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New Ripple Prime offering aims to bring round-the-clock trading of tokenized real-world assets to over 100 markets. Ripple is pushing further into institutional finance with a new offering built around real-world asset (RWA) swaps. The product, branded Ripple Prime, is designed to let institutional clients trade tokenized versions of traditional assets around the clock.

The payments giant now lets partners fund cross-border transfers with USDC instead of traditional bank liquidity. Visa has begun operating USDC stablecoin prefunding within its Visa Direct cross-border payments service. Fintech News Singapore and CoinGape both reported the feature is now live, marking a tangible step in the company's broader stablecoin strategy.

The new Global Money platform aims to connect fiat rails with stablecoin settlement in a single system. Mastercard has gone live with a new payments platform built in partnership with BVNK, a company specializing in stablecoin infrastructure.

CoinGape and Cointelegraph agree MSCI adopted new exclusion rules affecting crypto treasury firms, but they disagree on whether Upexi faces confirmed removal or merely watchlisting, and on which companies make up the watchlist. CoinGape and Cointelegraph agree MSCI adopted new exclusion rules affecting crypto treasury firms, but they disagree on whether Upexi faces confirmed removal…

The fintech firm cleared a key regulatory hurdle in the Netherlands, yet additional MiCA requirements mean its stablecoin cannot go live yet. Qivalis has been granted an Electronic Money Institution license in the Netherlands, according to reports from CryptoSlate and UNLOCK Blockchain.

The company is targeting the fourth quarter of 2026 to begin actively managing its large XRP treasury. Evernorth has disclosed details of a plan to actively manage a treasury holding of 473 million XRP. The figure represents one of the largest publicly discussed XRP holdings tied to a single treasury strategy.

Stablecoin issuer's payments to a company connected to Hines ran alongside his tenure advising the Trump administration on digital assets. Tether, the issuer of the largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, paid millions of dollars to a firm associated with Bo Hines, reports from CryptoBriefing and crypto.news indicate.

The asset manager has moved to withdraw its filing for a fund built around Lido's staked ETH product. VanEck has asked regulators to withdraw its application for a Lido staked Ether exchange-traded fund, according to reports from Cointelegraph and crypto.news published on October 15, 2026.

The European Banking Authority's designation places USDC under direct EU-level supervision for the first time. The European Banking Authority has designated USDC, the dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Circle, as the first significant e-money token in the European Union.

Chainalysis data shows a surge in machine-to-machine crypto payments, though some analysts question how much real economic activity the volume represents. Coinbase's x402 protocol has recorded 138.5 million transactions, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.

No successor has been named after Witt's exit from the administration's digital asset policy post Patrick Witt has exited his role as executive director of the White House crypto council, according to reports from Cryptopolitan, CoinTurk News and CryptoBriefing. The position has been left vacant, with no successor named as of the reports.

The deal would give the crypto exchange's parent company a licensed banking foothold inside the European Union. Payward, the holding company behind cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, is preparing to acquire Saldo Bank, a licensed bank operating in Lithuania.

Pi holders watch a key support level near $0.07685 as new stablecoin initiatives fail to lift the price. PI, the token tied to the Pi Network ecosystem, continues to trade under $0.0800. This comes even as the project announces new plans involving a stablecoin.

Tax authorities are preparing detailed rules as the country's planned cryptocurrency income tax approaches implementation. South Korea's government is preparing to publish new guidelines covering how cryptocurrency transactions will be taxed. According to reports, the guidance is expected next month, giving investors and exchanges clearer rules before a planned levy takes effect.

The bank is offering round-the-clock crypto trading access through its UAE private banking arm. Standard Chartered has begun offering Bitcoin and Ether trading to its wealthy client base in the United Arab Emirates.

Comments tied to TOKEN2049 have traders asking whether the prediction market platform plans a native token. Shayne Coplan, chief executive of prediction market platform Polymarket, has become the subject of fresh speculation over a potential token launch.

Analysts are split on whether Ether can climb back to the $2,600-$2,700 range before developers discuss the network's next upgrade. Ethereum is heading into a closely watched week as developers prepare to discuss the network's next upgrade on October 15.

The move expands wallet-based infrastructure for autonomous AI transactions on the XRP Ledger, as usage volume crosses a new milestone. Ripple has added wallet technology owned by Stripe to the XRP Ledger, according to reporting from CoinDesk and BeInCrypto.