BTCUSD 124,963.45 2.00% ETHUSD 4,559.70 0.99% SOLUSD 235.19 2.30% PYTHUSD 0.16230 2.37% LINKUSD 22.61 1.73% Token2049 scrubs references to sanctioned stablecoin and 'platinum sponsor' A7A5: Reuters By Zack Abrams Policy • October 4, 2025, 3:48PM EDT Share Partner offers Start trading crypto Get a crypto rewards card Get a crypto loan Quick Take Token2049, the crypto conference which recently concluded in Singapore, scrubbed references to ruble-backed stablecoin project A7A5, whose issuers hav...

OpenAI lands $100 billion backing from NVIDIA to build massive AI data centers across AmericaOpenAI CFO Sarah Friar joins Mornings with Maria to discuss major investments from NVIDIA, SoftBank, and others, the U.S.–China AI race, and how AI will transform jobs, business, and America’s economic future. A recently completed stock deal saw OpenAI's valuation surge to $500 billion and become the world's most valuable private company, according to a report. Current and former OpenAI employees sold...

He cited improvements from 400 microseconds to 150 microseconds in settlement speed, describing the feature as intuitive for those accustomed to trading environments where execution and latency are critical. Framing Solana as “the new Wall Street,” Hougan said the blockchain’s technical edge is resonating with market participants. He said the narrative is “really resonant” and added that “you’ll see substantial flows.”Technical Analysis of SOL's Price ActionAccording to CoinDesk Research's te...

MetaMask, the popular Web3 wallet created by Consensys, will roll out an onchain rewards program "in the next couple of weeks," MetaMask announced on X Saturday. The program "will yield referral rewards, mUSD incentives, exclusive partner rewards, access to tokens, and more," MetaMask said, and will distribute "over $30M in LINEA token rewards" during its first season. LINEA is the native token of Linea, an Ethereum Layer 2 network also incubated by Consensys, and was launched in September wi...

What to know: Chainlink's native token (LINK) saw a 6.7% increase this week despite Friday's pullback, bolstered by institutional and protocol adoption. Plasma has integrated Chainlink's services to support stablecoin payments on its blockchain. Swiss bank UBS is piloting Chainlink's CCIP protocol with SWIFT for tokenized fund operations, signaling growing institutional interest. The native token of oracle network Chainlink LINK $22.39 pulled back slightly on Friday, establishing a higher low...

The market is painting a confusing image. Today, BTC and ETH have rallied strongly this week and are capturing every news headline this “Uptober”, while tension mounts as the crypto altcoin season index pushes higher, even as BTC USD remains supreme. The headline numbers are hard to ignore as the BTC USD pair gained sharply, closing at its ATH, while the ETH USD pair followed with conviction, but barely pushed above $4,500. Still, with BTC dominance brushing close to 60 %, the tug‑of‑war betw...

BTCUSD 124,963.45 2.00% ETHUSD 4,559.70 0.99% SOLUSD 235.19 2.30% PYTHUSD 0.16230 2.37% LINKUSD 22.61 1.73% Token2049 scrubs references to sanctioned stablecoin and 'platinum sponsor' A7A5: Reuters By Zack Abrams Policy • October 4, 2025, 3:48PM EDT Share Partner offers Start trading crypto Get a crypto rewards card Get a crypto loan Quick Take Token2049, the crypto conference which recently concluded in Singapore, scrubbed references to ruble-backed stablecoin project A7A5, whose issuers hav...

MetaMask, the popular Web3 wallet created by Consensys, will roll out an onchain rewards program "in the next couple of weeks," MetaMask announced on X Saturday. The program "will yield referral rewards, mUSD incentives, exclusive partner rewards, access to tokens, and more," MetaMask said, and will distribute "over $30M in LINEA token rewards" during its first season. LINEA is the native token of Linea, an Ethereum Layer 2 network also incubated by Consensys, and was launched in September wi...

The market is painting a confusing image. Today, BTC and ETH have rallied strongly this week and are capturing every news headline this “Uptober”, while tension mounts as the crypto altcoin season index pushes higher, even as BTC USD remains supreme. The headline numbers are hard to ignore as the BTC USD pair gained sharply, closing at its ATH, while the ETH USD pair followed with conviction, but barely pushed above $4,500. Still, with BTC dominance brushing close to 60 %, the tug‑of‑war betw...

OpenAI lands $100 billion backing from NVIDIA to build massive AI data centers across AmericaOpenAI CFO Sarah Friar joins Mornings with Maria to discuss major investments from NVIDIA, SoftBank, and others, the U.S.–China AI race, and how AI will transform jobs, business, and America’s economic future. A recently completed stock deal saw OpenAI's valuation surge to $500 billion and become the world's most valuable private company, according to a report. Current and former OpenAI employees sold...

He cited improvements from 400 microseconds to 150 microseconds in settlement speed, describing the feature as intuitive for those accustomed to trading environments where execution and latency are critical. Framing Solana as “the new Wall Street,” Hougan said the blockchain’s technical edge is resonating with market participants. He said the narrative is “really resonant” and added that “you’ll see substantial flows.”Technical Analysis of SOL's Price ActionAccording to CoinDesk Research's te...

What to know: Chainlink's native token (LINK) saw a 6.7% increase this week despite Friday's pullback, bolstered by institutional and protocol adoption. Plasma has integrated Chainlink's services to support stablecoin payments on its blockchain. Swiss bank UBS is piloting Chainlink's CCIP protocol with SWIFT for tokenized fund operations, signaling growing institutional interest. The native token of oracle network Chainlink LINK $22.39 pulled back slightly on Friday, establishing a higher low...

Data from Kenya’s central bank show that public debt (total money owed) declined between December 2023 and June 2024. The drop in external debt – by 15.4 % – over this period does not mean that the country’s overall finances have improved. Rather, it is due to the gains in the value of the Kenyan shilling, thanks to pervasive state interventions since February 2024. So high is Kenya’s public debt that servicing it ate up 69.6% of domestic revenues as of June 2024. This is more than double the...

Data from Kenya’s central bank show that public debt (total money owed) declined between December 2023 and June 2024. The drop in external debt – by 15.4 % – over this period does not mean that the country’s overall finances have improved. Rather, it is due to the gains in the value of the Kenyan shilling, thanks to pervasive state interventions since February 2024. So high is Kenya’s public debt that servicing it ate up 69.6% of domestic revenues as of June 2024. This is more than double the...

SB Seker, the new head of Asia-Pacific for Binance, was quoted by local media as saying that Thailand has a lot of potential to further develop the digital asset space, supported by a clear legal framework, crypto awareness among the population and the macroeconomic point of view. In terms of legal stability, Thailand is ahead of many countries in the region regarding regulations and framework. He said awareness of crypto is moderately high in the country, though there's always room for furth...

SB Seker, the new head of Asia-Pacific for Binance, was quoted by local media as saying that Thailand has a lot of potential to further develop the digital asset space, supported by a clear legal framework, crypto awareness among the population and the macroeconomic point of view. In terms of legal stability, Thailand is ahead of many countries in the region regarding regulations and framework. He said awareness of crypto is moderately high in the country, though there's always room for furth...