Everyone wants SCOTUS to take up prediction markets: State of Crypto

The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't yet indicated whether it will take up cases surrounding prediction markets, but there are now several amicus briefs, an interim final rule and a rule proposal.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/11/everyone-wants-scotus-to-take-up-prediction-markets-state-of-crypto

President Trump declares 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine

"[It's] news for me," said Ukrainian President Zelensky, "but if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will agree."

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/11/president-trump-declares-energy-ceasefire-between-russia-and-ukraine

IMF finds demand for tokenized stocks, says the market is still volatile, illiquid

Investors are using blockchain-based shares for smaller and after-hours trades. The IMF says liquidity, legal rules and settlement systems have not caught up.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/11/imf-finds-demand-for-tokenized-stocks-says-the-market-is-still-volatile-illiquid

Robinhood Chain slowdown spreads from fees to trading as transactions fall more than 40%

Daily activity has dropped from 10.8 million transactions to 6.2 million since mid-September even as Robinhood keeps paying network fees on customer swaps.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/10/robinhood-chain-slowdown-spreads-from-fees-to-trading-as-transactions-fall-more-than-40

XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing

Researchers demonstrated how a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/10/xrp-ledger-patched-decade-old-bug-that-could-create-billions-of-dollars-in-xrp-from-nothing

Visa survey says nearly half of APAC consumers open to using stablecoins by 2031

Visa’s survey of 14,250 people found interest in stablecoin payments is growing, though only 6% of respondents correctly understood how they work.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/05/1-2-billion-apac-consumers-could-adopt-stablecoins-by-2031-according-to-visa

U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages

The derivatives regulator is proposing a formal rule to include certain contracts traded on platforms like Kalshi's as swaps that require the agency's oversight.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/09/u-s-cftc-moves-to-fold-event-contracts-into-swaps-regulations-as-legal-fight-rages