Sat, November 7

OKX Targets the Mass Market With New Stablecoin-Focused Money App

OKX has launched OKX Money, a standalone app that lets users save, send, and spend dollar-backed stablecoins. Significantly, it includes USDG, USDC, and USDT. The app supports over 50 funding currencies and virtual and physical cards for everyday payments. Besides, this offers up to 10% APY on eligible USDG balances

October 6, 2026 2 mins read

FinCEN Drops Long-Standing Crypto Wallet Rule, Easing Regulatory Pressure

The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has withdrawn a 2020 proposed rule that would have imposed significant reporting and recordkeeping requirements on transactions involving unhosted crypto wallets. FinCEN confirmed it will take no further action on the proposal. It effectively ended a rule that had been hanging over the

October 6, 2026 2 mins read

Binance Users in Brazil Face New Transfer Requirements Under Central Bank Rules

Starting November 1, 2026, Binance users in Brazil will need to provide the purpose of their transfer and confirm counterparty details before any cross-border crypto transaction can be processed. The change comes as Binance adapts to Resolution BCB No. 521/2025, Brazil’s Central Bank framework. It brings international virtual asset transfers

October 5, 2026 2 mins read

OKXICE Targets U.S. Tokenised Securities Market With SEC Innovation Exemption Filing

OKXICE LLC, a joint venture between crypto exchange OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, filed with the SEC under the agency’s new Innovation Exemption to launch a Tokenised Securities Venue in the United States. The filing makes OKXICE one of the first firms

October 5, 2026 2 mins read

Community Banks Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Bank Charters

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has sued the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its decision to allow cryptocurrency companies to obtain national trust bank charters. The banking group filed the lawsuit on October 2 in the U.S. District Court for the District of

October 3, 2026 2 mins read

Bitpanda Co-CEO Says European Crypto Users Have More Faith in Regulated Firms Under MiCA

European crypto users are showing greater trust in regulated platforms following the rollout of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, according to Bitpanda co-CEO Christian Trummer. Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, Trummer said users now have “more faith” in regulated market participants. He also argued that the wider

October 3, 2026 2 mins read

SEC Approves 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETFs in Major Expansion of Crypto Market Access

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the first-ever 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs for listing and trading in the United States, a decision that marks one of the most significant shifts in crypto regulatory history since the spot Bitcoin ETF approval in January 2024. The approval

October 3, 2026 2 mins read

Binance Faces Fresh EU Scrutiny Over MiCA Reverse Solicitation

Binance is facing regulatory scrutiny across Europe over its use of MiCA’s reverse solicitation exemption, a legal provision that allows non-EU companies to serve European clients, but only when those clients independently seek out the relationship without any solicitation or marketing from the firm. The European Securities and Markets Authority,

October 1, 2026 2 mins read

OFAC Sanctions Seven TRON Addresses Linked to Tren de Aragua ATM Scheme

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned seven TRON blockchain addresses linked to an alleged ATM jackpotting and money-laundering operation connected to Tren de Aragua (TdA). The action, announced on September 30, designated eight individuals and two Mexico-based companies tied to the alleged

October 1, 2026 2 mins read

MetaMask Staking Begins Lido Validator Exit After Security Incident

MetaMask is responding to a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure, and while the wallet provider has been clear that no immediate threat to user wallets has been identified, the precautionary steps it’s taking are significant enough to pay attention to. As a direct response to the incident, MetaMask

October 1, 2026 2 mins read