Crypto news today

Chinese regulators are pumping the brakes on IPOs for humanoid robot firms, citing sky-high valuations and revenue concerns. Insiders report informal delays.

White hat hackers intercepted about 40% of BTC moved in the second Coldcard exploit wave, securing 52 BTC in a Wyoming trust for victims.

Firmus is gearing up for a $5B IPO on the ASX, with trading set to start October 22. The data center operator is partnering with Nvidia, Megaport, and CDC.

Meta announces Petal, a 7,000 km transatlantic cable connecting the US and France with a record-breaking 1 Pbps capacity, set to go live in 2029.

CoinFerenceX and The Best Event are teaming up for a two-day Web3 summit in Singapore, October 5–6, 2026, at Gardens by the Bay during Asia Crypto Week.

Solstice CEO Ben Nadareski says rising liquidity and institutional activity are dampening crypto cycles. Glassnode: BTC volatility fell from 84.4% to 43%.

Starting in 2027, South Korean AI researchers can serve three years in labs at companies like Samsung and LG. 240 slots, half for corporate R&D centers.

Alibaba launches the Zhenwu V900 AI accelerator by T-Head, boasting triple the performance of the M890, 216GB memory, 1200GB/s inter-chip, FP8/FP4. Ships Q1 202

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw nearly $1 billion in daily inflows—the highest since October 2025 and a record for 2026—while BTC briefly surged above $87,000.

Texas has frozen new data center permits until a full audit of energy use, tax incentives, and water consumption wraps up. Over 470 GW await grid connection.

Bitcoin tops $87,329 for the first time since January as US spot Bitcoin ETFs rake in a record $999M in a single day. BTC now trades near $85,500.

USDe briefly dropped to $0.92 against USDT on Binance before bouncing back to $1. No similar moves on other exchanges or DEXes. Echoes of the 2025 depeg.

Animoca Brands has paused reverse merger talks with Currenc, pushing back its planned Nasdaq listing. The company says it's still committed to a major exchange

Foreign crypto exchanges may inject liquidity into Russia’s market, narrowing price gaps and enabling arbitrage. Local traders must report to the tax service.

Cardano now supports the x402 standard, letting AI agents and apps pay for online services using ADA and Cardano tokens. Module tested on testnet.

Australia's Treasury highlights AI as a top economic game-changer for the next 40 years but skips crypto entirely—Coinbase flags the digital finance gap.

Arthur Hayes warns the AI debt bubble tops $1T, raising risks for insurers. He sees two scenarios for US intervention and a potential new wave of QE.

Strive just bought 1,355 BTC for $107.7M at $79,475 each, boosting its stash to 26,355 BTC. The company remains the fifth largest public Bitcoin holder.

Trueo is migrating its prediction market from Base to Ethereum, aiming for deeper integrations and access to the mainnet's broader DeFi ecosystem.

Kakao Pay and KakaoBank are teaming up with Fireblocks to explore stablecoin and digital asset infrastructure. Here’s what it could mean for the crypto market.

A federal prosecutor in Manhattan is probing whether Binance knowingly allowed trades that violated U.S. sanctions against Iran. Compliance is under the microsc

DarkSword is targeting iPhones running iOS 13–26.5, stealing crypto wallet keys via Safari links. Update your iOS now to stay safe from this critical exploit.

Circle just minted 1,500,000,000 USDC, sparking talk of fresh liquidity and a possible altseason. Is this the signal traders have been waiting for?

BTC/GOLD hits 19.8. Previous surges in this ratio lined up with Bitcoin bull runs in 2017, 2020–2021. The all-time high was just over 40 in December 2024.