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

Bitcoin tops $86,000 ahead of U.S. jobs report

Bitcoin is up roughly 3% in October as traders await September’s jobs data, while rising bond yields, a stronger dollar weigh on broader markets.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/02/bitcoin-tops-usd86-000-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-report

U.S. SEC maps out crypto custody in new proposal that furthers its digital assets agenda

The regulator issued a proposed rule for custody, marking a swan song for its inaugural Crypto Task Force chief, Commissioner Hester Peirce, who exits this week.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/01/u-s-sec-maps-out-crypto-custody-in-new-proposal-that-furthers-its-digital-assets-agenda

Another Trump memecoin dinner advertised for token's top investors

The company managing the memecoin calls the November event the "most exclusive dinner in the world."

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/01/another-trump-memecoin-dinner-advertised-for-token-s-top-investors