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The system separates trade execution from settlement. Businesses submit a currency pair, amount, and preferred settlement window through a request-for-quote process, allowing approved liquidity providers to compete for the order. Execution happens off-chain before counterparties fund a smart-contract escrow on Arc. Settlement then occurs on a payment-versus-payment basis: both stablecoin legs transfer together, or neither does. That structure is designed to reduce settlement risk while allowing businesses to contract with Circle once and access multiple vetted counterparties through the same venue. Circle Chief Executive Jeremy Allaire described StableFX as a “strong emerging primitive” for atomically settled, real-time onchain foreign exchange,…

Indeed, the AI highlighted that the data shows that demand has not dried out, that the calm in the equity markets ‘suggests the broader risk backdrop isn’t hostile,’ but also that the wider setup prevents a truly dovish outlook. Overall, Claude predicted a modest recovery relative to January 1 prices – and an overall flip into the green year-to-date (YTD) by December 31, 2026 – and set its Bitcoin price target at $95,000. Claude AI sets Bitcoin price target for December 31, 2026. Source: Finbold & Claude Technical analysis hints at massive Bitcoin rally before the end of 2026 Meanwhile,…

Vet also noted that XRPL does not have a fixed block size like Bitcoin, but instead adjusts its transaction processing target based on network conditions. The Nature of Operations Matters in Terms of Capacity! According to Vet’s assessment, a significant portion of that high transaction volume consists of very small, simple $XRP transfers. Therefore, a single ledger with 3,254 transactions doesn’t directly mean that XRPL can consistently process thousands of complex transactions per second. This is because not every transaction in XRPL consumes network resources to the same extent. There can be significant differences in transaction load between a simple…

‘Enacting all of the things’ The CFTC filing is the fresh piece. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the White House unit that reviews federal rules before publication, lists it as received on Sept. 17 under RIN 3038-AF80 at the “prerule” stage, which means the document the public will see first is a step before a formal proposal, such as an advance notice or a request for comment. The CFTC declined to comment on the details to The Block. Morehead’s argument is that the agencies are doing what the Senate would not. “The SEC and the CFTC are enacting…

The shift does not remove intermediaries from the card settlement process, a SoFi spokesperson told Cointelegraph, but provides an alternative blockchain-based settlement rail. For customers, the change largely happens behind the scenes. SoFi cardholders will continue using their debit and credit cards as normal, while moving the process onchain allows the bank to settle transactions faster, according to the spokesperson. Visa is also moving settlement onchain. In April, the company said its stablecoin settlement pilot had reached a $7 billion annualized run rate as it expanded support to nine blockchains, describing blockchain settlement as a “viable complement to traditional settlement…

ETF inflows and a lower acquisition cost for recent holders offer some support. Futures-led rallies, elevated exchange inventory and large paper profits leave that support open to a harder test. What the yen move can transmit Cross-border yen borrowing reached ¥360 trillion ($2.35 trillion) in March, according to a Jefferies analysis of BIS data. A carry trade borrows in a low-cost currency to buy assets offering higher returns, and a stronger yen raises the cost of repaying yen liabilities when measured against foreign assets. Higher Japanese interest rates can also narrow the strategy’s return. The risk extends beyond investors who…

CEO Michael Intrator has liquidated over $320 million Co-founder Brannin McBee has sold $220 million Kristen McVeety, general counsel and corporate secretary, has sold over $22 million The company’s CSO, CFO, COO, and CAO have sold a combined $36 million CoreWeave since IPO. Source: TradingView CoreWeave’s stock hit its all-time high of $187 on June 20, 2025, almost a year before it became a constituent of the Nasdaq 100. However, it’s been declining for 15 months, including double-digit losses for retirees who waited for Nasdaq committee members’ de facto blessing this summer. Nasdaq announced its rebalance favoring CoreWeave on June…

It has been reported that the X account of the LAPTOP project has also been suspended. However, X has not publicly provided a clear reason for the suspension. At this point, Hunter Biden made a noteworthy move regarding the LAPTOP token, which was launched just five days ago and ended in a major disappointment, and this time Biden addressed Elon Musk directly. Hunter Biden’s Call to Elon Musk! Hunter Biden requested that the ban on Elon Musk’s LAPTOP account be lifted by tagging him via X. In his post, Biden, referencing warnings from Musk and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about…

The Clarity Act would have cleared that up and also elevated the SEC’s sister agency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to new authorities — most importantly full supervisory powers over the crypto commodity spot markets. Spot markets are where commodities trade directly, and since bitcoin BTC$81,656.52 and Ethereum’s ether ETH$2,643.82 were eventually determined to be commodities, it became clear the bulk of crypto trading happens in that space that’s absent a hands-on regulator (except in situations in which bad guys are manipulating the markets).This conflict is uniquely American, because the U.S.’ regulatory regime developed completely separate securities and derivatives agencies,…

TL;DR Socure has integrated its RiskOS identity and fraud platform into the Arc Onramp experience. The system is designed to verify users and make fraud decisions as they move from fiat currency into $USDC through applications built on Arc. The integration adds a compliance layer to Circle’s institution-focused blockchain without moving identity data directly into a public transaction flow. Circle’s Arc ecosystem is adding identity infrastructure from Socure as financial applications begin building fiat-to-stablecoin onboarding directly into the network. Socure says its RiskOS platform is being used for identity verification and fraud prevention inside the Arc Onramp experience. That gives…