Bitcoin, Ethereum and digital assets — prices, regulation and on-chain trends.
The world's biggest asset manager wants a third bitcoin ETF: PBIT, a buffer fund built on IBIT options that absorbs the first slice of losses and gives up part of the upside in return.
The AIFC court issued injunctions against Coinbase, BingX, Bitcoin.com, HTX, BitMart and WEEX for operating without licenses, extending the crackdown to Google and Apple's app stores.
Binance launched AI Pro on October 19, 2026 — a chat-driven AI agent that converts plain-language trading ideas into backtested-style automated strategies, starting with spot and USDS-M futures.
Bitcoin held above $82,000 on Monday after President Trump declared the US-Iran deal finished and ordered the Strait of Hormuz reopened, draining the war premium out of oil.
Marqeta and Coinbase expanded their partnership on Oct. 16 so businesses can issue cards funded by stablecoin balances, with Coinbase handling custody and conversion and Base settling on-chain.
Privacy coins are crypto's best-performing sector of 2026: a first US spot ETF, four major protocol upgrades and record shielded usage. The five coins that earned their place, with live prices and the verified story behind each.
In an Oct. 18 interview, Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi described a future where trading, banking and asset management share one account — and said the pending Saldo acquisition unlocks interest and lending in Europe.
Allium's Q3 2026 report shows stablecoin payments rose 45% to $482 billion in the first nine months of 2026 while total supply barely moved, as Visa's 160-plus card programs and Mastercard's infrastructure push pull crypto into everyday spending.
Binance and Coinbase took part in 'Joint Disruption Week,' an international operation against West African fraud rings that produced 28 arrests, 3.7 million account removals and $11 million in flagged funds.
Circle says 59 cents of every dollar it earned in the first half went to USDC distribution partners, pushing back on rivals offering bigger cuts — while its biggest partner, Coinbase, backs the competition.
Four years after raising at a $4.5B valuation, Binance.US is said to be courting investors again at roughly $1B, seeking up to $100M to rebuild its US business.
Bitcoin at $1.64 trillion, ETF money coming back, Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade, Solana's nine spot ETFs, and a controversial $24.8 billion newcomer: the ten largest cryptocurrencies on October 17, 2026, and the verifiable 2026 story behind each.
