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The interoperability protocol says its infrastructure will help regulated stablecoins move across blockchains for institutional adoption. LayerZero, an omnichain interoperability protocol, has thrown its support behind regulated stablecoins designed for use by banks, according to a report from crypto.news.

A delegation feature aimed at institutional users could activate on October 5 after an earlier attempt stalled. The XRP Ledger is retrying an upgrade designed to let banks split payment execution from compliance duties, according to reporting from CoinDesk and crypto.news.

Leveraged funds reportedly cut millions of short positions on CME as XRP price climbed toward $1.60. XRP's trading volume climbed to approximately $7.4 billion, according to reports from CryptoSlate and CoinGape. Both outlets linked the surge to a short squeeze unfolding on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

The proposed change would slash confirmation times from roughly 12.8 seconds to a fraction of a second. Solana has begun testing a network upgrade aimed at dramatically shortening the time it takes for transactions to become final. According to CoinDesk, the goal is to cut finality from roughly 12.8 seconds down to about 150 milliseconds.

The price cut appears aimed at undercutting a newly released Anthropic model and keeping developers on OpenAI's platform. OpenAI has reduced API pricing for its GPT-6 Sol and Luna models by half, according to reports from Cryptopolitan, CoinTurk News, and The Cryptonomist. The cut applies to the developer-facing API tier, not consumer subscriptions.

The asset manager floats blockchain-based ownership of compute capacity as an extension of its broader tokenization push BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has raised the possibility that computing capacity used to power artificial intelligence systems could eventually be represented as tokens on a blockchain.

The two overnight items with the deepest sourcing were bank infrastructure moves, while the price highlights ran on half the corroboration. The two overnight items with the deepest sourcing were bank infrastructure moves, while the price highlights ran on half the corroboration.

ADA reaches a four-month high after integration with the x402 payment protocol expands its use for autonomous AI transactions. Cardano has recorded a 57% jump in network activity after its integration with x402, a payment protocol built to support transactions between autonomous AI agents.

Authorities say counterfeit euro-pegged tokens were passed off as genuine EURC in luxury watch transactions Dutch police have arrested two people suspected of running a scam that used fake versions of the EURC stablecoin to buy Rolex watches, according to reports from U.Today and crypto.news.

CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report a Binance-only USDe price dip, but disagree on when it happened, how far it fell, and why. CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report a Binance-only USDe price dip, but disagree on when it happened, how far it fell, and why.

The company's crypto holdings continue to expand as its treasury strategy centers on Ethereum accumulation. BitMine's Ethereum treasury is approaching 6 million ETH, with total holdings now valued at $17.1 billion, NewsBTC reported.

Cardano joins Solana and the XRP Ledger in building payment rails aimed at autonomous AI systems Cardano has added support for x402, a protocol designed to let software agents pay for services automatically, according to reporting from CoinDesk and crypto.news.

CryptoSlate and crypto.news give different dollar figures for how much had been borrowed on Circle's Arc cirBTC lending market. CryptoSlate and crypto.news give different dollar figures for how much had been borrowed on Circle's Arc cirBTC lending market.

The move drew public praise from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, according to reports. Trueo, a prediction market platform, has confirmed plans to migrate from Base to Ethereum, according to reporting from Coinfomania and Cointelegraph.

Technical analyst Peter Brandt points to a chart pattern suggesting further upside for XRP after a sharp single-day gain. XRP climbed 8.7% during the session, according to Bitcoin.com News, marking one of the token's more pronounced daily moves in recent weeks.

Traders debate whether the move above $2,700 marks a genuine breakout or a bull trap as technical indicators flash overbought. Ethereum extended its recent advance this week, moving above $2,560 before pushing through the $2,700 mark. Technical indicators strengthened alongside the move, according to reporting from CoinTurk News.

Technical analysis following ETH's latest breakout points to a key support zone and a resistance level well above the $3,000 mark. Ethereum's price action has drawn fresh attention from market analysts after the token broke through a key resistance zone.

Rising futures positioning has renewed talk of Ethereum retesting the $3,000 mark, according to market analysts. Ethereum's price action has drawn fresh attention after open interest in its futures market reached a four-month high, according to reports from CoinGape and Cryptonews.com.