There's an election next month: State of Crypto

Congress is gone from Washington for the final pre-election recess, and it's time to take stock of what's going on ahead of November.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/04/there-s-an-election-next-month-state-of-crypto

Crypto poured years into new products. The next challenge is keeping users

Crypto firms have spent years building financial products on blockchains. Getting people to use them — and keep using them — is becoming the next challenge.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/04/crypto-poured-years-into-new-products-the-next-challenge-is-keeping-users

The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking

Crypto M&A has hit record levels, but the Clarity Act’s Senate setback leaves dealmakers weighing how much regulatory uncertainty still matters.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/04/the-clarity-act-stalled-crypto-dealmakers-aren-t-hitting-the-brakes-yet

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

As AI agents evolve from answering questions to spending real money, investors and tech giants are scrambling to control the financial networks powering machine-driven commerce.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/01/cathie-wood-says-smart-investors-need-to-start-watching-where-ai-agents-spend-money

BlackRock offers a glimpse of how tokenization may change your investment portfolio

Tokenization is not just about putting individual stocks and funds onchain. The next step could be entire investment portfolios that can be traded, rebalanced and eventually managed in real-time.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/03/blackrock-offers-a-glimpse-of-how-tokenization-may-change-your-investment-portfolio

Bank group sues U.S. regulator over granting crypto trust charters

The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, accusing the regulator of overstepping its legal authority.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/02/bank-group-sues-u-s-regulator-over-granting-crypto-trust-charters

Tether's USDT is 'coming home' to Bitcoin this month over a decade after debut there

A Tether-backed project, Utexo, plans to support private USDT transfers, direct swaps between BTC and USDT and loans backed by BTC, while keeping most transaction data off Bitcoin’s public ledger.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/29/tether-s-usdt-is-coming-home-to-bitcoin-this-month-after-more-than-a-decade