Stablecoins
Aave’s proposed USAT gateway could cut off the return swap after a deposit
The proposed USAT-to-GHO route would check permission in both directions. Recovering USAT and redeeming it for dollars would require separate steps.
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Technology
Ethereum’s faster proofs face Vitalik’s next test: a hard cost limit
Vitalik wants a hard ceiling on prover resources per unit of gas, bringing the hardest permitted blocks into focus after ZKsync’s speed gains.
Stablecoins
Circle removes USDC redemption surcharges as Express keeps its 0.05% fee
Circle Mint is removing overage fees from October 19 billing periods. Standard remains fee-free, while Express costs 0.05% before credits.
DeFi
XRP holders can now earn fees from Kraken’s DeFi customers, but there is a catch
Firelight turns a portion of USDC vault yields into income for XRP-linked collateral providers, exposing their holdings to losses from covered exploits.
Bankruptcy
Mt. Gox creditors face another year of waiting as repayment deadline slips to 2027
The collapsed exchange has extended its repayment deadline for a fourth consecutive year, citing unfinished creditor procedures and payment-processing problems.
Legal
Fidelity’s $500,000 crypto settlement leaves IRAs outside wallet-transfer terms
The California agreement requires notice if Fidelity ends its retail transfer feature, while preserving security restrictions and IRA exclusions.
Politics
Crypto doesn’t need your party to win, just its candidates
Crypto's election spending crosses party lines because the industry needs allies wherever financial rules get written.
Derivatives
SEC approves Coinbase earnings bets that stay settled when the numbers change
Cboe's rules cover Coinbase trading volume and MARA Bitcoin output, with separate procedures for missing or delayed figures.
Research
Claude unpicks an NSA mystery behind Ethereum passkey security
A 1997 timestamp reproduces P-256’s public seed, helping explain how a curve used for passkey signing was generated.
Macro
Trump waives new Russia tariffs as October 18 oil deadline arrives
The order leaves the new duties waived without a fixed expiry while keeping specified earlier sanctions in place.
Analysis
CryptoQuant CEO sees $30,000 Bitcoin floor even if ETFs and treasury firms exit
CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju argues Bitcoin could find support near $30,000 after a hypothetical institutional exit, countering Mike McGlone's $10,000 forecast.
Analysis
Prediction markets have a major problem as most Americans reject betting on elections
Prediction markets have found an audience for their numbers without securing universal approval for their bets.
