Here’s what happened in crypto today October 17, 2026, 9:29 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.
Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity says October 17, 2026, 8:58 am
Solana has had no reported mainnet outages in two years, but concentrations in stake, hosting and client software should be monitored, according to a report.
Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Report October 17, 2026, 6:00 am
Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East see increasing demand for stablecoins.
Lagarde says euro-area economy is resilient, digital euro imminent October 17, 2026, 4:32 am
“The digital euro will further stimulate innovation and competition in retail payments,” according to the ECB president.
Bitget to discontinue services for some users in one-off exercise October 17, 2026, 3:26 am
Bitget says user funds are safe and exchange will continue to operate during the change.
Crypto PACs escalate spending against Sherrod Brown in Ohio Senate race October 16, 2026, 1:30 pm
At least two industry-aligned PACs have poured more than $52 million into opposing Sherrod Brown’s return to the Senate.
Stablecoin remittances cost 84% less than traditional transfers, report finds October 16, 2026, 1:21 pm
Borderless.xyz data shows major savings on cross-border business payments, with stablecoin transfers also settling faster than traditional international bank wires.
Crypto Biz: Wall Street closes at 4. Tokenized stocks keep trading October 16, 2026, 11:52 am
Tokenized stocks are drawing trading activity beyond Wall Street hours, while Bitcoin miners confront costly AI expansion and new accounting rules could benefit stablecoins.
Bitcoin price steadies around $82K after Fed’s Warsh avoids rate-hike hints October 16, 2026, 11:45 am
Bitcoin held above $80,000 as South Korean tech stocks recovered from a sell-off and traders lowered their expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike.
Strategy conditionally declares daily dividends as STRC hovers below $100 October 16, 2026, 10:11 am
Strategy conditionally declared daily dividends on STRC, which continued to hover below its $100 par value.