DeFi

XRPL’s $1.34 billion stablecoin base doesn’t tell us how much XRP users need

Fees and reserves require XRP, while larger demand depends on routing choices and the balances held in liquidity or credit products. The post XRPL’s $1.34 billion stablecoin base doesn’t tell us how much XRP users need appeared first on CryptoSlate.…
Oct 9, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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Payments

China’s P2P stablecoin wallets surge 43x, Korea’s $450B crypto economy: Asia Express

Despite ongoing bans, China has seen a big surge in peer-to-peer stablecoin use. New figures show South Korea’s $450B crypto…
Oct 8, 2026
AI

AI Startup Manus Raises $500 Million After China Nixed Meta’s $2 Billion Acquisition

Manus built a self-driving AI assistant before the hype, sold itself to Meta, then watched Beijing unwind the deal. Its…
Oct 8, 2026
Markets

Netflix’s FTX Love Story Trailer Draws Mockery on Crypto X

Netflix’s synopsis for “The Altruists” calls it “a toxic love story inspired by a real fraud.” The trailer drew 4.2…
Oct 8, 2026
Payments

Top Democrat among Senate investigators probes ties between Cantor Fitzgerald, Tether

As Democrats steadily rise in their potential to take back a Senate majority, Senator Richard Blumenthal is digging into Tether’s…
Oct 8, 2026
Markets

Google Wants Gemini to Be Your Next Coworker—Complete With Its Own Email Address

Google Cloud unveiled a single Gemini agent that takes goals instead of questions, works in the background for days, and…
Oct 8, 2026
AI

Ondo Opens Trading in OpenAI-Linked Private-Market Note

OPAIPon displayed a $1,132 price and a 0.49% spread on launch day. Access is restricted to qualifying non-US investors. Read…
Oct 8, 2026
Payments

Polkadot Launches USDT-Backed dotUSD Under OpenGov

The stablecoin has about 2.77 million tokens in total supply, while DOT-backed borrowing is planned for a later phase. Read…
Oct 8, 2026
Infrastructure

Ethereum Test Network Raises Block Limit to Over 3x Its Current Capacity

Ethereum’s Sepolia test network activated Glamsterdam on October 6 with a block gas limit near 200 million, over three times…
Oct 8, 2026
DeFi

Wall Street's tokenization boom could have bigger winners than bitcoin and ether, Citrini says

The research firm sees tokenized stocks, bonds and loans creating new markets for trading and lending, with fee-generating platforms and…
Oct 8, 2026