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A Clarity Act story credited to Matt Hougan carries contradictory Bitcoin and Ether figures, and neither account is a primary document. A Clarity Act story credited to Matt Hougan carries contradictory Bitcoin and Ether figures, and neither account is a primary document.

Coinbase, Mastercard, Visa and Stripe back the $1 billion launch, with Chainlink supplying oracle infrastructure. A consortium of major payments and crypto companies has launched a new stablecoin called Open USD. Coinbase, Mastercard, Visa and Stripe are named as backers of the project, which debuted with roughly $1 billion in scale, according to reports…

One proposal would classify event contracts as swaps, intensifying the regulatory fight over prediction markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has forwarded two proposed rules on prediction markets to the White House for interagency review.

The new application layer aims to let Dogecoin miners eventually secure smart contracts built on top of the network. DogeOS has opened its testnet to the public, introducing an Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible application layer built on top of Dogecoin.

Crypto Economy and TronWeekly both quote Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan on the Clarity Act's Senate setback but report different Bitcoin and Ether price gains for the same post-vote period. Crypto Economy and TronWeekly both quote Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan on the Clarity Act's Senate setback but report different Bitcoin and Ether price gains…

The deal brings one of Japan's largest crypto exchanges under SBI's financial umbrella, reshaping the country's digital asset market. SBI Holdings has finalized its acquisition of Bitbank, a prominent Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, in a deal valued at $294.9 million. The transaction marks one of the largest consolidations in Japan's digital asset industry to date.

The bank's forecast jumped 38% as analysts point to roughly $5 billion in expected inflows. Bitcoin changed hands near $85,000 on Wednesday as Citi revised its price target upward to $113,000. The new figure marks a 38% increase from the bank's previous projection, according to reporting from Cryptonews.com and The Cryptonomist.

The Coinbase-incubated network's latest update introduces additional controls that touch how tokenized assets are tracked on-chain. Base, the layer-2 blockchain built on Ethereum and incubated by Coinbase, has introduced an upgrade named Cobalt.

The EU securities regulator wants gateways that connect users to decentralized finance protocols to face new compliance rules. The European Securities and Markets Authority has floated a plan to regulate so-called DeFi access points under the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, according to reports from Cryptopolitan and UNLOCK Blockchain.

Ripple's token closed the prior three months in the green, setting up a watch on whether the streak extends through October. XRP closed out the third quarter with three consecutive months of positive performance, according to separate reports from CryptoPotato and Cryptonews.com.

The wallet provider is unwinding validator positions following a security incident, raising questions about where the staked ETH will go next. MetaMask Staking is in the process of exiting Ethereum validators connected to its service, according to reports published this week.

Community governance vote funds past bug-fix work while the privacy coin's price stays steady near the $1,400 mark. Zcash holders have approved retroactive grants totaling approximately $8.39 million, according to reports from crypto.news and The Cryptonomist. The funding is tied to compensation for work related to a bug fix within the network's ecosystem.

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds saw strong inflows over the third quarter, coinciding with a sharp rise in the token's price. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded substantial net inflows during the third quarter, with figures reported at either $6 billion or $6.3 billion depending on the source.

New data shows the city-state regaining ground as a regional digital asset hub, led by a sharp rise in institutional participation. Singapore's crypto market has posted a notable rebound, with total activity reaching $284 billion. The figure reflects a broad increase in trading and transaction volume across the city-state's digital asset sector.

A brief bounce tied to softer inflation data lost steam when bond yields failed to retreat. Bitcoin touched $85,500 in the wake of a softer inflation print, according to CoinDesk, before the move reversed. The initial pop came after data pointed to easing price pressures, a reading traders typically interpret as supportive for riskier assets…

The enforcement action raises questions about how tokenized exposure to private companies is sold to retail investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought charges against Meyer Global, alleging the firm defrauded investors through offerings tied to pre-IPO stock in SpaceX.

Officials are reportedly examining how Binance continues to serve European customers despite an earlier wind-down order European Union regulators are reportedly reviewing how Binance has used a transitional exemption under the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, or MiCA, to continue operating in the bloc.

A new policy paper argues an opaque MSCI review process could force index funds to dump shares of bitcoin treasury companies. The Bitcoin Policy Institute, a Washington-based research group focused on digital asset policy, has released a paper examining a rule under review at MSCI.