Here’s what happened in crypto today October 18, 2026, 9:54 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.
Most Americans polled oppose betting on elections: Reuters October 18, 2026, 9:48 am
The prediction market industry enables people to bet on US elections and sporting events.
Cysic crypto bridge halted after unauthorized mint of 10M CYS October 18, 2026, 6:46 am
Cysic said the incident was limited to bridge message processing and minting and did not affect the mainnet or other operational systems.
Chinese suspect in $75M international crime network arrested in Bangkok October 18, 2026, 5:14 am
Police alleged the suspect was involved in cryptocurrency and foreign-currency exchanges for criminal groups across more than 133 accounts.
Tether backs AIsa as strategic investor, completing seed extension round October 18, 2026, 2:29 am
The round brings AIsa’s total funding to more than $9 million.
Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity says October 17, 2026, 9:01 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, 6:03 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 under development October 17, 2026, 4:45 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, 3:28 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.