Payments

Ripple and Circle backs OKX as it targets the next wave of stablecoin users

OKX brought Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered’s venture arm onto its cap table as the crypto exchange broadens its push into stablecoin-based financial services. On Oct. 6, the exchange’s Chief Executive Officer, Star Xu, confirmed that the company completed a……
Oct 6, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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DeFi

Agora’s OCC Approval Sets Up AUSD Move to a US Trust Bank

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Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.2B From DeFi Between 2020 and 2024: Study

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Ripple expands Brevan Howard deal with prime brokerage services

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Payments

OKX draws investment from StanChart, Circle, Ripple as it pushes beyond crypto exchange roots

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Institutional

Ethereum bears keep selling but ETH price stays near $2,700 as US spot ETFs record $206M in outflows

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Infrastructure

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Upgrade Activates on Sepolia

The first two upgraded epochs finalized, while early blocks began a gradual gas-limit climb from 60 million toward a 200…
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Markets

UK Names Six Banks to Lead First Digital Gilt Pilot

The managers will underwrite and distribute DIGIT, a short-dated bond on HSBC Orion that will sit outside the UK’s main…
Oct 6, 2026
Institutional

Circle and SC Ventures Back OKX at $25 Billion Valuation

Ripple and hedge fund QRT also joined the financing, an extension of the March round backed by NYSE owner ICE.…
Oct 6, 2026
Institutional

Rain Seeks US Trust Bank Charter for Stablecoin Issuance

The proposed subsidiary would also hold client assets and manage stablecoin reserves, but would not accept deposits or make commercial…
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