Republican Andy Barr has won Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, defeating Democrat Charles Booker and securing another potential ally for the cryptocurrency industry in Congress. With 55% vote, Barr will replace longtime Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who is leaving the Senate after more than four decades representing Kentucky. Barr’s victory follows
Bitcoin recovered toward $80,300 on Monday after falling below the $80K level, but its four-hour chart continues to show signs of weakness. The rebound follows several sessions of selling that pushed BTC down from above $84,000 last week. At the time of writing, the Binance four-hour chart shows BTC/USDT was
France is considering a change to its cryptocurrency tax rules that could make certain stablecoin conversions taxable from January 1, 2027. The proposal would apply the country’s existing 31.4% flat tax on eligible crypto capital gains when investors exchange cryptocurrencies for certain euro- or dollar-pegged stablecoins. The measure is included
Greece has proposed a 10% tax on individual cryptocurrency capital gains, with annual gains of up to €500 exempt from tax under a new draft law released for public consultation. The proposal was published by Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance on October 7, 2026, as part of a
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
While the global crypto market is facing slight downtrend today as Bitcoin drops below $85K Quant (QNT) has become the top-performing cryptocurrency among the top 100 assets by market cap today. The token breaking above $100 as buying activity accelerates following a major institutional development involving The Clearing House. At
“Do your own research” is the most repeated advice in crypto, but rarely does anyone explain what it actually involves. Good research is less about collecting as much information as possible and more about knowing which signals matter, how to interpret them, and where the main risks may be hiding.
Bitget has expanded GetAgent 2.0 beyond crypto research, adding support for multiple financial markets as the exchange develops its AI-powered market research and monitoring tool. The upgraded GetAgent can now analyze cryptocurrencies alongside stocks, gold, oil, CFDs and on-chain data. Bitget said the expansion is designed to let users examine
Russian cryptocurrency investors will have to “bear the losses” if foreign stablecoin issuers freeze their assets for reasons outside the control of Russian digital asset depositories, Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov said as the country moves ahead with its new crypto market framework. The warning mainly concerns foreign-issued stablecoins such
Pepe Coin (PEPE) has surged above $0.000005 as buying activity across the meme-coin market pushes the Ethereum-based token among the top crypto gainers on Sep. 22. PEPE was trading at around $0.000005106 at the latest CoinMarketCap update, up nearly 27% over the past 24 hours. The meme coin reached an
