Column has launched a native stablecoin infrastructure for banks, integrating USDC and USDT directly into the bank's core system, keeping stablecoin addresses and bank accounts on the same ledger, supporting 24/7 real-time conversion between stablecoins and US dollars, and connecting payment networks such as ACH, Fedwire, FedNow, RTP, and SWIFT.

[Bitcoin Options Share Rises to 50%, Bybit Options Share Increases to 28%] A joint report by Glassnode and Bybit reveals that the nominal open interest share of Bitcoin options has risen from approximately 25% to nearly 50%. Bybit's Bitcoin options trading volume share has increased from less than 10% to 28%, while the options market size has grown from $529 million to $2.33 billion. Bybit maintains a leading position in Ethereum options trading volume among four exchanges, and tokenized gold options open interest accounts for 97.1% of tracked exchanges. Glassnode's Head of Research, Frederik Theissen, stated that periodic futures trading volume has dropped by about 97% compared to 2021, with market leverage shifting toward perpetual contracts and risk pricing transitioning to options. Bybit's Head of Derivatives and Institutional Business, Sean Ballard, noted that traders are using options to manage downside risks, trade volatility, and price specific market events.

AI data center developer Crusoe has raised $3.9 billion in financing, with a valuation of $31 billion. The company specializes in small prefabricated data center deployment models.

AI computing infrastructure company Crusoe has completed a $3.9 billion Series F financing, with a post investment valuation of $30.9 billion. This round of financing is jointly led by Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, and Mubadala Investment Company, with participation from Founders Fund, TPG, and the Qatar Investment Authority (source: Wall Street Daily).

The Bank of England cancelled the plan to sell long-term treasury bond bonds and adjusted the portfolio liquidation plan of 488 billion pounds. The bank will hold 120 billion pounds of treasury bond maturing in 2049 or later, 222 billion pounds of treasury bond maturing before 2035 will be gradually liquidated, and 146 billion pounds of treasury bond maturing between 2035 and 2049 will be sold at an annual rate of 20 billion pounds. Bank of England Governor Bailey stated that this arrangement maintains the independence of monetary policy and maximizes funding efficiency. All quantitative tightening auctions will be suspended until April next year.