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Circle has submitted a formal response to the European Commission’s consultation on the review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Circle stated that currently only three of the top 25 global stablecoins by market capitalization—USDC, USDG, and EURC—are regulated under MiCA. Therefore, it recommends retaining the "Multi-Issuance" mechanism, allowing globally circulating stablecoins to be jointly issued by EU entities authorized under MiCA and overseas regulated entities, to prevent related demand from shifting outside the EU's regulatory scope. Circle also recommended establishing a long-term "equivalence and recognition" regime for overseas-regulated stablecoins, and revisiting MiCA's requirement that e-money token issuers deposit at least 30% of reserve assets in commercial banks, proposing instead more flexible minimum asset liquidity requirements. Furthermore, Circle recommended removing the 35% position limit on single sovereign assets and the restriction limiting single banking exposure to no more than 1.5% of the bank's total assets.
Odaily News: Stani Kulechov posted that he is disappointed with the European Central Bank and the European Banking Authority's response to the MiCA consultation. The related proposal advocates banning stablecoin payment yields, and suggests restricting crypto asset service providers from offering users access to DeFi, limiting the groups of users who can access DeFi through "suitability tests," and also considering implementing a certification system for DeFi lending protocols, but without clearly specifying an actual enforcement framework. Stani believes that having regulators decide which protocols are suitable for European users could create more closed ecosystems and weaken the liquidity and network effects of open financial networks; excessive restrictions may also increase resistance to innovation. He stated that stablecoins, DeFi, and tokenized securities are expected to reduce friction in financial services, improve transparency, and expand users' access to financial services, and called on European regulators to place users and their interests at the core of the regulatory framework, saying "DeFi will ultimately win."
According to Cointelegraph, BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes said during Blockchain Week Korea that U.S. policymakers may need to expand the money supply to support AI data center construction and government debt financing, with the resulting increase in liquidity potentially driving crypto asset prices higher. Hayes noted that AI companies require trillions of dollars in funding to build data centers, and as prices for related services continue to drop, this could ultimately push policymakers to adopt a more accommodating monetary stance. He also highlighted that China's monetary policy may shift from relatively tight conditions to larger-scale stimulus, which he believes could reignite market demand for scarce assets.
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: Spanish police have arrested a 16-year-old Romanian national in Alicante on suspicion of being the administrator and primary operator of the KillSec ransomware group. Europol stated that law enforcement agencies have seized control of the group's servers and leak site, and preserved at least 110 TB of stolen data.The operation involved searches at 8 residences across Spain, Greece, Romania, and the United Kingdom, investigating approximately 1,000 suspected attacks worldwide, of which about 500 have been confirmed successful. Two other suspects in their 20s were arrested in the UK and Romania respectively, while a Dutch national residing in the UK was indicted and arrested in Puerto Rico, awaiting extradition.KillSec has been active since around 2024, often demanding ransoms in cryptocurrency and carrying out double extortion through encrypted servers and threats to publish stolen data. Investigators are tracing the group's proceeds, including cryptocurrency; Europol's European Cybercrime Centre provided cryptocurrency tracing and digital forensics support. (Decrypt)
The survey shows that faster payment and settlement speeds are the most frequently mentioned advantages of tokenization by respondents, followed by collateral and liquidity management.
The U.S. will release its September non-farm payrolls report at 20:30 Beijing Time tonight. A Reuters survey shows that the market expects September's increase in nonfarm jobs to reach 90,000, down from 162,000 in August; the unemployment rate is projected to hold steady at 4.1% for a third consecutive month, with average hourly earnings expected to rise 0.3% month-on-month and 3.2% year-on-year.
As reported by Hong Kong 01, HSBC has officially named its upcoming stablecoin "HSBC RedCoin" and plans to adopt a phased rollout approach. The first phase will focus on peer-to-peer (P2P) and peer-to-merchant (P2M) payments, before expanding into commercial finance and enterprise-level applications. HSBC also published a survey covering over 1,000 Hong Kong customers, revealing that 74% of respondents had shown interest in at least one stablecoin use case. Digital asset trading and tokenized investments garnered the highest attention at 57%, while P2P payments, cross-border payments, and merchant payments accounted for 53%, 52%, and 52%, respectively. Additionally, 60% of respondents were able to correctly identify stablecoins as digital assets backed by fiat currencies.
According to Cointelegraph, data from the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) shows that operating profits of crypto exchanges in South Korea fell by 78% in the first half of 2026 compared to the previous six-month period, while exchange sales declined by 41% over the same timeframe. Market trading activity also cooled noticeably, with the average daily trading volume at domestic virtual asset exchanges dropping by 44% compared to the prior period. The total market capitalization of crypto assets decreased by 33%, KRW-denominated customer deposits fell by 35%, but the number of accounts eligible for trading saw a slight increase of 0.4%. The survey covered 26 registered virtual asset service providers, including 17 exchange operators and 9 custodian and wallet service providers, with data spanning from January 1 to June 30 this year.
Odaily News: Data from the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) shows that in the first half of 2026, the operating profit of South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges fell 78% compared with the previous six months. Over the same period, average daily trading volume dropped 44%, total market value declined 33%, KRW deposits fell 35%, and exchange revenue decreased 41%.The survey covered 26 registered virtual asset service providers, including 17 exchange operators and 9 custody and wallet service providers, with the reporting period from January 1 to June 30, 2026. The number of accounts eligible for trading rose slightly by 0.4% over the same period. (Cointelegraph)
According to Cointelegraph, South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) has proposed supporting regulatory rules for tokenized securities, allowing stocks, bonds, funds, and certain fractional investment securities to be issued and traded via tokenization. Issuers of tokenized securities that directly manage client accounts must meet a minimum capital requirement of 4 billion South Korean won (approximately $2.8 million) and must be equipped with dedicated compliance and technical personnel. The relevant rules are scheduled to take effect on February 4, 2027.
Odaily News: South Korea's Financial Services Commission has proposed regulatory guidelines for the issuance and trading of security tokens, planning to allow stocks, bonds, funds, and certain fractionalized investment securities to be issued and circulated in token form. The related regulatory framework is scheduled to take effect on February 4, 2027.According to the proposal, securities token issuance companies that directly manage customer accounts must have paid-in capital of at least 4 billion Korean won and be equipped with dedicated compliance and technical personnel. The revision of capital market regulations will also introduce a new license for over-the-counter bond trading and limit retail investors' annual net purchases at each OTC exchange to within 100 million Korean won.The proposal will be open for public comment from Friday to November 11, after which it will enter the approval process. South Korea previously announced a roadmap to advance the shift of securities issuance and trading to distributed ledger infrastructure in three phases. (Cointelegraph)
the Core Lightning team, which develops the Bitcoin Lightning Network node software, is warning node operators running version 26.06.7 or earlier to upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible. The team said it has received reports of attackers targeting unpatched nodes, but did not disclose the vulnerability exploited by the attackers or the potential impact.Core Lightning said on September 16 that it was investigating an issue that could affect experimental features and user funds, and on September 22 released version 26.06.8 to fix the vulnerability and update the software. This announcement did not state whether the previously reported attacks were related to the vulnerability fixed in this version. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News: On October 1, SBI Digital Trust signed a basic agreement with South Korean payment service provider NICE Information & Telecommunication and South Korean blockchain infrastructure company DSRV to jointly validate a commercialization plan for using stablecoins to enable transfers and payments between Japan and South Korea. The validation uses the scenario of Japanese tourists traveling to South Korea and making QR code payments at merchants affiliated with NICE Information & Telecommunication, focusing on validating fund flow methods, transfer and payment instruction mechanisms, and the connectivity between each party's systems. It is expected to be completed by the end of December 2026.SBI Digital Trust will advance the payment solution design by combining Japan's regulatory and financial sector experience, NICE Information & Telecommunication will be responsible for providing the merchant network and payment operations experience, and DSRV will be responsible for blockchain technology-related research. The three parties will evaluate the direction of subsequent commercialization based on the validation results and, in light of changes in each country's regulatory framework, continue to explore stablecoin-related application scenarios. (coinpost)
Global payment infrastructure company WalaPay announced the closing of a $4.6 million seed funding round, led by General Venture Capital, with participation from Commerce Ventures, Polygon, AAF Management, Verda Ventures, NGC Ventures, FGV Capital, J² Ventures, Reflexive Capital, Big Brain Holdings, among others. WalaPay primarily provides infrastructure for cross-border payment scenarios, enabling account opening, fund collection, currency conversion, and global payments through a single integration. It connects underlying licenses, banking partners, and local payment networks, focusing on emerging markets such as Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The new funds will be used to acquire additional licenses, expand its banking partnerships, and grow its team.
According to Cointelegraph, Alex Shevchenko, General Manager of NEAR Intents, stated that the team has identified the hackers behind the previous security incident and given them a 48-hour deadline to return the stolen funds through a "responsible disclosure." NEAR Intents previously suspended its services due to a vulnerability in the interaction between the Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure and its smart contracts. Initial investigations revealed that approximately $3.8 million in user funds were stolen in the incident, and the team has committed to fully compensating affected users. On-chain detective ZachXBT stated that the stolen funds were subsequently transferred to KuCoin and cross-chain converted into Bitcoin.
Odaily News: NEAR Intents has stated that it has identified the attacker responsible for the loss of user funds and has demanded the return of $3.8 million within 48 hours through a "responsible disclosure" mechanism, after which the window will be closed.NEAR Intents suspended services on Thursday after discovering a vulnerability in the interaction between the Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure and its smart contracts. A preliminary investigation showed that the attack resulted in the theft of $3.8 million in user funds, and the platform has committed to fully compensating affected users.On-chain investigator ZachXBT disclosed that the related funds were transferred to the KuCoin exchange and subsequently bridged to Bitcoin. (Cointelegraph)
According to Cointelegraph, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed amendments to new crypto asset custody rules, which would allow registered investment advisors and regulated funds to self-custody crypto assets under specific conditions, and permit qualified state-chartered trust companies to act as crypto asset custodians. Under the proposal, if no compliant custodian is available for a specific crypto asset, the investment advisor may self-custody associated client assets, subject to at least quarterly reassessment of custodian availability and compliance with requirements including private key security, cybersecurity, and client asset segregation. Any asset transfer would require approval from at least two authorized individuals. Should a compliant custodian become available thereafter, the relevant assets must be transferred as soon as reasonably practicable. The proposal remains in the rulemaking stage and will feature a 60-day public comment period following its publication in the Federal Register.
The Fed Vice Chair and several voting members signaled a preference for watching and waiting, significantly cooling market expectations for continued rate hikes in October. The path of future monetary policy will depend on the performance of subsequent nonfarm payrolls and price data.
the International Monetary Fund has approved an immediate disbursement of $139 million to El Salvador, following the completion of the second and third reviews of its $14 billion Extended Fund Facility. The institution granted a waiver for El Salvador's failure to meet performance criteria related to Bitcoin holdings, stating that the country has taken corrective measures and reaffirmed its commitments; documents provided by El Salvador show that the Bitcoin added after the first review came from private donations rather than public funds. The IMF stated that El Salvador's economic performance has exceeded expectations, and that progress has been made in anti-money laundering efforts, fiscal transparency, and the transfer of majority ownership and control of the state-owned digital wallet Chivo to a private operator.