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Four major altcoins have flashed technical buy signals on October 15, 2026, as XRP, Solana, Dogecoin and Hyperliquid continue falling, prompting analysts to examine whether recent selling has created an opportunity for a price rebound.

Summary

Four altcoins, XRP, SOL, DOGE and HYPE, displayed TD Sequential buy signals during recent selling.
XRP traded near $1.31, while analyst Ali Martinez identified possible recovery targets above current prices.
Solana approached $100 support, with potential rebounds toward $111 and $120 dependent on renewed demand.
Dogecoin tested $0.080 support as analysts monitored $0.087 and $0.094 for potential price recoveries ahead.

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez identified buy signals across the four cryptocurrencies using the TD Sequential indicator, which tracks price movements to identify possible exhaustion in a trend. The signals appeared as the U.S. inflation report weighed on cryptocurrency prices, although a confirmed reversal would require stronger buying activity.

BUY SIGNALS ON XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE

Should you buy the dip?

1/6 🧵👇

— Ali Charts (@alicharts) October 15, 2026

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that September consumer prices increased 0.6% from August, bringing annual inflation to 3.7%. The figures exceeded expectations and prompted traders to reassess the Federal Reserve’s interest rate outlook.

XRP leads these altcoins with three buy signals
XRP traded near $1.31 at press time, down 3.43% over 24 hours and 6.57% across seven days, according to CoinGecko. Trading volume stood at approximately $2.39 billion, while its market capitalization reached $83.1 billion.

Martinez reported that XRP had produced three TD Sequential buy readings near current prices. The signals included a Sequential 13, a TD 9 and an Aggressive 13, which the analyst interpreted as possible evidence that selling pressure was approaching exhaustion.

The analyst identified $1.40 as the first recovery target, followed by resistance near $1.50. Those targets depend on buyers returning to the market and prices holding above nearby support.

A separate hourly chart showed XRP moving within a parallel trading channel. Martinez warned that the price could revisit the channel’s lower boundary near $1.25 before establishing a stronger recovery.

XRP REBOUND INCOMING!?$XRP appears to be trading inside a parallel channel on the hourly chart.

This structure suggests XRP could still drop toward the lower boundary around $1.25 before seeing a meaningful rebound.

That’s the level I’m watching for a potential buying… pic.twitter.com/Et9Q11p08w

— Ali Charts (@alicharts) October 15, 2026

If XRP rebounds from that support, the analyst identified $1.42 as a possible intermediate target, with $1.60 near the upper boundary.

Meanwhile, institutional investment flows present a different picture from the recent price decline.

According to SoSoValue data, U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded net inflows for 13 consecutive weeks, bringing cumulative inflows to approximately $1.80 billion.

Weekly inflows slowed after reaching $75.6 million in the week ending September 25. The following two weeks recorded $4.7 million and $11.3 million, respectively.

XRP ETF flows, source: SoSoValue
Large cryptocurrency holders, however, have been transferring more XRP to Binance. CryptoQuant analyst Arab Chain reported that 30-day whale inflows reached approximately 1.669 billion XRP, a seven-month high.

The analyst noted that exchange transfers could increase the supply available for selling, although some movements may involve internal transfers or other exchange services.

An earlier analysis of Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP buy signals identified similar technical conditions during the October 8 market decline. XRP’s latest signals have appeared at a lower price level.

Solana tests $100 support as a new buy signal appears
Solana was trading around $101.98 at press time, representing a 3.86% decline over 24 hours and a 10.24% loss over seven days.

CoinGecko’s data placed its daily trading volume near $4.08 billion and market capitalization at approximately $60.46 billion.

Martinez observed that Solana’s daily TD Sequential indicator had produced a buy signal as the cryptocurrency approached $100.

He compared the latest reading with a sell signal that appeared in late September, which preceded a correction of approximately 14%.

3/6 $SOL is approaching $100 as the TD Sequential flashes a buy signal on its daily chart.

The indicator’s sell signal in late September preceded a 14% correction. If this new signal is confirmed by stronger buying, Solana could rebound toward $111, then resistance near $120. pic.twitter.com/biicOHlMqv

— Ali Charts (@alicharts) October 15, 2026

The new signal could support a rebound if buying pressure improves. Martinez identified $111 as the first resistance target and $120 as the next level.

However, the analyst did not establish that either target would be reached. A sustained move below $100 could weaken the proposed recovery setup.

Among the four altcoins under review, Solana has recorded the largest seven-day decline. Away from price charts, the Solana Foundation has expanded its presence in China.

Foundation Chief Strategy Officer Rachel Conlan shared images of the organization’s new Shanghai office and promotional displays across the city’s skyline.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao commented on the development, noting that BNB Chain had not achieved a comparable promotional presence in mainland China.

The foundation has scheduled events in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and Beijing through its Solana Accelerate China program.

It's amazing to see that Solana was able to advertise and even get an office in China. 👏@BNBChain was not able to do this, so far. 🤣

Hopefully, what's good for one industry player is also good for the rest. https://t.co/fNRRWnAGpt

— CZ 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) October 15, 2026

China continues to restrict cryptocurrency trading, and the foundation’s promotional activities do not establish that mainland residents can legally access unrestricted cryptocurrency trading services.

Dogecoin flashes a buy signal near $0.080
Dogecoin traded around $0.07977 during Thursday’s market session, down 4.93% in 24 hours and 8.62% over the preceding week.

CoinGecko data showed daily trading volume of approximately $1.03 billion and a market capitalization of $12.47 billion.

Martinez reported that Dogecoin’s daily TD Sequential indicator had generated a buy signal as the token returned to support near $0.080.

The analyst identified $0.087 as an initial recovery target if support holds and demand increases. Resistance near $0.094 represents a second level to monitor.

The latest signal follows several sessions of falling prices, leaving DOGE slightly below the support level identified in the analysis. Other traders have presented longer-term recovery scenarios.

Crypto Patel identified $0.1186 as a potential bullish breakout level after examining Dogecoin’s multiyear price structure.

The analyst proposed targets at $0.2818, $0.7559 and $2.00 if the cryptocurrency eventually confirms a sustained move above resistance.

CAN $DOGE HIT $2 IN THE NEXT BULL RUN? 🚀#DOGE is retesting a multi-year accumulation zone after breaking its long-term descending trendline. The next major bullish trigger is a breakout above $0.1186.

Target 1: $0.2818
Target 2: $0.7559
Target 3: $2.00

A confirmed breakout… pic.twitter.com/wx2OfL587o

— Crypto Patel (@CryptoPatel) October 15, 2026

Those projections are speculative and require price changes far beyond the short-term recovery levels identified by Martinez.

Trader Tardigrade suggested that Dogecoin’s monthly chart was developing an inverse head and shoulders pattern.

The analyst placed the neckline near $0.10 and described a monthly close above it as a possible breakout confirmation.

For traders considering these altcoins after the selloff, Dogecoin’s immediate setup remains centered on $0.080 support and the nearby $0.087 resistance level.

Hyperliquid approaches $80 as traders watch $86
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token traded near $79.61, down 1.98% over 24 hours and 7.89% across seven days.

CoinGecko data placed its daily trading volume at $859.3 million and market capitalization near $17.70 billion.

Martinez identified a fresh TD Sequential buy signal around $80. The analyst noted that an earlier signal on October 1 preceded a rebound of nearly 11%. He suggested that a comparable recovery could bring HYPE toward $86, followed by resistance near $93.

5/6 $HYPE is trading near $80 with a fresh TD Sequential buy signal.

The previous buy signal on October 1 preceded a rebound of nearly 11%. If this one gets similar follow-through, Hyperliquid could test $86, then resistance near $93. pic.twitter.com/4BYkZFs7kI

— Ali Charts (@alicharts) October 15, 2026

The October 1 rebound provides a historical comparison, not confirmation that the new signal will produce the same result.

HYPE’s latest price remained below the $80 reference level. A recovery above that area would place the first resistance target back in focus.

Among these altcoins, HYPE recorded the smallest daily decline, although its weekly performance remained negative.

Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan recently discussed the project’s regulatory approach during an interview with Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast.

Yan argued that U.S. regulators should focus on the companies operating financial markets through Hyperliquid’s infrastructure, while treating the underlying blockchain as a separate technical system.

His comments concerned how financial rules might apply to businesses using the network, not an announcement of new regulatory approval for HYPE.

Earlier reporting on Hyperliquid’s regulatory status in Singapore documented the platform’s operations and questions surrounding oversight.

Hyperliquid remains unavailable to U.S. users. Kraken parent Payward has separately discussed plans to use Hyperliquid technology for regulated derivatives services, subject to the necessary approvals.

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Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, has praised the network’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem as Strike Finance reported a new annual percentage rate (APR) for USD stablecoins.

Strike Finance, a Cardano-based on-chain perpetuals platform, announced that its RealFi integration was now generating more than 54% APR for USD stablecoins deposited in its liquidity vault.

Reacting to Strike Finance’s update on the yield offering, Hoskinson said in a post on X, “Not bad, Cardano. Looks like we got the best DeFi.”

Not bad Cardano. Looks like we got the best DeFi https://t.co/EBwr0MYQWV

— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) October 15, 2026

Cardano Community Delighted by Charles Hoskinson’s Support Hoskinson’s remarks highlight his confidence in Cardano’s growing DeFi ecosystem and its potential to attract more capital.

Meanwhile, Strike Finance also shared its ambition to attract more investment, stating, “We want billions…”

Cardano stake pool operator Sssebi welcomed Hoskinson’s support, writing, “Love to see this part of Charles that promotes the ecosystem.”

His reaction reflects the community’s appreciation for Hoskinson’s public support of projects building on Cardano.

Love the see this part of Charles that promotes the ecosystem🫶

— Sssebi🦁 (@Sssebi) October 15, 2026

RealFi Reaches $5.1 Million in TVL In a separate thread, Cardano ambassador and DRep Angry Crypto Show reported that RealFi had issued more than $7.6 million in stablecoins and tokenized funds on the Cardano network.

Data from Token Terminal also showed that RealFi’s total value locked (TVL) had surpassed $5.1 million.

These figures point to growing activity for RealFi within Cardano’s DeFi ecosystem. The platform brings real-world financial assets and yield-generating products on-chain.

RealFi generates returns from assets such as U.S. Treasury securities, money market funds, and investment-grade credit. Through its integration with Strike Finance, these yields can be combined with Strike’s liquidity vaults.

Strike-RealFi Integration Aims to Attract More Investment Strike introduced RealFi’s yield products to its liquidity vaults through its Borrow & Earn platform. The service allows eligible users to borrow USD using supported assets as collateral and deposit the borrowed funds into supported liquidity vaults.

Strike previously advertised APRs of up to 50% on USD. Its latest report of more than 54% marks an increase in the advertised rate.

However, returns can change depending on market conditions and vault performance. Users who borrow against their assets also risk liquidation if their collateral loses value or they fail to meet borrowing requirements.

Hoskinson had previously praised the partnership, describing RealFi as open for business through Strike and calling it one of Cardano’s notable decentralized applications.

The partnership combines RealFi’s yields from real-world assets with Strike’s borrowing and liquidity services. Both platforms aim to attract more users and investment to Cardano DeFi ecosystem.

Cardano (ADA) is approaching a critical recovery point, and analyst Giannis Andreou identifies the $0.22–$0.24 range as a key demand zone shaping its next move.

In his latest technical analysis, Andreou said ADA is testing this demand area, with the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement level at $0.2278 reinforcing the zone. Holding this range would establish a higher low and position the token for a recovery toward higher price levels.

However, Cardano faces near-term selling pressure. According to CoinMarketCap data, ADA trades at $0.2212, down 6% over the past 24 hours and 12.5% over the past week. Despite the recent decline, the token retains an 8.9% gain over the past month, while remaining down 33.5% year to date.

ADA Must Reclaim $0.26–$0.28 Before Breakout Attempt
Andreou’s bullish scenario hinges on Cardano holding its current demand zone and reclaiming the $0.26–$0.28 range. A recovery above this resistance zone would put $0.2910 in focus as the next major breakout level.

A break above $0.2910, followed by a successful retest, would open the door to further gains. Andreou identifies $0.3206 and $0.3698 as subsequent price targets, with $0.4277 marking another resistance level ADA must overcome.

The analyst’s chart projects a potential advance to $0.4834. From the chart’s reference price of $0.2354, this target represents an increase of approximately 105%.

The bullish projection hinges on Cardano holding its demand zone, recovering intermediate price levels, and breaking through the identified resistance areas. These milestones define the path toward the projected target.

Cardano (ADA) price chart by Giannis Andreou showing multiple price scenarios for Cardano.
Losing $0.22 Exposes Lower Support Levels
Meanwhile, the immediate risk to Andreou’s outlook is a decline below $0.22. His chart identifies $0.2278 as the 0.618 Fibonacci level, making this area a critical test for buyers.

A breakdown below this zone puts the $0.2110 Fibonacci level in focus as the next support. Further selling pressure would shift attention to the $0.19–$0.20 support zone. Such a decline would invalidate the higher-low setup and delay the projected recovery.

For now, Cardano next move hinges on buyers defending the $0.22–$0.24 demand zone amid the recent price decline. A recovery toward $0.26–$0.28 would strengthen the bullish outlook, while a break below $0.22 would expose ADA to further losses.

What Other Analysts Say About ADA’s Next Move
Meanwhile, analyst More Crypto Online also warned that Cardano could fall to another low before staging a sustained recovery. However, a pullback may also create an opportunity for ADA to resume its rally.

The analyst identified $0.315 as a key resistance level, with a breakout opening the way toward $0.405 and strengthening the bullish outlook.

On the downside, ADA needs to hold the $0.16–$0.215 support zone to preserve its recovery prospects. A drop below $0.16 would significantly weaken the bullish scenario and increase the risk of further losses.

A light-hearted mix-up in Times Square has given the XRP community something to talk about. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz posted a selfie in front of actress Sydney Sweeney’s billboard for sports prediction platform Novig, and Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson could not resist a joke.

“Oops, wrong billboard”

Schwartz shared the photo on X with the caption, “Oops, wrong billboard.” The ad behind him promoted Novig, a sports prediction marketplace, and featured Sweeney.

Hoskinson replied within the hour: “I knew she had XRP.” The joke played on the idea that the XRP Ledger’s co-creator had accidentally promoted a sports betting app instead of an XRP milestone.

“Got it this time”

Schwartz followed up with a second selfie, this time in front of the right screens. The billboards showed Evernorth’s branding and its Nasdaq ticker, XRPN.

“Got it this time,” he wrote.

Evernorth, the XRP treasury company led by former Ripple board member Asheesh Birla, holds about 473 million XRP and raised roughly $300 million in gross proceeds. Its shares began trading on Nasdaq this month, and the company rang the Nasdaq closing bell on October 14.

Ripple marked the moment on X, calling Evernorth “a new milestone for the XRP ecosystem” that puts “XRP to work via institutional strategies.”

XRP fans see a price signal

Some XRP holders read more into the post. One X user claimed that the last time Schwartz posted about Sweeney, XRP jumped about 80%, from $0.98 to $1.78, before pulling back. T

Sweeney’s past brushes with crypto

This is not the first time Sweeney’s name has surfaced in crypto. In 2024, a hack of her X account was used to promote a fake Solana token. Reports in 2025 also claimed Ripple had hired her to promote XRP, but no official announcement ever followed.

There is no indication that Sweeney owns XRP, and Hoskinson’s remark was clearly a joke.

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The Cardano Foundation wants more people looking over its researchers’ shoulders. The Swiss not-for-profit has announced a recurring forum called the Research Exchange, and the first session is set for October 19, 2026.

The Foundation announced the series on October 15, 2026, through its X account, @Cardano_CF. The stated goal is simple: make the Foundation’s research work more visible and gather community input for continuous improvement.

What the first session covers
The inaugural Research Exchange runs on October 19, 2026, from 13:00 to 13:30 UTC. It will be hosted on Google Meet.

Two researchers will lead the session. Manvir Schneider, a Senior Research Scientist at the Foundation, will present alongside Juan Beccuti, a Researcher in Economics and Governance Blockchain.

Their agenda has three main parts. First, they will outline the scope of the Foundation’s research. Second, they will walk through projects that are completed and projects still in progress. Third, they will explain the mechanisms the community can use to engage. The idea is that outside input can help shape which research priorities the Foundation tackles next.

For anyone who wants to read ahead, the Foundation points to its research hub at cardano.org/research.

Why a research forum, and why now
The Research Exchange is pitched as a bridge between the Foundation’s research team and the broader Cardano ecosystem and researchers who work outside the Foundation entirely.

The initiative builds on the Foundation’s existing emphasis on academic rigor and peer-reviewed work in protocol design. A recent example is research presented at AFT 2026 that dealt with proof-of-stake dynamics and governance mechanisms.

What this means for the Cardano ecosystem
The Research Exchange launch carries no immediate market or token-related announcements.

For developers and researchers, a regular session with named researchers lowers the barrier to understanding why certain protocol design choices get made. It also gives outsiders a clearer channel to flag ideas or concerns before they harden into code.

The Foundation has framed the series as a way to collect input that feeds back into its research agenda.

For now, the first test arrives on October 19 at 13:00 UTC. Schneider and Beccuti will lay out what the Foundation studies, what it has finished, what remains in progress, and how the community can weigh in on what comes next.

Disclosure: This article was edited by Estefano Gomez. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.

A Wall Street Journal investigation has linked Tether to $6.3 million in payments made to a consulting firm co-owned by Bo Hines, the former executive director of the White House Crypto Council, while he was still in office and actively shaping U.S. stablecoin law.

Signal Chats and the Compliance Window Push The Journal reviewed internal messages showing Hines participated in a Signal group chat with his Nxum partners.

In those chats, he reportedly shared legislative talking points and GENIUS Act updates. His partners, in turn, communicated directly with Tether’s CEO.

The WSJ report, published on October 15, 2026, identifies the firm as Nxum, a consultancy Bo Hines co-founded alongside his father and a marketing executive.

According to the Journal, he held a one-third ownership stake in Nxum throughout his entire White House tenure, which ran from January to August 2025.

The payments began around May 2025, when an arrangement between Tether and Nxum was brokered, months before Bo Hines left government. After departing in August, he joined Tether first as a strategic advisor.

That hire, Tether Appointing Bo Hines as Strategic Advisor, was framed at the time as a compliance push. CEO Paolo Ardoino called it a once-in-a-century move for Tether’s U.S. strategy.

Hines also reportedly pushed to extend the GENIUS Act compliance window from 18 to 36 months, a change that particularly benefited Tether over more U.S.-centric rivals. The GENIUS Act, signed in July 2025, is the first federal framework governing dollar-backed stablecoins.

Six U.S. Agencies Now Have 35 Days to Finalize Stablecoin Rules under that law. The Federal Reserve has since released two proposals covering reserve requirements and bank-issuer licensing.

Federal Reserve Unveils Two Proposals for Stablecoin Issuers Under GENIUS Act, now setting the compliance benchmark Tether must meet as the largest dollar-pegged stablecoin issuer globally.

Nxum has denied any wrongdoing. The firm says Bo Hines held only a passive investment stake and had no knowledge of the Tether payments while in government. Ethics rules, Nxum argues, did not require him to divest.

Tether Under Pressure, and the Revolving-Door Risk The conflict-of-interest questions arrive at a difficult moment for Tether. The U.S. Senate has already scrutinized USDT’s role in sanctioned wallets.

Tether Defends Itself as Senate Probe Links USDT to Sanctioned Iran Wallets. Roughly 84% of reviewed sanctioned wallets held USDT as their primary asset. Tether says it froze nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT in 2026 at U.S. authorities’ request.

Despite the scrutiny, Tether has pressed ahead. It named Bo Hines CEO of its U.S.-regulated stablecoin effort, USAT, issued through Anchorage Digital and backed by Cantor Fitzgerald-custodied Treasuries.

Tether to Launch U.S.-Based Stablecoin USAT with Bo Hines as CEO. A later investor pitch reportedly referenced a potential Tether purchase of 25% of Nxum for another ~$56 million, a figure the WSJ says appears in documents it reviewed.

The story also raises concern about leadership continuity at the White House Crypto Council. Patrick Witt, the council’s most recent executive director, has since departed.

Patrick Witt Exits White House Crypto Council as Executive Director, leaving the council without senior staff after the earlier exits of Hines, Harry Jung, and David Sacks.

Before leaving, Witt had backed the CLARITY Act’s Stablecoin Rules, a follow-on bill to the GENIUS Act that stalled in the Senate in September 2026 and remains uncertain.

For investors, the central risk is regulatory credibility. Even without proven illegality, sustained congressional or enforcement attention could pressure USDT liquidity, institutional adoption, or the planned USAT product.

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According to DefiLlama data, Papertrade has generated a cumulative revenue of $42.24 million in its first six days since launch, currently ranking second in global protocol daily revenue rankings—surpassing Circle and trailing only Tether. Separately, Papertrade’s official website shows the protocol has distributed a total of $41.58 million to PAPER stakers, meaning 98.46% of its revenue is allocated to token holders who stake their tokens. It should be noted that the above protocol revenue is calculated from three sources: a 2% fee on realized profit and loss (PnL) of closed trades on the platform, a 2% fee on collateral from liquidation losses, and liquidity provider (LP) balances transferred to PAPER stakers after exceeding the $5 million LP cap. Thus, the so-called "protocol revenue" largely stems from LP balance growth driven by platform traders’ losses. Per official documentation, PAPER stakers’ dividends come from two streams: a 2% protocol "tax" revenue (split equally with developers), and all LP balances exceeding the $5 million cap, which are fully allocated to stakers. As a result, the protocol forms a closed loop where "losers receive platform equity (PAPER), winners take the losers’ funds, and the protocol taxes winners to subsidize the losers."

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A Wall Street Journal investigation has revealed that Nxum, a small consulting firm co-owned by Bo Hines, received approximately $6.3 million through a marketing arrangement with Tether as the GENIUS Act, a key stablecoin law, passed through Congress.

Payments and contract structureAccording to internal documents, messages, and payment records reviewed by the Journal, the first payment was made in May 2025, several weeks before the GENIUS Act became law. The records indicate that Tether channeled its payments through Notorious, a marketing agency managed by Peter Vincer, rather than signing a contract with Nxum directly.

The contract with Notorious was valued at $415,000 per month, with payments billed for six months at a time over at least a two-year span. On May 11, 2025, Bitfinex, a crypto exchange affiliated with Tether’s parent company, sent the first installment of $2.49 million to Notorious. Of this, Vincer reportedly withheld $498,000 and transferred the remainder to a wallet controlled by Nxum.

DatePayerRecipientAmountMay 11, 2025BitfinexNotorious$2.49 millionDecember 2025Tether/BitfinexNxum$2.49 millionApril 2026Tether/BitfinexNxum$2.49 millionFollowing Bo Hines’s departure from government, ongoing payments were reportedly sent directly to Nxum, with additional installments occurring in December 2025 and April 2026.

Mini dictionary: GENIUS Act — A US legislative act focused on establishing regulatory standards and compliance deadlines for stablecoin issuers.

Bo Hines’s role and the compliance extensionBo Hines served as a leader in the White House’s stablecoin negotiations during the period when these payments began. The Journal cited unnamed sources involved in negotiations, stating that Hines advocated for extending the compliance window for the GENIUS Act, seeking to move it from 18 to 36 months. This extension would have primarily benefited Tether, which reportedly required more time than its US-based competitors to meet the law’s requirements.

The Journal’s review of Signal messages indicates that Hines provided talking points to Nxum partners in June 2025 while they were interacting with Tether’s CEO, Paolo Ardoino. Twenty-two days after Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act, Hines announced his departure from the White House, later joining Tether directly in September.

Response from involved partiesA representative from Nxum reportedly stated that Hines had no knowledge of, or involvement with, the firm’s dealings with Tether during his government service, adding that he “did not receive any Tether-derived funds during that period, and had no economic relationship of any kind with Tether while serving in the White House.” They further claimed that Tether could have pursued compliance extensions independently, without the need for any outside arrangements.

Nxum’s representative emphasized that Bo Hines had no awareness of the Tether business during his White House tenure and had no financial connection to Tether while employed there.

Tether reportedly did not respond to requests for comment from either the Journal or other news outlets. A White House official confirmed that Hines no longer works there and reiterated that all staff are expected to follow federal ethics rules.

Ongoing scrutiny of TetherTether, the company behind the USDT stablecoin, remains under government scrutiny in Washington. In the previous month, Senator Richard Blumenthal called on the Treasury Department and the Justice Department to investigate Tether, referencing a Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report on Iran’s use of USDT for cross-border payments.

Sen. Blumenthal requested a federal probe into Tether’s activities in response to allegations involving USDT transactions linked to sanctioned entities.

Tether, founded in 2014, is one of the largest stablecoin issuers worldwide and maintains operational ties with numerous crypto trading platforms through its parent company.

PANews, October 15 – Tether Capital announced a strategic investment in AIsa. AIsa is dedicated to enabling AI agents to access and pay for data, software, and compute services. By integrating access and payment on the same platform, developers can connect AI models, APIs, software tools, and compute resources through a single interface, with usage billed in fiat or stablecoins. Enterprises can set spending limits, eliminating the hassle of opening accounts and subscribing to each service separately.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said that as AI agents take on more work, people need a way to both grant service access and control spending, and AIsa is building that infrastructure. AIsa said its platform has already run more than 250,000 agents and processed over 100 million transactions, with the network providing access to more than 5,000 APIs, skills, and models through a single key, billed on a pay-per-call basis.

This investment continues Tether's recent moves, following its earlier investment in NEURA Robotics and plans to integrate WDK and QVAC, with the same goal of giving users greater control over their funds and intelligent services.

Tether Capital has invested in AIsa, a platform that lets AI agents find, access and pay for data resources without a human approving each purchase.

The investment was announced on October 15, 2026. AIsa already hosts more than 250,000 agents that have processed over 100 million cumulative transactions, so this is a bet on a business with real traffic.

What AIsa actually does
That catalog covers more than 5,000 APIs, skills and models. An agent that needs weather data, a translation model and a search tool can reach all three through the same access point.

AIsa charges per call rather than by subscription, so agents pay only for what they use.

Billing on the platform supports both fiat currency and stablecoins. Users can also set their own spending limits, which is reassuring when the spender is an autonomous program.

The growth numbers behind the bet
AIsa launched in 2025 and has grown quickly since. Between February and June 2026, the platform reported a 150x increase in agent users.

API calls and transactions over that same stretch rose 200x.

The company has raised $6.5 million in total funding. That includes a seed round in July 2026 co-led by Alibaba and Tribe Capital.

Why Tether cares about machines paying machines
The investment fits Tether’s broader push into programmable money and AI-powered payments. Programmable money means funds can follow coded rules, such as paying automatically once a task finishes or stopping at a preset budget.

It also sits next to Tether’s earlier move into robotics through NEURA Robotics. The AIsa deal is expected to add utility to Tether’s Wallet Development Kit and QVAC, two pieces of the company’s growing developer toolkit.

The background: from dollar token to infrastructure investor
Tether is best known as the issuer of USDT, a stablecoin designed to track the US dollar. Its investment arm has spent recent years spreading money well beyond the token business.

Agentic payments, the term for transactions started and completed by AI agents, have become an area of active development for Tether. AIsa’s existing stablecoin billing gives that work a live testing ground with real volume.

What this means
Small, frequent payments are an awkward fit for traditional rails. Card networks and bank transfers were not designed for a program paying a tiny sum every few seconds, which is exactly the niche stablecoins have long claimed they could fill.

The platform also supports fiat alongside stablecoins. That means agent payments are not locked into crypto rails, and the mix between the two will reveal whether stablecoins become the preferred option or just one choice among several.

The figures to track are AIsa’s agent count, its cumulative transactions and the share of billing that settles in stablecoins.

Disclosure: This article was edited by Diego Almada Lopez. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.

The Journal says Nxum earned $6.3 million from the arrangement; a firm representative said Hines received no Tether-derived funds while in government.

The Journal says Nxum earned $6.3 million from the arrangement; a firm representative said Hines received no Tether-derived funds while in government.

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China, known for its strict restrictions on Bitcoin and altcoins, is once again in the spotlight, this time due to Solana’s activities in Shanghai. Solana’s opening of an office and advertising campaigns in the city caught the attention of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ).

Solana Advertises and Opens Office in Shanghai!
In an official statement, Solana released photos announcing the opening of an office in Shanghai, China. Specifically, Solana’s core member Vibhu and Foundation Chair Lily Liu publicly stated that Solana occupies the world’s “highest” commercial office space.

Rachel Conlan, Chief Strategy Officer of the Solana Foundation, also shared a post on her X account regarding SOL advertisements. Conlan posted photos showing her visit to the new Shanghai office and the Solana brand’s presence in the city skyline.

Solana’s activities in China are not limited to office work and advertising. According to the foundation’s official website, the Solana Accelerate China event series will be held in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing in October. The program aims to bring together developers and the technology ecosystem.

CZ Comments on Solana’s China Move!
CZ, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, stated that Solana’s move towards China was surprising and that he hopes other altcoins will seize similar opportunities.

CZ drew attention to images shared by Rachel Conlan, Chief Strategy Officer of the Solana Foundation, on the X platform. CZ expressed surprise that Solana was able to run advertisements and open an office in China.

CZ expressed surprise at Solana’s expansion efforts in China, noting that BNB Chain had been unable to enter the Chinese market despite Solana’s moves. Zhao added that he hoped similar opportunities would be presented to other industry participants.

Restrictions Continue in China!
Solana’s actions come at a time when restrictions on cryptocurrency transactions remain in place in mainland China. However, analysts believe that Solana’s advertising and office activities do not mean that cryptocurrency trading is permitted in the country.

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LINK’s previous ascending channel has broken down, placing the $11.91 Fibonacci level under scrutiny. Falling open interest and predominantly long liquidations suggest that bullish leverage is being unwound. A recovery above $12.84 would improve the near-term outlook, but confirmation of a broader reversal remains absent. Chainlink (LINK) is testing a price area that could determine whether its recent correction extends into a deeper decline. The token has slipped below its former ascending channel, while derivatives data points to traders reducing exposure rather than aggressively rebuilding positions.

LINK traded at $12.128 on October 15, down 2.35% during the developing daily session, according to information from TradingView.

The immediate concern is not simply that Chainlink is approaching $12. Its latest intraday low sits almost directly on a major Fibonacci retracement, leaving little distance between the current price and a potentially important technical breakdown.

Chainlink’s Former Uptrend Has Turned Into Resistance LINK’s recovery from August carried the cryptocurrency from approximately $8 to above $15 by late September. Throughout much of that advance, price action followed an ascending channel, with successive rebounds maintaining a rising support line.

Chainlink (LINK) approaches horizontal support after breaking below its ascending channel. Chart: Alexander Zdravkov, via TradingView. That structure has since broken.

Following the late-September peak, LINK began forming lower highs inside a descending channel. Attempts to recover have encountered selling pressure before reaching previous highs, while the former rising trendline no longer provides reliable support.

Thursday’s intraday low of $11.920 brought LINK back toward the lower end of its recent trading range. The price subsequently recovered to $12.128 but remained marginally below the horizontal level near $12.14. With the daily candle still forming, it remains unclear whether buyers can reclaim that area before the session closes.

An established horizontal area around $12.14 adds another layer to the setup. Previously associated with buying interest, that level is now being tested from below at the time of the screenshot.

A daily close back above it would suggest that buyers have defended the nearby retracement zone. Failure to recover would leave the market more exposed to another test of $11.91.

Neither outcome is confirmed while the October 15 candle remains open.

Falling Open Interest Changes the Interpretation The derivatives market offers a useful counterpoint to the bearish chart.

According to information from Coinalyze LINK’s aggregate open interest declined 7.25% over 24 hours to $275 million, with the reported exposure concentrated entirely in perpetual contracts.

Exchange-level liquidation data highlights where leveraged trading positions were hit hardest. Binance held approximately $110.6 million in outstanding positions, followed by Bybit at $70.1 million and Hyperliquid at $58.4 million. Together, the three exchanges accounted for nearly 87% of the total.

The decline in open interest is significant because it suggests that outstanding exposure has contracted during the price retreat.

That differs from a sell-off accompanied by rapidly expanding open interest, which could indicate that traders are establishing additional directional positions.

Here, the available evidence is more consistent with a reduction in existing exposure. However, open interest alone cannot distinguish voluntary position closures from forced liquidations or identify whether new short positions are being opened.

Trading activity has not disappeared. The supplied futures-volume heatmap showed Binance recording $175.23 million in turnover and MEXC $101.71 million.

The contrast between active trading and shrinking outstanding exposure suggests considerable repositioning, although the two datasets do not establish precisely which transactions caused the decline in open interest.

Long Liquidations Point to Bullish Deleveraging Liquidation figures provide a clearer picture of which traders were under pressure.

According to Coinglass, over the latest 24 hours, LINK liquidations totaled $2.09 million, including approximately $2.03 million in long positions and $54,760 in shorts.

Longs therefore represented roughly 97% of forced closures.

The imbalance supports the interpretation that leveraged bullish positions were particularly vulnerable during the decline.

Still, the liquidation total is small relative to aggregate open interest. It would be inaccurate to attribute the entire 7.25% contraction in outstanding positions to forced selling.

The more defensible conclusion is that Chainlink is undergoing a reduction in speculative exposure, with liquidations forming one identifiable component of that adjustment.

RSI Weakens as the $11.91 Level Comes Into Focus Momentum indicators reinforce the deterioration in LINK’s daily structure.

The Relative Strength Index stood at 41.57, below its displayed moving average of 50.75. That indicates weakening momentum, although the indicator remains above the conventional oversold threshold of 30.

For the next sessions, three price areas deserve attention.

The first is the $12.14 horizontal zone, which LINK would need to reclaim to demonstrate renewed buying interest.

The immediate downside reference is $11.91, corresponding to the 0.5 Fibonacci level and closely aligned with Thursday’s intraday low. A daily close below this area would strengthen the bearish outlook and shift attention toward earlier price activity around $11.

Conversely, reclaiming $12.14 would provide an initial sign of stabilization, with the 0.618 Fibonacci level at $12.84 becoming the next upside reference. However, a broader recovery would require LINK to overcome the descending channel’s resistance rather than merely rebound from its recent low.

By contrast, a decisive close below $11.91 accompanied by expanding open interest would warrant closer examination of whether new positioning is reinforcing the decline.

The current data does not establish either scenario. For now, Chainlink remains in a corrective structure, with weakening momentum and reduced derivatives exposure placing greater importance on how price behaves around the latest support test.

Alexander Zdravkov is a crypto journalist and market analyst specializing in digital assets, blockchain technology, and the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency market. He entered the industry more than four years ago, drawn to the speed of innovation in crypto and the potential of blockchain-based financial systems to reshape traditional markets. His work focuses on understanding the forces behind crypto market movements, from Bitcoin and altcoin cycles to institutional adoption, regulation, exchange-traded products, stablecoins, DeFi, and emerging blockchain ecosystems. Rather than simply following price action, Alexander looks at liquidity, investor positioning, market structure, and macroeconomic conditions to identify developing trends and explain what they could mean for digital assets. With a degree in International Relations, he brings a broader perspective to cryptocurrency coverage by connecting developments in the sector with monetary policy, geopolitics, regulation, and global capital flows. This allows him to examine crypto not as an isolated market, but as an increasingly interconnected part of the global financial system. Over the course of more than five years in financial journalism, Alexander has written over 5,000 articles covering cryptocurrencies, blockchain, traditional markets, and the global economy. His reporting spans Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, DeFi protocols, institutional crypto adoption, regulation, market infrastructure, security incidents, and major developments shaping the wider digital asset industry. His approach is centered on giving readers context behind the numbers and headlines, explaining not only what is happening in crypto markets, but why it matters and what could come next.

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Remittix advances its crypto-to-bank platform through real-user testing as Dogecoin and Chainlink traders look beyond the market pullback toward ambitious new price targets.

MAJURO, Marshall Islands, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Remittix has opened PayFi testing to 1,000 invited RTX holders, moving its flagship crypto-to-bank platform deeper into real-user validation ahead of the scheduled November 24, 2026 token launch.

Invited holders can test EUR and USD routes while Remittix prepares additional fiat currencies, digital assets and networks. The rollout brings the project closer to competing in the trillion-dollar remittance market by connecting supported cryptocurrency with conventional bank settlement.

The milestone arrives as a bullish Dogecoin price prediction targets $0.50 and Chainlink’s expansion onto Stellar supports a $100 LINK forecast. Both targets would require major market recoveries, placing attention on projects that can convert renewed crypto demand into visible network activity and real-world use.

RemittixPayFi Enters the Hands of 1,000 Holders
RemittixPayFi is designed to let a sender fund an eligible transfer with supported crypto while the recipient receives fiat through a compatible bank account. Recipients can access conventional money without managing tokens, visiting an exchange or navigating a separate off-ramp.

The testing phase supports crypto-to-fiat and fiat-to-crypto activity through EUR and USD routes. USDT and USDC are available across Ethereum, Celo, Base and Polygon, with further currencies and networks planned as the platform approaches wider release.

This model targets international remittances, overseas contractors, suppliers and crypto holders who want a simpler connection between digital assets and everyday banking.

PayFi Leads a Wider Remittix Ecosystem
PayFi remains the central Remittix product, while the connected ecosystem creates additional reasons for users to hold funds and remain active. The iOS wallet has recorded more than 10,000 downloads, and an Android edition is awaiting approval.

Remittix Markets offers hundreds of perpetual pairs and has processed more than $50 million in trading volume. Remittix Earn is approaching release with advertised yields of up to 22% APY on eligible crypto and stablecoin holdings.

Payments can bring users into the application, while Markets, the wallet and Earn can turn a single transfer into a longer relationship with the RTX ecosystem.

Dogecoin Price Prediction Targets $0.50 as Chainlink Eyes $100
Dogecoin recently traded near $0.08 after a broad market pullback. A move to $0.50 would represent more than sixfold growth and restore DOGE to levels associated with stronger memecoin cycles. The bullish scenario depends on returning retail liquidity, renewed social momentum and another expansion in crypto risk appetite.

Chainlink recently traded near $12, making $100 an even larger long-term target. Its Data Feeds expansion onto Stellar extends Chainlink infrastructure into another network focused on payments, tokenized assets and financial applications. That reach supports the argument that LINK could benefit as more institutions bring real-world value onchain.

The RTX Pre-Launch Window Is Closing
Remittix has raised more than $32 million from over 40,000 participants toward its $36 million hard cap. RTX is currently available at $0.28, while $0.46 is the announced final presale price and planned minimum exchange launch price.

The move from $0.28 to $0.46 represents a potential 64% increase before open-market price discovery begins. With PayFi testing active, Markets live and November 24 fixed for launch, Remittix gives buyers searching for the best crypto presale a defined timeline backed by an expanding product suite.

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Remittix is developing a connected PayFi ecosystem for crypto-to-bank and bank-to-crypto transactions. Its products include international payment settlement, a mobile wallet, Remittix Markets and the forthcoming Remittix Earn service.

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Jupiter launches YOLO, a high-leverage trading product modeled after PaperTrade, supporting up to 1000x leverage.

Jupiter co-founder SIONG announced in a post that Jupiter Labs has launched an experimental high-leverage trading product called YOLO, which offers leverage ranging from 500x to 1000x. The product adopts the JLP model framework, simulating positions based on real market prices, with actual realized profits and losses—no need to execute corresponding leverage positions in the open market. YOLO’s profits are disbursed from a dedicated fund pool. If the fund pool lacks sufficient liquidity to settle profit positions, payouts may be queued instead of processed instantly. SIONG emphasized that this model differs from traditional perpetual contracts, carrying its own unique risks and limitations. He stated that launching YOLO under Jupiter Labs is to provide a testing ground for such new financial products and trading experiences, without the need to adapt to existing offerings. Currently, YOLO remains in the early stage of development, with room for further improvement. The launch was inspired by PaperTrade, he added.

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Final implementation rules for the GENIUS Act are expected to be released by the end of October.

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Director Jonathan Gould said the final rules for the OCC’s implementation of the GENIUS Act are expected to be released soon, by the end of October. Gould made the remarks at the "Building the New Digital Economy" event hosted by the Milken Institute, which was held concurrently with DC FinTech Week.

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The three major U.S. stock indices opened lower but climbed higher, with the S&P 500 index turning positive.

According to market data from BIT (bit.com), the three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower and moved higher: the S&P 500 turned positive, the Nasdaq’s decline narrowed to 0.4%, and the Dow Jones rose nearly 1%. Among component stocks, Micron Technology neared a positive turn after falling more than 6% earlier; Microsoft, Apple, and Google gained 0.5% each, while SanDisk and SpaceX fell 3%.

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Bitcoin briefly surpassed $82,000

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin briefly broke through the $82,000 mark, with a 0.02% increase in the past 24 hours.

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Ethereum breaks through $2,400

According to HTX market data, Ethereum has broken through $2,400, with a 1.19% decline in the past 24 hours.

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DeFi Development raised the annual dividend rate of CHAD preferred stock to 14%, and plans to use proceeds from future issuances to expand its SOL treasury.

Solana treasury firm DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV) has raised the annual dividend rate of its CHAD preferred stock from 13% to 14%, effective November 2. At CHAD’s $10 par value per share, the annual dividend will rise from $1.30 to $1.40 per share. Dividends are subject to declaration by the company’s board of directors and paid on business days. The company said it plans to use proceeds from future CHAD issuances to expand its SOL treasury.

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Bitcoin may surpass $175,000 over the next few quarters, according to Brian Vieten, senior research analyst at Siebert Financial, a diversified financial services firm. Vieten shared this forecast during comments made on October 14, attributing his bullish outlook to the maturing structure of the market and new institutional developments.

Shift in Market StructureVieten explained that bitcoin’s resilience has improved significantly since the crypto lending failures in 2022. Broader ownership and increased access to financing options now underpin the market’s foundation, he stated.

Vieten emphasized, “The market structure has fundamentally shifted,” noting stronger institutional involvement and reduced selling pressure as key factors in the digital asset’s changing landscape.

His valuation model for bitcoin incorporates three main factors: overall money supply growth, the rate of digital wallet adoption, and demand trends for the cryptocurrency.

Institutional Exposure and Bank LendingVieten regards exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as an increasingly vital source of long-term investment in bitcoin. He cited recent improvements in market sentiment and described a reduction in selling pressure across investment groups, with miners increasingly diversifying into sectors such as artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. These strategies, he says, help miners secure alternative capital streams.

Companies holding bitcoin in their reserves generally exhibit low debt levels and conservative spending habits, which Vieten sees as positive for price stability. He also pointed to expanding transparency through on-chain trading platforms, which now offer more direct insight into market movements.

Vieten highlighted growing involvement from major banking institutions. For example, JPMorgan has started accepting shares of BlackRock’s IBIT—an exchange-traded fund tracking bitcoin—as loan collateral, allowing businesses to secure funding without selling their bitcoin ETF shares. JPMorgan first outlined plans to accept bitcoin ETFs as collateral in June 2025.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has offered similar perspectives, anticipating continued advancements in banking custody and lending options for digital assets even as broader crypto legislation faces delays.

Vieten does not view the upcoming November midterm elections as a significant risk factor for digital asset policy directions.

Mini dictionary: Siebert Financial is a US-based diversified financial services company, offering brokerage, investment banking, and advisory services to retail and institutional clients.

Stablecoin Expansion and Consumer AdoptionVieten believes that growth in stablecoins, such as USDC, could act as the next major driver for bitcoin’s price. Stablecoins are designed to maintain a consistent value by being backed one-to-one with assets like cash, bank deposits, or short-term US Treasuries. He expects rising adoption of blockchain payments to bring new participants and liquidity into the crypto ecosystem, indirectly benefiting bitcoin demand.

He stated that, “That’s what takes us to $175k and beyond in the next few quarters,” referencing the increasing role of stablecoins in supporting short-term Treasury demand and the broader crypto ecosystem.

A new regulatory framework, known as the GENIUS Act, will require stablecoins to be fully backed by eligible assets. This act is scheduled to take effect on January 18, 2027, and aims to strengthen confidence in major stablecoins.

Meanwhile, consumer access to digital dollars continues to expand. Samsung announced that starting in the last week of October, USDC payments will be integrated into Samsung Wallet. The rollout is set to reach 82 million Galaxy devices across the US, enabling users to conduct eligible bank transfers to more than 60 countries through their mobile wallets.

The EBA will assume direct oversight of USDC’s reserves, liquidity, and redemption plans from Nov. 12, while France’s ACPR retains responsibility for governance and other areas.

The European Banking Authority said Wednesday that it has classified USDC as a "significant" e-money token under the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, making it the first of the 45 EMTs notified in the bloc to meet that threshold.

According to an official statement, the EBA will now take direct responsibility for supervising USDC’s own funds, reserve assets, liquidity requirements, and recovery and redemption plans from Nov. 12. These areas are currently overseen by France’s Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), but the regulator will still handle governance, qualifying holdings, fit and proper assessment, and conflicts of interest after the EBA takes over. 

The EBA also said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the New York State Department of Financial Services, which oversees Circle's New York-regulated operations. The MoU will facilitate cross-border oversight and information exchanges between the two authorities. 

USDC is the world’s second-largest stablecoin, with a supply of nearly $73 billion, according to The Block’s data dashboard. Tether’s USDT leads the market with $184 billion in circulation, against a total supply of $294 billion for dollar-pegged stablecoins.

USDC supply by blockchain. Image: The Block.Circle has expanded USDC’s commercial reach this year. In September, Binance purchased $100 million of Circle shares and agreed to a five-year arrangement to promote USDC on its platform. Circle also signed a sponsorship deal with Chelsea FC in August, making USDC a prominent feature on the club’s shirts for the 2026/27 season.

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Jupiter launches YOLO, a high-leverage trading product modeled after PaperTrade, supporting up to 1000x leverage.

Jupiter co-founder SIONG announced in a post that Jupiter Labs has launched an experimental high-leverage trading product called YOLO, which offers leverage ranging from 500x to 1000x. The product adopts the JLP model framework, simulating positions based on real market prices, with actual realized profits and losses—no need to execute corresponding leverage positions in the open market. YOLO’s profits are disbursed from a dedicated fund pool. If the fund pool lacks sufficient liquidity to settle profit positions, payouts may be queued instead of processed instantly. SIONG emphasized that this model differs from traditional perpetual contracts, carrying its own unique risks and limitations. He stated that launching YOLO under Jupiter Labs is to provide a testing ground for such new financial products and trading experiences, without the need to adapt to existing offerings. Currently, YOLO remains in the early stage of development, with room for further improvement. The launch was inspired by PaperTrade, he added.

3 minutes ago

Final implementation rules for the GENIUS Act are expected to be released by the end of October.

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Director Jonathan Gould said the final rules for the OCC’s implementation of the GENIUS Act are expected to be released soon, by the end of October. Gould made the remarks at the "Building the New Digital Economy" event hosted by the Milken Institute, which was held concurrently with DC FinTech Week.

3 minutes ago

The three major U.S. stock indices opened lower but climbed higher, with the S&P 500 index turning positive.

According to market data from BIT (bit.com), the three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower and moved higher: the S&P 500 turned positive, the Nasdaq’s decline narrowed to 0.4%, and the Dow Jones rose nearly 1%. Among component stocks, Micron Technology neared a positive turn after falling more than 6% earlier; Microsoft, Apple, and Google gained 0.5% each, while SanDisk and SpaceX fell 3%.

3 minutes ago

Bitcoin briefly surpassed $82,000

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin briefly broke through the $82,000 mark, with a 0.02% increase in the past 24 hours.

3 minutes ago

Ethereum breaks through $2,400

According to HTX market data, Ethereum has broken through $2,400, with a 1.19% decline in the past 24 hours.

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DeFi Development raised the annual dividend rate of CHAD preferred stock to 14%, and plans to use proceeds from future issuances to expand its SOL treasury.

Solana treasury firm DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV) has raised the annual dividend rate of its CHAD preferred stock from 13% to 14%, effective November 2. At CHAD’s $10 par value per share, the annual dividend will rise from $1.30 to $1.40 per share. Dividends are subject to declaration by the company’s board of directors and paid on business days. The company said it plans to use proceeds from future CHAD issuances to expand its SOL treasury.

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According to HTX market data, XPL surged more than 6% in a short period following news of Stripe and Plasma’s partnership to launch a multi-currency stablecoin card, and is now trading at $0.08223. Earlier reports noted that Stripe announced a collaboration with Plasma to develop the multi-currency stablecoin card, designed to allow individuals and businesses to spend using currencies already held in their accounts, reducing unnecessary currency conversions and foreign exchange costs. Plasma will serve as a design partner, integrating with Stripe’s stablecoin card infrastructure to enable customers to use their account balances for payments via the multi-currency card. The expanded infrastructure will support fiat currencies including the U.S. dollar, Brazilian real, euro, Mexican peso, and Colombian peso; stablecoins include USDC, OUSD, and eligible stablecoins compliant with the GENIUS Act. Stripe’s stablecoin card service currently covers over 30 countries, with plans to expand to more than 100 countries by 2027.

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The integration enables AI agents on XDC AI to prove a verified owner stands behind them, marking Concordium’s first full-network integration.

London, UK and Abu Dhabi, UAE, 14 October 2026. XDC Network, a Layer-1 blockchain focused on payments, trade finance and real-world assets, has selected Concordium as the exclusive identity verification layer for XDC AI, its agent payments marketplace. The integration enables agents to receive an on-chain verification badge confirming that a verified individual or business stands behind them, without publicly disclosing the owner’s identity.

Launched in July 2026, XDC AI provides agents with non-custodial wallets to discover and pay for services in USDC using the x402 payment standard. The Concordium integration adds an identity verification mechanism designed to establish accountability as AI agents conduct financial transactions and act on behalf of businesses.

Agent owners can complete verification in minutes through the Concordium Wallet, using a passport and liveness check conducted by an independent identity provider. They then link their XDC wallet with two signatures that don’t move funds and register the agent. Concordium issues a publicly verifiable badge while keeping personal information off-chain. Identity disclosure requires a court order and joint action by independent Privacy Guardians.

“Agents on XDC AI can already discover services and pay for them in USDC. What institutions need next is to know who stands behind an agent before they trust it with real money. Concordium gives every verified agent an accountable owner without putting anyone’s personal data on-chain, so builders on XDC earn trust from their very first transaction,” says Atul Khekade, Co-founder, XDC Network.

“Payment tells you an agent can spend. It doesn’t tell you who answers for it,” said Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki, CEO of Concordium. “XDC has built the rails for agents to transact. We make sure a verified person or business stands behind every agent, without making their identity public. That’s the accountability institutions need to give agents real authority. XDC is the first of many networks integrating with us.”

Concordium already supports agent verification on Ethereum and Solana, with XDC becoming its first full-network integration. Agents retain their existing wallets, code, and operations on XDC, while Concordium provides the identity verification layer. The partnership includes revenue sharing on each agent verification, with every verified agent creating a Concordium account linked to a verified owner. Network fees are sponsored, eliminating the need for developers to hold CCD tokens.

Agent verification is now available at xdcai.tech/agent-verification, with developer documentation at docs.xdcai.tech/wallet/agent-verification.

About XDC Network XDC Network is an open-source, EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain built for payments, trade finance and real-world assets, offering high throughput, low fees and enterprise-grade security, while being ISO 20022–compliant to support interoperability with global financial messaging and payment systems. XDC Network underpins a growing ecosystem of regulated digital money, trade, and settlement solutions across the globe.

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"The next leg of this bull market is coming. We’re ready," one X user stated.

The cryptocurrency market took a significant step back over the past 24 hours after US inflation came in higher than expected (among other reasons).

Bitcoin (BTC) dipped 3% on a daily basis, while popular altcoins like Zcash (ZEC) posted double-digit declines. However, several analysts remain optimistic about the privacy coin and see the pullback as a buying opportunity.

New Rally Incoming? ZEC is down approximately 15% for the day and currently trades below $1,100 (per CoinGecko). Its market capitalization fell to nearly $18.3 billion, yet the asset remains one of the 10 biggest cryptocurrencies. Interestingly, its recent downfall doesn’t seem like bad news to some analysts. X Finance Bull said he sold his entire ZEC position earlier this year when the price hit $1,500.

“My reason was simple: there had been almost no real correction since $500, and I didn’t see the utility expanding enough to justify chasing it higher,” he explained.

The latest correction, though, has changed the analyst’s plans, and he said he’s going back to the ZEC chart and fundamentals because he sees a potential setup developing.

“We prepared before the fear came. Now the market is giving us the prices. The next leg of this bull market is coming. We’re ready,” he concluded.

Altcoin Sherpa – a popular X user with over 260,000 followers also chipped in. The analyst closely watched the privacy coin’s price chart, describing a slump to $1,000 or lower as a “gift.” Jesse Olson joined the topic, too. He predicted the asset’s valuation could head south toward $900 in the short term, then stage a major recovery to as high as $1,600.

Monitoring These Indicators ZEC’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) favors the rebound scenario. The ratio fell to 30, suggesting the asset is in oversold territory and could be on the verge of a pump. The index runs from 0 to 100, where anything above 70 typically signals an impending correction.

ZEC RSI, Source: RSI Hunter On the other hand, ZEC’s exchange netflow signals that the red wave may intensify in the near future. According to CoinGlass, inflows have surpassed outflows over the past few weeks, meaning some investors have moved holdings from self-custody to centralized platforms, increasing immediate selling pressure.

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In brief
Privacy cryptocurrency Zcash has tanked 11% over the past 24 hours.
Luke Nolan, senior researcher at CoinShares, says this drop was likely caused by a build up in leverage after the token's "meteoric rise" in recent months.
Another expert says that growing concerns that AI could break crypto encryption before quantum computers might've prompted losses for Zcash.
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash has fallen 11% over the past 24 hours to a market capitalization of $18.5 billion, per Decrypt data, making it one of the biggest losers of the day.

One expert says this drop in valuation comes after its price has soared in recent months, which has led to a build up in leverage and amplified losses. Others say that growing concerns that AI can break cryptography faster than quantum computers are causing the privacy token to take bigger losses.

Luke Nolan, senior researcher at CoinShares, highlighted that Zcash's "meteoric rise" means that it is still up 460% from its March lows and that in a "fragile" crypto market the largest gainers tend to take losses too.

"There was a decent build-up of leverage on the way up as this is also a natural consequence of a strong move," Nolan told Decrypt. "More attention brings more perp traders to take on leverage, and when there is a sneeze, the moves get amplified as those leveraged traders are either forced to reduce exposure or get liquidated."

Over the past 24 hours, per CoinGlass data, $17.9 million worth of Zcash long positions were liquidated, a large figure compared to Hyperliquid's $7.3 million over the same period.

The race to quantum-proof ZcashThe price drop comes as other industry-wide concerns start to swirl, some of which could see positive upside for Zcash.

Last week, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake warned that the industry needs to plan for "bunker mode" as AI could break crypto encryption before quantum computers do. The conversation was sparked after OpenAI published major progress in math, which presented concerns for the future of encryption.

"The OpenAI math breakthroughs has caused a lot concern in crypto given the conspicuous lack of cryptography proofs," Ryan Zurrer, founder and director of investment firm Dialectic, told Decrypt. "More complex privacy protocols such as Zcash have the most to lose in a zero-day event if core primitives are rendered obsolete against AI-driven cryptography attacks."

Zcash has been aggressive with its quest to quantum-proof the network. Zakura, a Zcash full node developer, recently said that its team expects to be quantum-proofed as well as reasonably AI-proofed by January. Its quantum-resistant roadmap "served as a key catalyst" for its recent rally, Tim Sun, senior researcher at HashKey, told Decrypt. "Although actual implementation is still some distance away, it indeed reflects the market's continuous focus on the privacy sector since the beginning of this year."

Privacy continues to be a major crypto industry talking point. Sun added that as traditional finance continues to merge with the crypto industry, the need for privacy will continue to rise.

"As an increasing volume of traditional financial assets and operations migrate on-chain, privacy protection will no longer be merely an optional add-on," Sun told Decrypt, "but rather a fundamental prerequisite for financial institutions adopting blockchain technology."

Last week, French lawmakers progressed a law proposal that would require citizens to report crypto holdings equal to or above €100,000 ($112,000), or otherwise face a penalty. The proposed law received significant backlash in the wake of a wave of crypto-related "wrench attacks," robberies, and kidnappings across the country. Although the law hasn't passed yet, some have looked to privacy protocols as government oversight looms.

Nolan from CoinShares highlights that investors should zoom out when looking at Zcash's recent performance, pushing back on recent narratives pushing its price down.

"I think the French proposed law had little to do with the move, and in my view, it's simply a larger pullback given the meteoric rise," Nolan told Decrypt. "When you put the drawdown in context on the daily chart, even though it's been 35%+, it looks like a blip in comparison to the upmove."

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