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15 stories that broke on 9 October 2026 (UTC), the best-sourced first. The day is still in progress, so this page keeps filling in.
ESMA launched a Call for Evidence on the potential use of tokenised collateral by central counterparties, with contributions due by 15 January 2027. ESMA is also seeking industry feedback on the legal, liquidity and operational risks of tokenized collateral before deciding whether additional EU regulatory measures are necessary.
Thailand's SEC has issued rules allowing crypto ETFs to trade on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, initially limited to bitcoin and ether, taking effect Oct. 16. Thai asset managers will be permitted to launch these ETFs locally.
CoinDesk and The Defiant report that Solana is completing a seven-week push toward 200-millisecond block times, with validators facing higher costs and tighter operating windows. Per-block computing limits are said to shrink to preserve overall capacity.
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CoinDesk and The Block report that bitcoin insurer Meanwhile, backed by Sam Altman, raised $37.5 million in a round led by Bain Capital Crypto. The Block adds the raise brings Meanwhile's total funding above $180 million.
CoinDesk and Decrypt report that a dark web drug market operator was sentenced to 40 years and forfeited bitcoin. Decrypt names Raheim Hamilton and Thomas Pavey as co-creators of Empire Market.
BTC measuring…The UK sanctioned three crypto exchanges and payment services over alleged links to Russia and illicit funds, according to CoinDesk and Cointelegraph. CoinDesk reports the platforms may have helped Russia evade financial sanctions, while Cointelegraph reports some were tied to thousands of Russian entities and the sanctioned HTX exchange.
The Defiant reports that the DTC is proposing an overhaul of its Direct Registration System that would replace batch processing with APIs and automate a transfer step, while still requiring transfer-agent approval.
CoinDesk reports that about $356 million in ETH positions were liquidated over 24 hours, more than bitcoin despite ether's smaller market value.
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CoinDesk reports that the XRP Ledger has added a feature allowing businesses to give separate accounts limited powers while keeping keys for main holdings offline.
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The White House outlined a $215 million quantum computing competition and $2.4 billion in AI industry commitments, per Cointelegraph, amid concerns over quantum threats to cryptocurrency security.
Anthropic has launched a new opt-in service that promises vulnerability reports from its strongest AI models, and crypto projects are applying for it.
Decrypt reports that Ajay Shinjin helped steal nearly $265,000 in crypto after criminals hijacked BT customers' phone numbers in November 2021, and that he spent the proceeds on gold grills and Dubai trips.
CoinDesk reports that bitcoin miner MARA transferred $81.1 million in bitcoin to Galaxy Digital as its strategy pivots to AI, noting the transfer does not confirm a sale and that its treasury fell from 53,822 BTC in February to 35,577 BTC in August.
BTC measuring…France's Finance Committee backed taxes on stablecoin swaps and on unrealized crypto gains when households with more than 800,000 euros move abroad, according to Cointelegraph.
CoinDesk published a day-ahead market look for Oct. 9, 2026, headlined around a Trump Iran pledge underpinning crypto gains and bitcoin bears facing liquidation pressure.
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