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Market Pulse Despite a lack of trading volume, the news surrounding Anseta’s partnership with Cosmos highlights a shift in focus toward strategic alliances within the cryptocurrency space. This move comes amidst a backdrop of fluctuating market dynamics, suggesting that while direct price movements may be subdued, foundational changes are taking place that could influence future market conditions. Cosmos is a decentralized network designed to facilitate communication and interoperability among various blockchains, aiming to create a more connected ecosystem. Anseta specializes in providing innovative solutions for financial institutions, making this partnership particularly relevant as Cosmos seeks to enhance its role in…

Now, you might be thinking, “but what about all the recent advancements?” There are two important things to keep in mind about recently published advancements. First, many of these advancements have been advancements in pure mathematics only. For example, the recent Google paper which had such an important result that they chose to redact the theoretical quantum circuit rather than risk it being used to break important cryptographic systems. This may seem like massive progress toward the future of CRQCs, but in fact it changed nothing. Unless (or until) the quantum hardware has its Falcon 9 moment, there simply is…

Market Pulse The broader market context shows a mixed sentiment among major cryptocurrencies, yet Solana’s stablecoin volume positions it favorably among competitors. As institutions explore the benefits of stablecoins and tokenized assets, Solana’s infrastructure may see increased usage and development. This growth in stablecoin transactions can bolster Solana’s reputation as a viable platform for decentralized finance applications. Solana is a high-performance blockchain designed for decentralized applications and crypto projects. With the rise of stablecoins, Solana is well-positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for digital financial products, making it an appealing player in the evolving crypto landscape. The Road Ahead…

How Citi’s stablecoin checkout will work Stablecoin acceptance will be enabled by Coinbase Payments, with Citi handling settlement of proceeds in its role as bank of record. According to Coinbase, its infrastructure handles automatic conversion of the digital currency into fiat currency, eliminating the need for merchants to hold or manage stablecoins themselves. As a result, institutional merchant clients using Citi’s upcoming stablecoin checkout system will be able to accept digital-asset payments from customers while still receiving funds in conventional currency. The conversion and settlement roles were set out in the companies’ September releases, which identified Spring as the merchant…

By the Numbers Recent market dynamics show a mixed sentiment across cryptocurrencies, with varying momentum. The introduction of advanced collateral management systems by Chainlink and DTCC is expected to influence trading volumes and market confidence. As these systems are implemented, traders will likely adjust their strategies based on the operational efficiencies introduced, which can impact order book dynamics and liquidity. Chainlink operates as a decentralized oracle network, facilitating secure data transfer between blockchain and real-world applications. The DTCC, or Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, is a key player in the financial infrastructure, providing clearing and settlement services for securities transactions.…

US bond yields head lower after fresh macro highs Data from TradingView showed $BTC/USD preserving a pattern of higher lows on hourly time frames, up 0.6% on the day. $BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Both the US 30-year and 10-year yields set new macro highs, with the latter reaching 5.342% — a level last seen in April 2002 — before dropping to 5.251% at the time of writing. US 10-year bond yield one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Discussing the forces behind the ongoing bond-market sell-off, Mahmood Pradhan, former deputy director of the European department at the International Monetary Fund, told the…

“If it creates a separate financial instrument that holds or references freely transferable shares without changing the issuer’s rights, obligations, or authoritative shareholder record, issuer consent should not be required,” Tenev wrote. That distinction is where AMC’s Aron and Tenev disagree. Aron has called Robinhood’s product a “fictitious synthetic equity market” and argued that it could weaken AMC’s ability to raise capital, confuse investors about their rights and create a market bearing AMC’s name without the company’s consent. Tenev, on the other hand, argued existing markets already allow similar arrangements. Options, unsponsored American depositary receipts and structured products can reference…

Validators are told to upgrade. Fullnode operators are told the update is recommended. That is the full extent of the official technical explanation. The missing detail is itself important It would be easy to fill the gap with a convenient story about state sync, consensus or a specific vulnerability. The release notes do not support that. Aptos publishes the hotfix commit identifier, but because this is a private release, the public GitHub page does not explain what the patch changes internally. That means coverage should stop where the source stops. Bitcoinist reported on the previous v1.49.1 validator hotfix, where the…

$XRP Withdrawals Rise Across Global Exchanges This pattern is the result of increased withdrawals witnessed by Binance during the period in question. According to the Daily Deposit/Withdrawal Transactions indicator, between Aug. 26 and Oct. 12, Binance’s withdrawal transaction share rose from 52% to 54%. Across all centralized exchanges, the figure increased from 51% to 52.7%. Both readings show that withdrawals became a larger part of $XRP transaction activity within global exchanges. $XRP withdrawals spike on Binance and other major centralized cryptocurrency exchanges In addition to this, deposit activity declined. Binance’s deposit transaction share dropped from 47.7% to 45.9%, while the…

The retreat from September’s peak shrinks a source of income supporting liquidity providers and node operators. It follows a burst of trading that THORChain’s September network report linked to funds moving through the protocol after the Bitget exploit. THORChain Fees Recover Only Part of September’s Spike The Routing Surge Fades THORChain said most of September’s volume increase came during Sept. 25–29, as funds linked to the Bitget exploit moved through the network. Its report said wallet numbers barely moved with the late-month volume, pointing to a few large flows rather than a wave of new users. Blockchain data provider Bitquery’s…