Standard Chartered pushes $2T stablecoin forecast to 2030 as transaction volumes grow
The bank identified four distinct stablecoin markets, with USDC leading payments and AI transactions as competition intensifies over reserve yields.…
Rising diesel prices have helped fuel inflation — and we’re about to see how much worse it could get
Consumer inflation just came in hot. Thursday will provide more clues on the impact of record diesel prices ahead of the midterm elections. Source:MarketWatch
AI agents make 138 million crypto payments as U.S. dominates spending on AI models
U.S.linked wallets account for just over 88% of tracked AI model payments, dwarfing China’s 0.1% share, according to new Chainalysis research. Source:CoinDesk
Micron wins praise from Elon Musk for not being too greedy
Top memorychip providers have ample room to raise prices further, but Musk thinks Micron isn’t squeezing its customers to an excessive degree.…
Crypto Long & Short: Why gold and bitcoin belong in the same portfolio
Source:CoinDesk
EasyA hits $1.1 billion valuation, targets 2027 public listing and tokenized shares
The blockchain and AI developer platform has completed two years of audits and wants its shares available onchain from the first day of trading. Source:CoinDesk
BlackRock's crypto ETF assets surge 63% but remain far below 2025 peak
The asset manager's crypto assets surged 63% to $79.6 billion as investors returned, but holdings remain 23% below yearago levels. Source:CoinDesk
SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Discuss IPO Modernization and Regulation Crowdfunding
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 27,…
Bitcoin price dips below $82K as high oil prices spike US CPI inflation
Bitcoin fell below $82,000 while bond yields targeted new 24year highs on the back of hot US CPI inflation. Source:Cointelegraph
How Iran’s $2 trillion threat puts your AI stocks at risk
The Fed admits it can’t cool Big Tech’s spending spree. Tehran says it can, and it just named the targets. Source:MarketWatch
Former FTX Europe chief targets U.S. tokenized stock trading with new SEC exemption
Nasdaqlisted Perpetuals.com is the second company to pursue a U.S. tokenized stock marketplace under the SEC's new framework, following a joint venture between…
America's growing digital economy requires power grid updates. Who will foot the bill?
Congress must decide how the U.S. can build the infrastructure its booming digital economy requires while protecting the communities that host it.…