https://cryptoweek.aiCryptoweek reports crypto news, regulation and markets. Every story opens with a short summary and a brief on what it means, with its sources linked. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/bitcoin-one-year-after-recordhttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/bitcoin-one-year-after-recordTue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000One year ago today bitcoin set its all-time high of about $126,000. On Tuesday morning, October 6, it traded near $86,200. That leaves it roughly 31% lower than a year ago, according to Yahoo Finance, though up 7.4% over the past month. Ether traded near $2,716, down about 40% on the year. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/cftc-chair-rules-firsthttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/cftc-chair-rules-firstTue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000CFTC Chairman Michael Selig has given the clearest account so far of how crypto will be regulated without a new law from Congress. Speaking at Fordham Law's Blockchain Regulatory Symposium in New York on October 5, he explained the agency's new rulemaking, Crypto Times reported. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/rain-applies-national-trust-bankhttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/rain-applies-national-trust-bankTue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Another crypto company wants a federal bank charter. Stablecoin infrastructure firm Rain has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to set up Rain National Trust Bank, PYMNTS reported October 6. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/solana-dvp-settlement-standardhttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/solana-dvp-settlement-standardTue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Solana Foundation has published a common way to settle tokenized trades, built to a major bank's requirements. Solana DvP, released October 6, is an open-source program for delivery-versus-payment settlement, Startup Fortune reported. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/securitize-lg-cns-koreahttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/securitize-lg-cns-koreaTue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Tokenization firm Securitize has found a partner in South Korea. It signed a memorandum of understanding with LG CNS, the IT services arm of LG, Crypto Times reported October 6. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/xrp-futures-six-month-highhttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/xrp-futures-six-month-highTue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Traders came back to XRP derivatives in September. Futures volume reached about $57 billion, the highest in six months, The Crypto Basic reported October 6, citing CryptoQuant data. XRP's price rose about 8% over the same month. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/cftc-crypto-rulebookhttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/cftc-crypto-rulebookMon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has started building a federal framework for leveraged crypto trading, using the law it already has. On October 5 it asked for public comment on two planned rules. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/fincen-drops-wallet-mixer-ruleshttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/fincen-drops-wallet-mixer-rulesMon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Two of the most contested crypto proposals of recent years are off the table. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has withdrawn both, Crypto Briefing reported October 5. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/fairshake-backs-32-house-incumbentshttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/fairshake-backs-32-house-incumbentsMon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The crypto industry's main political committee has named the lawmakers it wants back in Washington. Fairshake endorsed 32 House incumbents, 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats, Cointelegraph reported October 5. Every one of them voted for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in 2025. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/bitcoin-back-above-86000https://cryptoweek.ai/news/bitcoin-back-above-86000Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Bitcoin climbed back above $86,000 on Monday, and the reason had little to do with crypto. It traded near $86,100 on the morning of October 5, up about 2% on the day and 8.6% over the past month, according to Yahoo Finance. Ether was near $2,720. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/strategy-buys-334-bitcoinhttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/strategy-buys-334-bitcoinMon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Strategy added to its bitcoin holdings again last week, though only slightly. The company bought 334 bitcoin for about $28.7 million between September 28 and October 4, at an average price near $85,839, The Block reported. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/ether-etfs-outpace-bitcoin-etfshttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/ether-etfs-outpace-bitcoin-etfsSun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Ether funds are winning the contest for new money this year, though not the contest for size. US spot ether ETFs have taken in about $1.5 billion in 2026, against roughly $985 million for spot bitcoin ETFs, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis of SoSoValue data published October 4. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/armstrong-citi-stablecoin-partnershiphttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/armstrong-citi-stablecoin-partnershipSat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Citigroup and Coinbase are connecting their systems so that corporate clients can move money in stablecoins, Benzinga reported. It is a clear sign that a large US bank sees stablecoins as payments infrastructure and not only as a tool for crypto trading. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/near-intents-recovers-fundshttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/near-intents-recovers-fundsSat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000NEAR Intents lost $3.8 million in user funds to an exploit on October 1 and, within days, had all of it back. Cointelegraph reported that the attacker used a bug in the way the protocol's smart contract interacted with Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/sec-approves-3x-bitcoin-ether-fundshttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/sec-approves-3x-bitcoin-ether-fundsFri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Triple-leveraged bitcoin and ether funds are a step closer to US brokerage accounts. On October 2 the SEC approved a rule change at the Cboe BZX exchange that clears six leveraged exchange-traded products from Volatility Shares for listing. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/community-banks-sue-occhttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/community-banks-sue-occFri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The banking industry has taken its fight over crypto charters to court. The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in federal court, CoinDesk reported on October 2. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/sec-proposes-crypto-custody-ruleshttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/sec-proposes-crypto-custody-rulesThu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The SEC has proposed rewriting its custody rules so that investment advisers and funds can hold crypto without stepping outside them. The proposal, issued October 1, updates the rules under the Investment Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/new-york-wyoming-coordinate-oversighthttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/new-york-wyoming-coordinate-oversightThu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Two of the best-known state crypto regulators have agreed to work together. New York's Department of Financial Services and the Wyoming Division of Banking signed a memorandum of understanding on October 1 to coordinate oversight of virtual currency firms. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/treasury-stablecoin-state-certificationhttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/treasury-stablecoin-state-certificationWed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Treasury has drawn the line that decides which stablecoin issuers can stay with a state regulator. An interim final rule published September 30 explains how states can have their stablecoin regimes certified under the GENIUS Act, the federal stablecoin law. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/esma-mica-reviewhttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/esma-mica-reviewWed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000The EU's markets regulator wants more power over crypto than the bloc's main crypto law gives it. On September 30 the European Securities and Markets Authority published its response to the European Commission's review of MiCA, the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/uk-fca-crypto-gateway-openshttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/uk-fca-crypto-gateway-opensWed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Crypto firms that want to keep operating in the UK now have a deadline. The Financial Conduct Authority opened its authorization gateway for cryptoasset firms on September 30, and the window closes on February 28, 2027. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/illinois-digital-asset-tax-ruleshttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/illinois-digital-asset-tax-rulesMon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Illinois is moving ahead with a tax that charges crypto activity by value, and the draft rules now show how it would work. The state's Department of Revenue posted them on September 28, according to the law firm Lowenstein Sandler. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/california-meme-coin-ban-officialshttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/california-meme-coin-ban-officialsSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000California will bar public officials from launching or promoting meme coins. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill on September 27, according to a summary by the law firm Lowenstein Sandler. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/sec-staff-faqs-staking-receiptshttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/sec-staff-faqs-staking-receiptsFri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000SEC staff have answered one of decentralized finance's longest-running questions, at least informally. In FAQs published September 25, the Division of Corporation Finance set out how it classifies several kinds of crypto assets, including the receipt tokens people get when they stake. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/cz-armstrong-on-clarity-acthttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/cz-armstrong-on-clarity-actWed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000A day after the Senate declined to advance the CLARITY Act, the two best-known exchange founders gave nearly the same answer: the industry keeps going. https://cryptoweek.ai/news/senate-clarity-act-vote-failshttps://cryptoweek.ai/news/senate-clarity-act-vote-failsTue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Senate's attempt to pass a market structure law for crypto ended on September 15, when a motion to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act failed 49 to 50. It needed 60 votes. The House had approved the bill 294 to 134 in July 2025, so the Senate floor was the last obstacle. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/moving-forward-as-a-blockchain-communityhttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/moving-forward-as-a-blockchain-communityMon, 01 Apr 2019 12:00:00 +0000The hope is that Blockchain can trigger more participatory, collaborative, and inclusive mass logics and that it can become a major tool used to improve current systems. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/tips-to-remember-navigating-cryptocurrency-and-taxeshttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/tips-to-remember-navigating-cryptocurrency-and-taxesThu, 14 Mar 2019 12:00:00 +0000Crypto can and will be revolutionary, but until we see clear crypto-based guidelines, we in the community need to be as diligent as possible in how we report crypto transactions. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/as-digital-marketplaces-grow-can-traditional-compliance-systemshttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/as-digital-marketplaces-grow-can-traditional-compliance-systemsTue, 12 Mar 2019 12:00:00 +0000The costs of compliance for banks are substantial, but any of the risks attempting to use archaic monitoring systems to address compliance… https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/software-maintenance-hard-forks-soft-forks-public-blockchainshttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/software-maintenance-hard-forks-soft-forks-public-blockchainsThu, 07 Mar 2019 12:00:00 +0000The main purpose of software maintenance is to update software application after they are deployed to correct bugs and flaws, improve performance, and adapt to third-party dependencies such as hardware, other software modules, etc. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/the-future-seeing-the-value-in-digital-production-basedhttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/the-future-seeing-the-value-in-digital-production-basedMon, 04 Mar 2019 12:00:00 +0000Consider for a moment the possibility that in a digital space, where assets can be attached to virtual identities, and the goods and services transacted with those assets can increase the engagement within the system itself. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/a-beginners-intro-to-blockchain-and-cryptohttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/a-beginners-intro-to-blockchain-and-cryptoFri, 01 Mar 2019 12:00:00 +0000Blockchain technology, once the most popular subject of discussion just among IT experts — or, should we say, “nerdy nerds” — has recently become a topic of relatively common debate. The challenge when it comes to Blockchain is… https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/get-your-decks-in-a-row-how-to-create-a-pitch-deck-investorshttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/get-your-decks-in-a-row-how-to-create-a-pitch-deck-investorsFri, 22 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000Before you start designing your deck, remember to take the time to think about what message you really want to convey to investors. Focus on the big picture: the purpose, the solution and the reward. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/how-rhetoric-film-and-chinese-have-shaped-my-career-inhttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/how-rhetoric-film-and-chinese-have-shaped-my-career-inTue, 05 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000There is ostensibly no logical connection between rhetoric and blockchain until one takes a closer look. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/why-most-people-dont-understand-blockchain-technologyhttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/why-most-people-dont-understand-blockchain-technologySat, 02 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000Blockchain technology is an accounting technology. The fact that something so pedantic could become a hot trend amazes me to no end. However, just because something becomes popular, doesn’t mean that people understand it. What’s… https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/a-practical-guide-to-forming-a-blockchain-businesshttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/a-practical-guide-to-forming-a-blockchain-businessSat, 02 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000Garnering enthusiasm for an idea is the easy part. It’s another matter altogether to have the discipline and patience to implement a sound business and legal strategy around an idea. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/how-can-we-create-an-environment-for-blockchain-to-succeedhttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/how-can-we-create-an-environment-for-blockchain-to-succeedThu, 31 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000In Deloitte’s 2018 Global Blockchain Survey they shared that 40% of respondents plan to invest 5 million or more in Blockchain in 2019. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/what-are-the-implications-of-security-tokenshttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/what-are-the-implications-of-security-tokensWed, 23 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000Cryptocurrency Security Token Offerings (STOs) are the talk of the cryptocurrency world. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/how-blockchain-became-a-dirty-wordhttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/how-blockchain-became-a-dirty-wordTue, 22 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000How could the hot topic at the beginning of the year end up the dirty “B-word”? https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/what-is-the-state-of-blockchain-technology-projectshttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/what-is-the-state-of-blockchain-technology-projectsFri, 18 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000Disclaimer: This article assumes that you have a basic understanding of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and have some familiarity with blockchain vocabulary. If not, you can learn from these articles: https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/tax-time-what-us-crypto-shops-need-to-knowhttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/tax-time-what-us-crypto-shops-need-to-knowThu, 17 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000Clearer, more effective tax law in the US would foster the public’s comfort with cryptocurrency and in turn, encourage innovation and economic growth on our shores. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/from-hype-to-heads-under-pillows-a-cryptocurrency-year-in-reviewhttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/from-hype-to-heads-under-pillows-a-cryptocurrency-year-in-reviewWed, 16 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000I would love to be more optimistic, but I can’t help but think we aren’t out of danger yet. https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/regulation-legislation-institutionalization-bx3-capitals-kylehttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/regulation-legislation-institutionalization-bx3-capitals-kyleThu, 03 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000What a difference a year makes. In the cryptocurrency world, that truism is such an understatement, a year might as well refer to a decade, and 2018 was no different. Over the course of the year, initial coin offerings (ICOs)… https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/federal-cryptocurrency-law-what-comes-and-what-should-come-nexthttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/federal-cryptocurrency-law-what-comes-and-what-should-come-nextThu, 20 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000This is the third post of a three-part series on discrepancies in the US between state and federal laws on cryptocurrency. The first post, “State vs. Federal Laws in Cryptocurrency: Blue Sky, or Running in the Red?” ran on BX3… https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/state-level-cryptocurrency-laws-new-york-we-love-you-but-yourehttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/state-level-cryptocurrency-laws-new-york-we-love-you-but-youreFri, 14 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000This is the second post of a three-part series on discrepancies in the US between state and federal laws on cryptocurrency. By Philip C. Berg https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/laying-down-the-law-protecting-against-regulatory-enforcementhttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/laying-down-the-law-protecting-against-regulatory-enforcementThu, 06 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000So you wrote a whitepaper, and raised funds from investors to launch your blockchain project. Chances are you entered into some simple agreements for future tokens (SAFTs) and/or sold tokens to be used on your platform,… https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/what-ive-learned-from-crypto-marketinghttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/what-ive-learned-from-crypto-marketingSat, 24 Nov 2018 12:00:00 +0000Growing up is hard to do. This is especially the case for anyone who finds themselves thrust into the spotlight from an early age. One example that comes to mind is Drew Barrymore who found worldwide adoration as the little… https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/the-crypto-market-is-tanking-but-icos-are-suffering-the-mosthttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/the-crypto-market-is-tanking-but-icos-are-suffering-the-mostThu, 15 Nov 2018 12:00:00 +0000I never thought I would say I am grateful for not having run an ICO back in 2017 when the market was super hot and money came easy, but I am. Not only have I avoided potential jail time from the risk of violating securities laws,… https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/the-year-ahead-the-security-token-is-ready-for-its-close-uphttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/the-year-ahead-the-security-token-is-ready-for-its-close-upThu, 08 Nov 2018 12:00:00 +0000Spend any amount of time on digital media, and you’ll find a basic story trope: “X is the new Y.” Until the advent of hit Netflix series “Orange is the New Black,” nary a season would go by without some fashion news outlet… https://cryptoweek.ai/articles/what-fast-times-at-ridgemont-high-can-teach-us-abouthttps://cryptoweek.ai/articles/what-fast-times-at-ridgemont-high-can-teach-us-aboutFri, 26 Oct 2018 12:00:00 +0000O f all the things to cross one’s mind when thinking of the phrase “Congressional testimony”, the 1982 teen coming-of-age flick Fast Times at Ridgemont High most likely isn’t near the top of the list. It boasts a killer New Wave…