Token Events

Western Union and MoneyGram launched their own stablecoins to defend their positions in the global remittance market against cryptocurrency competition. Western Union introduced its dollar-pegged stablecoin USDPT in May and partnered with fintech company Rain to offer digital wallet and card

According to USDD, the decentralized stablecoin reported Q3 2026 treasury revenue of $9.7 million, up 26.7% quarter-over-quarter. Treasury balance reached $31.24 million, surpassing the $30 million milestone for the first time and marking an all-time

According to BlockBeats, the BNB Foundation completed the 37th quarterly token burn on October 19, destroying 1.6462 million BNB worth approximately $1.197 billion. Following the burn, the total circulating supply decreased to about 131.5 million BNB.

CME Group plans to launch standard and micro futures tied to Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap on Oct. 19, subject to regulatory review, as crypto investors monitor a series of macroeconomic data releases scheduled for this week. The futures launch coincides with purchasing managers' index data from the

According to Galxe, users holding G token staking or smart savings balances must complete unstaking and withdrawals by 11:00 UTC+8 on October 26, 2026. Due to a 7-day waiting period for unstaking and fund withdrawals, the G staking page will be taken offline after the deadline. Smart savings users w

According to RootData, AltLayer (ALT) will unlock approximately 246.59 million tokens worth approximately $2.13 million on October 26 at 8 AM UTC+8.

According to Aster's official announcement on October 19, the platform repurchased 2,721,732.41 ASTER tokens between October 5 and 19 (UTC) using 99% of daily trading fees, with an equivalent amount of team-allocated ASTER tokens also destroyed. Since adopting an upgraded tokenomics model on

According to ChainCatcher, JustLend DAO announced that five rounds of JST buyback and burn have cumulatively destroyed 1,881,973,007 JST tokens, representing 19.01% of total supply. The cumulative value of tokens burned is approximately $118.15 million. Each buyback and burn round was

Circle Chief Business Officer Kash Razzaghi publicly disclosed Circle’s first-half revenue structure on its official blog on October 16: total revenue was approximately $1.4 billion, of which approximately $819 million was paid to distribution partners that bring USDC to wallets, exchanges, banks, fintech companies, and payment networks, while approximately $473 million was used for operating costs such as licensing and compliance. Razzaghi’s Blog: How Circle Allocates Every $1 of Revenue Accord

According to Foresight News, USDD added 16,000 USDD in incentives to the ongoing Gate DEX Bonus activity from Oct 18 through Nov 27, lifting the total pool to 154,000 USDD across Ethereum and BNB Chain. On Ethereum, daily rewards increased from 1,000 USDD to 1,200 USDD, with a total pool of 68,000 U

According to The Block, Michael Saylor outlined his vision for a 'perfect' digital currency at a ParaFi investor day—a Bitcoin-backed stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar offering 6% to 8% yield. Saylor said this represents the next evolution in digital capital and digital credit

Bitcoin (BTC) staged a sharp short-term rebound at the start of the week, trading at around $82,520 on October 19. Japan’s three major financial groups jointly announced that they had successfully completed a proof-of-concept test for issuing a yen stablecoin and facilitating cross-border corporate payments. Strive increased its holdings by nearly 7,600 BTC over the past two weeks, bringing its total holdings to 35,595 BTC and prompting investment bank TD Cowen to raise its price target from $44

Hunter Biden stated on “The Wolf of Wall Street” podcast, which aired last week, that the crypto industry remains “constrained by” Trump, while defending his Laptop meme coin and rejecting accusations of hypocrisy. Biden estimated that the Laptop Token’s launch encountered setbacks mainly because Coinbase canceled its planned listing amid strong social media opposition during the 48-hour announcement period, resulting in insufficient liquidity when the token launched. Launch Motivation and Desig

According to Token Unlocks data cited by Foresight News, XPL, H, SOSO, and other tokens will unlock over $30 million in value this week, with events occurring on October 20–25. Plasma (XPL) will unlock 227 million tokens worth approximately $17.58 million on October 25, representing 5.02% of

According to Token Unlocks data, multiple tokens are scheduled to unlock significant amounts this week. ZRO leads with a $43.31 million unlock on October 20, representing 3.83% of circulating supply. Additional unlocks include BR ($2.28M, 1.49%) on October 20; KAITO ($4.84M, 3.69%) on October 20;

SwitchOne, a global asset-tech company, announced on the 18th plans to issue a yen-based stablecoin next year through its Japanese subsidiary acquired on the 5th. The company will complete organizational, system, and compliance setup and connect its FX settlement engine operating in Korea to Japan's

According to Switch One's announcement on October 18, the global asset-tech company plans to launch a yen-backed stablecoin starting next year through a Japanese subsidiary acquired on October 5. The company will complete organizational setup, systems implementation, and compliance framework by year