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Coinbase will add support for Axis Labs (AXIS). Users can now generate an AXIS deposit address on the Coinbase website, Coinbase app, and Coinbase Exchange, but only in regions where trading is supported. AXIS deposits will be unavailable until the asset issuer unlocks transfers.
Odaily reports: Mastercard has announced early access to its AI agent payment system, Agent Pay for Machines, and demonstrated actual transactions at the Cloudflare Connect conference. Built on the open protocol x402, the system allows AI agents to autonomously discover services, negotiate transaction terms, and complete payments, while operating under human-preset budget caps. When an agent accesses a paid service and receives a "402 Payment Required" response, it generates a digitally signed payment credential, which the service provider verifies before delivering the service; the credentials can be settled in batches. In the demonstration, a marketing agent completed 9 payments to two independent merchants under a single budget, without needing to register separate accounts or handle separate invoices. Coinbase provides wallet services, Base handles on-chain settlement, and BVNK supports fiat or stablecoin payments and settlement through Mastercard's Global Money Platform. Mastercard will also provide developers with buyer and seller APIs, SDKs, and a testing environment, and has already conducted end-to-end pilots with Cloudflare, AWS, Coinbase, and other organizations.
Odaily reports: Cryptocurrency trading platform OKX launched its Shield account protection program in the United States on October 20, with eligible users able to receive up to $500,000 in coverage. The program covers certain unauthorized account takeovers caused by phishing, malware, and SIM-swap attacks, and users must enable passkeys and other security settings.Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said his interest in cryptocurrency began in 2011, and he currently serves on OKX's board of directors and co-chairs the company's joint venture with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange. He supports OKX's push to tokenize US stocks and said some companies remain on the sidelines.Andrew Cuomo expects that the CLARITY Act will not receive a vote before the 2026 midterm elections, with the next opportunity possibly in January next year. He said the US Congress should reduce partisan strife and establish clearer federal rules for the digital asset market; companies such as Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet are currently cautious about tokenized stocks. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to PRNewswire, Blockchain.com has officially launched its options trading feature, which initially supports seven assets including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Hyperliquid (HYPE), Avalanche (AVAX), XRP, and TRON (TRX). Users can purchase Call or Put options and select expiration dates and strike prices.
Odaily — Stablecoin issuer Circle reported approximately $1.4 billion in revenue for the first half of 2026, of which about $819 million (59%) was paid to USDC distribution partners and for transaction costs, while another $473 million (approximately 34%) went toward licensing, banking partnerships, liquidity, compliance, and other expenses.Circle's net profit for the first half accounted for approximately 7% of revenue. Circle stated that the company holds more than 55 licenses and registrations, has partnerships with over 25 banks, and has deployed native USDC on more than 35 blockchains.Circle Payments Network users and eligible Circle Platform customers can redeem USDC free of charge on a near-real-time basis, 24/7 year-round, with standard redemptions typically completed within two business days. Circle minted and redeemed over $315 billion in USDC during the first half.USDC on-chain transaction volume exceeded $36 trillion in the first half of 2026, accounting for approximately 77% of global stablecoin transaction volume in June; minting and redemption volume reached $170 billion in the second quarter, up 105% year-over-year. (Bitcoin.com News)
ARK Invest has released an update to its open-source Tesla valuation model, projecting that Tesla will be worth approximately $4,400 per share by 2031. A Monte Carlo simulation based on 32 independent variables shows a bear case of around $3,300 per share and a bull case of around $5,000 per share, corresponding to annualized share price gains of 53% and 66%, respectively, with the base case implying an annualized return of approximately 62%.Under the base case, ARK Invest expects Tesla's total revenue to reach approximately $1.45 trillion by 2031, with EBITDA of about $902 billion and a market capitalization of approximately $17.5 trillion.To support the development of its AI and robotics businesses, the model also assumes that Tesla's cumulative AI infrastructure spending will increase from approximately $7 billion at the end of 2025 to approximately $225 billion by the end of 2031. Robotaxi is expected to become Tesla's primary source of value, contributing approximately 80% of enterprise value by 2031. The humanoid robot Optimus will also become an important growth engine, with Tesla's cumulative external sales of Optimus robots reaching approximately 1 million units by 2031, and revenue from robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) and related businesses amounting to approximately $212 billion.However, ARK Invest cautions that these valuations depend on multiple assumptions, including the pace of autonomous driving commercialization, the maturity of robotics technology, profit margins, and capital efficiency. Actual results may differ significantly from these projections. The model is for reference only and does not constitute investment advice.
Liquid Network’s official announcement regarding phased recovery progress states that network recovery work has entered the final stage, with key priorities including strengthening security mechanisms, conducting independent audits, and gradually restoring pegged asset redemption functionality. In terms of functional restoration, the network will first progressively enable semi-automated BTC and LBTC exchange services in coordination with participating exchange providers, with no protocol-level transaction volume limits applied to the service itself. In the subsequent phase, Liquid Network will restore 1:1 Bitcoin reserve backing across the network, followed by gradually reactivating Federation redemption functionality for authorized PAK key holders. However, the complete restoration of these features remains contingent upon the successful completion of remaining security checks and operational requirements.
Odaily reports: Stablecoin issuer Tether's investment arm Tether Capital has announced its participation in AI chip company Tenstorrent's $1.5 billion Series E funding round, valuing Tenstorrent at $6.2 billion post-funding. Tenstorrent, led by chip architect Jim Keller, primarily develops high-performance AI processors, server systems, and software, aiming to provide open AI computing infrastructure and reduce developers' reliance on the proprietary hardware and cloud services of a handful of large tech companies.Tenstorrent plans to use this round of funding to expand production and deployment of its Galaxy server systems, advance R&D in AI chips and CPU technology, and expand its global commercial operations. The company's technology already serves enterprises including Samsung and LG, with applications spanning large language models and video generation, among other fields.
Bitget PoolX will soon launch the NeoSoul (DNA) lock-up event, allowing users to lock up BTC and DNA to share 1.05 million DNA airdrops. The BTC lock-up pool has a total airdrop allocation of 1 million DNA, with a personal lock-up cap of 50 BTC. The DNA lock-up pool has a total allocation of 50,000 DNA, with a personal lock-up cap of 2.5 million DNA. The lock-up period runs from October 21 at 18:00 to October 28 at 18:00 (UTC+8).
According to CoinDesk, seven companies including Microsoft, Alphabet, and Goldman Sachs have objected to trading tokenized versions of their stocks on the OKXICE platform, planned by OKX and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), bringing the number of publicly disclosed opposing issuers to 16. The newly added opponents also include Qualcomm, Caterpillar, McDonald’s, and Western Digital. The initial OKXICE announcement covered 63 stock tickers corresponding to 62 companies, 15 of which have already raised objections. Additionally, Cerebras Systems was not on the original proposed listing roster but has also raised an objection.
According to an official announcement, Binance Alpha will list Axis Robotics (AXIS) on October 21. After trading begins, eligible users can claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha points on the "Alpha Events" page.
Odaily reports: Real-world asset platform tx has launched the USD stablecoin USTX for use in its wallet and its planned tokenized stock market. Users can mint USTX using USDC from 8 blockchains and redeem it back to USDC, with supported networks including Ethereum, Solana, and Base.Fintech platform Brale is responsible for issuing USTX, managing reserve assets, and executing minting and redemption. tx co-founder and Chief Legal Officer Ashley Ebersole stated that USTX is not a USDC-backed wrapped asset or a synthetic representation of USDC; it uses an independent 1:1 reserve structure through Brale.According to tx's disclosure, each USTX is backed by $1 in assets, with reserves including cash, bank deposits, government money market funds, and short-term U.S. Treasury bills. Eligible USTX users can also earn rewards through the tx wallet program, and Ashley Ebersole said the reward program was designed based on legal advice to comply with the relevant provisions of the GENIUS Act. (Cointelegraph)
According to The Information, Anthropic has an unreleased model capable of inferring user goals from sparse instructions. The report states that the model's reasoning and intuition capabilities surpass those of Anthropic's current models, enabling it to infer user intent even when individuals never explicitly state what they truly want. Anthropic has not yet disclosed the release date or specific parameters for the model.
Odaily reports: The Phase 2 subscription for Axil Prime Credit (APC3M), the first RWA vault product jointly launched by R25 and Binance Wallet and curated by Axil, will close at 23:59 Beijing time on October 26. As of October 20, APC's total value locked (TVL) has reached $81.66 million, of which $36.26 million in subscriptions has been raised since Phase 2 opened on October 13.APC is a 3-month USDC wealth management product deployed on Pharos Mainnet, with underlying yields derived from emerging-market consumer credit portfolios. This phase offers a net annualized yield of approximately 12.5%-13%, plus a $200,000-equivalent PROS incentive pool. Users can make new subscriptions through the DeFi portal on Binance Wallet, or choose to continue holding their Phase 1 position.Axil is an institutional-grade RWA risk management provider whose team comes from BlackRock, HSBC, and HashKey. It focuses on emerging-market private credit strategies and employs AI-driven risk assessment and a multi-layered protection framework. R25, as on-chain asset management infrastructure for the next generation of finance, is committed to transforming real-world and digital assets into standardized, programmable vaults, helping users more easily access expert-level on-chain yields.
According to official announcements, Gate has listed MPLX perpetual contract trading, trading bots, and copy trading. The contract supports 1x to 20x long and short positions.
According to an MSX announcement, MSX will list the TMO (Thermo Fisher Scientific) US stock token on October 20, 2026 (UTC+8), offering spot and futures trading.
According to an MSX announcement, MSX will list the TTMI (TTM Technologies) US stock token and contract trading on October 20, 2026 (UTC+8). TTM Technologies announced on October 19 that it plans to acquire Ophir Optics for $650 million and will release its third-quarter financial results before the US market opens on October 22.
Odaily reports: According to an MSX announcement, MSX will list VRSN (VeriSign) US stock token on October 20, 2026 (UTC+8), supporting both spot and futures trading. VRSN is scheduled to release its third-quarter earnings after the US market close on October 22, and plans to raise the annual wholesale price of .com domains from $10.26 to $10.97 starting November 1.
Wintermute's latest market report indicates that, driven by a higher-than-expected U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) and a correction in the AI sector, the Nasdaq index fell 5.52% for the week, while Bitcoin dropped 1.99%, regaining and holding the key $82,500 support level after briefly breaking below it. Altcoins declined 5.69% overall, with capital rotating from high-beta and micro-cap tokens back into mainstream assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Major assets currently offer a more attractive risk-reward ratio.
The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Court in Kazakhstan has issued an injunction against cryptocurrency platforms offering digital asset services without authorization, prohibiting Coinbase, BingX, Huobi Global (HTX), BitMart, Bitcoin.com, and WEEX from operating within its jurisdiction, and extending the restrictions to block access to their apps on Google and Apple app stores.