BTC—ETH—SOL—XRP—BNB—ADA—DOGE—TRX—LINK—AVAX—DOT—LTC—
Live
Business

Citi and Coinbase expand deal to let businesses accept stablecoins

Citi and Coinbase expanded their partnership on September 28, 2026 to let businesses accept stablecoin payments and settle in ordinary dollars. No launch date or deal terms were disclosed.

3 min read
Regulation & policy

Crypto tax in the UAE 2026: what individuals and businesses owe

The UAE charges no personal income tax and no capital gains tax, so most people who buy and sell crypto owe nothing. Businesses are the exception. Corporate tax and VAT rules now apply, and the detail matters.

7 min read
Business

The Clearing House picks Quant as banks test tokenized deposits

The Clearing House has chosen Quant to build a US network for moving tokenized bank deposits, days after seven UK banks ran the first live interbank tokenized deposit transfers. Here is what that means and how it differs from a stablecoin.

6 min read
Regulation & policy

What is VARA? Dubai's virtual assets regulator, explained

VARA is the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, the body Dubai created in 2022 to license and police crypto firms. Here is what it regulates, what it does not, and why the emirate built a standalone agency for the industry.

7 min read
Markets

UK and US banks tap Quant for tokenized deposits as QNT jumps

Quant's QNT token roughly tripled after UK Finance and The Clearing House picked the firm to run early tokenized deposit systems for banks. The deals are real, but the networks do not go live until 2027 and analysts have questioned the trading volume behind the rally.

4 min read
Regulation & policy

Crypto advocate Hester Peirce to leave the SEC on October 2

Hester Peirce, the crypto industry's steadiest ally inside the US SEC, leaves the agency on October 2. Her exit drops the commission to two sitting members and raises questions about the digital asset rules her task force is still writing.

4 min read

More top stories

All news →
  1. Markets

    Bitcoin ETFs turn 2026 flows positive after $2.4 billion week

    3 min read
  2. DeFi & protocols

    What restaking is, and why EigenLayer now secures $7 billion

    6 min read
  3. Regulation & policy

    Is Bitcoin legal in the UAE? What the rules actually say

    7 min read
  4. Regulation & policy

    SEC staff says ether staking is not a securities transaction

    3 min read

Upcoming in crypto

Conferences & events

Hype vs Reality

The house verdict

The BTC Newz briefing

Occasional email digests of our best reporting. No spam, unsubscribe any time.

  • The week’s essential stories, explained in plain English
  • Our hype-vs-evidence verdict on the biggest claims
  • The market moves that actually matter — not the noise

Learn / explainers

All news →
  1. Learn

    How to buy Bitcoin in Dubai and the UAE: a practical guide

    8 min read
  2. Learn

    Seed phrases: how they work and how people lose their crypto

    8 min read
  3. Learn

    Proof of work vs proof of stake: how blockchains actually agree

    2 min read
  4. Learn

    Hot wallet or cold wallet: which one should actually hold your crypto

    2 min read

Bitcoin

View all

Business

View all

The Clearing House picks Quant as banks test tokenized deposits

The Clearing House has chosen Quant to build a US network for moving tokenized bank deposits, days after seven UK banks ran the first live interbank tokenized deposit transfers. Here is what that means and how it differs from a stablecoin.

6 min read

HIFI raises $37 million to build tokenized money settlement rails

HIFI, a New York startup, raised $37 million in a Series A led by Left Lane Capital to build settlement rails for tokenized money. The company reported more than $7 billion in annual platform volume, but it did not disclose a valuation or name other backers.

4 min read

DeFi & protocols

View all

What restaking is, and why EigenLayer now secures $7 billion

Restaking lets staked ETH secure extra services for more yield. EigenLayer, the biggest such protocol, held about $7 billion on 27 September 2026, down from a $20 billion peak after real penalties and a 2026 hack repriced the risk.

6 min read

What liquid staking is, and the line the SEC just drew around it

SEC staff say a liquid staking receipt token like stETH can count as a commodity rather than a security, but only under strict conditions: the provider cannot lend, pledge or reuse the staked coins, and restaking is left out entirely.

6 min read

How price manipulation attacks drain DeFi lending protocols

Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs counted 32 price manipulation attacks on DeFi lending in 2026, a record. The method is old and cheap: rig the price of a thin token, borrow real money against it, then walk away.

6 min read

Markets

View all

UK and US banks tap Quant for tokenized deposits as QNT jumps

Quant's QNT token roughly tripled after UK Finance and The Clearing House picked the firm to run early tokenized deposit systems for banks. The deals are real, but the networks do not go live until 2027 and analysts have questioned the trading volume behind the rally.

4 min read

Solana ETFs pull $188 million, their biggest week of 2026

US spot Solana funds took in $188 million in the week to September 25, their strongest run since the products launched last October. One fund, Bitwise's BSOL, pulled in more than two thirds of it. The flows are real, but small next to bitcoin and ether.

4 min read