Thailand will allow locally listed Bitcoin and Ether ETFs from Oct. 16, though the first launch dates remain unconfirmed and issuers face regulatory hurdles.

Bitcoin approaches $80,000 for the first time since mid-September as South Korea’s tech sell-off sparks 7.5% daily losses for the KOSPI.

Crypto hacks in Q3 rose 55% from the previous quarter, with 77% of the losses driven by compromised suppliers, developer tools and other infrastructure components outside security audits.

Starknet opens a seven-day governance vote on exploring an independent post-quantum L1, citing security dependencies tied to Ethereum’s upgrade timeline.

Witt announced his departure from the White House Crypto Council, as the fourth high-profile exit, leaving leadership gaps.

Ledger introduced Atom, a new crypto security device with anti-tampering features, days after confirming compromised wallets sold by an authorized Asian reseller.

The HEX token erased $160 million from its market capitalization following reports of founder Richard Schueler’s arrest in Istanbul, two years after Interpol issued a “Red Notice.”

The current SEC wiped away all traces of Gary Gensler’s war on crypto. Will a future administration find it just as easy to overturn the SEC and CFTC’s current pro-crypto rules?

Nasdaq-listed Tron Inc. penned a $200 million ATM program with Clear Street LLC, with net proceeds set to fuel the company’s TRX token accumulation.

Russia wants to end direct P2P crypto trading in July 2027, while its central bank also bars individuals from moving crypto assets into their own self-custody wallets.

Bitcoin price analysis warns of a “volatile retest” of levels below $80,000 as Bitcoin downside pressure increases with hot US PPI inflation data.

Poetic justice as a scammer’s $4.8 million of ill-gotten gains is stolen by the Ledger supply chain attackers. South Korea blocks 27 crypto exchanges and more news. Asia Express

Australia’s draft bill would enable international data sharing of crypto tax information under OECD rules and introduce a domestic reporting regime.

MSCI has adopted new index eligibility rules that could remove Strategy and other crypto treasury companies, with final exclusions expected Nov. 11.

Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School has taken over Farcaster. Its first order of business was a mass wave of bans to make the platform more “family-friendly.”

An OpenAI research model spent Sepolia testnet ETH without authorization to deploy smart contracts, then failed to disclose the wallet use in its final summary.

A US judge rejected a joint CFTC and Gemini request to overturn a $5 million settlement despite the regulator’s shift in crypto enforcement priorities.

Capital B reported a $78 million loss for the first half of 2026, but continued to raise capital to fund its corporate Bitcoin accumulation.

Bitcoin price analysis sees BTC copying history and hitting new all-time highs once it reclaims its 20-month moving average trend line.

Liquidity challenges have complicated exits for crypto venture capital investors, according to panelists at Cointelegraph’s CONNECT event in Singapore last week.