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.

• 35m ago

  Kazakhstan court bars Coinbase, five others from unlicensed crypto services in Astana International Financial Centre

  The court injunctions apply strictly to users within the AIFC and do not extend across the rest of Kazakhstan.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 1h ago

  Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs join objections to OKX-ICE tokenized stock trading

  Seven more issuers have opted out of being listed on the planned tokenized stock venue under the SEC's framework, bringing its disclosed objection count to 16.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 2h ago

  France's parliament approves vote to hit stablecoin trades with 31% capital gains tax

  Amendment I-3898 removes tax deferral for MiCA-compliant stablecoins starting January 2027.

  CoinDeskRegulationDeFi

• 2h ago

  Equity weakness could damp demand for bitcoin after biggest ETF inflows in a month

  Your day-ahead look for Oct. 20, 2026

  CoinDeskBitcoinMarkets

• 2h ago

  JPMorgan sees 10% annual bitcoin returns, topping stocks, bonds and gold over next decade

  The report marks the first time JPMorgan has put a range on bitcoin returns in its research, though the bank remains cautious about BTC's role in portfolios.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 3h ago

  Bitcoin drops to $81,400 as Asian chip stocks tumble, options traders seek downside protection

  Bitcoin slipped 0.5% to around $81,400 even after the biggest daily spot ETF inflow in nearly a month as South Korea's Kospi index fell 3.7% on AI worries.

  CoinDeskBitcoinMarkets

• 3h ago

  Live updates: Market nervousness persists as the AI selloff deepens

  South Korea’s KOSPI fell almost 4%, accompanied by one of the weakest IPO debuts in the country’s history, with data center company Elice tumbling around 30%.

  CoinDeskMarkets

• 4h ago

  South Korean IPO slump adds to AI market jitters as Brent crude tops $111

  Elice’s debut slump added to concerns over AI infrastructure valuations, while rising oil prices compounded market uncertainty.

  CoinDeskMarkets

• 5h ago

  Bitcoin ETFs just saw their biggest day in a month thanks entirely to BlackRock

  Fidelity's FBTC and Grayscale's GBTC saw outflows of $83.6 million and $54.9 million, respectively.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 17h ago

  Tether: Senator's investigation misses positive work that's led to lower Iran volumes

  The stablecoin issuer's CEO, Paolo Ardoino, has been defending against accusations that the firm's stablecoins have fueled financial activity in Iran.

  CoinDeskDeFi

• 21h ago

  U.S. CFTC rebuffs CME legal stance in consequential fight over perpetual futures

  The future of perps in the U.S. may be at stake as the CFTC argues that CME hasn't shown the new policy is hurting it after the agency OK'd its first bitcoin perp.

  CoinDeskBitcoinRegulation

• 23h ago

  Zerohash rolls out a new tool to move crypto without copying wallet addresses

  The launch comes as Zerohash bids for a federal trust charter.

  CoinDesk

• 1d ago

  Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is building a new programming language for the network

  Hoskinson said on X the language will bundle transaction requests with cryptographic proofs. He hasn’t shared a name, specs or a release date.

  CoinDesk

• 1d ago

  Strategy's price chart is about to flash a major bullish signal weeks after bitcoin did

  Your day-ahead look for Oct. 19, 2026

  CoinDeskBitcoinMarkets

• 1d ago

  Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $82,000 as Nasdaq rebounds more than 1%

  Bitcoin treasury company Strive continued to add large numbers of BTC to its balance sheet, while far larger peer Strategy acquired only a small amount.

  CoinDeskBitcoinRegulation

• 1d ago

  Bitcoin extends bounce above $82,000 as stocks rebound, DeFi tokens lead altcoin gains

  Bitcoin rose 0.8% to around $82,700 as China’s GDP beat estimates and Nasdaq futures rebounded, while the CoinDesk 80 gained 1.3% and DeFi led gains.

  CoinDeskBitcoinDeFi

• 1d ago

  JPMorgan brings JPM Coin, representing dollar deposits, to Ethereum

  JPMorgan's dollar deposit token is heading to Ethereum as the lender looks to offer it to wider selection of institutional clients.

  CoinDeskEthereum

• 1d ago

  Crypto vault deposits top $10 billion as lending risks draw regulatory scrutiny

  Curator-managed lending strategies are attracting institutional capital, while exposing depositors to collateral, liquidity and smart-contract risks.

  CoinDeskRegulationDeFi

• 1d ago

  Bitcoin mining offshoot Nscale loses Microsoft AI deal as power delay stretches into 2030s

  The Nvidia-backed company planned to deliver 23,000 AI chips in the U.K. next year, but its grid connection may not be ready until the 2030s.

  CoinDeskBitcoinMining

• 1d ago

  CME’s bitcoin cash, uniswap futures, global PMIs: Crypto Week Ahead

  Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 19.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 1d ago

  Bitcoin whale moves $34 million in BTC it got in 2013 when coins traded at $131

  A bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moved 411 BTC, now worth about $34 million. It is one of several long-dormant wallets to wake up recently.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 1d ago

  Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers

  The team behind Zakura wants every swap through NEAR Intents to get its own key, so a refund address left on NEAR’s public chain can’t expose a user’s wider payment history.

  CoinDesk

• 1d ago

  XRP Ledger is set to fix its lending code before anyone can use it

  Validators have a bug-fix patch on course to go live Friday. The lending system it partly repairs is still 10 votes short of approval.

  CoinDeskDeFi

• 1d ago

  Bitcoin, Korea’s Kospi and Nasdaq futures rally as China GDP beats estimates

  Bitcoin, Nasdaq futures and Asian stocks rally as stronger-than-expected China GDP and falling oil prices lift risk appetite.

  CoinDeskBitcoinMarkets

• 1d ago

  Deutsche Bank targets Asia crypto custody expansion in 2027 as German launch nears

  The service will initially support bitcoin, ether and the stablecoins USDC, EURC and EURAU, with the bank managing clients’ wallets and private keys.

  CoinDeskBitcoinEthereumDeFi

• 1d ago

  SEC tokenized stock framework faces issuer pushback as Broadcom, Verizon object to OKX-ICE listing

  Eight more companies objected to trading on the planned OKX-ICE venue, while Nasdaq has separately said it would opt out under the SEC’s framework.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 1d ago

  The White House's crypto chief departs: State of Crypto

  Patrick Witt announced his departure from the White House last week.

  CoinDesk

• 1d ago

  Wall Street freaked out Friday, but VIX and bitcoin trades say the fear may fade Monday.

  Wall Street's fear gauge, the VIX index, spiked on Friday as stocks dropped. History says Friday panics usually fade on Monday. Seasonality and calm bitcoin markets suggest the same.

  CoinDeskBitcoinMarkets

• 1d ago

  Latvia eyes crypto tax payments in 2027 as parliament overhauls crypto taxation

  Parliament passed a law taxing crypto withdrawals above deposits rather than individual trades, featuring a one-time declaration mechanism.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 2d ago

  Stablecoin supply stalls, but payments jump 45% as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe connect crypto to cash

  Analytics firm Allium said stablecoin payments hit $482 billion this year so far, up 45%, as card spending surges and global payment firms add crypto rails.

  CoinDeskDeFi