🚨Ripple Gets Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank
Ripple has received final approval from the OCC to launch Ripple National Trust Bank, a federally supervised entity that will manage RLUSD reserves and offer enterprise crypto custody services.
CEO Brad Garlinghouse called it proof that “crypto and banks work better together.”
🔥BULLISH: Bulgaria’s Postbank will allow customers to buy crypto, stocks and gold directly through its banking app from early 2027.
The bank is expected to support access to assets like $BTC and $ETH, bringing crypto closer to traditional banking.
Postbank would become the second Bulgarian bank to announce such a move this month.
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🚨 JUST IN: A major wallet linked to Andrew Tate reportedly moved $1.87M worth of $HYPE to Binance.
The 20,950 HYPE tokens were reportedly acquired around $4.48, generating an estimated $7.24M profit.
The wallet still holds around 63,550 $HYPE, worth roughly $5.6M.
⚡ LATEST: Stripe has added OpenUSD to its stablecoin stack, making the new stablecoin available to businesses.
The integration supports USD ↔ stablecoin conversions and expands Stripe’s stablecoin payment infrastructure.
LATEST: Base has launched its third mainnet upgrade, Cobalt, introducing Validity Transactions.
The upgrade allows users to submit transactions that remain dormant until specific, user-defined conditions are met.
The feature could open new possibilities for DeFi, automation and autonomous agents on Base.
📊 LATEST: US spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $2.81M in net outflows on September 29, ending a seven-day inflow streak.
That seven-day run brought in roughly $850.8M before the latest reversal.
🚨 INSTITUTIONAL: Some sovereign wealth funds are reportedly using gold and FX reserves to increase their Bitcoin exposure.
Bitwise research says major institutions are increasingly holding $BTC alongside gold as a hedge against currency debasement.
Its survey found none of 15 major institutions sold their crypto during Bitcoin’s drop from ~$125K to $60K — with several adding more.
One sovereign wealth fund reportedly told Bitwise it funded its crypto allocation by selling gold and foreign-exchange reserves.
🚨 JUST IN: Staked ETF filings for injective-protocol:native and sei-network:native continue moving through the SEC process.
Canary Capital filed another amendment for its staked $INJ ETF, with plans to stake at least 90% of the fund’s tokens.
Meanwhile, REX-Osprey moved the effective date for its staked $SEI ETF to October 23.
🚨 Binance Wallet now lets users pay gas fees directly with $USDT.
The feature is live on BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana and TRON, meaning users no longer need to hold the network’s native token for supported transactions.
💰 Binance says additional networks will be added in the future.
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🔥 QNT IS SURGING: Quant Network’s $QNT is among the top-performing crypto assets following its latest partnership with T-Systems.
$QNT has gained around 69% over 24 hours and 172% over 7 days, with its market cap approaching $2.1B.
The partnership appears to have sparked significant market attention around Quant’s interoperability technology.
🔥 BASE IS BOOMING: Coinbase’s Base L2 has reached a new all-time high of over $6.26B in TVL, according to DeFiLlama.
Base’s stablecoin supply has also climbed to around $5.1B, putting it among the major stablecoin ecosystems in crypto.
The numbers highlight continued growth across Base’s onchain economy.
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🇺🇸 JUST IN: SEC staff have issued new guidance clarifying how federal securities laws apply to crypto.
The updated FAQs cover staking, token buybacks and investment-contract classification, providing more clarity for crypto projects operating in the U.S.
The guidance could have implications for how companies structure and offer certain digital assets.