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A consortium of major banks, including Bank of America, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and UBS, announced on Friday that they will collaborate to explore the development of stablecoins pegged to G7 currencies.  A New Era For Crypto In Mainstream Finance The renewed interest in stablecoins comes in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s endorsement of the sector, which has reignited discussions about integrating blockchain technology into mainstream finance.  Currently, the stablecoin market is heavily dominated by Tether (USDT), based in El Salvador, which accounts for approximately $179 billion of the total $310 billion in stablecoins circulating, according to…

In brief Organizers of the Nobel Peace Prize are investigating whether insiders used advanced information about this year’s winner to make a profit on Polymarket. Roughly 11 hours before the award was announced, Machado’s chances jumped from near-zero to over 70%, with one trader collecting $80,000 from last-minute wagers. While insider trading may be prohibited inside the Nobel Institute, it is generally permitted on sites like Polymarket to increase prediction accuracy. The organizers of the Nobel Peace Prize are investigating whether insiders used privileged information about this year’s winner to profit on crypto prediction market Polymarket, according to local reports.Roughly…

Victoria, Seychelles, Oct. 10, 2025: Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has released its Q3 2025 Transparency Report, highlighting a quarter defined by innovation, user growth, and stronger financial transparency. Marking its seventh anniversary, Bitget introduced UEX, a next-generation trading model that unifies spot, futures, staking, payments, and onchain access into one seamless experience. The concept moved from vision to reality in Q3, with the exchange rolling out new integrations, expanding its ecosystem, and solidifying its position as one of the industry’s most transparent and trusted platforms. Bitget’s Onchain also achieved major traction, expanding to Ethereum, Solana, BSC, and Base…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving beyond chatbots and copilots, and the next frontier of this fast-developing industry is a world of AI agents.These autonomous digital actors can browse the web, negotiate contracts, make payments, and collaborate with other machines.The market supporting this shift is immense, with data from Statista projecting the global AI sector to surpass $1 trillion by 2031. Notably, the report suggests that a significant market share would be dedicated to agentic systems capable of independent decision-making.Yet one question dominates the conversation: How will millions of these autonomous agents trust, verify, and transact with each other?While technological firms…

Deutsche Bank says gold now makes up 24% of central bank reserves, the highest share since the 1990s. Analyst Marion Laboure sees parallels between gold and Bitcoin as safe-haven, low-correlation assets. Deutsche Bank predicts both Bitcoin and gold could join central bank reserves by 2030. Global central banks are expanding their gold holdings at a pace not seen in decades, a trend that could have major implications for Bitcoin, according to a new report from Deutsche Bank. The bank’s strategists noted that gold’s share of central bank reserves climbed to 24% in the second quarter, its highest level since the…

XRP collapsed as much as 42% in Friday’s trade, its sharpest one-day drop in recent years, as whales liquidated across major venues and futures open interest fell $150 million. The selloff drove price as low as $1.64 before a partial recovery to $2.36, with volumes surging 164% above the 30-day average — a sign of forced deleveraging across corporate desks.What to Know• XRP fell from $2.82 to $2.36 between Oct 10, 01:00 and Oct 11, 00:00, posting a 16% daily loss.• Intraday volatility peaked at 43%, with prices briefly wicking to $1.64 during high-frequency liquidation sweeps.• Institutional futures open interest…

More than 1.6 million traders have been wrecked daily. There’s no way to sugarcoat what happened in the cryptocurrency markets since Friday evening. Bitcoin’s price, for example, took one of its most painful nosedives in recent history, dumping from over $122,000 to $105,000 on some exchanges and even to as low as $101,000 on others. The altcoins were obliterated as well, with massive double-digit price drops from the majority of them. Here’s what we know so far. Valuermarket’s report classified the event as the “largest single-day liquidation in the history of digital assets.” The initial numbers of $250 million…

ADA went below $0.30 on Binance during the market-wide crash. There are no altcoins that were spared from the calamity that transpired in the cryptocurrency markets over the past 15 hours or so, and Cardano’s native token is among the most impacted. The asset stood tall at around $0.85 until yesterday evening, with the aspirations of a price pump to $1 or even $2, according to some analysts. However, the reality was a lot harsher as it flash-crashed to under $0.30 on Binance, which represented a massive 65% decline in just a few hours. This became its lowest price…

In brief A user on Hyperliquid was hacked for $21 million after their private keys appear to have been leaked. Private keys allow a wallet owner to sign a transaction, meaning anyone in possession of it has control over the wallet. Blockchain security experts say that private keys can be compromised via phishing sites, malware-infected devices, and poor personal security habits. A hacker stole $21 million worth of crypto from a Hyperliquid user after their private key was leaked, on-chain security firm PeckShield said. The attacker has since bridged the stolen funds to Ethereum, including $17.75 million worth of the…

Alvin Lang Oct 11, 2025 05:27 Git Merge 2025 commemorates 20 years of Git with a two-day event at GitHub HQ, featuring technical talks, community collaboration, and a focus on future developments. Git Merge 2025, a significant event marking the 20th anniversary of Git, was held at GitHub’s headquarters in San Francisco. This two-day event brought together contributors from across the globe, both in person and online, to celebrate the past achievements and future potential of Git, according to GitHub Blog. Day 1: Diverse Talks and Presentations The first day of Git Merge…