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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。
As reported by Cointelegraph, a third-quarter report published by the stablecoin payment network Borderless.xyz indicates that the median cost of sending a $200 remittance via stablecoins is 1% (approximately $2), compared to 6.36% (approximately $12.72) for traditional remittances, representing a cost reduction of approximately 84%. This comparison uses Borderless's third-quarter 2026 pricing against World Bank data from the same period in 2025. Regionally, stablecoin remittance costs in sub-Saharan Africa stand at 2.9%, versus 8.46% for traditional methods; in Latin America, they are 1.25% and 5.64%, respectively. For corporate payments, a $10,000 transfer to the eurozone incurs a minimum fee of approximately $26 from the lowest-cost provider, while the median provider across all channels charges $52, and traditional bank wire fees range from $135 to $150. Regarding settlement speed, the median processing time on Brazil's PIX network is 2 minutes, Mexico's SPEI is 3 minutes, and Colombia's PSE is 2 minutes. Traditional SWIFT transfers typically require the next business day, with the slowest 10% taking up to 3 business days. However, success rates vary significantly across networks: Mexico's SPEI sits at 98.6%, Brazil's PIX at 97.8%, Colombia's PSE at 79%, and Costa Rica's SINPE is only 73%.
Odaily News: As the 2026 League of Legends World Championship officially kicks off, Gate has launched its blockbuster Rift Peak Prediction Contest. The event runs from October 14, 2026, 16:00 (UTC+8) to November 15, 2026, 16:00 (UTC+8). Users can participate through the Gate App in designated World Championship event markets, predicting individual match outcomes, series scores, advancing teams, and the ultimate champion.The total prize pool for this event reaches up to 150,000 USDT, featuring four core gameplay modes: First Prediction Gift: Users who participate in event markets for the first time with a cumulative trading volume of no less than 200 USDT can receive a 10 USDT trial voucher, limited to the first 4,000 participants; Stage Rewards: Covering the four major stages of the Play-In Stage, Swiss Stage, Knockout Stage, and Finals, users can unlock trial vouchers at different tiers based on their trading volume, with a cumulative prize pool of 50,000 USDT; Rift Power Ranking: Users can accumulate power points through trading volume, and the top 100 high-power players will share a dedicated prize pool of 30,000 USDT, with the champion receiving an exclusive 5,000 USDT; Rift Bonus Benefits: The event includes a 10,000 USDT champion prediction shared prize pool, a 10,000 USDT finals prediction loss compensation prize pool (with a maximum compensation ratio of 20%, distributed in the form of trial vouchers), and a Witness Award that grants lottery eligibility for participating in all four stages, with a total of 100 slots for rewards equivalent to 100 USDT each. Users can now head to the Gate App to participate in the event, enjoying generous prize pool rewards while predicting match performances and team fates.
Nature Will has released its first foundational model for the physical world, Natura-1. The model was trained on one million hours of first-person videos showing humans handling various scenes and objects, enabling it to process unseen objects and tasks. Natura-1 supports fine-grained instructions specifying an object's final position and orientation, maintains control when grasping methods change mid-action, executes different tasks with both hands, and tracks objects that have been moved or opened throughout long-horizon tasks to determine the next steps. This announcement supplements earlier breaking news regarding Nature Will's release of the 50-billion parameter MoE model Natura-1, focusing on its physical-world capabilities.
Odaily News: Digital asset project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) stated during a stablecoin panel discussion at Token2049 in Singapore that it plans to push USD1 onto major online enterprises. Mesh co-founder and CEO Bam Azizi, a payment infrastructure provider, announced a partnership with WLFI, allowing USD1 holders to use the stablecoin through its merchant network, with plans to go live this quarter.WLFI is backed by the family of U.S. President Donald Trump. Its issued USD1 is issued by BitGo, with reserves including cash, U.S. government money market funds, and other cash equivalents, aimed at maintaining a value of 1 U.S. dollar. USD1 has a market capitalization of approximately $4.45 billion.The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) conditionally approved WLFI in August to establish a national trust bank for issuing dollar-backed stablecoins and custodying digital assets. WLFI CEO Zach Witkoff stated that USD1 is currently issued through BitGo, and after obtaining the trust bank charter, WLFI will assume issuance responsibility itself. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News: Sui posted on X platform that it achieved a throughput of 40,614,180 transactions per second on-site at Sui Basecamp, setting a world record, with the data independently analyzed by CertiK. AI agents completed payments, interactions, and chats in programmable tunnels, with transactions executed off-chain and settled on Sui. Sui stated it is ready to support the agent economy.
World's largest gold ETF SPDR Gold Trust decreased by 0.855 tons from the previous day, with current holdings updated to 1,055.696 tons.
Arthur Hayes stated that U.S. policymakers may support the AI industry and government debt financing through money printing, driving cryptocurrency prices higher; if China shifts from limited tightening to large-scale monetary stimulus, it could also boost demand for scarce assets. He is also monitoring financial stress in France, including BNP Paribas-related credit default swaps and French government bond spreads.Catrina Wang, General Partner at Portal Ventures, said that banks and asset management companies have advantages in on-chain financial markets thanks to their existing client relationships. Todd McDonald, co-founder of R3, pointed out that public blockchains can help institutions reach clients beyond their own networks; Justin Kugel, Executive Vice President of Growth at World Liberty Financial, said that user demand for asset management and investment evaluation still leaves room for intermediaries.Chetan Karkhanis, Senior Vice President of Digital Asset Client Relationships at Franklin Templeton, said the company has no intention of issuing its own stablecoin and hopes tokenized money market funds will provide investment returns. Haonan Li, co-founder and CEO of Codex, said that trade routes connecting Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia are driving demand for stablecoin payments; buyers pay eastward for goods, while manufactured products flow westward.Ilya Podoynitsyn, co-founder and CEO of FinHarbor, said that before allocating to crypto assets, companies need to confirm they have long-term idle funds that will not affect daily operations. Michael Camarda, Chief Development Officer of Ethereum treasury company SharpLink, said that both buying back shares and increasing ETH holdings can raise ETH per share; the company has adopted both methods to meet the preferences of institutional and retail investors. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News: Trump's support among voters aged 18 to 29 dropped from 43% to 19%. Some young cryptocurrency investors have described his crypto projects as profit-seeking ventures, and criticized the TRUMP Meme coin for exploiting supporters who are familiar with crypto.Morten Christensen, an investor who holds a large amount of TRUMP tokens, said Trump's reputation is no longer what it was when he was campaigning for president. He noted that when attending the second Meme coin event held at Mar-a-Lago this year, he noticed that the online reaction was noticeably different from the first event in May 2025.Trump's financial records show that he earned at least $500 million through World Liberty Financial token sales. The project issues the US dollar-pegged stablecoin USD1, whose market capitalization exceeds $4 billion. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to official announcements, financial-grade Layer 1 public chain Pharos Network has unveiled a brand refresh and an Agent Native upgrade. This refresh will commence at the Korean Blockchain Week, sequentially encompassing the protocol-level Agent Native upgrade for the Pharos Testnet, the user-level Pharos Port Agent Widget supporting natural language RealFi interactions, the developer-level AI capabilities portal at ai.pharos.xyz, as well as the Anvita Mate × Pharos collaboration. This launch marks Pharos' transition from treating AI Agents merely as an interface at the application layer, moving instead toward building mature blockchain infrastructure that allows agents to participate as native economic participants under established rules. Coinciding with this upgrade, Pharos simultaneously refreshes its brand identity, centering on the core proposition "Put Real-World Value to Work," backed by "Built for the Agentic Economy," and focusing on putting real value to work by humans and agents.
Odaily News — As TOKEN2049 Singapore approaches, Gate has released a teaser video for the event. In the video, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han shares his thoughts on continuous innovation and change, stating that the next one to two years will mark "a new starting point," and that Gate will continue to advance its products, services, and market development.It is reported that Dr. Han will attend TOKEN2049 Singapore, deliver a keynote speech on the main stage, and engage in a fireside chat with four-time F1 World Champion Max Verstappen. During the event, Gate will set up a branded booth and an exclusive Lounge at the TOKEN2049 venue, providing attendees with a space to gain deeper insights into Gate's products, business layout, and global ecosystem development.In addition, Gate will host the Gate Gala award dinner on October 8 at the Raffles Hotel Singapore, with an expected attendance of nearly 300 global industry founders, institutional representatives, investors, content creators, and ecosystem partners.Currently, Gate's global user base has surpassed 61 million, with the platform supporting 5,300+ cryptocurrencies and 12,800+ stocks and ETFs, covering spot trading, futures, stocks, wealth management, payments, AI, and more. As its business footprint continues to expand, Gate is building a global platform that encompasses diverse assets and financial services. This TOKEN2049 Singapore trip will showcase Gate's latest progress and future roadmap, ushering in the next phase with a more complete business portfolio and broader global connectivity.
Odaily News: Circle Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Circle Internet Group, has announced the launch of two grant programs in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to explore the use of regulated stablecoins and digital financial infrastructure for international development and humanitarian aid payments.Circle Foundation will fund UNDP in establishing a Digital Asset Innovation Pool to support its country offices in scaling regulated stablecoin payments from local pilots to full project delivery. The mechanism is designed to complement traditional banking systems.Another grant awarded to World Food Program USA will support WFP in building governance, risk, compliance, and fund reconciliation frameworks for digital asset distribution. WFP plans to test stablecoin payment channels in 2 to 3 countries over the next three years and conduct independent research to establish benchmarks for speed, efficiency, and cost. (Bitcoin.com News)
Circle Foundation announced its support for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to advance digital payment infrastructure, exploring how to enhance the efficiency, transparency, and financial accessibility of funding disbursement for development projects and humanitarian aid through regulated stablecoins. Specifically, Circle Foundation will fund UNDP’s establishment and operation of the Digital Asset Innovation Pool, facilitating the deployment of regulated payment stablecoins from pilot projects into standard programs. Previously, UNDP has tested solutions such as digital cash payments, fund disbursement in low-connectivity environments, and mobile wallets in locations including Aleppo, Syria; Haiti; Guatemala; and Gambia. Circle Foundation will also provide an additional grant to World Food Program USA to support WFP in building the governance, risk management, fund management, reconciliation, and compliance systems required for stablecoin payments, alongside integration into local fintech and mobile payment networks. Over the next three years, WFP plans to pilot stablecoin payments across payment channels in two to three countries to evaluate their costs, speed, transparency, and operational feasibility.
According to official announcements, GMGN has released its latest recruitment notice, focusing on eight key positions across two major tracks: For Product Management, there are three positions: Social Community, User Conversion, and On-Chain Trading; For R&D, there are five positions: EVM Trading Routing Engineer, On-Chain Data Development Engineer, Senior Backend Development Engineer, Senior Blockchain Development Engineer (Cross-Chain Direction), and Smart Contract Engineer (Launchpad Direction). GMGN stated that the team is dedicated to building the world's fastest multi-chain Meme trading terminal, with members being deeply active on-chain users themselves. For these newly opened positions, interested candidates are encouraged to review the detailed responsibilities, qualification requirements, and application instructions.
Odaily reports: Several partnership plans previously announced by the Trump family's crypto project World Liberty Financial have yet to materialize, including having Aave support its lending market, using Ethena's stablecoin as collateral, and bringing tokenized U.S. Treasuries and equities onto the World Liberty platform through Ondo.According to Nansen and Arkham data, the "strategic token reserve" previously established by World Liberty has also undergone significant changes, with most of its holdings of LINK, AAVE, ENA, and MOVE subsequently transferred or disposed of, and some assets moved into centralized exchange accounts. Nansen analysis shows that after World Liberty's token purchases were detected on-chain, the relevant tokens typically rose 10% to 26% within a day, but most of those gains failed to hold.World Liberty stated that the company continuously adjusts its strategy based on market changes and business priorities, and emphasized that it has no connection to decision-making by the Trump administration. (Bloomberg)
According to The Block, World, an identity verification cryptocurrency project formerly known as Worldcoin, has officially launched its self-custody financial super app, World Money, available in more than 150 countries worldwide. The app supports stablecoin payments, trading, yield generation, virtual accounts, and other features. It manages balances in eight currencies and integrates with Stripe, Kalshi, and Morpho, allowing users to quickly convert fiat currency into stablecoins via Apple Pay through the Stripe partnership. Users who complete World ID verification are eligible for additional rewards in qualifying Earn programs. World is developed by Tools for Humanity, a company co-founded by Alex Blania and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Odaily News: This self-custodial app will encompass stablecoins, investments, yield, and global payments, with integrations with Stripe, Kalshi, and Morpho. Through World ID verification, users can unlock higher rewards.
Aave plans to launch a Real World Assets (RWA) lending hub on Avalanche, enabling institutions to borrow stablecoins using tokenized financial assets as collateral without liquidating their existing positions. Tether's USAT will serve as the primary source of USD liquidity. Within two months of Aave V4 launching on Avalanche, total deposits have exceeded $20 million.
According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET on X, OranjeBTC (OBTC3) has launched DIGY11 on B3, Brazil's largest stock exchange — the world's first Bitcoin-backed digital credit-themed ETF. The ETF targets an annualized yield of approximately 18%, paid monthly.
The Jiangsu Securities Regulatory Bureau issued a risk warning stating that recently, some institutions and individuals have been hyping the concept of Real-World Asset tokenization (RWA), attracting public investment with claims such as "backed by real assets," "principal guaranteed with high returns," and "low risk with stable appreciation." Such behavior may involve illegal criminal activities including illegal fundraising, fraud, and money laundering. Regulatory authorities emphasize that conducting financing activities under the name of RWA within mainland China constitutes illegal financial activity. Investors should enhance their risk awareness, stay away from related illegal financial temptations, and promptly report any suspicious clues to the competent authorities or file a report with the public security organs upon discovery.