Bank group sues U.S. regulator over granting crypto trust charters Skip to main content Policy The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, accusing the regulator of overstepping its legal authority. By Jesse Hamilton|Edited by Nikhilesh De Oct 2, 2026, 5:23 p.m. EDT 2min read Share this article

Possible next crypto czar, Jay Clayton, began crypto's regulation-by-enforcement at SEC Skip to main content News Analysis The former SEC chairman who may be tapped to oversee the Trump administration's AI work has a potentially divisive history as a watchdog of tech innovation. By Jesse Hamilton|Edited by Nikhilesh De Oct 2, 2026, 1:12 p.m. EDT

Wall Street giant BNY discusses infrastructure tie-up with Kraken parent Payward Skip to main content Finance The potential agreement could span digital assets, custody, trading, payments and other financial-market infrastructure. By Will Canny|Edited by Aoyon Ashraf Oct 2, 2026, 1:34 p.m. EDT 2min read Share this article Summary Custody banking giant BNY is in talks

Ethereum-based Blast chain shuts down as operating 'no longer makes sense' Skip to main content Tech Once home to more than $2 billion in crypto assets, Blast is shutting down as activity fades, costs rise, and bigger platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood build networks of their own. By Krisztian Sandor|Edited by Aoyon Ashraf Oct 2,

Live updates: Bitcoin rises, re-taking $86,000 ahead of key U.S. jobs data Skip to main content liveUpdated 10 minutes ago U.S. stock index futures were also gaining as oil fell more than 3% and yields continued to ease from recent highs. By James Van Straten|Edited by Jamie Crawley Share this post A sharp drop in