Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Bitwise Asks SEC To Protect Funds Relying On Token Status Filings

Bitwise filed a supplemental SEC comment seeking clearer protection for firms that rely on token-status filings. The October 21 letter develops its earlier proposal; it is an indus…

a16z Drops Crypto From Its Name, Widens Bets to AI and Frontier Tech

Andreessen Horowitz is renaming its crypto fund a16z Frontier and widening its scope to AI, autonomous machines and biology, saying the line between crypto and everyday tech has bl…

Winklevoss PAC moves into Texas Senate race with $81K ad buy

While crypto-aligned PACs have stepped up spending in Ohio, a committee launched by the co-founders of crypto exchange Gemini made one of its first forays into the Lone Star State.

JPMorgan says crypto regulatory moves partly offset Clarity Act failure, but risks remain

JPMorgan said actions by U.S. regulators partly offset the Clarity Act setback, but longer-lasting rules are still needed.

MoonPay And Dunamu Explore Stablecoin Payments And GIWA Expansion

MoonPay and Dunamu are exploring stablecoin payments, corporate treasury services and broader access to GIWA. Their announcement describes work to assess opportunities, with no com…

Meta Creates Non-Voting Stock to Fund AI Buildout, Keeping Zuckerberg in Control

Meta will hand shareholders a free non-voting share for every share they own in January, giving it a way to raise equity for AI spending without diluting Zuckerberg's 60.6% vote.

Blockchain Association pushes for crypto tax clarity as broader bill stalls

As progress stalls on a crypto bill, the Blockchain Association is urging Congress to pass legislation to resolve uncertainty around taxes.

Coinbase Fined Again in Ireland, This Time $3.6M Over Fund Safeguarding

The Central Bank of Ireland penalized Coinbase Ireland €3,252,618 for leaning too heavily on its U.S. parent and leaving its safeguarding account underfunded—its second hit to the…

A16z is the latest VC giant to widen bets beyond crypto and into AI and emerging tech

The venture investor behind early bets on Coinbase, Solana and Uniswap said is broadening its focus, joining other crypto investment firms looking beyond blockchain to artificial i…

BitGo Launches Labs Unit With AI-Powered Gokubu Consumer App

BitGo has launched a research and product unit focused initially on AI and crypto. Its first projects include Gokubu, a consumer financial app that BitGo says is already live.

TRON Settles $2.2T in Q3, Captures 73% of All Stablecoin Volume as First TRX ETF Launches: CoinDesk and Nansen

Geneva, Switzerland, October 22, 2026 — TRON reinforced its position as a leading blockchain network for stablecoin settlement in the third quarter of 2026, with trillions in trans…

Tesla's Profit Drops 43% as Musk Starts Building Robots and Plans to Sell Driverless Cabs

Tesla earned $787 million last quarter, down from $1.37 billion, as spending on robots and self-driving cars soared. Optimus is in production, and Tesla aims to get Cybercabs to cu…

Dogecoin Labs Brings MyDoge And DogeOS Together In Commercial Reset

Dogecoin Labs is bringing wallet, payment and application teams into one organization. House of Doge says it will contribute operations for an equity stake while retaining rights t…

Oil Climbs Above $111 as AI Stocks Slide, Dragging the S&P 500 and Global Markets With Them

Brent crude hit a five-month high while Nvidia, Meta and chip stocks fell, pulling Asia's benchmark indexes down by up to 3.5% a week after South Korea's Kospi plunged 7.57%.

Underdog taps zerohash to bring crypto deposits to prediction markets

The new funding option, expected to launch later this year, will allow eligible Underdog users to deposit digital assets around the clock.

Tether Invests In Bolivian Fintech Peso To Expand USDT Payments

Tether says it led Peso’s pre-seed round to expand USDT payment infrastructure in Latin America. The announcement emphasizes local bank connections and merchant payments, without d…

Bitcoin hashrate hits seven-month high as AI shift fails to ease mining competition

According to BlocksBridge, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is rising despite the industry’s AI transition, with smaller operators potentially absorbing equipment abandoned by larger co…

Irish cenbank fines Coinbase arm $3.6M for oversight, safeguard failures

According to the Central Bank of Ireland, Coinbase Ireland had agreed with the facts around the enforcement action and will be subject to fines and sanctions upon approval by a hig…

Bitcoin ETFs Erase October Losses With $1 Billion in Three Days

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have drawn about $1.07 billion over three sessions, pushing October flows to a gain of roughly $460 million, even as Bitcoin and Ethereum prices slipped.

Solana Activates Alpenglow As Anza Targets Millisecond Finality

Anza says Alpenglow activated on Solana mainnet-beta on October 21. The consensus change targets roughly 150-millisecond finality; further networking and post-quantum improvements…

Bitcoin circles $81.5K ETF cost basis as Trump Iran comments send stocks lower

Bitcoin extended daily losses to 3% as US stocks came under pressure from President Donald Trump’s comments on Iran military action.

Bitcoin Faces $85,000–$87,500 Supply Test After $80,000 Rebound

Glassnode’s October 21 report identifies an overhead Bitcoin supply zone around $85,000–$87,500 after bids returned near $80,000. Its levels describe a market structure, not a guar…

What Is a Neocloud? The GPU Clouds Powering the AI Boom

Neoclouds like CoreWeave and Nebius rent Nvidia GPUs to AI labs, and several started out mining crypto. Here's how the AI cloud model works.

Irish central bank fines Coinbase Ireland $3.6 million over fund safeguarding failures

When Silvergate was on the verge of collapse in 2023, Coinbase instructed 30 customers to deposit funds into an alternate account held by Coinbase at another U.S. bank.

Major Banks Find Rogue AI Agents Inside Customer Accounts—And They’re 'Horrified'

Major banks including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Citi are moving to restrict third-party AI agents that log in with customers’ credentials.

Ethereum ETFs Break Five-Day Outflow Run With $14.9 Million Inflows

Ethereum ETFs returned to net inflows on October 21 after five negative sessions. The $14.9 million gain was modest, with Grayscale and Fidelity offsetting continued withdrawals fr…

Crypto for Advisors: Stablecoins are ready for prime time

Fireblocks disputes report of $2.5B Visa acquisition talks

Fireblocks told Cointelegraph that reports of a potential $2.5 billion acquisition by Visa are “not true at present time,” while Visa declined to comment on the reported talks.

Crypto custody specialist Fireblocks denies it's in talks to be acquired by Visa

The company is in talks with Visa over a potential $2.5 billion acquisition, Axios reported.

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Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million over customer fund segregation, oversight failures

Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million for safeguarding breaches that left customer funds underfunded and mixed with group accounts.

Uniswap’s aggregator hooks go live on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain

Uniswap Labs has launched aggregator hooks, allowing Uniswap v4 to route trades through liquidity held on external platforms.

CryptoQuant CEO calls rising Bitcoin hashrate ‘indirect bullish signal’ from institutions

Public miners backed by major TradFi players are coming back online, boosting Bitcoin’s hashrate, a positive sign for BTC’s fundamentals, according to CryptoQuant’s Ki Young Ju.

Fireblocks denies report of $2.5 billion acquisition talks with Visa

Fireblocks denied an Axios report that Visa is in talks to acquire the crypto custody firm for around $2.5 billion.

Thailand SEC says several companies eye crypto ETFs, none has applied

Thailand’s SEC says several asset managers have sought consultations on spot crypto ETFs, but it cannot confirm whether the first funds will launch in 2026.

SoFi unveils bank-issued tokenized deposit for yield-bearing crypto funds

SoFi Bank launched SoFi Earn, a tokenized deposit paying 4.40% APY with FDIC coverage, allowing users to convert funds to stablecoins 24/7.

Bitcoin ETF buyers are trend followers, not setters, DWF Labs says

DWF Labs research finds that Bitcoin ETF flows follow past BTC price movements rather than predict future returns, with investors buying rallies and selling dips.

Crypto is making a splash in U.S. elections — but chiefly in jabs about industry influence

Boosters often say crypto voters can swing elections, but Democrats are seeking mileage out of tying crypto to Trump, corruption and attempts to buy seats in Congress.