CoinDesk - 2026-10-05 ​
10 items collected.
1. Crypto's campaign arm, Fairshake, sets lists of U.S. House favorites it'll spend on ​
Author: Jesse Hamilton
Published: 10/5/2026, 7:21:06 PM
Categories: Policy, Election 2026, PACs, News
The super PAC shared a list of more than 30 incumbent candidates it's backing, with about a million dollars going to three names from each party.
2. More than 60 U.S. stocks including Nvidia and Tesla are headed onchain. Here’s how it works ​
Author: Helene Braun,Krisztian Sandor
Published: 10/5/2026, 5:18:14 PM
Categories: Markets, Tokenization, NYSE, OKX, News
The planned 24/7 venue will offer dozens of tokenized U.S. stocks, with trades conducted against stablecoins through blockchain-based liquidity pools rather than a traditional order book.
3. U.S. CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto regulations, though spot-market gap lingers ​
Author: Jesse Hamilton
Published: 10/5/2026, 3:54:23 PM
Categories: Policy, Regulation, Derivatives, News
The derivatives regulator is proposing two rules meant to cover the waterfront of crypto activity and exchanges, as long as it's not simple, direct trading.
4. Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to over 100 countries by the end of the year ​
Author: Krisztian Sandor
Published: 10/5/2026, 1:46:31 PM
Categories: Finance, Stripe, Stablecoins, Exclusive, News
The payments giant is planning a major global expansion for its stablecoin cards business, and is exploring tokenized deposits and DeFi use cases, new crypto head Henri Stern said.
5. An XRP treasury SPAC surges nearly 300% ahead of Evernorth merger ​
Author: Shaurya Malwa
Published: 10/5/2026, 12:28:35 PM
Categories: Markets, News
Armada Acquisition Corp. II rose about 270% last week, leaving the thinly traded shell at nearly four times its roughly $10.50 trust value before merging with Evernorth, an XPR treasury company.
6. SEC approves a 3x fix for bitcoin and ether traders who miss the wild swings ​
Author: Omkar Godbole
Published: 10/5/2026, 11:14:35 AM
Categories: Crypto Daybook Americas, Crypto Daybook Americas, News
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 5, 2026
7. Treasury crackdown exposes crypto's role in $2 million Hamas fundraising network ​
Author: Olivier Acuna
Published: 10/5/2026, 11:08:03 AM
Categories: Policy, News
The Treasury Department said the network raised more than $2 million through purported humanitarian charities, including hundreds of thousands of dollars sent in crypto.
8. Metaplanet added 1,000 bitcoin net in the third quarter bringing holdings to 44,000 BTC ​
Author: James Van Straten
Published: 10/5/2026, 10:58:03 AM
Categories: Finance, News
The Japanese firm sold 10,000 BTC before buying 11,000 BTC, demonstrating liquidity as it seeks recurring income from preferred securities.
9. Bitcoin resilience tested as U.S. dollar climbs to 18-month high ​
Author: James Van Straten
Published: 10/5/2026, 10:44:55 AM
Categories: Markets, Bitcoin News, News
A stronger dollar and rising bond yields could be headwinds as fiscal concerns in France and political uncertainty in Spain weigh on the euro.
10. Live updates: Bitcoin under pressure as rates continue to rise ​
Author: Shaurya Malwa,Omkar Godbole,Stephen Alpher,James Van Straten
Published: 10/5/2026, 10:39:57 AM
Categories: Finance, Live News, live_news
Friday's soft employment report alone isn't likely to push the Fed off its rate-hike cycle.