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US crypto policy shift encourages overseas stablecoin adoption
Saeed Badreg said US crypto policy is encouraging foreign governments to accept stablecoins and major banks to invest, with changes that could outlast the Trump administration.
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Fhenix Plans Three More dApps and Two Partnership Announcements
Its CoFHE coprocessor processes encrypted data off-chain and returns encrypted results to Ethereum Virtual Machine networks.
Technology
Researcher Alleges Samsung TV Tracks Viewing for Advertising
The researcher says a separate test found a microphone open for about five seconds on a rooted Samsung TV. He also says OpenAI suspended his account.
Investing
Binance Futures Opens Predict.fun’s PREDICT Contract With Up to 5x Leverage
The USDT-settled perpetual began trading Oct. 25 while Predict.fun’s public token generation event remained incomplete and no spot market existed.
Business
Binance Plans to Add USDC/AED Spot Trading Pair on Oct. 28
Trading is scheduled to start at 4 a.m. ET (08:00 UTC), with spot algorithmic trading bot services available for the pair.
Investing
JPMorgan Keeps Microsoft Overweight With $625 Target Ahead of Earnings
Analyst Samik Chatterjee pointed to Azure, Microsoft 365 Commercial Cloud and Copilot growth as areas investors will watch.
Investing
Oil Prices Retreat Monday After Reaching a Near Six-Month High
Global inventories remain more than 500 million barrels below end-February levels as supply recovers; the IEA expects demand to fall year over year in 2026.
Investing
XRP's Market Value Tops Solana's as Solana Leads Three Network Measures
Oct. 24 market-cap figures put XRP at $81.68 billion and SOL at $60.59 billion. Oct. 26 network snapshots showed Solana ahead in DeFi value locked, stablecoin market capitalization and 24-hour DEX volume.
Business
Pearl Research Labs Raises $130 Million Across Two Funding Channels
The total includes $55 million in equity financing and $75 million for a GPU infrastructure fund.
Markets
InvestingBinance Futures Opens Predict.fun’s PREDICT Contract With Up to 5x Leverage
The USDT-settled perpetual began trading Oct. 25 while Predict.fun’s public token generation event remained incomplete and no spot market existed.
Regulation
RegulationHyperliquid User Links HTX Loan Repayment to Wallet Risk Flag
x256.hl said a friend repaid a months-old loan from Huobi, now HTX. The UK designated HUOBI GLOBAL S.A.; OFSI separately says HTX is covered because of Huobi’s ownership.
Bitcoin
InvestingBitcoin Yield Products Draw Returns From Staking, Lending and Covered Calls
Payouts can come in BTC, BABY or CORE, while lending and leveraged strategies add borrowing costs, withdrawal terms and protocol dependencies.
Ethereum
BusinessFhenix Plans Three More dApps and Two Partnership Announcements
Its CoFHE coprocessor processes encrypted data off-chain and returns encrypted results to Ethereum Virtual Machine networks.
DeFi
InvestingXRP's Market Value Tops Solana's as Solana Leads Three Network Measures
Oct. 24 market-cap figures put XRP at $81.68 billion and SOL at $60.59 billion. Oct. 26 network snapshots showed Solana ahead in DeFi value locked, stablecoin market capitalization and 24-hour DEX volume.
Stablecoins
InvestingBinance Futures Opens Predict.fun’s PREDICT Contract With Up to 5x Leverage
The USDT-settled perpetual began trading Oct. 25 while Predict.fun’s public token generation event remained incomplete and no spot market existed.
Korea
InvestingNikkei 225 and KOSPI Close Lower as South Korea’s Index Falls More
The Nikkei ended at 62,189.65 after a 0.80% decline. The KOSPI closed at 5,469.59, down 1.45%.
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TechnologyResearcher Alleges Samsung TV Tracks Viewing for Advertising
The researcher says a separate test found a microphone open for about five seconds on a rooted Samsung TV. He also says OpenAI suspended his account.
