BLOCKCHAIN • CRYPTOCURRENCY • NARRATIVE JOURNALISM
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Bitcoin educator and author
Author of Mastering Bitcoin and The Internet of Money, widely regarded as one of the most effective educators in Bitcoin's history.
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Benjamin Cowen
Macro technical analyst behind Into The Cryptoverse
Nic Carter
General Partner at Castle Island Ventures
Hasu
Head of Research at Flashbots
ZachXBT
Independent on-chain investigator
David Hoffman
Co-founder of BanklessOctober 7, 2026
Russia has approved Sberbank, the country's largest state-owned bank, as a regulated crypto custodian authorized to hold Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether's USDT on behalf of clients, a significant step in Russia's push to bring digital assets under formal banking oversight.
October 8, 2026
President Trump declared that the United States will not strike Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, a timing signal that landed squarely in crypto markets as Bitcoin moved higher on the news.
October 8, 2026
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe has pushed back hard against claims that artificial intelligence poses a meaningful threat to Bitcoin's cryptographic security, arguing that the network's foundations remain intact against any near-term AI-driven attack.
October 8, 2026
Sui has announced the mainnet rollout of Hashi, its Bitcoin-backed lending protocol, with more than $500 million in committed capital backing the launch. The figure signals serious institutional appetite for what the network is building at the intersection of Bitcoin liquidity and decentralized finance.
October 7, 2026
Selig's remarks underscore a recurring tension: the CFTC has been pressing Congress to deliver clear statutory authority over digital asset markets, but legislative action has repeatedly stalled.
October 6, 2026
Polymarket has taken the Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), to court in a direct challenge to the authority's ban on event contracts, opening a legal front that could determine whether prediction markets can operate freely in the Netherlands.