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Oil Is Becoming a Fed Problem Higher oil prices raise transportation and production costs, making it harder for inflation to cool. That matters just as investors are reassessing the Federal Reserve outlook. Market expectations for another rate increase have risen sharply, while Treasury yields have moved closer to 5%. The pressure was already visible when hot producer inflation pushed growth stocks lower earlier this month. Tech companies are particularly sensitive to higher rates because rising bond yields reduce the value investors place on future earnings. With Brent now near $108, that pressure has intensified. Oil and Treasury yields climb as…

By the Numbers The launch of $OUSD is crucial for Solana’s market landscape, as it seeks to enhance its appeal to businesses operating within the ecosystem. The stablecoin’s backing by $18 million in reserves indicates a strong financial foundation, which is vital for fostering user trust and adoption. Given the competitive nature of the stablecoin market, $OUSD’s success will hinge on its ability to attract users away from leading competitors. Solana is a high-performance blockchain designed for decentralized applications and crypto projects, facilitating fast transactions and lower fees. The launch of $OUSD underlines Solana’s commitment to expanding its financial services…

“It’s coming home,” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino proclaimed on X last week, referring to the return of his company’s stablecoin, $USDT, to the Bitcoin network. Tether’s $USDT, the world’s largest stablecoin with a market cap of nearly $190 billion, began life on Bitcoin in 2014 on its Omi protocol, before Ethereum and later Tron became its primary venues. $USDT is now set to return to the world’s oldest blockchain through Tether-backed infrastructure project Utexo, which is expected to begin issuing the world’s largest stablecoin on the Bitcoin network this month. Utexo, which was founded in 2025 and raised $7.5 million…

To put things into perspective on how fast this growth has been, the metric took more than a year to go past 300K addresses. Two weeks in September alone added close to 400K. The easy explanation of this growth can be attributed to retail finding onchain equities. The mechanics point to somewhere else. The Launchpads Are Handing Out Stock Tokens Last week on September 9, Pump.fun shipped custom pairs. Creators can now launch a coin priced in a tokenized stock instead of $SOL, and the trading fees on those coins get paid out in the stock token rather than $SOL.…

The report argues that public blockchains can complement centralized AI systems by supplying infrastructure that conventional platforms may struggle to provide independently. Blockchain networks can enable machine-to-machine payments, decentralized identity, private computation and verifiable records, creating new rails for autonomous software agents. The opportunity remains relatively early. Even after September’s strong performance, Grayscale estimates the AI sector at approximately $15 billion, making it the smallest of the six crypto sectors tracked by the firm. That limited size also leaves room for individual networks to capture meaningful market share if blockchain-based AI applications gain adoption. Grayscale Identifies Key AI Crypto Projects…

Bitcoin buyers battle liquidity walls below $87,000 Data from TradingView showed $BTC/USD reaching $86,857 on Bitstamp before pulling back below $86,000. $BTC/USD four-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView The move, which marked Bitcoin’s highest since Sept. 23, followed fresh fluctuations in exchange order-book liquidity. A concentration of sell orders around $85,000 had kept price action rangebound through the week, but buyers broke through that barrier, per data from onchain analytics platform Glassnode. “With reduced ask liquidity above, this should allow price to move up faster,” it wrote on X, adding that the remaining sell orders “seem to have been removed.” $BTC/USDT order-book…

The tracked $XRP funds have accumulated $1.7 billion in net inflows since going live in November 2025, while products following Solana’s SOL token have collected $1.36 billion since their launch in October 2025. Each tracked category has drawn more than 100 times the $DOGE group’s total. The weak demand is already thinning the field. Crypto asset manager Bitwise said Thursday it will shut its Dogecoin ETF, BWOW, less than a year after its November launch. The fund reported just $687,713 in assets as of Sept. 9, with trading expected to end Oct. 14 and remaining shareholders receiving cash on Oct.…

The goal is to continuously increase the amount of net $XRP held per XRPN share. For the token’s spot market, this means a large-scale withdrawal of liquidity from circulation. When large volumes move into a publicly traded company’s treasury, a supply crunch emerges. If current demand holds, this becomes the main fundamental driver toward $2. A coiled spring and a green October: What is happening with the price right now The Nasdaq launch coincides with maximum tension on the price charts. On the weekly timeframe, the asset is holding in consolidation around $1.50, where moving averages (MAs) have formed a…

Crypto data provider Kaiko said it extended a four-year-old funding round to $110 million following an investment led by S&P Global in another sign of the convergence of digital and traditional finance. Kaiko announced the Series B in May 2022, when it raised $53 million, tripling its valuation, which remains undisclosed. A year earlier, the firm closed a $24 million Series A funding round led by Anthemis and Underscore VC. The new money will be used to expand its data infrastructure to support the growth of 24/7 digital markets, the firm announced Monday. The blockchain analytics firm did not immediately…

Token Metrics Currently, the broader cryptocurrency market is witnessing mixed signals, with varying momentum across major assets. Chainlink’s recent announcements and its participation in high-profile events like Sibos may influence investor sentiment positively. As the market digests these developments, traders are closely monitoring any shifts in the derivatives market, particularly concerning open interest and funding rates, which could indicate future price movements. Chainlink serves as a decentralized oracle network, providing reliable data feeds for smart contracts across various blockchains. Its partnership with major financial institutions like BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank allows it to penetrate the traditional financial sector, which…