Tether putting $23 billion gold stockpile to work with bullion-backed loans
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The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenized gold strategy by allowing holders of XAUT to borrow against their bullion, mirroring bitcoin-backed lending without selling the underlying asset.(Coindesk)
[Coinbase Submits Brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Asserting CFTC's Exclusive Regulatory Authority Over Prediction Markets]
Coinbase's legal team has submitted an opening brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, requesting the court to affirm the CFTC's exclusive regulatory authority over prediction markets. Coinbase stated that prediction markets are already governed by the Commodity Exchange Act and should be uniformly regulated by the CFTC rather than being subject to a patchwork of regulations across 50 states. Congress has already provided a clear answer on this matter.
Vitalik stated on the X platform that the ideal security rule for multi signature is for each signer to change the key after each operation. This rule assumes that ECDSA may become insecure but will not be immediately cracked, and still needs to prevent memory pool scrambling. Vitalik stated that if possible, signatures should be collected offline to shorten the time interval between signature disclosure and key expiration. Improper configuration and hasty upgrades can easily lead to financial losses, so do not act hastily.
Coinbase announced that starting from the last week of October 2026, USDC will become the default stablecoin for Samsung Wallet US users. When users recharge their stablecoin balance on Samsung Wallet, USDC will automatically display as the default option; The relevant assets will be held in custody through Coinbase Prime and will use qualified custody services that comply with the requirements of the New York State Department of Financial Services.
Brian Quintenz stated that the SEC and CFTC can provide the same level of clarity as the law, Jake Chervinsky called Hyperliquid an infrastructure for building a compliant market, Deepa pointed out that regulated derivatives are driving a 7-fold increase in trading activity in Dubai, and Arjun Sethi said that European customers are turning to Dubai, Singapore, and Hong Kong. (Source: Cointelegraph)
Binance will temporarily suspend its US stock trading services from 18:50 to 21:00 (UTC+8) on October 10th due to an upgrade of its partner broker system. During this period, users will not be able to submit stock trading orders.
