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Western Union plans to launch a Solana-based dollar stablecoin in 2026 through Anchorage Digital, extending its move into digital payments. The new token, called the US Dollar Payment Token (USDPT), will be part of a network that bridges digital and traditional money, the company said in an announcement . It said the network will enable customers to move value more easily between crypto wallets and cash, a step toward faster, cheaper cross-border transfers. “Western Union’s USDPT will allow us to own the economics linked to stablecoins,” CEO Devin McGranahan said, calling it a key milestone in the company’s digital shift. USDPT is expected to launch in the first half of 2026.  It's official:@WesternUnion, the world's largest money transfer business, is building exclusively on Solana. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/dJMnKN5EY4 — Solana (@solana) October 28, 2025 Western Union also said it will launch a “Digital Asset Framework,” which wil...

Tom Lee, the CIO of Fundstrat Capital and the Chairman of Bitmine Immersion Technologies, says that Ethereum “remains in a super cycle” as stablecoin demand and on-chain activity continue to rise. In the past 24 hours, the largest altcoin by market cap soared more than 4% to trade at $4,168.35 as of 5:38 a.m. EST, data from CoinMarketCap shows . This recent gain was enough to flip the crypto’s weekly performance into the green as well. However, the altcoin is still down over 16% from the all-time high (ATH) of $4,953.73 that it reached on Aug. 24.  Ethereum Price Has Not Caught Up To Strong Fundamentals In a recent X post , Lee said that most of the time, a crypto’s price “leads” fundamentals. He added that there are some instances where the fundamentals lead the price.  In the post, the Fundstrat CIO also shared an interview he had with CNBC.  During the interview, he said that Ethereum is seeing “so much growth” in it...

SpaceX Bitcoin transfer activity has resumed after three months of silence, and right now it’s drawing attention across crypto markets. On October 21, Elon Musk’s aerospace company moved around $268 million worth of Bitcoin—the first major movement since July. The SpaceX Bitcoin transfer involved 2,395 BTC split between two wallets, and analysts are viewing it as an internal reshuffle rather than a sale to exchanges. Also Read: Rocket Lab (RKLB) Jumps as Morgan Stanley Sets $68 Target, Cites SpaceX Link SpaceX Bitcoin Transfer Highlights Corporate Holdings And Market Trends Source: Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg The SpaceX Bitcoin transfer was split into two parts at the time of writing. Around 1,298 BTC worth $139.7 million was sent to one address. At the same time, 1,197 BTC valued at approximately $128.8 million went to another wallet. Both addresses remain inactive with no outflows recorded, according to SpaceX latest news reports. Before the main Bitcoin transfer, two sma...

Bitcoin (BTC) has rallied over 10% this week as institutional demand continues to rise, supporting the narrative that September lows are usually followed by strong upward movements. Indeed, historical data shows that October tends to deliver high returns for the cryptocurrency (over 20% on average), earning the month its signature “Uptober” nickname. The situation this year is particularly interesting, as the Bitcoin price has been propped by more than favorable macroeconomic conditions, including the U.S. government shutdown following a failure to pass a funding bill on Wednesday, October 1. Given all the positive factors that are coinciding together, it is not surprising that “digital gold” has seen a noticeable increase in valuation over the past few days. Indeed, since the beginning of the month, Bitcoin market cap has climbed up from $2.276 trillion to roughly $2.40 trillion at press time, Friday, October 3, as per CoinMarket Cap . That marks a $124 billion, or ne...

XRP news continues to surge right now as the digital asset maintains stability against the USD, and also Frankfurt Stock Exchange developments are driving fresh market optimism. The XRP Ledger is processing increased activity, and XRP price prediction models actually show bullish targets amid XRP Reddit discussions about potential ETF launches that are affecting XRP USD pairs. XRP News Shows USD Stability and Price Prediction Amid Frankfurt ETF Buzz Source: Bitcoin.com News The XRP news of Frankfurt Stock Exchange has attracted great market interest recently, and analysts are actually reconsidering the XRP price prediction models, and revising them higher. The bullish action of the German exchange towards the XRP ETFs is a significant move in the XRP USD trading pairs, and traders are eagerly observing. Technical Analysis Reveals Key Price Zones Market analysts have identified crucial levels for XRP’s next move. According to the latest Analysis , XRP remains within an undervalued ...

Moca Network, a project by Animoca Brands, has announced the launch of MocaPortfolio, designed to provide MOCA Coin and Mocaverse NFT holders with access to token allocations from Animoca’s investment and partnership portfolio, as per reports shared with Finbold on September 3.  New program moves beyond one-off airdrops Through MocaPortfolio, community members will be eligible for token allocations valued at a combined US$20 million, subject to vesting terms. Unlike traditional one-time airdrops, the initiative is structured to offer ongoing exposure to projects within Animoca Brands’ ecosystem. “MocaPortfolio represents an evolution in how we reward and involve our community,” said Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands. Rather than focusing on singular airdrop events, we are offering an ongoing, structured opportunity to share in the growth of promising projects across the Web3 landscape.This approach reflects our commitment to value creation ...

Ethereum is currently one of the recent market obsessions and is now gaining steady traction and momentum. The token has become one of the most favorite cryptocurrencies for institutions to take hold of, all while betting on how ETH is truly a dream blockchain that can revolutionize the way Wall Street and AI conduct their proceedings. Here’s how Fundstrat’s Tom Lee explains how ETH can be the next biggest trailblazing development that the crypto domain has ever had. Also Read: Arthur Hayes Ethereum Prediction: ETH To Soar $20K Ethereum Is Meant For More: Tom Lee Source: Watcher Guru Fundstrat’s Ton Lee, in his recent interview, shared how Ethereum could specifically be a game-changer crypto, especially for the domain of Wall Street and AI. “Bitmain Chairman Tom Lee stated in an interview with @BanklessHQ that Ethereum may become the core of blockchain financial activities on Wall Street. For Wall Street, if it aims to tokenize various real-world assets, ETH is a key h...

The market data Analysis done by Coingecko, one of the leading crypto market data aggregators and non-fungible token explorers, tracking non-fungible token collections from +20 blockchain networks, indicates that crypto investors and institutions have started shifting their attention to non-fungible token collections. In response to this adoption, the number of crypto investors who are buying NFTs this week has soared by +40%. Below, we have listed some of the top-selling NFTs this week: 1. Moonbirds NFT Collection Moonbirds, a globally acknowledged non-fungible token collection featuring a limited edition of 10,000 owl-themed NFTs created on the Ethereum blockchain network by the digital asset firm Proof Collective but now managed by the Orange Cap Games, is this week’s most selling NFT collection in the NFT market. In the past 24 hours, it has amassed a trading sales volume of $1.6 million. It has a market capitalization of $135 million and a floor price of $13,546. ...

Cryptocurrency trader and analyst Ali Martinez believes that Solana (SOL) may be on the verge of an explosive breakout to a new all-time high. Martinez tells his 146,400 followers on X that the top Ethereum (ETH) rival is on the brink of a strong impulse to the upside. The analyst says that SOL is forming an ascending triangle on the 12-hour time frame, a bullish formation that’s confirmed when the price breaches the upper horizontal trend line. He also uses Fibonacci extension levels to suggest SOL may increase more than 92% from its current level. Traders use the Fibonacci extension tool to identify potential entry and exit levels for an asset based on the Fibonacci ratio.  “Solana may offer a final buy-the-dip chance before targeting $360!” Source: Ali Martinez/X SOL is trading for $187 at time of writing, down 4.3% in the last 24 hours. Next up, the says that the layer-1 blockchain Avalanche (AVAX) may see a more than 56% increase from it...

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An Ethereum (ETH)-based decentralized finance (DeFi) altcoin is on the rise after gaining support from the top US-based crypto exchange platform. In a new thread, Coinbase says it is adding support for Euler (EUL), a lending and borrowing protocol built on top of the second-largest digital asset by market cap. “Euler (EUL) is now live on //coinbase.com and in the Coinbase iOS and Android apps. Coinbase customers can log in to buy, sell, convert, send, receive or store these assets.” Following the announcement, EUL saw a price increase, rising from an August 6th low of $11.02 to a peak of $12.17 just a day later. The asset has since stabilized and is currently trading at $11.77, representing a 5.7% increase over the last 24 hours. According to its official website, Euler is a modular DeFi platform that Features permissionless vault creation, allowing anyone to create a lending vault for a specific asset using the ERC-4626 token protocol, an extension...

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