CFTC opens consultation on federal rules for retail crypto trading
The CFTC asked for comments on 5 October 2026 on federal rules for leveraged retail crypto trading and a new crypto asset market venue type.
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The CFTC asked for comments on 5 October 2026 on federal rules for leveraged retail crypto trading and a new crypto asset market venue type.
The OCC debanking report says many of the nine biggest US national banks restricted crypto firms, citing financial crime, but gives no cases or fines.
Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade went live on Sepolia on 6 October. What ePBS, access lists and a 200M gas test mean, and what comes before mainnet.
Cardano's CIP-0113 programmable token standard is live on mainnet, letting issuers enforce KYC, freezes and transfer limits on chain. What changes.
ESMA tells MiCA-licensed crypto firms to stop all services linked to non-compliant stablecoins and clear client positions by 8 January 2027.
Stablecoin distribution is the new battleground: Samsung Wallet, SAP, Arbitrum and a euro coalition all moved in one week. What it means for users.
The XRP Ledger vulnerability, hidden since 2015, could have minted XRP beyond the 100 billion cap. How it was found and fixed without a vote.
Strategy bought 250 BTC from 5 to 11 October 2026 but spent $192.4 million on STRC buybacks. What its filings reveal about bitcoin's top corporate buyer.
With the CLARITY Act stuck in the Senate, the SEC and CFTC are drafting US crypto rules themselves. What they propose, the key dates and the limits.
US spot bitcoin ETFs saw $681 million of outflows from 5 to 9 October 2026, the most since June, before drawing $175.6 million on 13 October.