Citi CEO Jane Fraser says the bank sees more client growth in tokenized deposits than in stablecoins. Her point is not that businesses have no use for stablecoin payments; it is that treasury transfers, merchant acceptance and cross-bank settlement are different jobs.
Arbitrum (ARB) has moved out of its prior ascending channel and now trades between rising support from the 50-day SMA and a descending trendline near $0.196. The next daily close could determine whether the rebound extends toward $0.212 or turns back toward $0.163.
Polygon disclosed two medium-severity bugs on October 15 that could let valid transactions force its nodes to perform far more work than their gas cost suggested. In one test, work that serial execution completed in milliseconds kept the parallel processor busy for roughly 11 seconds.
PYTH and STRK gained roughly 12% in an hour on October 15 as Bitcoin recovered $82,000, reversing some of the weakness surrounding a stronger-than-expected US inflation report.
Ripple Prime has launched institutional swaps linked to traditional assets, allowing positions to trade around the clock even when the markets behind their reference prices are closed.
Software-payment wallets are spending sooner and receiving repeat funding, according to Chainalysis, offering evidence of recurring use without establishing how independently AI agents make purchasing decisions.
Mastercard and BVNK have launched a platform that connects stablecoin balances with bank payments, conversion and card services, giving businesses more control over how recipients receive money.
CoinGecko reviewed the crypto market’s performance from July through September, covering major cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance, and trading activity on centralized and decentralized exchanges.
USDC’s new EU classification will transfer supervision of its reserves, liquidity and capital to the European Banking Authority on November 12, alongside continuing French oversight.
Higher inflation can strengthen Bitcoin’s scarcity argument while making it harder to hold through restrictive financial conditions. Matt Hougan and Peter Schiff emphasise opposite sides of that tension.
Crypto losses deepened on Thursday morning, with Bitcoin trading around $80,500 as uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decision weighed on markets.
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