having a rough Thursday. ZEC is trading at $1,333.50, down 7.29% on the day, with about three hours left before the daily candle closes.
Exclusive: Edo Farina Says Peter Brandt Ignores XRP’s 100 Billion Supply Cap In ‘Fool Coin’ Jab
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Illinois Delays Controversial Crypto Tax Amid Industry Lawsuit
State officials have agreed to push back the start of Illinois' Digital Asset Tax from Jan. 1 to July 1, 2027, according to a joint motion filed Thursday in Sangamon County Circuit Court. The filing asks the court to pr…
Another Trump memecoin dinner advertised for token's top investors
Investors in Donald Trump's memecoin are getting another shot at being in a room with the U.S. president, the third such event following others that drew criticism from Democratic lawmakers as an openly corrupt selling …
Coinbase CEO: Banks May Push For ‘CLARITY 2.0’ In A Few Years
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said banks may eventually be the ones pushing the US to pass “CLARITY 2.0,” in an interview with Scott Melker published September 20. He agreed with former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo that…
OpenAI Says People Linked to China's Moonshot Tried to Copy Its AI's Hidden Reasoning
OpenAI says it disrupted a campaign involving 15,000+ users and ties a core cluster to people associated with Moonshot, the startup behind Kimi.
OpenAI Fires Three Safety Researchers Over Alleged Leak to Outside Group
OpenAI says the three broke its rules on handling sensitive information. The exits land after months of rogue-agent incidents, a trail of safety-team departures, and a new lawsuit.