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EU MiCA review debate over stablecoin rewards and limits
More than 50,000 Europeans submitted comments to the EU’s MiCA review after a Stand With Crypto EU campaign asking regulators to allow regulated stablecoins to offer consumer rewards such as…
MetaMask validator exits and Lido staking incident overview
MetaMask disclosed on September 30 that it has begun exiting affected Ethereum validators it operates within the Lido protocol after identifying an infrastructure security incident.
Senate Republican crypto tax reform and policy shift
Senate Republicans have formally introduced a crypto tax bill targeting taxation of digital assets, signaling a shift toward tax policy after a failed procedural vote on broader market-structure…
Celsius–Chainalysis litigation over $3.3B audit claims
A U.S. federal judge dismissed most claims brought by the Celsius litigation administrator against Chainalysis but allowed one aiding-and-abetting claim tied to Celsius’s disputed 2020 asset…
Citi's revised Bitcoin and Ethereum outlook
Citigroup, cited in multiple reports and described as a $2.8 trillion institution, raised its 12-month price targets: Bitcoin from $82,000 to $113,000 and Ethereum from $2,240 to $3,028. Citi…
Base network Cobalt upgrade: flexibility and asset features
Base activated the Cobalt hard fork on mainnet on September 30 at 18:00 UTC after a week-long Sepolia test run.
Cardano and Petrobras: blockchain for low-carbon fuels
The Cardano Foundation’s collaboration with Brazil’s state-controlled energy company Petrobras and PUC-Rio has evolved from employee education into research-stage blockchain applications aimed at…
DogeOS: EVM-compatible application layer for Dogecoin
DogeOS launched a public testnet on September 30, 2026, delivering an EVM-compatible zero-knowledge rollup that allows developers to run Ethereum-style smart contracts while using DOGE to pay gas.
FCA’s UK crypto authorisation gateway and the new regime
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) opened its crypto authorisation gateway at 7 a.m. UK time on Sept. 30, 2026, a procedural start that does not equate to automatic approval.
AllUnity multicurrency MiCA-compliant stablecoin platform
AllUnity has launched USDAU, a US dollar–pegged stablecoin, expanding its MiCA-regulated fiat-backed token suite to include four currencies: euro (EURAU), Swiss franc (CHFAU), Swedish krona (SEKAU)…
Ethena, USDe and ENA: growth and tokenomics outlook
Standard Chartered initiated coverage of Ethena’s ENA token with a $2 end‑2028 price target, implying roughly a 6.7–7x upside from the trading levels cited across reports.
Illinois digital asset tax and regulatory impact
Illinois released draft rules implementing its Digital Asset Tax Act that would impose a 0.2% tax on the value of digital asset transactions starting Jan. 1, 2027, regardless of profit or loss.
HSBC RedCoin: Hong Kong stablecoin and payments focus
HSBC has unveiled the official name of its planned Hong Kong dollar stablecoin: HSBC RedCoin.
Binance Pay access to PayPay merchants via HIVEX
Binance Pay launched on Sept. 30 a service that lets eligible overseas users spend Tether USDt (USDT) and other supported digital assets at the vast majority of PayPay-supported merchant locations…
Institutional Bitcoin Adoption and Reserve Shifts
Bitwise’s first Institutional Crypto Adoption Report, based on interviews with senior investment professionals at 15 large institutions, finds that none of the surveyed institutions sold Bitcoin…