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.
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Nvidia Hits Record High as Market Value Reaches $5.7 Trillion
The AI chipmaker's stock topped its May peak on Friday, helped by a record $150 billion buyback and a weak jobs report that cooled bets on Fed rate hikes.
Decrypt · Oct 2, 2026
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.
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CoinDesk · Oct 2, 2026
Possible next crypto czar, Jay Clayton, began crypto's regulation-by-enforcement at SEC
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.
CoinDesk · Oct 2, 2026
Bitcoin Heads Higher on Macro Moves: Where Does BTC Go Next?
A jobs report miss just erased the odds of an October rate hike, and BTC is now knocking on the door of its yearly ceiling.
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Decrypt · Oct 2, 2026
71% of UK finance leaders expect tokenization to reshape financial services: Lloyds
A Lloyds survey found that faster payments and settlement are the most significant perceived benefits of tokenization, as the UK builds infrastructure for tokenized finance.
Cointelegraph · Oct 2, 2026
Crypto’s billions are back, but the premiums aren’t
Kalshi seeks a $40 billion valuation, while Blockchain.com targets an IPO and crypto treasury companies struggle to maintain their once-high valuations.
Cointelegraph · Oct 2, 2026
Bitcoin briefly hits $87K as weak US jobs data sends bond yields lower
Bitcoin climbed after weaker-than-expected payrolls pushed Treasury yields lower, but order-book resistance kept BTC from reaching new macro highs.
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Cointelegraph · Oct 2, 2026
‘Euro stablecoin isn’t enough’: EU issuers make case for USD tokens
European issuers say Europe cannot ignore demand for dollar stablecoins as businesses seek USD liquidity for global payments and settlement.
Cointelegraph · Oct 2, 2026
Furious debate about THORChain vs NEAR shows idealism has limits
The furious debate over Bitget’s $387.7M of hacked funds comes down to whether ideals around “permissionless and decentralized” tech means never intervening — even if you could.
Cointelegraph · Oct 2, 2026
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 · Oct 2, 2026
'Uptober' Off With a Bang as Bitcoin Surges to $86K
Cooler inflation and two dovish Fed speakers have shifted the odds toward a rate hold, with payrolls due and CPI landing on October 14.
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Decrypt · Oct 2, 2026
U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September. with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%
Ahead of the report, traders were pricing in only a 23% of a second Fed rate hike at the U.S. central bank's policy meeting later this month.
CoinDesk · Oct 2, 2026
Circle urges EU to revise stablecoin reserve rules in MiCA review
Circle wants the EU to replace mandatory bank-deposit minimums with more flexible liquidity rules and preserve cross-border stablecoin issuance.
Cointelegraph · Oct 2, 2026
Morning Minute: NEAR Intents Hacked for $3.8M - Was It A Bullish Hack?
Hacks are never good, but a rapid response, user compensation and 1-hour bug fixing seems to top the spectrum of team reactions.
Decrypt · Oct 2, 2026
BNB Chain crosses $1B in tokenized stocks, ETFs as market hits $3.7B
Tokenized stocks and ETFs on BNB Chain reached $1.1 billion as the broader market climbed to $3.7 billion, putting the network’s share at roughly 30%.
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Cointelegraph · Oct 2, 2026
Cboe wants to turn VIX into a never-ending trade
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 2, 2026
CoinDesk · Oct 2, 2026
US Designates Russia's A7 Network as Transnational Criminal Organization
Treasury's proposed rule aims to cut A7's front companies off from U.S. finance—including crypto, where its ruble token moved $179 billion.
Decrypt · Oct 2, 2026