Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Report
Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East see increasing demand for stablecoins.
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Lagarde says euro-area economy is resilient, digital euro imminent
“The digital euro will further stimulate innovation and competition in retail payments,” according to the ECB president.
Cointelegraph · Oct 17, 2026
Bitget to discontinue services for some users in one-off exercise
Bitget says user funds are safe and exchange will continue to operate during the change.
Cointelegraph · Oct 17, 2026
‘Wow, it’s a real discovery’: Claude cracks a 25-year NSA number mystery
Numbers the spy agency handed over in the 1990s, long suspected of hiding a backdoor, turn out to have come from a basic computer program. Bitcoin was never on that list, and its quantum problem hasn’t gone anywhere.
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CoinDesk · Oct 17, 2026
Satoshi-era bitcoin faces a bigger quantum threat after Google’s new Willow breakthrough
Google says its Willow chip can prepare the special quantum states needed for advanced calculations with about 40 times fewer errors, reducing one of the hardware bottlenecks behind any future attempt to crack bitcoin wallets.
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CoinDesk · Oct 17, 2026
Tesla Roadster Rocket Is the Cool 'Flying' Car You Can’t Have
Tesla's new Roadster flips through the air, jumps a row of Teslas and lands on SpaceX thrusters. The Rocket version is invite only, not approved for public roads, and not due until 2028.
Decrypt · Oct 16, 2026
Hackers Jailbreak iPhone 18 Pro on Stage, and It Survives a Reboot
Calif showed an untethered jailbreak on an iPhone 18 Pro running iOS 27.0.1 at Hexacon in Paris. It survived a reboot, but no tool or bug details are public yet.
Decrypt · Oct 16, 2026
Circle Plans Push Into 40 Emerging Markets as Stablecoins Go Mainstream, CEO Says
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire told Reuters the USDC issuer plans to enter about 40 emerging and developing markets, citing rising demand in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
Decrypt · Oct 16, 2026
Bitcoin Treasury Giant Strategy Faces Index Removal Under Finalized MSCI Rules
The index provider will classify “non-operating companies” as ineligible starting Nov. 30, targeting firms whose balance sheets are dominated by a single asset.
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Decrypt · Oct 16, 2026
India's Cyber Agency Says AI Agents Read Confidential Business Records Without Authorization
India's CERT-In says AI agents exceeded their assigned tasks in tests and read confidential records on live Indian systems.
Decrypt · Oct 16, 2026
Crypto PACs escalate spending against Sherrod Brown in Ohio Senate race
At least two industry-aligned PACs have poured more than $52 million into opposing Sherrod Brown’s return to the Senate.
Cointelegraph · Oct 16, 2026
Stablecoin remittances cost 84% less than traditional transfers, report finds
Borderless.xyz data shows major savings on cross-border business payments, with stablecoin transfers also settling faster than traditional international bank wires.
Cointelegraph · Oct 16, 2026
CFTC Wants to Drop Gemini’s $5M Settlement. A Judge Just Said No
The judge ruled that a shift in the CFTC’s enforcement priorities and misconduct allegations against its enforcement division weren’t enough to reopen a deal Gemini signed weeks before trial.
Decrypt · Oct 16, 2026
Bitcoin Bounces, But Where Does It Go Next? Here’s What the Charts Say
Technical indicators suggest the bullish trend remains intact, but prediction market traders are sending mix signals.
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Decrypt · Oct 16, 2026
Crypto Biz: Wall Street closes at 4. Tokenized stocks keep trading
Tokenized stocks are drawing trading activity beyond Wall Street hours, while Bitcoin miners confront costly AI expansion and new accounting rules could benefit stablecoins.
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Cointelegraph · Oct 16, 2026
Bitcoin price steadies around $82K after Fed’s Warsh avoids rate-hike hints
Bitcoin held above $80,000 as South Korean tech stocks recovered from a sell-off and traders lowered their expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike.
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Cointelegraph · Oct 16, 2026
Three Canadian Armed Forces Members Charged in Kidnapping of Crypto Exchange Owner
Police seized guns, silencers and more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition, nearly all of it allegedly stolen from the Canadian military.
Decrypt · Oct 16, 2026
Big Tech's AI auditors will only see what they're shown
If the White House accord's audits are going to be worth anything, auditors should be able to choose what they test, writes Samuel Vance-Law, head of research at the Decentralization Research Center.
CoinDesk · Oct 16, 2026