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A consortium of major banks, including Bank of America, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and UBS, announced on Friday that they will collaborate to explore the development of stablecoins pegged to G7 currencies.  A New Era For Crypto In Mainstream Finance The renewed interest in stablecoins comes in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s endorsement of the sector, which has reignited discussions about integrating blockchain technology into mainstream finance.  Currently, the stablecoin market is heavily dominated by Tether (USDT), based in El Salvador, which accounts for approximately $179 billion of the total $310 billion in stablecoins circulating, according to…

Key points:Bitcoin and altcoins reel from the biggest liquidation event in crypto history.BTC price action fails to stage a rebound from multi-week lows, with $100,000 getting closer.Crypto is beginning a “cleanse” of bull-market euphoria, a trader says.Bitcoin (BTC) pressured $110,000 support on Saturday as the dust settled on a record $20 billion liquidation event.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewTrader sees start of “crypto cleanse”Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD struggling to rebound after falling to three-week lows on Bitstamp.Fresh market nerves over the US-China trade war punished risk assets across the board. The S&P 500 closed down 2.7%…

The new stablecoin from the STBL protocol fell below its $1 peg shortly after going live, highlighting challenges for liquidity. USST, a new stablecoin launched on Friday, Oct. 10 by stablecoin platform STBL, co-founded by one of Tether’s founders, slipped below its $1 peg to as low as $0.96 within hours of debuting on Curve, sparking concerns over confidence in the project.At the time of writing, USST is trading at around $0.9776, down 1.5% in 24 hours with a market cap of roughly $967,000 and just 52 holders, according to data from GeckoTerminal. USST/USD price. Source: GeckoTerminalThe Curve pool showed…

In brief Solana daily transactions fell to 64 million, down nearly 50% from July’s peak. Capital rotation to rivals and network friction are key reasons for the decline, one expert said. Despite a likely ETF approval Friday, Solana’s price is expected to follow Bitcoin’s lead. Solana’s daily transactions are on a steady decline, even as the highly anticipated exchange-traded fund deadline arrives, with one analyst suggesting the token’s price action is likely to seek cues from Bitcoin’s directional bias.The number of daily transactions on the network has plummeted from a peak of 125 million on July 24, 2025, to roughly…

Bitcoin’s steady climb to a new all-time high this October has revived the familiar question of whether the next breakout could mark the first sustained run to $150,000.The optimism follows a surge in derivatives positioning and ETF inflows, suggesting that institutional momentum may be reshaping the cycle’s upper bound rather than simply fueling another speculative rally.Derivatives market lit the fuseOn Derive.xyz, options traders have already made up their minds and believe the flagship digital asset is trending upwards.According to data shared with CryptoSlate, contracts priced for expiry before the end of October show an aggressive skew toward the upside, implying…

In brief Salaries and token incentives declined across nearly all roles and regions, according to Dragonfly’s latest crypto compensation report. Western Europe remains a dominant labor hub, while Asia’s hiring share nearly doubled year-over-year. Most crypto firms remain remote-first, with slower hiring and a widening gap between top executives and staff pay. Crypto salaries are falling across the board despite Bitcoin’s record-breaking run this year, as companies lean on cost discipline and normalize pay after years of aggressive expansion.The downturn spans nearly every role and region, with both cash pay and token incentives shrinking from last year’s levels, according to…

Bitcoin and the general crypto market have witnessed another significant downturn this year, with prices falling by double digits in the late hours of Friday, October 10. This bearish pressure started when rumors of a trade war between the United States and China emerged in the early hours of Friday. The downward pressure intensified after US President Donald Trump declared that the US would impose a 100% tariff on Chinese goods. As a result of this announcement, over $5.5 billion was liquidated from the crypto market in less than an hour, with the Bitcoin price briefly falling to as low…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure On-chain data shows Dogecoin holders have broken the 8.1 million milestone. Here’s how other cryptocurrencies like XRP and Cardano compare. Dogecoin Holder Count Above Other Altcoins, But Still Below Bitcoin & Ethereum In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Santiment has shared about how the various coins in the cryptocurrency sector currently compare in terms of the Total Amount of Holders. The Total Amount of Holders is an indicator that measures, as its name suggests, the total number of wallets carrying some non-zero balance on…

The Ethereum price fell sharply in the past 24 hours, dropping from near $4,300 to as close to $3,400 before partially rebounding to around $3,800. The move came alongside almost $19 billion in crypto liquidations, one of the largest single-day sell-offs this year, led by the China-US tariff dispute. The sudden flush wiped out long positions across major exchanges and sent traders rushing to hedge in futures markets.While Ethereum remains down about 13% at press time, early signs from derivatives and technical charts suggest the sell-off may have gone too far — and that a rebound could be forming under…

Tether’s accumulation of United States Treasuries puts the stablecoin issuer on a path to enter the top five foreign holders by 2033 under a realistic acceleration case, based on current balances, stated purchase activity, and the moving threshold set by the U.S. Treasury’s TIC data.The projection assumes Tether continues adding to its book at a higher annual net pace each year, while the fifth-place line among foreign holders continues to shift.As of June 30, the firm held about $127 billion of U.S. Treasury exposure, split between roughly $105.5 billion of direct bills and $21.3 billion of indirect exposure.This places Tether 18th…