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According to The Block, Uniswap Labs has launched the open-source fee conversion tool TJAR, enabling applications to convert cross-chain fees collected in various tokens into a specified token, with Robinhood becoming the first integrated partner. The tool leverages smart contracts to allow searchers to compete for executing token swaps, while applications retain full autonomy to select their preferred receiving token and recipient address.
According to The Block, decentralized trading protocol Curve Finance has launched StableSwap on the Stellar mainnet, marking its first native deployment outside the EVM ecosystem. Users can now permissionlessly create liquidity pools, swap assets, and provide liquidity on Stellar.
According to The Block, in its report published on Wednesday titled "2027 Bitcoin Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions," crypto asset management firm Bitwise raised its 10-year Bitcoin price forecast from $1.3 million to $1.6 million, projecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34.3% for Bitcoin over the period. The report states that the base case scenario assumes Bitcoin will capture 25% of the global store-of-value market and 1% of institutional investment assets by 2036; its bear case is $130,686, while its bull case is $3.67 million. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that the company maintained its market share assumptions unchanged but increased its 2036 estimate for the global store-of-value market from $91 trillion to $110 trillion, and its institutional investment market size from $216 trillion to $303 trillion. The report also noted that Bitcoin's maximum supply is 21 million coins, with 20.1 million currently in circulation, accounting for 95.7% of the total supply.
Avail has launched ShieldTX, a privacy tool for Hyperliquid traders, which reduces the ability of on-chain copy-trading bots to link transaction records and replicate trading strategies by creating a separate wallet for each perpetual contract position.According to research provided to The Block ahead of ShieldTX's launch, the tool analyzed 332,317 trading wallets on Hyperliquid and sampled 7 of the top 100 traders along with suspected copy-trading wallets, estimating that the median added cost per trade for copied traders due to execution price impact is 63 basis points, or 0.63%. The research also shows that among Hyperliquid's top 150 accounts, about 29% use sub-accounts, but the associated wallets may still be linkable on-chain. (The Block)
According to The Block, citing the Wall Street Journal, asset manager Janus Henderson is launching JQQQ, the first licensed tokenized fund tracking the Nasdaq 100 Index. The fund leverages technology from Centrifuge and is deployed on the Stellar blockchain. Initially, JQQQ will be open only to eligible non-US professional investors, with a minimum investment of $100,000.
Odaily Report: Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe has submitted a proposal to stop the automatic allocation of block rewards to the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) program and redirect the remaining 8% of block rewards originally allocated to the program to the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM). He stated that ZCG currently holds over $125 million in funds and will receive several million more before the funding inflow stops, and that the existing grants program was not designed to manage funds of this scale.According to the draft proposal, ZCG holds 91,452.98 ZEC and approximately $8.8 million in USD-denominated assets, with $2.4 million in outstanding grant commitments. Bowe noted that the current 8% allocation mechanism generates over $68 million worth of ZEC per year, while the Financial Privacy Foundation disclosed that ZCG's spending in the first quarter of 2026 was only $1.53 million. If the proposal is approved, the original allocation percentage will be redirected to the NSM, and the total Zcash issuance will not increase. Meanwhile, the separate 12% of block rewards allocated to the Coinholder-Controlled Fund will remain unchanged. ZCG will still be able to retain and manage its existing assets, continue approving grants, and fulfill outstanding commitments.The proposal has not yet specified an activation block height and has not been included in the currently planned NU7 network upgrade; it would require a future network upgrade to take effect. (The Block)
According to The Block, Galaxy Research stated in a report released on October 26 that the Bitcoin bear market ended in June and that the current moment presents an attractive opportunity to buy and hold. The report notes that as of October 18, Bitcoin had closed above its 50-week moving average for five consecutive weeks, breaking a prior streak of 44 consecutive weeks below the level. Meanwhile, the monthly average volume transacted from long-term holding wallets dropped from 67,000 BTC in 2024 to 34,000 BTC in 2026. Galaxy’s head of research, Alex Thorn, cautioned that this bullish thesis would face challenges if Bitcoin records a weekly close below the $76,540 50-week moving average and fails to reclaim it within a month.
According to The Block, British insurer Aviva’s asset management firm Aviva Investors has partnered with Ripple to launch a tokenized share class for its £22 billion ($29.4 billion) Sterling Liquidity Fund on the XRP ledger. In a Monday announcement, Aviva committed £50 million ($66.7 million) to this new share class. The company currently has investments totaling over £86 million ($114.8 million) across its two tokenized money market fund products, which includes a U.S. dollar liquidity fund share class launched in July. Established in 2002, the Sterling Liquidity Fund invests in highly rated, pound-denominated short-term debt instruments, offers daily liquidity, is registered in Ireland, and qualifies as a UCITS money market fund. Under the fund's "digital twin" model, investor positions are represented on-chain, while the fund itself continues to operate off-chain. Investors must use compliant digital wallets to access the new share class. BNY Mellon holds the fund's assets, while digital asset custodian Komainu and digital infrastructure platform Licuido also support the launch.
According to The Block, the Ethereum Foundation announced a delay of the Glamsterdam upgrade, originally scheduled for October 26 on the Hoodi testnet, to allow for further review of EIP-8037's interaction with mainnet smart contracts. A new activation date has not yet been announced. Hoodi is one of Ethereum's test networks, primarily used to validate network upgrades before they go live on the mainnet.
According to The Block, US fintech company SoFi Technologies has launched an interest-bearing tokenized deposit product for crypto users called SoFi Earn (SOFIE), offering an annual percentage yield of 4.4% and FDIC deposit insurance coverage within applicable limits. Users can access the product via SoFi Crypto and redeem SOFIE for the SoFiUSD stablecoin at a 1:1 ratio, which can be used to purchase cryptocurrencies or transferred to supported external wallets.
According to The Block, the Starknet community supported researching a transition from Ethereum Layer 2 to an independent quantum-resistant Layer 1 with over 93.5% of voting power in a seven-day Snapshot governance vote, with more than 2,800 wallets participating. StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson stated that the team plans to release a whitepaper draft for public review in November.
According to The Block, Dataline, a decentralized data network for AI agents, has announced the closing of a $10.6 million seed round, co-led by Lattice and Samsung-backed Dispersion Capital, with participation from Symbolic Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Anagram, and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev. The round closed in April and utilized a SAFE with token warrants, though the valuation was not disclosed. Dataline plans to launch its token by the end of the year and conduct a public sale on Base via Uniswap’s Continuous Clearing Auction (CCA) mechanism, with specific details expected to be released next week. The team hopes to make this offering the largest Uniswap CCA on Base, but has not disclosed the total raise amount or the number of tokens being sold.
Standard Chartered has signed a final agreement to acquire 100% equity of crypto asset custody institution Zodia Custody, with the transaction still pending regulatory approval. Under the arrangement, Zodia Custody's custody business will be integrated into Standard Chartered, while its software business will be transferred to a standalone company backed by SC Ventures, the venture capital arm of Standard Chartered. (The Block)
Odaily reports: With the support of the Dogecoin Foundation, Dogecoin Labs has officially been established, integrating the MyDoge wallet, the DogeOS application platform, and the Such App payment product into a single independent organization, with Jordan Jefferson serving as Chief Executive Officer. The organization will focus on expanding DOGE's applications in consumer-grade use cases, payments, commerce, DeFi, and gaming, among other areas, driving its use cases to extend from community culture and Meme-driven demand toward practical applications.According to the announcement, MyDoge has over 500,000 users; DogeOS launched an EVM-compatible public testnet on September 30, aimed at connecting developers with DOGE holders; Such App provides merchant payment tools, including invoicing and in-person QR code payments. The Dogecoin Foundation will continue to be responsible for ecosystem governance and open-source development. (The Block)
Odaily reports: The Blockchain Association has submitted comments on the U.S. Treasury Department's proposed implementation rules for Section 3 of the GENIUS Act. This provision primarily governs the eligibility of entities issuing and selling payment stablecoins within the United States.The Blockchain Association stated that it supports the core regulatory framework proposed by the Treasury Department in principle, but calls for further clarification of the definition of digital asset service providers, the criteria for determining "knowing participation" conduct, and the compliance requirements for foreign stablecoin issuers, in order to reduce uncertainty during the rule implementation process. (The Block)
According to The Block, crypto payment infrastructure company Mesh announced a partnership with Visa, allowing users to directly use cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances in their wallet apps for offline and online payments at over 175 million merchant locations worldwide, without having to sell or transfer assets beforehand. The solution utilizes Visa credentials configured on the backend, with Mesh responsible for transaction fund settlement and currency conversion; users do not need to transfer assets, and merchants are required to make no changes. Bam Azizi, co-founder and CEO of Mesh, stated that the bottleneck in the crypto industry lies in the "last mile" problem, which previously often required obtaining a separate card to solve. The partnership's launch date, supported devices, and participating platforms have not yet been announced.
According to The Block, Strategy founder Michael Saylor outlined his vision for a "perfect" digital currency at the ParaFi Investor Day: a dollar-pegged, Bitcoin-backed stablecoin offering a yield of 6% to 8%. Saylor stated that this would be the next step in the development of digital capital and digital credit products.
据 The Block 报道，由 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 联合创立的身份项目 World 于 10 月 18 日（周日）在 Money20/20 大会上发布面向银行和金融机构的 World ID 套件，这是其首个针对特定行业的产品。该套件整合 World ID 应用、World ID for Zoom 和 World ID for Agents（AgentKit）三款现有产品，用于防范客户账户、员工工作流和 AI 代理场景中的深度伪造欺诈与 AI 冒充。 其中，World ID for Zoom 在 4 月启动限量测试后，现已正式开放，Tools for Humanity 同时加入 Zoom 独立软件供应商交易计划。World 将 OpenExchange、Bain Capital、VanEck Funds 和 Outtake 列为设计合作伙伴，但未披露任何已使用该产品的银行，也未公布定价。
According to The Block, Lightning Labs has launched LayerTree, a Bitcoin scaling solution designed to allow up to 1 million users to share a single UTXO. The design operates in a non-custodial model and connects to the Lightning Network, but requires changes to the Bitcoin protocol before deployment.
Odaily News: Crypto.com has launched its prediction market platform Predict Pro for U.S. users on its exchange. The platform connects to OG.com Markets, an exchange and clearinghouse registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), offering real-time order book depth, probability charts, and multiple order types, and supports combining 2 to 20 event predictions from different markets into a single trade. (The Block)