Here’s what happened in crypto today October 8, 2026, 2:00 am
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.
Crypto’s heavy backing of Republicans alienated Democrats: Cuomo October 8, 2026, 1:06 am
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo urged the crypto industry to balance its support for Democrats and Republicans if they want federal crypto legislation passed.
Crypto must cement adoption to withstand US policy shifts: Canton CEO October 8, 2026, 12:28 am
Canton CEO Yuval Rooz compared blockchain adoption to Uber and Airbnb, arguing that widespread adoption could help insulate it from potential policy reversals.
Vitalik Buterin backs crypto ‘bunker mode’ amid rapid AI math advances October 7, 2026, 8:04 pm
Ethereum researchers say crypto users should consider an orderly migration of funds to fresh addresses, warning AI could threaten private-key security before quantum computers do.
Circle brings USDC, EURC payments to SAP customers through Tereina October 7, 2026, 4:48 pm
The partnership with SAP-backed Tereina will let businesses send and receive Circle’s stablecoins from within the financial software they already use.
Hunter Biden confirms LAPTOP token ‘not a rug pull,’ just trolling Trumps October 7, 2026, 2:00 pm
“Trump’s coin was max extraction, and I wanted to troll every grift like it,“ said Hunter Biden in a breakdown of the memecoin launch and fallout.
Sui tunnels hit 40.6M TPS in live AI agent test October 7, 2026, 1:46 pm
The layer-1 blockchain said its programmable offchain tunnels reached the milestone during a live stress test designed to simulate high-frequency activity between AI agents.
Tether, Kazakhstan cenbank mull tenge stablecoin and asset tokenization October 7, 2026, 12:25 pm
The agreement will explore a tenge-backed stablecoin pilot and a framework for tokenizing real-world assets as Kazakhstan expands its digital asset industry.
House Finance panel chair says regulator actions on crypto ‘fall short’ of CLARITY bill October 7, 2026, 12:06 pm
Representative French Hill hopes lawmakers could pass a cryptocurrency market structure bill before the next session of Congress in 2027 as SEC and CFTC actions weren’t sufficient.
Coinbase brings global crypto derivatives liquidity to US with Deribit integration October 7, 2026, 11:36 am
US institutions will gain access to Deribit’s options and perpetual futures through Coinbase, with US retail options expected later this year.