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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…

The crypto market experienced its largest liquidation event ever on Friday night U.S. time, forcing out leveraged bullish bets worth $16 billion across bitcoin BTC$111,477.64, ether ETH$3,818.17, XRP$2.4831, solana SOL$186.29, and the broader altcoin market. Several altcoins have crashed between 20% to 40% as the market recoiled.Naturally, bulls may be wondering whether the recovery could be swift or take time. Understanding the process that follows a crash like this suggests the recovery is likely to be gradual, testing the patience of bullish investors.”When the market turns like this, there’s usually a pretty straightforward playbook for the aftermath,” Zaheer Ebtikar, chief…

Key takeawaysSWIFT powers most of the world’s bank transfers through its messaging network, while Ripple uses XRP to make cross-border payments faster and cheaper.Beyond payments, XRP is also used for remittances and is being explored for tokenized loyalty and DeFi applications, with institutions like SBI Holdings testing integrations.SWIFT is developing a blockchain-based ledger for real-time payments, interoperable with major networks and supporting tokenized assets.SWIFT still faces challenges like outdated systems, regulatory hurdles, institutional inertia and competition from Ripple’s expanding network.Cross-border payments move trillions of dollars each year, and two names dominate: the long-established SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication)…

A group of banks is in the process of exploring the launch of stablecoins focused on some of the world’s biggest fiat currencies, including the US dollar, euro and Japanese yen.According to a Friday statement from BNP Paribas, banks including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Citi said that they had launched a project to explore the “issuance of a 1:1 reserve-backed form of digital money that provides a stable payment asset available on public blockchains” linked to currencies from the Group of Seven (G7) countries: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.…

Crypto market sentiment has dropped to its lowest level in almost six months after US President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on China.The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which gauges overall market sentiment, fell to a “Fear” level of 27 in its Saturday’s update, representing a decline of 37 points from Friday’s “Greed” reading of 64. The decline came as Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipped to $102,000 on the Binance perpetual futures pair following Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on Friday.The Crypto Fear & Greed Index posted a “Greed” score of 71 when Bitcoin reached new highs on Monday. Source: Alternative.meOver…

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…

Key takeaways:AI can process massive onchain data sets instantly, flagging transactions that surpass predefined thresholds.Connecting to a blockchain API allows real-time monitoring of high-value transactions to create a personalized whale feed.Clustering algorithms group wallets by behavioral patterns, highlighting accumulation, distribution or exchange activity.A phased AI strategy, from monitoring to automated execution, can give traders a structured edge ahead of market reactions.If you’ve ever stared at a crypto chart and wished you could see the future, you’re not alone. Big players, also known as crypto whales, can make or break a token in minutes, and knowing their moves before the masses…

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…

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued their strong “Uptober” performance with $2.71 billion in weekly inflows, marking another strong week for institutional demand.According to data from SoSoValue, total assets under management for Bitcoin ETFs climbed to $158.96 billion as of Friday, representing nearly 7% of Bitcoin’s total market capitalization.“Capital keeps flowing into BTC as allocators double down on the digital gold conviction trade. Liquidity is building now as the market momentum takes shape,” Vincent Liu, chief investment officer at quantitative trading firm Kronos Research, told Cointelegraph.The best day of the week for spot Bitcoin ETFs came on Monday, when…

The liquidations are through the roof, prices are collapsing, and here’s what we know so far. The events that transpired in the past day or so are not unusual in the ever-volatile cryptocurrency market, but they tend to harm certain traders more than others. While many felt the pain of being liquidated, others seem to profit. In the span of just 12 hours or so, the entire market went from a capitalization worth $4.120 trillion on TradingView to $3.3 trillion, which meant a wipe-out of almost $900 billion. This pushed the metric down to its lowest levels since July,…