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Open Standard has launched Open USD on four blockchains, backed by five major financial and technology companies. Its distinctive plan would distribute most equity over time to partners based on the OUSD supply and transaction activity they help generate.
The CFTC has sent two proposals to White House review that would classify prediction-market event contracts as swaps and separate them from gambling products, intensifying its legal conflict with states over sports contracts traded by platforms including Kalshi.
A UK court ordered former National Crime Agency officer Paul Chowles to repay £1,810,678.93 after he stole 50 Bitcoin seized in a Silk Road 2.0 investigation. The coins were worth about £60,000 in 2017, but 30 were later recovered after blockchain tracing.
AI agents may eventually negotiate, buy services and transfer value without direct human action. A CoinDesk analysis argues blockchain, stablecoins and tokenized assets could provide the programmable financial infrastructure needed for that machine-driven economy.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has opened its authorization gateway for cryptocurrency companies, giving firms until the end of February 2027 to apply ahead of a new regulatory framework planned for October 2027.
The $387.5 million Bitget hack has intensified debate over whether THORChain could face legal claims for processing stolen funds. A crypto lawyer says decentralization may protect the protocol, but any demonstrated control could weaken that defense.
Bitcoin futures open interest has moved above $50 billion for the first time this year. Anchorage Digital’s David Lawant says rising spot volume, thinner order books and options-market signals point to an early shift toward a more bullish Bitcoin market regime.
Singapore’s crypto economy rose 55.4% to $284 billion in the year ended June 2026, led by a surge in institutional-platform activity. Meanwhile, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam recorded heavy small-value P2P use and growing cross-border stablecoin activity.
Petrobras is testing Cardano in two research projects covering sustainable aviation fuel and partly renewable Diesel R. The initiatives aim to prevent double counting of emissions benefits and create traceable fuel records, but no rollout timetable or covered volumes have been disclosed.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has opened applications for crypto businesses ahead of a new regime starting Oct. 25, 2027. Firms must apply by Feb. 28, 2027, and existing money-laundering registrations will not automatically convert into FCA authorization.
Robinhood announced crypto perpetual futures, weekend stock and ETF trading, AI agents that can place trades, earnings contracts and a social app at its HOOD Summit. The expansion targets active traders and supports the company’s ambition to combine multiple markets in one account.
The CFTC is examining Kalshi trades linked to former Representative Adam Kinzinger, including a contract on whether he would receive a pardon. Kinzinger says he had no inside information, while the inquiry comes amid heightened regulatory scrutiny of prediction markets.
Altcoin deposits to exchanges rose 160% in two weeks to their highest level since October 2025, while depositing addresses nearly tripled. CryptoQuant said the broad-based increase may signal selling preparation as smaller tokens gain market share relative to Bitcoin.
Bitcoin has remained relatively resilient as the U.S. Dollar Index climbed to a two-month high. CoinDesk’s data show a modest inverse relationship between bitcoin and the dollar, with DXY explaining only about 17% of bitcoin’s recent daily price variation.
McDonald’s is using machine-learning software to recommend menu prices across nearly 14,000 restaurants, including estimates of local customers’ willingness to pay. Franchisees say the system has widened price gaps between nearby stores, while the company calls it guidance rather than a mandate.
Wallets linked to the $387.5 million Bitget hack moved about $3.9 million in Zcash into Ironwood, a shielded pool that hides senders, recipients and amounts, making the funds harder to trace while leaving some entry and exit data visible.
Europe’s MiCA review is weighing how to preserve a unified crypto market while controlling compliance costs. Cointelegraph highlights proportional regulation, licensing overlaps and stablecoin reserve rules as key issues for the European Commission’s assessment.
The SEC’s proposed overhaul of transfer-agent rules would recognize blockchain-based securities record-keeping while preserving regulated intermediaries. Fairmint warns that tokenization could recreate ownership confusion if records are split among wrappers, brokers, SPVs and transfer agents.
