Key Points: Tether and Antalpha plan a $200 million acquisition of XAUt by 2025.
The initiative aims to enhance liquidity and institutional adoption of Tether Gold.
Industry reactions show both optimism and caution regarding the initiative.
Tether and Antalpha Platform Holding are raising $200 mil

Key Points: TOKEN2049 removed A7A5 following U.S. and U.K. sanctions.
Sanctions aimed to prevent Russian sanctions evasion.
A7A5’s removal reflects the crypto industry’s rapid response to regulatory actions.
The TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore has removed all references to the A7A5 stablecoin pr

Key Points: Huang Licheng’s leveraged ASTER position results in $3.62 million loss.
ASTER facing high volatility; Huang’s trades impact market sentiment.
Analysts monitor implications for broader crypto asset flows.
Huang Licheng placed a leveraged long position on ASTER four hours ago,

Key Points: Walmart’s OnePay to launch cryptocurrency services with Zerohash integration.
Service starts by late 2025.
Bridges crypto with US retail shopping.
Retail giant Walmart’s fintech arm OnePay plans to integrate Bitcoin and Ethereum trading into its app by late 2025, in collaboration with

Key Points: USDC circulation surpasses 75 billion, making it 24.9% of USD stablecoins.
Reflects strong demand for stablecoins in global finance.
The growth may influence liquidity in DeFi and blockchain sectors.
Circle’s US dollar stablecoin USDC has surpassed a circulation of 75 billion,

Key Points: Walmart’s fintech unit, OnePay, may enter the crypto market.
The service could support Bitcoin and Ethereum.
No official confirmation from Walmart or its partners yet.
According to reports, Walmart’s fintech firm, OnePay, is planning to introduce cryptocurrency trading and custody serv

Key Points: CME Group reports new peak in crypto derivatives trading volume.
Strong institutional interest fuels trading activity.
Ethereum futures see notable trading surge.
CME Group’s latest report reveals a record-high average daily trading volume of 340,000 cryptocurrency contracts in

Key Points: The EU plans to ban multi-issuer stablecoins over market stability concerns.
EU market regulation changes could impact major existing stablecoins.
Notable figures call for robust regulatory equivalence regimes.
European Union regulators, led by ECB President Christine Lagarde, are

Key Points
UBS Tokenize leads pilot using Chainlink CRE and Swift for tokenized fund workflows.
Chainlink’s plug-and-play design reduces barriers for financial blockchain adoption.
LINK trades at $21.39, holding $20 support with upside toward $29 and $47.
Chainlink and Swift have

Key Points: SG-FORGE launches EURCV, USDCV stablecoins in DeFi markets.
Enables 24/7 stablecoin lending and trading on Ethereum.
Spot trading facilitated by Morpho and Uniswap protocols.
On September 30, 2025, SG-FORGE deployed its Euro and Dollar stablecoins into DeFi, integrating with Ethereum-b

Key Points: ICE, FBI, and others raided a Texas Bitcoin operation over document issues.
12 employees, some with expired visas, were affected.
No official statements or impact on Bitcoin prices yet detected.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided Lonestar Dream Bitcoin facility in Texas, t

Key Points: The UK-US “Future’s Market” taskforce explores crypto regulations and passports.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Secretary Scott Bessent lead.
Coordinated regulation may reduce costs and boost interoperability.
The UK and US launched the Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future o