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2026/11/04
Stripe's Global Payouts Supports Stablecoin Payments to Over 160 Markets
Odaily Planet Daily reports: Stripe’s Global Payouts now supports eligible U.S. businesses in disbursing USDC and OUSD stablecoins to external crypto wallets in over 160 markets, currently in public preview. Funds are drawn from Stripe Treasury balances, with a fee of 0.5% plus $0.50 per transaction
Stripe enables U.S. businesses to send stablecoins to over 160 markets.
ChainCatcher report, according to The Defiant, Stripe’s Global Payouts now supports eligible U.S. businesses in disbursing USDC and OUSD stablecoins to external crypto wallets in over 160 markets. The feature is currently in public preview, with funds drawn from Stripe Treasury balances and a fee of
Ethereum Aims to Complete Quantum-Resistant Upgrades by 2028
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake says the network’s post-quantum and “post-AI” transition should be largely wrapped up by December 2028—an accelerated target compared with the foundation’s previously published quantum-resistance deadline.Speaking at Devcon 8 in Mumbai on Tuesday, Drake ou
IREN Shares Drop 10% Amid Fears of AI Regulation and Construction Delays
IREN Ltd. shares dropped 10.06% to $22.00 at publication time on Wednesday amid a broader decline in AI cloud stocks following Democratic midterm gains. Benzinga Pro data show IREN trading at a fresh 52-week low. Traders fear that tighter regulation under the new political balance will delay data ce
Crypto PACs Spend $170M in Midterm Elections but Achieve Limited Success
CoinDesk reports:Election night delivered a sweeping victory for the Democratic Party and a major setback for the crypto industry. Despite raising hundreds of millions of dollars through its political action committee to support pro-crypto candidates nationwide, several key endorsed candidates suffe
Microsoft Stock Surges 6% Amid AI Sector Rally and Analyst Optimism
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock jumped about 6% Wednesday as investors rotated back into mega-cap AI leaders, even as fresh political concerns raised questions about the pace of future U.S. data-center construction.The rally extended to Big Tech peers including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon.c
Strategy’s STRC Reaches $100 for First Time Since May
Strategy’s STRC preferred stock touched $100 on Nov. 4 for the first time since May, returning to the price the bitcoin treasury company requires under its current policy before selling new shares.Yahoo Finance’s intraday data showed the Nasdaq-listed security reaching $100 at about 12:38 p.m. ET. I
CFTC Approves Equity Perpetual Futures, Faces Lawsuit Hours Later
Following a decision by the CFTC, perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks can now trade on exchanges registered by the agency.However, a group backed by Cboe and Citadel Securities has filed a lawsuit against the decision, claiming that the CFTC had no authority to make it.CFTC Greenlights Eq
Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Sees Bitcoin Crash as Buying Opportunity
TL;DRRobert Kiyosaki sees Bitcoin’s next crash as a potential buying opportunity rather than a reason to leave the market. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author says he has continued buying Bitcoin, gold, and silver during recent market weakness. Kiyosaki argues that rising global debt, economic mismanagemen
Trump Media Shares Hit Record Low After Republicans Lose Congress
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. shares reached a record low of $5.03 on Wednesday after Democrats decisively won the midterm elections and Republicans lost Congress. Trump Media owns the social media platform Truth Social. CoinMarketCap data showed that President Donald Trump's meme coin, $...
Osmosis Burns 55.5 Million OSMO from the Community Pool
ME News reports that on November 5 (UTC+8), the Cosmos ecosystem decentralized exchange Osmosis burned 55.5 million OSMO from its community pool. After the burn, approximately 63.78 million OSMO remain in the community pool. Meanwhile, Osmosis’s new token issuance will no longer replenish the commun
Stripe Expands Stablecoin Payouts to 160+ Markets via Global Payouts
Stripe’s Global Payouts service lets eligible U.S. businesses send stablecoins directly to recipients’ external crypto wallets in more than 160 markets, through a public preview that excludes businesses in New York.Stripe announced the expanded payout reach on Oct. 16. The market figure refers to re
Osmosis Burns 55.5 Million OSMO From Community Pool
Osmosis governance burned 55.5 million OSMO from its community pool on Wednesday, removing about 46.5% of the pool’s OSMO reserves from future spending and taking cumulative tokens sent to its burn address above 100 million.The decentralized exchange’s proposal 1057 passed with 91.1% of cast voting
USD/TRY Hits Record Low Near 50 Per Dollar, Carry Costs Outweigh Gains
The author argues that exotic forex positions incur their largest costs through overnight financing and policy risk, which can outweigh gains from correctly predicting prices. USD/TRY reached a record of about 50 lira per dollar on Wednesday, November 4, following a roughly 19% increase over 12 mont
Centrifuge Partners with Schroders to Tokenize $1 Trillion Emerging Market Debt on Solana
Centrifuge has partnered with Schroders to bring its emerging markets debt investment strategy to Solana. The launch introduces the Schroder International Selection Fund Emerging Market Bond through tokenization.Consequently, investors gain access to an asset class that remains underrepresented in b
