Market News
The top 10 crypto and market headlines right now, from Cointelegraph, Decrypt and CNBC. Updated every few minutes.
1. Musk says SpaceX-Tesla merger a ‘good idea’ as AI revenue jumps ninefold
Oct 21, 01:19 UTC
A merger would bring Tesla into the same corporate group as Grok developer SpaceXAI and social media platform X.
Read the full story on Cointelegraph →2. Qubic restarts blockchain, opens recovery claims after $1.4M hack
Oct 20, 23:26 UTC
The network’s validators approved a recovery plan and opened claims until May 1, 2027.
Read the full story on Cointelegraph →3. People Are Vibe Coding the Ads Out of Their Smart TVs: Here's How
Oct 20, 22:16 UTC
A viral Claude Code prompt lets Android TV owners switch off sponsored rows and tracking software and build their own home screens, with no root access and every change reversible.
Read the full story on Decrypt →4. OpenAI Buys Orchestra Bio to Put AI Agents in Charge of Drug Development Grunt Work
Oct 20, 21:46 UTC
The ChatGPT maker is folding Orchestra’s drug-program agents into Rosalind, its life sciences suite, betting AI can shave time off the decade-plus it takes to bring a medicine to patients.
Read the full story on Decrypt →5. Utah AG sues Kalshi, pursues profits from prediction market company
Oct 20, 21:19 UTC
Derek Brown likened the prediction market company to a “public nuisance“ that was “causing a significant and substantial ongoing harm“ to state residents.
Read the full story on Cointelegraph →6. JPMorgan Puts a Number on Bitcoin for the First Time: 10% a Year, With a Big Caveat
Oct 20, 21:16 UTC
J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions project a 10% annual return for Bitcoin over 10 to 15 years, though the firm isn’t adding it to its main portfolio models.
Read the full story on Decrypt →7. Wallet Linked to Drift Exploit Sends $61 Million in Ethereum to Tornado Cash
Oct 20, 20:46 UTC
The North Korea-linked attacker behind April's $295 million Drift heist pushed 25,700 ETH through the mixer in two hours, and still controls roughly $198 million more.
Read the full story on Decrypt →8. Bitwise, Hyperliquid seek SEC rule changes for token trading, airdrops
Oct 20, 20:38 UTC
The firms are seeking clearer guidance on the classification of crypto assets and secondary-market trading as the SEC’s public comment period comes to a close.
Read the full story on Cointelegraph →9. Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs Join Growing List of Companies Objecting to Tokenized Stocks
Oct 20, 20:16 UTC
Sixteen companies have now objected to having their shares traded on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, up from nine just four days earlier, according to an updated public notice.
Read the full story on Decrypt →10. Crypto’s 2026 shutdown wave claims 82 projects. What went wrong?
Oct 20, 19:59 UTC
Crypto projects are struggling to survive as falling revenues, depleted funding and security breaches force closures across DeFi, blockchain infrastructure and gaming.
Read the full story on Cointelegraph →