Illinois Draft Rules Detail Proposed 0.2% Crypto Tax
Illinois has published draft rules for its proposed 0.2% crypto tax, advancing a rulemaking process that has already drawn legal challenges from industry groups and raised compliance question
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Base Network Finishes Cobalt Upgrade, Expands Tokenized Asset Tools
Base has activated its Cobalt upgrade, positioning the Ethereum layer-2 network to support more regulated, issuer-controlled token transfers while also introducing a new way to submit “condit
5 Meme Coins Whales Are Watching in 2026: Apeing’s $0.0006 Presale Leads as the Best Cryptos Under $1
What happens when meme coin culture evolves into a structured experience built around buying, staking, referrals, and competition? Apeing is putting that concept into action with a community-
Alloc Init proposes shielded Bitcoin with zero-knowledge proofs, challenges Zcash
Researchers have introduced a proposal that could enable fully private Bitcoin transactions, eliminating the need for fundamental changes to the network. Misha Komarov, co-founder of the priv
Pi Network signs on with Open Standard
Pi Network joins growing OUSD partner roster Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) has signed on as a partner with Open Standard (@openstandard), the organisation behind the Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin. Ac
USD.AI's dollar tokens now run on five chains through LayerZero
Five Chains, One Token @USDai_Official has extended its dollar-pegged stablecoin USDai and its yield-bearing counterpart sUSDai to five blockchains: Arbitrum, Ethereum, Plasma, Base, and Sola
Open USD taps Chainlink for its data
@openstandard has named @chainlink as the official data oracle for its Open USD stablecoin, a move that opens OUSD up to a broad range of decentralized finance applications on the day of its
Coinbase is building the financial account for Super Intelligence
@Coinbase is developing a financial architecture designed specifically for artificial superintelligence and autonomous AI agents, a structure that gives non-human entities access to a native
Chainlink holders are taking profit...
@Chainlink's $LINK token has climbed to its highest price of 2026, but on-chain data is flashing a signal worth watching: the number of wallets holding LINK is beginning to fall even as the p
Crypto Investors Are Watching: Apeing Enters the 7 Best Meme Coins to Buy Spotlight With $111K+ Raised
Crypto markets are once again putting meme coins under the spotlight, with Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Pepe, Bonk, dogwifhat and FLOKI attracting attention across the sector. At the same time, the m
Crypto News October 1: Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi Rise as Core PCE Cools
Crypto News Now: Bitcoin, CLARITY Act, Fed, PCE, Chainlink and More Cryptocurrency news today, October 1, 2026: The global crypto market cap rose 0.2% to $2.96 trillion on October 1, 2026. Bi
Can Zcash Price Keep Closing the Gap With BTC? Grayscale Weighs In
Key Insights: Zcash (ZEC) price climbed from $60 to $1,500, yet Grayscale sees room for growth. ZEC crypto now equals 1.5% of Bitcoin’s market cap, up from below 0.1%. Privacy could help Zcas