Crypto & mining news

Headlines aggregated from 9 publishers, newest first, with mining and hardware stories tagged so they surface without wading through price chatter. Every entry links straight to the publisher — nothing is rehosted here, and the excerpt is the publisher’s own.

• 26d ago

  EU financial watchdogs warn quantum computing poses imminent threat to blockchain encryption

  The warning brings renewed urgency to the debate over how bitcoin should deal with legacy addresses whose public keys are already exposed onchain.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 26d ago

  Trump administration weighs a global stablecoin plan to cement dollar's dominance

  Washington is a mulling plan to actively promote USD-backed stablecoins worldwide in a bid to cement the greenback's global reserve status.

  CoinDeskDeFi

• 26d ago

  A week of AI coding cut a quantum-safe bitcoin transaction estimate from $320 to $66

  StarkWare, which conducted the research, says contest participants using AI tools made the computation about five times faster, though the $66 figure has not yet been demonstrated in another transaction mined on Bitcoin.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 26d ago

  Dogecoin down 8%, bitcoin under $84,000 as Treasury yields hit highest level since 2007

  A rebound in oil, the strongest U.S. business survey in five years and a poorly received five-year note sale pushed borrowing costs higher, with DOGE leading token losses.

  CoinDeskBitcoinRegulation

• 26d ago

  Kalshi says it is not being investigated by the CFTC over trading activity

  The prediction market says unusual patterns in its ether perpetual market are the result of liquidity incentives.

  CoinDeskEthereumMarketsRegulation

• 26d ago

  Former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang found dead following public dispute with the firm

  The crypto community is seeking answers after 37-year-old growth executive Hsin-Ju Chuang was found dead in a remote California desert vehicle.

  CoinDeskSecurity

• 26d ago

  White House adviser defends President Trump's crypto ties in wake of Clarity Act defeat

  President Donald Trump's crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, accused Democrats of unfairly amplifying Trump's crypto ties as a political weapon.

  CoinDesk

• 27d ago

  Inside the FBI’s little-known annual crypto crime gathering

  The Virtual Asset Technical Exchange brings together investigators, law enforcement officials, and crypto-security specialists to exchange intelligence on a wide range of crimes involving digital assets.

  CoinDesk

• 27d ago

  Crypto Long & Short: Inside the chain settling $150 billion of stablecoins a week

  Tron launched as a content-distribution project and has become the settlement layer for a large share of the world's USDT, processing roughly $150 billion to $190 billion of stablecoin transfers a week. Josh Olszewicz of Canary Capital breaks down how the network's economics work and what stablecoin regulation could do to the thesis.

  CoinDeskRegulationDeFi

• 27d ago

  Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book

  Nearly $18 billion in bitcoin and ether options will expire on Friday, potentially reshaping dealer hedging flows and short-term volatility.

  CoinDeskBitcoinEthereumMarkets

• 27d ago

  MoonPay to acquire SEC-registered North Capital in $60 million all-stock deal

  The acquisition will support MoonPay’s aim of supporting mass adoption of tokenized real-world assets, CEO Ivan Soto-Wright said.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 27d ago

  Live updates: Bitcoin pulls back to $84,000 as bond yields fly higher

  The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has soared 18 basis points on Wednesday to its highest level since 2007.

  CoinDeskBitcoinRegulationDeFi

• 27d ago

  The S&P 500 has a 'breadth' problem. Crypto doesn’t.

  Your day-ahead look for Sept. 23, 2026

  CoinDesk

• 27d ago

  Bitcoin consolidates near $86,000 as rally narrows and Brent slips below $100

  Thirty-eight of the 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents were lower on the day, with bitcoin cash up 32% over 24 hours on a CME futures listing.

  CoinDeskBitcoinMarkets

• 27d ago

  BitMEX shuts down: perpetuals pioneer officially closes it doors after 11 years

  The exchange, co-founded by Arthur Hayes, stopped trading and deposits, but says users can still log in and withdraw funds as its wind-down continues.

  CoinDesk

• 27d ago

  FTX, Alameda-linked wallets send $75 million in ether to Wintermute, onchain data shows

  Onchain analysts PeckShield and EmberCN say the funds moved to a Wintermute wallet, but neither a sale nor the purpose of the transfer have been confirmed.

  CoinDeskEthereum

• 27d ago

  BlackRock says AI agents could drive stablecoin and crypto adoption

  The asset manager sees payments as the nearer-term opportunity, while markets for computing capacity remain at an early stage

  CoinDeskMarketsDeFi

• 27d ago

  Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate

  Coinbase now allows users to borrow the USDC stablecoin against their bitcoin at a fixed interest rate and repayment date.

  CoinDeskBitcoinDeFi

• 27d ago

  XRP Ledger retries upgrade that lets banks split payment and compliance duties

  The upgrade could activate Oct. 5, letting businesses give another account limited powers such as making payments or approving customers without handing over full control.

  CoinDesk

• 27d ago

  Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds

  Alpenglow would let exchanges, bridges and merchants treat payments as irreversible almost immediately.

  CoinDesk

• 27d ago

  Bitcoin's on a streak it hasn't hit since 2012

  Bitcoin’s 10% September gain puts it on track for a rare three-month winning streak last seen in 2012.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 27d ago

  Zcash leads crypto majors with a 10% gain as bitcoin holds near $87,000

  Falling oil eased inflation worries through the Asian session, while a bill to make the government's bitcoin stockpile permanent moved further through Congress than any before it.

  CoinDeskBitcoinRegulation

• 27d ago

  U.S. regulator warns about cheating risks in 'mention markets' on prediction platforms

  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a new advisory to flag the unique dangers of markets based on individuals' behavior.

  CoinDeskMarketsRegulation

• 27d ago

  Democrats 'chose visceral hatred for' Donald Trump over crypto Clarity Act, Lummis says

  Senator Cynthia Lummis said the crypto industry should "pin it on the Democrats" in her first public remarks after last week's failed Clarity Act vote.

  CoinDesk

• 27d ago

  Crypto market structure can't wait for shot at post-election Clarity Act surge: White House

  White House and U.S. Treasury officials agree that despite some hope that Congress' "lame duck" session could see the bill again, the work's in regulators' hands.

  CoinDeskMarketsRegulation

• 27d ago

  Canada's 'Big Six' banks to launch interbank tokenized deposit initiative

  Initial testing will focus on moving digital commercial deposits across participating institutions before linking to broader digital asset ecosystems.

  CoinDesk

• 28d ago

  Next for the U.S. SEC: Agency's chief crypto counsel illuminates path for custody

  Taylor Lindman, the top lawyer on the agency's Crypto Task Force, says the SEC is trying to get firms comfortable with blockchain technology and crypto assets.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 28d ago

  European central banks push to expand stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking

  Central bankers argue that indirect yield structures blur the line between electronic payment tokens and commercial bank deposits, distorting financial system competition.

  CoinDeskRegulationDeFi

• 28d ago

  Bitcoin, ether perpetual volumes on Kalshi are dominated by an unusual, repetitive trade, data shows

  CoinDesk found one $5,499 trade size accounting for 57% of sampled ether-perpetual volume, while recurring $2,500 and $5,000 trade sizes made up 54% of sampled bitcoin-perpetual volume.

  CoinDeskBitcoinEthereum

• 28d ago

  Why Payward-backed Reap is betting on non-USD stablecoins for 24/7 cross-border FX settlement

  Reap is preparing to add a Mexican peso stablecoin and is exploring Hong Kong dollar, euro, won and yen tokens for foreign exchange outside banking hours.

  CoinDeskDeFi