Crypto M&A Record: $9.7B Deal Value in H1 2026 as Clarity Act Stalls
Digital-asset dealmaking hit a record $9.7 billion in disclosed value in the first half of 2026, up 44% year over year – while the Clarity Act sat stuck in the U.S. Senate.
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Brazil Crypto Election Day: What the First Round Means for Crypto Regulation
Brazilians head to the polls in a first round that lands squarely on crypto’s regulatory doorstep – licensing, self-custody reporting and a shelved stablecoin tax all hang in the balance.
Fidelity Analyst Projects Bitcoin $300,000 by 2029 in New Power Law Outlook
Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer now targets Bitcoin $300,000 by 2029 on a Power Law model, with a near-term $100,000 call after abandoning his flat-2026 view.
BNB Chain Tokenized Stocks Hit $1B, Overtaking Ethereum’s Market Lead
BNB Chain tokenized stocks just passed $1 billion — about 30% of the $3.7B market — as BNB Chain overtook Ethereum for the first time in tokenized equities.
Community Banks Sue OCC Over Trust Bank Charters Granted to Crypto Firms
The Independent Community Bankers of America sues the OCC in D.C. federal court, arguing crypto trust charters bypass the limits Congress set on banking oversight.
DTCC Tokenization Service Launches to Replace Legacy Financial Infrastructure
DTCC Tokenization Service Launches to Replace Legacy Financial Infrastructure The DTCC tokenization service is real, and it arrives this month. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation — the quiet plumbing that settles $4.7 quadrillion a year in US securities — kicks off its DTC Tokenization Service in October 2026, moving tokenization from experimental pilots into … Read more
SEC Crypto Custody Proposal Lets Advisers Hold Client Crypto
SEC Crypto Custody Proposal Eases Rules for Advisers The SEC crypto custody proposal, published Thursday, would let investment advisers hold clients’ crypto assets themselves when no eligible crypto custodian is available — and permit state trust companies to serve as crypto custodians. For an industry that has spent years asking for clarity, the SEC crypto … Read more
Fiserv Launches Digital Asset Platform for Community Banks
Fiserv Digital Asset Platform Goes Live for Community Banks The Fiserv digital asset platform for community banks went live on October 1, 2026, with the Bank of North Dakota’s Roughrider Coin as the first stablecoin to run on it. Fiserv, a leading payment technology company in community banking, ended a period of silence and speculation … Read more
Lazarus Group Suspected in Bitget Breach Using Zero-Day Attack
Bitget Breach Highlights Third-Party Security Risks The Bitget breach was the largest crypto theft of 2026: a $387.5 million heist from the exchange on September 25, 2026, carried out with a zero-day exploit targeting third-party security appliances, according to investigations by SlowMist and Mandiant. The attack, suspected to be the work of the Lazarus Group, … Read more
MetaMask Security Incident Forces Ethereum Staking Exits, No Funds at Risk
MetaMask Security Incident Forces Ethereum Staking Exits, No Funds at Risk MetaMask, a popular Ethereum wallet provider, began exiting affected validators after a security incident diverted an estimated 0.36 ETH in block-production payments, according to a security researcher. The company disclosed that the incident affected part of its infrastructure and that it exited affected validators … Read more