There’s an election next month: State of Crypto

A month out from the election, and polling (and recent headlines) suggest that Democrats are currently on the upswing. A consensus poll on the site 270towin suggests that Democrats will flip the House of Representatives, but that it’s hard to tell where the Senate may land. For what it’s worth, as of 5:00 p.m. ET…

Trump taps intel chief Jay Clayton to lead new Super Intelligence Force

President Donald Trump said US intel chief Clayton will lead the SIF, reporting to the president and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. Source link

El Salvador gets $138 million from IMF

The International Monetary Fund approved the immediate disbursement of about $138 million to El Salvador under the country’s $1.4 billion financing program, despite some performance criteria being missed. The IMF’s Executive Board completed the second and third reviews under El Salvador’s 40-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement on Thursday, it said in a press release….

Cathie Wood says smart investors need to start watching where AI agents spend money

That’s where he sees a role for crypto. Chalom said open blockchains such as Ethereum ETH$2,702.59 could provide a common financial network that different agents, apps and companies can use. Instead of every AI company building its own closed payment system, agents could move money across a shared network without needing one technology company or…

Russia pays wages in digital rubles first time

Russia’s Ministry of Finance said on Friday that some of its employees had received their wages in digital rubles for the first time. Being paid in the central bank’s digital currency is available for citizens of Russia on a voluntary basis, and began on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to a Ministry of Finance press release….

NYDFS, Wyoming Strike Digital Asset Supervision Agreement

New York and Wyoming financial regulators have signed an agreement to coordinate oversight of crypto companies operating across both states, including licensing, examinations and potential enforcement actions. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), announced Thursday by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and the Wyoming Division of Banking, applies to firms already regulated in either…

OpenPayd eyes more acquisitions as it targets year-end Nasdaq listing and U.S. launch

Crypto firms are taking different paths to the public markets: stablecoin payments company RedotPay is pressing ahead with U.S. IPO preparations, having recently completed a financial audit. Others are waiting, with Kraken parent Payward pushing its listing back to the second quarter of 2027 at the earliest, CoinDesk reported. OpenPayd has integrated with Circle Payments…

Illinois Agrees to Delay 0.2% Crypto Tax After Industry Lawsuit

Crypto advocacy organizations behind a lawsuit opposing Illinois’ Digital Asset Tax reported that state officials agreed to delay implementation by six months. In a Thursday filing in the circuit court of Sangamon County, Illinois, the crypto and blockchain advocacy group Digital Chamber said that Illinois would postpone a 0.2% tax on digital assets from Jan….

Crypto job postings triple to over 1,200 in September but applications fall

The CryptoJobsList data for 2025 also shows no comparable August-September surge as would be expected if the end of summer was such a prominent factor. That said, 2025 was a subdued year for crypto hirings from start to finish. The most active month was October, with a mere 373 listings. The figures were flat throughout…

Community banks sue OCC

A community banks group sued a US bank regulator, claiming its decision to allow cryptocurrency companies to obtain limited national trust bank charters exceeds the authority Congress granted the agency. The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) filed the suit Friday in the US District ​Court for the District of Columbia.  The group claimed the…