CFTC makes its biggest move yet to bring offshore crypto trading back to the US
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is offering US crypto exchanges a federal route to retail leverage as Congress remains stalled on market-structure legislation. On Oct. 5, the financial regulatory agency opened rulemaking for Regulation…
DeFi Development Corp Adds $3 Million in Solana as SOL Buys Slow
Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp’s latest SEC filing shows its Solana stash grew 1%, to about 2.56 million SOL and SOL equivalents—roughly half the prior week’s gain and well below mid-September’s pace.
A Florida Woman Used Claude as a Diary. An Anthropic Employee Read It and Reported It to Police
Investigators say a Bonita Springs woman’s Claude “diary” tripped Anthropic’s safety filters. A human review team sent it to police, and Anthropic’s own terms allow exactly that.
ZachXBT infiltrates $1B crypto syndicate to expose Lazarus Group
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT said he infiltrated a Chinese laundering syndicate by posing as a cryptocurrency client and funding repeated stablecoin trades. In an Oct. 5 disclosure, he alleges the network laundered more than $1 billion across exploits…
Why a 4chan Bitcoin Prophecy Says Today Is the End of Crypto Winter
An anonymous 4chan user called Bitcoin’s October 2025 peak to the day way back in 2023. Could they be right again?
US credit spreads eased on October 2 after widening beyond the weakest borrowers
US corporate credit spreads widened beyond the weakest borrowers from September 25 to October 1, creating a broader test of whether tighter financing and reduced institutional risk-taking could pressure Bitcoin. The largest increase remained concentrated…
Best NFT Gaming Sites to Play in 2026
NFT gaming platforms combine blockchain-based tokens with online game and prediction products. This article reviews ten of the more visible NFT-linked platforms in 2026, comparing them on the factors that affect user risk rather than promotional value:…
A Closer Look at Malta, Curaçao, and Other Gambling Hubs
Online gambling regulation has undergone massive shifts in the past two decades, this last one in particular. Not only have a large number of new markets opened up, but existing ones have moved to boost player protection measures and mandated that…
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Announces ETH Holdings Reach 6.02 Million Tokens, and Total Crypto and Total Cash & Marketable Securities Holdings of $17.4 Billion
PRNewswire, PRNewswire, 5th October 2026, Chainwire
Illinois backs delay to crypto tax rule after months of industry pushback
Illinois officials have joined crypto industry groups in seeking a six-month delay to the state’s controversial digital-asset tax. The agreed motion, filed Oct. 1 in Sangamon County, asks a judge to postpone the levy’s Jan. 1 start until July 1, 2027,…