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XRP trades near $1.50 as three October catalysts approach: Evernorth's expected Nasdaq debut under ticker XRPN on October 8, and two conditional XRP Ledger upgrades scheduled around October 8-9. Bulls face resistance around $1.55, with little aggressive front-running of the catalyst calendar. The pr

VTB conducted its first transactions involving stablecoins through a digital depository on October 6, using Russian infrastructure. VTB Broker is included in the Bank of Russia’s register of digital depositories and conducted a pilot transaction that confirmed the stable operation of systems and processes for trading, recording, and storing digital assets. The transactions were concluded with legal entities—brokerage clients—and settlements were carried out through the digital accounts of a depo

Polygon reached over 8.1 million USDT holders, establishing the largest holder base among all blockchain networks. The milestone reflects increasing adoption and engagement within the crypto community. The announcement was noted by @0xPolygon on Twitter, highlighting the platform's growing

BitGo released its Digital Asset Report highlighting Bitcoin's performance as it trades near $86,000. The report addresses the impact of 10-year Treasury yields reaching their highest levels since 2002 and examines regulatory advancements by the SEC and CFTC that are shaping the cryptocurrency

Starknet released an operator checklist for version 0.14.4, mandating node operators upgrade to Pathfinder v0.24.0 or Juno v0.16.6. The upgrades aim to enhance network performance and efficiency, specifically improving gas pricing and gateway APIs. Starknet, a Layer 2 scaling solution for

Google agreed to purchase electricity from Constellation Energy on Tuesday through two contracts totaling approximately 3,590 megawatts of power capacity. The agreements include a 20-year power-purchase arrangement funding over $4.3 billion in upgrades at 11 Constellation nuclear reactors across

The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA) announced on October 6, 2026, that its white paper, 'Modern Foundations of Personal Finance: Literacy and Infrastructure in the Digital Economy,' has been named one of five winning papers in DC Fintech Week's 2026 Call for Papers. The paper examines how the

Hedera is showcasing solutions for the future of finance at the Money2020 event in Las Vegas. The company's booth 13107 features private distributed ledger technology, asset tokenization, and cross-ledger interoperability solutions. Attendees can schedule meetings with the Hashgraph team to

Russia's central bank digital currency, the digital ruble, recorded more than 220,000 account openings in its first month following its Sept. 1 launch, vastly exceeding the roughly 60,000 accounts officials had forecasted. Deputy Governor Zulfiya Kakhrumanova confirmed the figures Tuesday, as

Hark, a start-up founded less than a year ago by serial founder Brett Adcock, released Hark Pro today with a focus on privacy. The AI personal assistant offers a free tier and subscription option for heavy users. The company positions itself as building a user interface for AI rather than pursuing A

Elon Musk shared a report on 6일 suggesting TSMC is exploring collaboration on the Terafab semiconductor project, causing Intel stocks to decline sharply. Musk posted on X that discussions are underway, stating 'just discussion stage, but something could come out,' raising the possibility TSMC may

Meta, Walmart, Stripe, and Sierra published a 'personal agent protocol' a month after Meta launched Muse in early September. The open standard dictates how AI agents interact with businesses. Bret Taylor, Sierra co-founder and former Salesforce co-CEO leading the initiative, told CNBC companies

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti stated on 6일 that painful measures will be necessary to resolve France's escalating debt crisis. In an interview with CNBC, Ermotti emphasized that 'hard measures' are required, warning that gradual and minor

Rain, a stablecoin payments infrastructure provider, has applied to establish a federally chartered national trust bank in New York, seeking to bring digital asset custody, stablecoin reserve management, and dollar-backed stablecoin issuance under direct supervision of the Office of the

RLC dropped 10.12% in the last hour to trade at $0.764 amid selling pressure across the cryptocurrency market. Earlier today, RLC peaked at $1.0724 before the sudden downturn. The decline reflects ongoing volatility affecting the cryptocurrency landscape, with trading volume surging to

Pyth Network reported Real World Asset Perpetuals (RWA Perps) volume reached $638 billion in September, with open interest hitting a record $12.61 billion. The data, shared via the network's official account, reflects heightened trader engagement in this market segment. Pyth Network serves as a data provider that aggregates and prices financial information for various assets, and this reporting highlights the growing integration of real-world assets into the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Pyth Networ

Nike spent approximately $12.1 billion buying back 124.4 million shares at an average price of $97.57 apiece since June 2022, but those shares would be worth about $4.2 billion at the stock's opening price today of $33.70, creating a $7.9 billion opportunity cost. The company initiated its share

USDC led x402 agentic payments on Algorand with $390.4K transferred over the past 30 days, according to data highlighted by @tokenterminal. The volume exceeded Base's $378.3K and Solana's $360.5K in the same period. USDC is a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar and widely used for transactions

Binance unveiled Binance Intelligence on October 5, a three-part AI product suite comprising Binance AI, Binance AI Pro, and Agent OS designed to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its exchange ecosystem rather than relying on third-party automation tools. The launch targets three