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An early Ethereum ICO investor shifted 5,000 ETH on October 26, with 1,500 ETH landing on centralised exchanges, according to on-chain analyst EmberCN. The wallet still holds 45,000 ETH worth roughly $103.5 million.
Switzerland's financial regulator has authorised the country's first publicly accessible, Swiss-law exchange-traded fund investing directly in bitcoin, carving out an exception to standard diversification rules while tightening custody and disclosure demands.
CoinGecko's latest quarterly report shows total crypto market capitalisation surging 39.6% to near $3 trillion in Q3 2026, but spot trading volumes kept falling even as leveraged perpetual positions topped $100 billion for the first time in a year.
The United States government's bitcoin holdings have lost more than $15 billion in paper value since October 2025, a direct consequence of a March 2025 executive order that bars Washington from liquidating confiscated coins.
A twelve-month review of Binance and Bybit funding payments on BTCUSDT perpetual contracts shows actual returns closer to 3% than the oft-cited 11% annualised rate, once fees and settlement timing are factored in.
Bloomberg reports that OKX has widened its investment round to include Circle, Ripple, SC Ventures and Qube Research & Technologies, extending a round previously led by Intercontinental Exchange without disclosing new terms.
The Hyperliquid Policy Center made its first submission to an EU regulatory consultation, arguing perpetual contracts are already covered by MiFID II. ESMA's own response, filed the same week, calls for tighter rules on third-country platforms and DeFi gateways.
tZERO Securities is giving eligible US companies access to Goldman Sachs' $105 billion FTIXX money market fund through Lynq, an Avalanche-based settlement network, without tokenizing the fund's shares.
Chainalysis's 'Geography of Cryptocurrency' report shows that while crypto market capitalization lost $2.1 trillion between July 2025 and June 2026, actual on-chain economic activity fell only 1.6%, propped up by a surge in peer-to-peer and cross-border stablecoin transfers.
The Nasdaq-listed firm led by Mike Novogratz has moved $100 million of its treasury into sUSDS and now accepts the token as loan collateral, deepening its financial links to the Sky ecosystem, formerly MakerDAO.
Three masked men broke into a home in Taverny, France, using stolen data from crypto tax platform Waltio to try to extort cryptocurrency from a family. Six suspects have since been indicted.
A sixth suspect has been charged in Poland's investigation into the collapse of Zondacrypto, formerly BitBay, as investigators search a fuel depot where founder Sylwester Suszek was last seen in 2022.
MOEX will launch ruble-settled perpetual futures on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Tron indices from September 22, restricted to qualified investors, as Russia continues to build synthetic crypto exposure into its regulated financial system.
Listed companies added just 5,900 BTC to their treasuries over three months, down from more than 159,000 BTC during the 2025 boom, as falling share premiums and an MSCI exclusion consultation curb the trade that once rivalled ETF demand.
Binance withdrew its Greek MiCA application before regulators ruled, restricting its EU services since July. The Wall Street Journal reports ECB president Christine Lagarde may have pressed Athens against approval — a claim Greek regulator HCMC denies.
Nasdaq Ventures has taken a $100 million stake in Payward, Kraken's parent, deepening a March partnership on tokenised equities as exchanges from ICE to CME jostle for position ahead of possible SEC approval in 2026.