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- Here’s what happened in crypto todayby Cointelegraph by Michael Millard on October 17, 2026 at 1:29 pm
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
- Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity saysby Cointelegraph by Michael Millard on October 17, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Solana has had no reported mainnet outages in two years, but concentrations in stake, hosting and client software should be monitored, according to a report.
- Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Reportby Cointelegraph by Michael Millard on October 17, 2026 at 10:02 am
Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East see increasing demand for stablecoins.
- Lagarde says euro-area economy is resilient, digital euro imminentby Cointelegraph by Michael Millard on October 17, 2026 at 8:34 am
“The digital euro will further stimulate innovation and competition in retail payments,” according to the ECB president.
- Bitget to discontinue services for some users in one-off exercise by Cointelegraph by Michael Millard on October 17, 2026 at 7:31 am
Bitget says user funds are safe and exchange will continue to operate during the change.
- Crypto PACs escalate spending against Sherrod Brown in Ohio Senate raceby Cointelegraph by Turner Wright on October 16, 2026 at 5:35 pm
At least two industry-aligned PACs have poured more than $52 million into opposing Sherrod Brown’s return to the Senate.
- Stablecoin remittances cost 84% less than traditional transfers, report findsby Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi on October 16, 2026 at 5:26 pm
Borderless.xyz data shows major savings on cross-border business payments, with stablecoin transfers also settling faster than traditional international bank wires.
- Crypto Biz: Wall Street closes at 4. Tokenized stocks keep tradingby Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi on October 16, 2026 at 4:03 pm
Tokenized stocks are drawing trading activity beyond Wall Street hours, while Bitcoin miners confront costly AI expansion and new accounting rules could benefit stablecoins.
- Bitcoin price steadies around $82K after Fed’s Warsh avoids rate-hike hintsby Cointelegraph by William Suberg on October 16, 2026 at 3:53 pm
Bitcoin held above $80,000 as South Korean tech stocks recovered from a sell-off and traders lowered their expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike.
- Ledger’s early implant warnings deserved more action, Karpelès saysby Cointelegraph by Helen Partz on October 16, 2026 at 2:39 pm
Ledger was contacted about tampered hardware wallets risks months before its latest security crisis, with former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès questioning its response.
| # | Coin | Price | Marketcap | Volume (24h) | Supply | Change | Last 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bitcoin BTC | $ 80,952.00 | $ 1.63 T | $ 13.77 B | 20.10 M | 0.85% | |
| 2 |  Ethereum ETH | $ 2,374.67 | $ 290.31 B | $ 5.66 B | 122.14 M | 1.71% | |
| 3 |  Tether USDT | $ 0.999063 | $ 183.49 B | $ 28.69 B | 183.67 B | 0.00% | |
| 4 |  BNB BNB | $ 711.72 | $ 94.79 B | $ 504.52 M | 133.16 M | 1.37% | |
| 5 |  XRP XRP | $ 1.28 | $ 80.59 B | $ 726.34 M | 63.13 B | 2.34% | |
| 6 |  USDC USDC | $ 0.999742 | $ 72.53 B | $ 8.54 B | 72.55 B | 0.01% | |
| 7 |  Solana SOL | $ 101.71 | $ 60.03 B | $ 1.54 B | 589.38 M | 2.41% | |
| 8 |  TRON TRX | $ 0.333496 | $ 31.68 B | $ 294.79 M | 95.00 B | 0.31% | |
| 9 |  Lido Staked Ether STETH | $ 2,265.05 | $ 21.70 B | $ 73.00 M | 9.58 M | 3.46% | |
| 9 |  Figure Heloc FIGR_HELOC | $ 1.03 | $ 24.73 B | $ 100.64 M | 24.01 B | 0.56% |
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