Global

October 9, 2026 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) slid with the rest of the digital asset market this week as risk appetite cooled across major tokens. The decline was not confined to ether. Solana (SOL), Binance Coin (BNB), and Cardano (ADA) all gave back ground in a broad… Read More

October 9, 2026 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe is weaving operational logistics data, digital dollar payments, and rules for software agents into a broader push to simplify how smaller firms buy, sell, and borrow. FedEx Dataworks and Stripe disclosed a multiyear collaboration on October 6, 2026, aimed at lowering barriers in cross-border… Read More

October 9, 2026 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom on 8 October 2026 added 38 new entries to its Russia sanctions list, with a portion of the package aimed at cryptocurrency exchanges and payment services suspected of helping Moscow route funds around existing restrictions. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said… Read More

October 9, 2026 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cardano’s (ADA) recent stretch has mixed technical progress with public friction. Founder Charles Hoskinson has argued that the privacy-focused Midnight network could eventually surpass Zcash, pressed Gemini (NASDAQ: GEMI) to list ADA again, and pushed back against critics who say years of building haven’t translated into stronger token performance. At… Read More

October 9, 2026 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Ledger is investigating reports of loss of funds. This is based on the company’s own statements, as well as external comments and reporting. In a post on X, Ledger stated that they are reviewing pilfered funds in Southeast Asia from users who purchased their products… Read More

October 9, 2026 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Arthur Hayes, the founder and former chief executive of BitMEX and now chief investment officer at the crypto fund Maelstrom, argues that the current rush to build artificial intelligence infrastructure is repeating a familiar pattern from earlier technology waves. Speaking at the Gamma Prime Investing… Read More

October 9, 2026 @ 6:30 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  Liam will take up the permanent role on 10 October 2026 for a 3-year term, having served as interim chair for the last year. Ashley Alder, chair of the FCA, commented: ‘Liam has brought strong leadership and valuable… Read More

October 8, 2026 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Monzo is accelerating efforts to attract private-equity capital after talks on a full sale to Brazil’s Nubank broke down over price. The eleven-year-old UK digital bank, which has spent the past year navigating boardroom friction while hunting growth funding, has held early discussions in recent… Read More

October 8, 2026 @ 7:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The chief executive of Revolut for Western Europe, Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier, says the company will cover the cost of replacing identity documents for impacted users of the digital banks. This is according to French broadcaster BFM TV According to reports, in September, someone controlling an email… Read More

October 8, 2026 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Europol has warned that advances in quantum computing could eventually place crypto-assets at risk, and it is urging the industry, policymakers and technical operators to start preparing well before any such capability exists.On 7 October 2026 the EU law-enforcement agency released two studies examining how… Read More

October 8, 2026 @ 2:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) is pushing further into everyday spending by wiring a travel booking portal into its app, and it is doing so with inventory and booking infrastructure from Duffel, the London travel-technology company that sells flights, stays, and related services through a single programming… Read More

October 8, 2026 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) is pressing against one of its densest clusters of recent buyer cost basis, according to analysts at Bitfinex. Roughly 1.72 million coins, representing about 8.6 percent of the total supply, changed hands between $84,000 and $86,500. That band now functions as a thick… Read More

October 8, 2026 @ 7:18 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  Effective compliance arrangements matter in firms of every size Most firms in the survey were small: 64% had 9 or fewer employees and 89% had fewer than 50.  63% of firms reported having a compliance function that is… Read More

October 8, 2026 @ 7:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) is preparing substantial staff reductions inside its British wealth management operations, according to reports that first appeared in the FT on 7 October 2026. The changes form part of a wider effort to embed artificial intelligence more deeply into how the bank… Read More

October 8, 2026 @ 6:18 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  This will help give the market more confidence to invest in funds that support private markets. The new rules mean that investors will have to give 90 days’ notice to access their funds but will be more certain… Read More

October 7, 2026 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross-border payments Fintech Conduit Technology has filed a federal lawsuit accusing stablecoin issuer Tether of locking roughly $2.76 million of the firm’s USDT and refusing either to release the balance or to explain the action. The complaint, lodged on October 5, 2026, in the US… Read More

October 7, 2026 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) says the long-planned combination of its own markets with Deribit is finished, and that the result is a new venue it calls Coinbase Global Exchange. In a company blog post dated October 6, 2026, Coinbase said the completed integration will soon give… Read More

October 7, 2026 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The French securities regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), says it has completed a round of spot inspections of several securities crowdfunding platforms and now says more must be done to strengthen knowledge tests and assess an investor’s ability to understand and bear risk. The AMF… Read More

October 7, 2026 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom has moved its first digitally native government bond closer to market by naming the banks that will lead the pilot sale. On 6 October 2026, HM Treasury appointed Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Morgan Stanley, NatWest and RBC Capital Markets as joint lead managers… Read More

October 7, 2026 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) moved within striking distance of a valuation no public company has ever recorded, as its shares returned to record territory in early October 2026 and the chip designer’s market value climbed to roughly $5.8 trillion.  On October 5 the stock closed at… Read More