*BINANCE NEARS DEAL TO ESCAPE COMPLIANCE MONITOR IMPOSED BY DOJ: BBG

*TETHER SAID TO SEEK UP TO $20 BILLION IN PRIVATE PLACEMENT: BBG

SOFTBANK, ARK IN TALKS TO INVEST IN MAJOR TETHER FUNDING ROUND: BBG

*KRAKEN IN TALKS WITH STRATEGIC INVESTOR AT $20B VALUATION: BBG

Samsung Wallet Integrates Coinbase One, Expanding Crypto Access to Millions in the U.S.: Blog

Ethena and Jupiter partner to launch native Solana stablecoin JupUSD: The Block

Grayscale Updates Q3 2025 Fund Portfolios: Adds Aerodrome Finance to DeFi Fund, Story (IP) to AI Fund: GNW

MORGAN STANLEY BROADENING ACCESS TO CRYPTO FUNDS: CNBC

Major Global Banks Collaborate on Plans to Launch Joint Stablecoin Initiative: Reuters
Consortium includes Santander, Bank of America, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, MUFG, TD Bank, and UBS

Binance Launches $400 Million “Together Initiative” to Support Users Amid Market Turmoil: Announcement

*STRIPE ADDS STABLECOIN PAYMENTS FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS: BBG

Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder -- WSJ: BBG

*JPMORGAN TO ALLOW BITCOIN, ETHER AS COLLATERAL IN CRYPTO PUSH: BBG

U.S. CPI: +3% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +3.1%)
U.S. CORE CPI: +3% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +3.1%)

Metamask Registers Domain for Claiming Metamask Tokens, Indicating Nearing Airdrop: Website

Trump Media to Launch "Truth Predict" Prediction Markets using Crypto.com in the Near Future: BBG

FED LOWERS RATES BY 25BPS TO 3.75-4%

Startale Labs, Core Developer of Astar Network, Plans for New "Startale USD" Stablecoin Offering 14% APY: Link

UK Unveils £20,000 Cap On Stablecoin Holdings in Proposed Rules: BBG

Coinbase Debuts Token Offering Platform, Starting With Monad: WSJ

Uniswap CEO Posts Proposal to Turn On Fee Switch and Burn 100 Million UNI Tokens From the Treasury: Forum