bank
LayerZero backs regulated stablecoins for bank adoption
LayerZero says regulated stablecoins are key to institutional adoption after Anchorage selected its OFT standard for cross-chain issuance.
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AI
BlackRock stays overweight U.S. stocks as AI lifts earnings
BlackRock's Q4 outlook keeps U.S. equities overweight as AI lifts earnings, while higher yields favor short-term bonds and selective credit.
ETF
21Shares launches Zcash ETP after U.S. ETF debut
21Shares launched physically backed Zcash and ether.fi ETPs on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, with each product charging a 2.5% annual fee.
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Canada’s Big Six banks explore shared tokenized deposit system
Canada’s six largest banks have formed a joint project to test transfers of tokenized Canadian-dollar deposits between regulated financial institutions. TD Bank has announced that Bank…
Crypto Wallet
Pi Network KYC and wallet fixes target over 900,000 users
Pi Network has cleared a KYC barrier for more than 417,000 users and prepared a wallet fix for another 497,000 accounts that could not claim migrated…
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BitMEX enters final shutdown hours after removing all trading services
BitMEX has removed its remaining spot, conversion, and derivatives markets ahead of its Sep. 23 shutdown, ending more than 11 years of exchange operations. BitMEX said…
ETF
NEAR adds 20 tokenized US stocks and ETFs via Ondo
NEAR has partnered with Ondo Finance to give eligible users access to 20 tokenized U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds, and commodity-linked products through near.com and NEAR Intents.…
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XLM price climbs as BVNK adds Stellar for global payments
Stellar’s XLM has risen 2.7% to $0.2135 after BVNK added the blockchain to its stablecoin payments platform, opening the network to business payments across more than…
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Coinbase adds fixed-rate USDC loans backed by cbBTC
Coinbase has added fixed-rate USDC loans backed by cbBTC after its variable-rate borrowing service reached more than $1.4 billion in outstanding loans and nearly $3 billion…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin ETF inflows confirm $86K uptrend: Analysts
Bitcoin has climbed above $86,000 and briefly touched $87,000 as analysts linked the breakout to falling oil prices, lower Treasury yields, a short squeeze and returning…