ECB seeks online merchants for 2027 digital euro pilot
Euroarea online and mobile merchants can apply until Oct. 27 to test beta digital euro payments in a 12month pilot. Source：Cointelegraph
AI has been a ‘net negative’ for crypto: Phemex CEO
Federico Variola says AI has diverted capital from crypto and is empowering attackers, while rising cybersecurity costs could push the industry toward greater…
US charges ex-Robinhood engineers over alleged pre-listing crypto trades
The former employees allegedly earned more than $50,000 each by trading Hyperliquid perpetuals ahead of Robinhood token listings. Source：Cointelegraph
Bitcoin ETFs shed $450M in biggest outflow since June
The $450 million withdrawal came as Bitcoin fell 2.5% and the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate, with Fidelity and BlackRock funds leading the…
Crypto stocks slide after CLARITY Act fails to advance in Senate
Circle and Coinbase shares fell about 10% as the failed Senate vote weighed on cryptolinked equities, with Bitcoin miners and treasury companies also…
Stablecoin growth could boost dollar dominance, US Treasury demand: BoE official
A Bank of England policy maker said digital dollars could expand access to the US currency while turning stablecoin issuers into bigger buyers of government…
Binance adds 11 US-listed ETFs to wealth management offering
The crypto exchange is expanding its traditional finance offerings with 11 USlisted exchangetraded funds focused on US Treasurys and investmentgrade bonds.…
Medicare is using AI to approve claims. The result has been ‘alarmingly high denial rates.’
A pilot program using artificial intelligence to approve care for Medicare beneficiaries has resulted in high levels of denials and delayed decisions and…
Bitcoin price falls to $75.6K September low as global bonds hit multidecade highs
Bitcoin price action weakened over market nerves prior to the Senate CLARITY Act vote, while surging bond yields pressured risk assets across the board.…
US House crypto tax package omits mining, staking reward deferral
The 114page bill would change the tax treatment of crypto fees, stablecoins and lending while leaving existing rewardtax timing unchanged. Source：Cointelegraph
Solana more than triples transaction size limit with mainnet upgrade
Solana raised its transaction size limit to 4,096 bytes, giving developers more room for zeroknowledge proofs and transactions with multiple signatures.…
CLARITY Act odds fall to 16% as key Democrats resist GOP’s ‘final’ offer
Banking groups also said the GOP’s final text leaves stablecoin reward loopholes, while tribal gaming interests warn that its prediction market provisions…