Rick Wurster: All customers are now able to use Schwab Crypto, with 3 new cryptocurrency assets added by the end of the year

[Metis Andromeda to Terminate Support for Stargate and LayerZero] Metis Andromeda will terminate support for Stargate on October 23 and deactivate LayerZero Labs' DVN and Executor on October 30. The Stargate V1 liquidity pools will be closed across all chains on December 15. Users providing liquidity to Stargate pools on Metis must withdraw their liquidity before October 23. If staked, users must first unstake before withdrawing via the Stargate application. m.USDC, m.USDT, WETH, METIS, and the Ethereum ↔ Metis native cross-chain bridge will not be affected.

[Coinbase Partners with Marqeta to Launch Stablecoin Payment Card for Enterprise Clients] Coinbase and Marqeta have expanded their collaboration to jointly launch a payment card funded by stablecoins for enterprise clients. Coinbase handles asset custody and fiat conversion, Base manages on-chain settlement, and Marqeta is responsible for card issuance and transaction processing.

The newly entered position of the giant whale has accounted for one-third of the realized market value of the Bitcoin giant whale. The current Bitcoin price is $82134, which is about 6.7% higher than the cost price of the newly entered giant whale. （CryptoQuant）

Apple's US stock rose over 2% before the market opened, hitting a historic high. Apple's first foldable screen phone, iPhone Duo, officially went on sale within one minute, with all models sold out of stock.

Circle disclosed that in the first half of 2026, the settlement volume of USDC on chain transactions exceeded $36 trillion, with a total casting and redemption amount of over $315 billion, averaging approximately $1.7 billion per day. As of June, USDC accounted for approximately 77% of global stablecoin trading volume. Circle achieved revenue of approximately $1.4 billion in the first half of the year, of which $819 million was used for partner sharing and transaction costs, $473 million was used for infrastructure investment, and net profit accounted for approximately 7% of revenue. Currently, over 150 partners are participating in the distribution of USDC ecological benefits.