Russia Sets July 2027 End for Retail P2P Crypto as Market Shifts to Licensed Intermediaries The Bank of Russia has confirmed that direct peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trades between individuals will remain legal only until July 1, 2027, after which residents will be allowed to transact in digital currencies only through authorized intermediaries or directly with them.The
VanEck has withdrawn its proposed Lido Staked Ethereum ETF, ending a plan to give U.S. investors direct exchange-traded exposure to stETH almost a year after the asset manager first filed for the product.In an October 14 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, VanEck Digital Assets requested withdrawal of the fund’s registration statement because it
Ledger has unveiled Atom, an Android-based security device that combines conventional apps with an isolated environment for signing crypto transactions, launching the product days after a hardware-tampering attack exposed a new weakness in the company’s reseller distribution model.The limited Founder’s Edition will cost $849, with buyers paying a refundable $100 deposit to reserve a device.
HEX lost more than 30% in 24 hours after Turkish media reported that project founder Richard Schueler, better known as Richard Heart, had been detained in Istanbul in connection with a Finnish investigation carried through an Interpol Red Notice.The token traded near $0.0006 on Thursday, reducing its market capitalization by more than $160 million from
The White House Crypto Council has lost its last known staff member following the departure of executive director Patrick Witt, creating a leadership vacuum as the Trump administration’s flagship cryptocurrency market structure legislation remains stalled in Congress.A White House official confirmed on October 14, 2026, that Witt’s temporary assignment had expired, ending his tenure as
Charles Schwab’s third-quarter 2026 earnings, scheduled for October 15, will offer investors their first full-quarter look at the brokerage since the introduction of Schwab Crypto, its direct cryptocurrency trading service for retail customers.The company began rolling out Schwab Crypto in May, initially supporting Bitcoin and Ethereum. The service gives customers access to digital assets alongside
StandX, the decentralized perpetual futures exchange co-founded by former Binance Futures head Aaron Gong, announced on October 15, 2026, that it will cease operations following a review of its business performance and market conditions, abandoning plans to launch a native cryptocurrency.The decision comes less than a year after the platform’s mainnet debut in November 2025.
BingX EU has secured authorization as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA), positioning the cryptocurrency exchange to expand regulated operations across 29 European Economic Area countries.The approval was issued on October 13, 2026, to MEGE zweite GmbH, the Vienna-based entity operating as BingX EU, and announced publicly on October 14.The
Strive, the Bitcoin treasury company co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, has purchased another 2,822 BTC for approximately $235 million, continuing its aggressive accumulation strategy even as Bitcoin fell below $82,000 on October 14, 2026. The company acquired the cryptocurrency between October 12 and October 13 at an average price of approximately $83,266 per Bitcoin, including fees
Ethereum traders suffered a sharp wave of liquidations on Binance during the early hours of October 15, 2026, as falling cryptocurrency prices triggered forced closures of leveraged long positions.Market reports indicated that more than $106 million in Ether long positions were liquidated within approximately one hour, potentially marking one of the exchange’s largest hourly liquidation