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.

• 17d ago

  BNY in talks with Kraken parent Payward over infrastructure partnership

  The potential agreement could span digital assets, custody, trading, payments and other financial-market infrastructure.

  CoinDeskMarkets

• 17d ago

  Once a $2 billion Ethereum layer-2, Blast is shutting down after assets plunge 98%

  Once home to more than $2 billion in crypto assets, Blast is shutting down as activity fades, costs rise, and bigger platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood build networks of their own.

  CoinDeskEthereum

• 17d ago

  Trump’s potential AI czar, Jay Clayton, helped pioneer the SEC’s crypto crackdown

  The former SEC chairman who may be tapped to oversee the Trump administration's AI work has a potentially divisive history as a watchdog of tech innovation.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 18d ago

  America at a crossroads: Commissioner Peirce’s parting challenge

  It is incumbent upon us to continue Commissioner Peirce’s mission, writes Will Schwartz, policy associate at the Blockchain Association.

  CoinDesk

• 18d ago

  U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%

  Bitcoin held earlier gains following the report, up more than 2% over the past 24 hours and just below $87,000.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 18d ago

  Cboe wants to turn VIX into a never-ending trade

  Your day-ahead look for Oct. 2, 2026

  CoinDesk

• 18d ago

  Live updates: Bitcoin reverses big early gains following soft U.S. jobs data

  Bond yields also suffered a major whipsaw, turning higher by the afternoon after early declines.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 18d ago

  Crypto traders are in risk-on mode as bitcoin dominance nears return to 60%

  Bitcoin dominance is closing in on 60% while USDT's has slipped to 6.3%, pointing to a market growing more comfortable with risk.

  CoinDeskBitcoinMarkets

• 18d ago

  Bitcoin open interest jumps $2.3 billion as traders pay more for bullish positions

  Rising open interest and funding rates signal renewed demand for bullish bitcoin exposure.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 18d ago

  Tether's USDT is 'coming home' to Bitcoin after more than a decade

  A Tether-backed project, Utexo, plans to support private USDT transfers, direct swaps between BTC and USDT and loans backed by BTC, while keeping most transaction data off Bitcoin’s public ledger.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 18d ago

  Bitcoin tops $86,000 ahead of U.S. jobs report

  Bitcoin is up roughly 3% in October as traders await September’s jobs data, while rising bond yields, a stronger dollar weigh on broader markets.

  CoinDeskBitcoinMarkets

• 18d ago

  SEC proposes new crypto custody rules for investment advisers and funds

  The regulator issued a proposed rule for custody, marking a swan song for its inaugural Crypto Task Force chief, Commissioner Hester Peirce, who exits this week.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 18d ago

  Another Trump memecoin dinner advertised for token's top investors

  The company managing the memecoin calls the November event the "most exclusive dinner in the world."

  CoinDesk

• 19d ago

  Crypto for Advisors: The CLARITY Act failed, but the rules came anyway

  CoinDesk

• 19d ago

  NEAR Intents hit by $3.8 million exploit as crypto's rough year of hacks continues

  The popular cross-chain trading system said Friday the exploiter returned all stolen assets a day later a bug affected deposits and withdrawals across several networks.

  CoinDeskSecurity

• 19d ago

  Live updates: Bitcoin posts tentative gains as rates drop ahead of Friday's jobs report

  The euro is losing ground versus the greenback as spiking French bond yields revive memories of the European sovereign debt crisis.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 19d ago

  Illinois agrees to six-month delay of crypto tax as industry continues court battle

  Both sides agreed the 0.2% tax should be put off until July 1, if the court approves the deal, which will let the state and industry focus on the legal dispute.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 19d ago

  Crypto lost $1.26 billion in hacks while bitcoin bulls enjoyed a monster quarter

  Your day-ahead look for Oct. 1, 2026

  CoinDeskBitcoinSecurity

• 19d ago

  Synthetic tokenized stocks are bad for American investors

  U.S. markets are the envy of the world because investors trust that whoever owns a share owns it fully, writes Aaron Kaplan, founder of Promethum. The synthetic models cheapens that trust, shortchanges U.S. investors, and undercuts the issuer-led capital markets model.

  CoinDeskMarkets

• 19d ago

  Bitcoin kicks off new quarter in the old $82,000-$85,000 price range

  Prices briefly topped $85,000 on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation cooled bets on Fed rate hikes, But bulls couldn’t hold the move and spot ETFs didn’t help.

  CoinDeskBitcoinMarkets

• 19d ago

  Citigroup raises 12-month bitcoin target to $113,000 as ETF inflows resume

  Citi also raised its 12-month target for ether from from $2,240 to $3,028.

  CoinDeskBitcoinEthereumMarkets

• 19d ago

  MetaMask security incident forces Ethereum staking exits, no funds at risk

  An Ethereum security researcher estimates about 0.36 ETH in rewards was diverted, while precautionary exits cover validators holding roughly 523,000 ETH.

  CoinDeskEthereumDeFi

• 19d ago

  Dogecoin gets DeFi testnet as DogeOS bets miners will eventually secure its apps

  DogeOS wants to turn DOGE into more than a payments and speculation asset, but its applications still rely on selected operators rather than Dogecoin miners.

  CoinDeskMiningDeFi

• 19d ago

  Bitcoin's soft-inflation pop to $85,500 fades as bond yields refuse to fall

  A cooler-than-expected PCE report sent bitcoin briefly above $85,000 on Wednesday. Treasury yields held near their highest since 2002 and the gains drained away.

  CoinDeskBitcoinRegulationSecurity

• 19d ago

  Crypto industry gave $8 million to Clarity Act lobbyists who didn't close the deal

  In the first half of this year, the sector poured millions into lobbying, with most of it tied to pushing the U.S. market structure bill to a goal it never reached.

  CoinDeskMarketsRegulation

• 19d ago

  Open USD takes on Tether, Circle with a different stablecoin model that's 'building money'

  The “overwhelming majority” of Open Standard’s equity will be distributed over time to partners based on how much they help grow the stablecoin, CEO Zach Abrams said.

  CoinDeskDeFi

• 19d ago

  U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims

  As it battles with states over prediction markets, the CFTC sent two related rules on swaps definitions for White House review.

  CoinDeskMarketsRegulation

• 20d ago

  Crypto Long & Short: What will the AI agents run on?

  CoinDesk

• 20d ago

  Clock's ticking: UK's crypto regulatory application window opens with February deadline

  The five-month application window precedes the new regulatory framework’s planned introduction in October 2027, after years of legislative development.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 20d ago

  Cardano tapped by Brazil’s state oil giant to track cleaner jet fuel and diesel

  Petrobras is testing the blockchain in two research projects aimed at preventing emissions benefits from being counted twice and tracing fuel data across production and use.

  CoinDesk