Stablecoin Payments Reach $482 Billion as Token Supply Barely Grows Stablecoin payment activity reached $482 billion while the overall supply of stablecoins increased only slightly, highlighting a rise in transaction volume without a comparable expansion in the number of tokens in circulation. Stablecoins are digital assets designed to maintain a relatively stable value, typically by…
Crypto Ruling Splits Power Between SEC and CFTC The Supreme Court has narrowed the SEC’s exclusive grip on crypto enforcement, ruling that certain digital assets tied to real-world commodities fall primarily under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The decision immediately shifts regulatory risk away from token issuers and toward exchanges that list or custody those…
The White House’s Crypto Chief Departs: State of Crypto The White House’s crypto chief has departed, marking a change in the administration’s approach to digital-asset policy. The available information does not include details about the official’s departure, the reasons behind it, or who may take over the role. As a result, the immediate impact on…
BlackRock’s IBIT Leads Biggest Daily Inflow in Weeks as U.S. Bitcoin ETFs Add $527M U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) started the week with a sharp rebound in demand, posting $526.6 million in net inflows after a net outflow week, according to the provided snippets. More detailed figures from Farside show the group brought in…
CFTC Loses Bid to Police Crypto at the Periphery A federal appeals court just stripped the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of its claimed authority to reach into crypto wallets that never touched U.S. soil. Trevor Kitchen, a British trader, had been fined $290,000 and banned for life after the CFTC accused him of running an…
DoubleZero Brings Kalshi Election Data to Institutional Traders DoubleZero is expanding access to Kalshi’s political market data as betting activity around the U.S. midterm elections accelerates. The move gives institutional and automated traders faster access to election-related signals, linking crypto infrastructure more closely with the growing prediction-market economy. The catalyst is rising demand for real-time…
Bitcoin mining offshoot Nscale loses Microsoft AI deal as power delay stretches into 2030s Nscale, a company linked to the Bitcoin mining sector, has lost a deal with Microsoft to provide power capacity for artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to the information provided. The agreement was affected by delays in securing the necessary power infrastructure. Those…
Consensys Splits MetaMask From Its Institutional Blockchain Business Consensys is restructuring to separate MetaMask’s consumer wallet operations from its Ethereum protocols and institutional blockchain infrastructure businesses. The move could give each division a clearer strategy, audience, and growth path as crypto adoption expands beyond retail trading. The split places MetaMask, one of crypto’s best-known consumer-facing…
Bitcoin Extends Bounce Above $82,000 as Stocks Rebound, DeFi Tokens Lead Altcoin Gains Bitcoin continued its rebound above $82,000 as broader financial markets recovered, with a rebound in stocks providing a supportive backdrop for crypto assets. Altcoins also moved higher, led by tokens linked to decentralized finance, or DeFi. The gains indicate that buying interest…
TRM Labs Doubles Valuation as Crypto Crime Fighting Scales Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has reportedly doubled its valuation to $2 billion in a Series C expansion. The company says its annual recurring revenue has quadrupled in three years, signaling that demand for crypto investigations is moving from a niche need to core infrastructure. The…
SEC tokenized stock framework faces issuer pushback as Broadcom, Verizon object to OKX-ICE listing The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new framework aimed at enabling trading in tokenized stocks is already facing resistance from some of the public companies whose shares could be wrapped into blockchain-based versions. A public notice dated Oct. 15 from OKXICE—a…
Bitcoin Treasury Giant Strategy Faces Index Removal Under Finalized MSCI Rules Index provider MSCI has finalized new eligibility rules that could lead to the removal of bitcoin treasury companies such as Strategy and Japan’s Metaplanet from major global equity indexes. The changes are designed to exclude firms MSCI classifies as “non-operating companies,” a category aimed…
This Week in Crypto Law (October 18, 2026) No specific legal or regulatory developments were provided for the week ending October 18, 2026.
Court Strikes Down SEC’s Crypto Authority Over DeFi Platforms A federal appeals court just cut a critical slice out of the SEC’s enforcement power, ruling that decentralized finance platforms operating without custody of user assets may not be “exchanges” under the law. The decision could force the agency to rethink its entire crypto litigation strategy….
Why RWA Tokenization and Onchain Credit Could Boost XRP Demand No underlying details were provided to explain a specific development involving real-world asset tokenization, onchain credit, or XRP demand. As a result, there is not enough verified information to assess what happened, which institutions or networks may be involved, or how these use cases could…
Judges Slam Envy Blockchain in Texas Mandamus Fight Texas appellate judges just killed Envy Blockchain’s attempt to dodge a lower-court fight, handing a sharp setback to the crypto startup and its backers. The Eighth District Court of Appeals denied a petition for mandamus, meaning Envy, NV Landco 1, and Stephen DeCani must face their lawsuit…
PsyopAnime Meme Reportedly Rises 30x as Monero Reaches an All-Time High PsyopAnime, a meme-focused crypto project, is reported to have risen 30-fold. The move has renewed attention on the performance of meme assets and raised the broader question of whether investor interest in the category is returning. The available information does not specify the period…
Bitcoin whale moves $34 million in BTC it got in 2013 when coins traded at $131 A long-dormant bitcoin wallet from 2013 has moved 411 BTC, now worth roughly $34 million, according to blockchain data. The coins were originally acquired in late 2013 when bitcoin traded around $131. The transfer originated from the address 1KAA8GGhVjjUjVTz1HKAjCyGNzAKQd882j,…
Pump & Memes Heating Up: XMR vs. ZEC and the Importance of Rate Cuts The segment titled “Pump & Memes HEATING up! XMR vs ZEC! How important are these rate cuts? – Under Exposed” focuses on two themes in crypto: renewed attention around meme-driven market activity and a comparison between Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC)….
Court Hands Coinbase Major Win Over SEC — But Leaves Bigger Crypto War Unresolved The Third Circuit just delivered Coinbase a tactical victory that forces the SEC to restart its stalled rulemaking process on digital-asset trading, while simultaneously refusing to strip the agency of its broader enforcement powers. The ruling matters because it resets the…
