Author: Jeremy Ryan

Zama [ZAMA] has emerged as one of the strongest-performing tokens in the market after extending its breakout with another double-digit gain. The token has rallied by 17.55% over the last 24 hours. This builds on momentum that began after it successfully retested an ascending channel resistance level as support at $0.074 two days ago. That technical confirmation encouraged fresh buying. As a result, the token’s price action reclaimed higher levels as participation accelerated across the market. What is more intriguing is that the rally is also being backed by strengthening on-chain fundamentals. Could the network bulls keep current momentum going?…

The US sanctioned two French charities and three individuals after alleging they helped channel cryptocurrency and other funds to Hamas.The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Association Baraka, Ensemble C Mieux, Faouzi Barika, Amel Oualid and Saleem Abdallah Saleem al-Zaq to its sanctions list on Oct. 2, expanding the roster of counterparties that crypto exchanges and payment firms subject to US rules must screen.Treasury alleges Barika and Oualid, both based in France, sent hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency to al-Zaq, whom the agency described as a Gaza-based deputy battalion commander in Hamas’ military wing. The…

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Mutsamudu, Comoros, October 5, 2026, MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, and Payward, the parent company of Kraken, are in discussions to explore a collaboration as both platforms look at how exchanges can better serve users across evolving global markets. The two companies will…

European USDC holders seeking dollars from Circle could have to wait if reserves cannot move between its French and U.S. issuers, even while retaining their claim to a dollar. Circle’s current European redemption policy allows temporary delays during failed reserve rebalancing, exposing a cash-access boundary inside a token that is interchangeable worldwide.That boundary matters as Circle presses Europe to preserve cross-border co-issuance. Its Oct. 1 response to the European Commission’s MiCA review argues that the structure keeps global stablecoin liquidity within Europe’s regulatory perimeter. The existing terms show what can happen when the reserve transfers supporting that structure cannot be…

Bitcoin [BTC] is trading above the $85,000 mark as the broader crypto market enters a potentially bullish last quarter (Q4) of the year. Since the inception of crypto, Q4 has been mostly green, and this quarter also might follow that trend. Despite this strength, the uptrend is facing a significant blockade from dormant whales and perpetual traders. Will bulls push BTC toward the $100K mark? Dormant Bitcoin whales wake up after 13 years In the past 24 hours, two Bitcoin OGs who bought 1,346 BTC about 13 years ago have woken up, with their position now valued at $115 million.…

Redefining digital banking, hashbank, part of W Group, is bringing fiat banking and external crypto transfers together in one app. W Group is pleased to share the next stage in the development of hashbank, a fully licensed universal digital bank that combines traditional banking services with the infrastructure of the open Web3 economy in one app. This level of integration remains rare in banking: hashbank brings traditional banking services and connectivity with external crypto wallets into a single mobile experience. Customers can receive digital assets from external wallets and platforms and send them to external blockchain addresses, with support for…

Circle is urging the European Union to open its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) to foreign-regulated stablecoins and loosen reserve rules that constrain global issuers.The USDC issuer proposed a recognition regime that could let qualifying overseas stablecoin companies distribute tokens in Europe without becoming fully authorized EU issuers, as part of a broader push to bring more of the global market inside the bloc’s regulatory perimeter.Circle said only three of the world’s 25 largest stablecoins by market value, USDC, USDG and EURC, are currently regulated under MiCA, despite roughly 30 e-money tokens securing authorization since the framework took effect.Under its…

Pump.fun’s revenue surge is reshaping the competition for protocol earnings, driven by renewed trading activity across its Solana launchpad. Over a 30-day time frame, Pump.fun earned $55.5 million, exceeding Hyperliquid’s $54.34 million, earning it third place in total earnings. The large increase in revenue for Pump.fun will alter the competitive landscape of who receives earnings from protocols due to renewed levels of trading on all launchpads offered by Pump.fun on Solana. This is important because Pump.fun [PUMP] earns money through rapid launching of tokens and their subsequent trading. On the other hand, Hyperliquid [HYPE] generates revenue through perpetual activity. In…

TL;DR SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is concluding her tenure at the agency on October 2. Peirce became one of the most visible voices inside the SEC on digital-asset regulation and led the agency’s Crypto Task Force. Her departure comes while major crypto rulemakings on custody, token classification and market structure are still underway. Hester Peirce is leaving the Securities and Exchange Commission with US crypto policy in a very different place from where it stood when she joined the Commission in 2018. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and Commissioner Mark Uyeda published a departure statement on October 1 thanking Peirce for…

Illinois officials have joined crypto industry groups in seeking a six-month delay to the state’s controversial digital-asset tax.The agreed motion, filed Oct. 1 in Sangamon County, asks a judge to postpone the levy’s Jan. 1 start until July 1, 2027, while a constitutional challenge brought by The Digital Chamber and the Illinois Blockchain Association proceeds.Revenue Director David Harris and Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined the request even as the state continues to dispute the industry groups’ claims against the law. If granted, the injunction would temporarily spare brokers from collecting the tax and defer corresponding liabilities for covered customers.The court…