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The crypto super PAC Fairshake has named 32 US House candidates it will back with an initial $6 million, signalling the industry's intent to shape the 2026 midterms.

OKX and ICE, the parent of the New York Stock Exchange, have filed with the SEC to launch round-the-clock tokenized trading of 63 US stocks — a landmark pairing of a crypto exchange and Wall Street infrastructure.

BlackRock has laid out how tokenization could reshape everyday investment portfolios, with its strategies going on-chain via Ondo Finance — a signal tokenized assets are moving from pilot to product.

The CFTC has proposed its first federal framework for leveraged retail crypto trading, joining the SEC's rulemaking push after the CLARITY Act stalled — but no one yet owns spot-market oversight.

Japan's Metaplanet ended Q3 holding 44,000 BTC after selling 10,000 and buying back 11,000 to prove liquidity, and is now capping borrowing in favour of a yield-focused 'income' strategy.

Stripe plans to expand its stablecoin-linked cards to more than 100 countries by the end of 2026, moving dollar stablecoins from crypto novelty to everyday payments plumbing.

Agency grows from 16 to 40 Champions and adds six major new clients amid wider shift towards on-demand talent. Brand Champions has doubled its annual revenue year on year, growing from £1.5 million in 2025 to £3 million already in 2026, driven by rising demand for flexible, on-demand marketing expertise. The agency has also expanded its team from 16 to 40 Champions since the start of 2026 and added six major new clients across agriculture, hospitality, pharmaceuticals and the

The EU's MiCA review has drawn competing submissions, with ESMA seeking tougher powers while Circle and Hyperliquid lobby to loosen stablecoin reserve and derivatives rules.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew about $6.3 billion in Q3 as Bitcoin rose roughly 43%, but heavy first-half outflows leave the funds up only around $1 billion for all of 2026.

BNY, the world's largest custody bank, is in talks with Kraken parent Payward on a partnership spanning crypto products, custody, trading, payments and infrastructure.

XRP Ledger validators are voting on a native lending protocol built into the chain's base code, part of Ripple's bid to bring institutional credit and on-chain loans to XRPL.

South Africa's Absa has launched Africa's first bank-run institutional crypto custody platform, built with Ripple and supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Ledger assets and USDC.

A weak September US jobs report pushed Bitcoin past $86,000 and the total crypto market cap above $3 trillion as traders slashed the odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike.

Solana ETFs have overtaken XRP funds by assets, reaching $1.91 billion versus $1.69 billion, as institutional inflows into SOL accelerate at more than double XRP's pace.

A $3.8 million exploit hit NEAR Intents and paused services across 11 blockchains, but the attacker returned every coin within 24 hours after the team made contact.

The IMF has released roughly $139 million to El Salvador and waived its breach of a no-Bitcoin-accumulation condition, keeping the country's loan programme on track.

The SEC has proposed its first dedicated crypto custody framework, giving registered advisers and funds a compliant way to hold digital assets, including limited self-custody.

French SaaS firm VKARD has acquired fellow digital-business-card startup Cardynale to consolidate the market and expand across Europe.

Organic retailer Naturalia is celebrating 20 years of its private label with a comic campaign directed by Eric Judor via agency Altmann+Partners.

A Webedia Brand Xperiences study finds young French adults flocking to creator-led and offbeat sports formats, splitting their viewing evenly between social media and TV.