October 9, 2026
Standard Chartered plans to offer digital-asset custody services in Singapore, according to the bank's own announcement. The proposal is explicitly subject to regulatory approval, a condition also highlighted in CoinGape's report on the plan.
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The UK's sanctions regime allows designation on the basis of suspected links, meaning platforms do not need to be convicted of an offence before restrictions take effect. That distinction matters: businesses and individuals interacting with these platforms face liability the moment the designations are published.
Read story →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.
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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.
Read story →October 7, 2026
Crypto whale Machi Big Brother is sitting on a knife's edge. On-chain analytics platform Lookonchain flagged that Machi's 39,025 ETH long position, valued at roughly $99.
Read story →October 7, 2026
Bitmine has a ceiling. Tom Lee, the firm's chairman and co-founder, has stated that Bitmine will stop purchasing Ethereum once its holdings reach 5% of the cryptocurrency's total circulating supply, setting a defined upper limit on one of the most aggressive corporate ETH accumulation strategies in the market.
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