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The Defiant reports that Compound is voting on Proposal 612, which would extend treasury delays from two days to ten, and that a wallet linked to Humpy has cast 1.75 million COMP votes in support.
The Defiant reports, citing The Information, that Anchorage Digital cut 17% of its staff. The report notes the reduction follows a $100 million Tether investment and an expansion of the custodian's institutional settlement business.
Decrypt and The Defiant report that the SEC approved a Cboe rule allowing 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum funds to list on a U.S. exchange. The Defiant adds proposed tickers BITH and ETHK would use futures and reset leverage daily.
ZachXBT claims he posed as a client and fronted $349,700 to infiltrate an alleged Chinese laundering network tied to the Lazarus Group and the Bybit hack, gathering intelligence that helped freeze funds.
The CFTC launched rulemaking on leveraged and margined retail crypto trading, proposing Regulation CTX and CAM and a new crypto asset market exchange, and is seeking public comment on a framework creating a new federal license for crypto exchanges.
FinCEN withdrew a proposal to designate crypto mixing as a primary money laundering concern and a 2020 proposal on unhosted wallet reporting, according to multiple news reports. The agency cited concerns over a chilling effect on legitimate activity and said it will keep monitoring mixers.
The Defiant reports that Tim Draper's firm led a strategic funding round in Bitcoin wallet Xverse, with Trust Machines and Draper Dragon joining. Terms, amount raised, and valuation were not disclosed.
S&P Global introduced a Vault Risk Assessment framework that scores DeFi lending vaults from AAA(v) to D(v), according to The Defiant, while Cointelegraph reports the framework evaluates vaults across six risk categories as sector deposits reach about $10 billion.
The Defiant reports that Plume opened a tokenized vault, nBND, holding shares of an actively managed ETF rather than short-dated Treasuries, moving onchain fixed income into credit and duration.
CoinDesk and The Defiant report that nearly 1.5 million ETH is waiting to enter Ethereum staking, with a roughly 25-day delay, while the exit queue has eased to 767,000 ETH after MetaMask validator exits.
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Multiple posts report bitcoin dropping below $84,000 on October 7, 2026, amid an oil rally tied to Iranian tanker attacks and rising long liquidations. Earlier posts describe repeated rejections near $87,000 and ETF outflows.
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OKXICE, a joint venture of OKX and NYSE parent ICE, has notified the SEC of plans to launch a tokenized US stock trading venue under the SEC's innovation exemption. Posts describe more than 60 tokenized stocks, permissioned Uniswap v4 pools on X Layer, and an objection from Cerebras.
Greenfield Capital says it asked the Safe Ecosystem Foundation to change its board and, after requests were rejected, filed a complaint with the Swiss regulator.
The Defiant reports that Hyperliquid's USDC yield program has generated $14.6 million for HYPE buybacks, with the first reserve-yield payment awaiting transfer to the Assistance Fund.
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The Defiant reports that a judge found state licensing rules likely conflict with federal derivatives law in a case involving Kalshi and Coinbase, while leaving transaction fees unresolved and ordering the parties to propose injunction terms.
The Defiant reports that Arbitrum has paused new Stylus activations as an emergency security action, while active contracts can still run and renew.
The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, accusing it of overstepping its legal authority in granting national trust charters to crypto firms. The complaint targets Protego's conditional approval and seeks to stop the agency from granting charters under its disputed rule and guidance.
Ripple and CSD BR are partnering to mirror Brazil's BTG fund records on the XRP Ledger, per The Defiant. The companies describe a live-transaction phase, with CSD BR retaining the official records for registration, deposit and settlement.
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The Defiant reports that Centrifuge confirmed three tokenized funds, JAAA, JTRSY and HYB, are live on Arc, spanning US Treasuries and credit. Direct fund access is said to be limited to non-US professional investors.
Aave Labs proposed creating a foundation to place the Aave brand and intellectual property under DAO oversight, according to The Defiant. Phase 1 would establish a Cayman Islands entity with independent officers, while trademark, domain and codebase transfers would require later governance votes.
Chainalysis says it used in-house AI to trace the $387 million Bitget hack to North Korea, pushing the country's 2026 crypto haul past $1 billion. Onchain records reportedly show stolen XRP swapped through THORChain.
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The Defiant reports that NEAR Intents' GM said $3.8 million in hack funds were returned in full, with a Bitcoin recovery wallet receiving about 34.59 BTC. The protocol had already pledged to compensate the lost funds in full.
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Multiple news outlets report that Ethereum layer-2 Blast is winding down because operating costs exceed revenue, with users asked to withdraw by Oct. 26. Posts cite declining assets and remaining bridge funds.
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Visa stated that business programs account for roughly 17% of stablecoin card volume, and that payment volume across its stablecoin-linked cards grew nearly 200% year over year in its fiscal second quarter.
SMBC Nikko and Nethermind plan compliance hooks for Uniswap pools under an MOU with Uniswap Labs, Base and Nyx Foundation, targeting a Japan-focused DeFi gateway for completion by mid-2027.
The Defiant reports that Kinetiq has ended its kPoints program with a paid claim process and that KNTQ dropped 23%. Points holders reportedly have 10 days to buy from a 50 million-token allocation at $0.26 per KNTQ.
The Defiant and Cointelegraph report that the IMF approved $138 million for El Salvador after Bitcoin waivers were granted. Both posts say the IMF expects reduced state involvement in Bitcoin-related activities.
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Fiserv launched a bank-only token called Roughrider Coin on Solana, with VersaBank issuing the token, according to The Defiant. Fiserv says it serves a North Dakota network of more than 90 banks and credit unions.
NEAR Intents said an attacker drained roughly $3.8 million and was given 48 hours to return the funds after being identified. The protocol later said the full amount was returned.
Circle told the European Commission that MiCA's reserve mandates and concentration caps keep large global stablecoins outside Europe's perimeter, urging more flexible rules. Circle also seeks to preserve cross-border co-issuance and a recognition route for foreign stablecoins.