Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate
Coinbase now allows users to borrow the USDC stablecoin against their bitcoin at a fixed interest rate and repayment date. Source：CoinDesk
XRP Ledger retries upgrade that lets banks split payment and compliance duties
The upgrade could activate Oct. 5, letting businesses give another account limited powers such as making payments or approving customers without handing over…
Bitcoin ETFs take in $1.7B in 2 days as BTC tops holder cost basis
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded more than $1.7 billion in net inflows over two days as Bitcoin rose above investors’ estimated average cost basis.…
US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: Report
US President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before Sacks stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching his…
Malicious iOS app FomoPeek linked to $580K crypto theft, SlowMist says
SlowMist said malicious FomoPeek versions distributed through Apple’s App Store used iOS kernel exploits to escape the sandbox and access sensitive data from…
Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds
Alpenglow would let exchanges, bridges and merchants treat payments as irreversible almost immediately. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin's on a streak it hasn't hit since 2012
Bitcoin’s 10% September gain puts it on track for a rare threemonth winning streak last seen in 2012. Source：CoinDesk
AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock
BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity…
Zcash leads crypto majors with a 10% gain as bitcoin holds near $87,000
Falling oil eased inflation worries through the Asian session, while a bill to make the government's bitcoin stockpile permanent moved further through Congress…
OpenAI, Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks: Reports
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to brief the UN Security Council as it examines AI risks and global security.…
CFTC issues warning over risky prediction market ‘mention’ contracts
The warning comes weeks after the CFTC fined a former White House teleprompter operator who made more than $107,000 trading prediction contracts tied to…
U.S. regulator warns about cheating risks in 'mention markets' on prediction platforms
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a new advisory to flag the unique dangers of markets based on individuals' behavior. Source：CoinDesk