Odaily reports: Blockchain project Tempo has released a report stating that the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is proposing to adjust stablecoin accounting rules, allowing qualifying tokens to be classified as cash equivalents on corporate balance sheets, potentially reducing accounting barriers to corporate stablecoin adoption.Under current accounting practices, stablecoins—even when fully backed by U.S. dollars—may not qualify for inclusion in a company's reported cash reserves, thereby affecting liquidity ratios and loan covenants. The proposed rules would allow companies to use stablecoins for payments and settlements, but would require them to have direct redemption rights against the issuer.Purchasing USDC through an exchange may not necessarily qualify for cash equivalent recognition. In its 2025 annual report, Coinbase classified USDC and other payment-type stablecoins as cash equivalents, based on its redemption arrangement with Circle.The public comment period for the FASB's proposed rules will run until November 19, after which the board will review feedback and determine the final accounting changes and effective date. The proposal comes as the market size of USD stablecoins has surpassed $300 billion. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily News: Venture investor Alex Lazarow wrote that over the past two years, Stripe, Mastercard, and Circle respectively acquired U.S. stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge, UK stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK, and Singapore-based cross-border payment platform Tazapay, with the three deals totaling over $3 billion in value. Stripe announced in 2024 that it would acquire Bridge for slightly more than $1 billion; Mastercard's acquisition of BVNK was valued at up to $1.8 billion, including $1.5 billion in base consideration and $300 million in contingent consideration; Circle agreed to acquire Tazapay for $400 million in stock, with the deal expected to close in 2027. Bridge, BVNK, and Tazapay were founded between 2020 and 2022 and had raised approximately $200 million in cumulative funding. Growing stablecoin adoption, an increasingly clear regulatory framework, and rising demand for real-time cross-border payments are the main factors driving the related M&A activity. In 2025, stablecoin adjusted transaction volume grew 91% year-over-year to $10.9 trillion, approaching Visa's $14.2 trillion; real-world payment volume more than doubled to approximately $390 billion.

Odaily News: According to Bitcoin News monitoring, the attacker behind the Ledger supply chain theft has moved nearly 3,000 ETH through Tornado Cash in three separate transactions, and transferred the funds into the Zcash privacy pool before converting them to USDC. Investigator @YFarmX stated that despite the use of privacy tools, they have traced 108 transactions completed through Zcash by exact value matching. An estimated $2.85 million in stolen USDC is still held in 3 wallets, and Circle may be able to freeze the related funds. Meanwhile, Tether is reported to have frozen $10 million in stolen USDT; wallets associated with the attacker still hold approximately $38.6 million in ETH and $16.9 million in BTC.

Odaily News: Citrini Research, the institution that previously published the "AI Doomsday Report," has released a new article titled "Breaking The Wall," exploring the intersection of agentic AI with crypto and traditional finance, and suggesting that blockchain may have finally found its use case. The article seemingly discloses Citrini Research's investment portfolio, and related screenshots are circulating.The crypto token portfolio weights are: Derive (DRV) 10%, Lighter (LIT) 10%, Ether.fi (ETHFI) 10%, Aave (AAVE) 9%, Ethena (ENA) 9%, Solana (SOL) 8%, Hyperliquid (HYPE) 7%, Aerodrome (AERO) 7%, LayerZero (ZRO) 5%, Chainlink (LINK) 5%, Backpack (BP) 5%, Maple (SYRUP) 5%, Uniswap (UNI) 4%, Pendle (PENDLE) 3%, Ondo (ONDO) 3%.The crypto market equity portfolio weights are: Securitize (SECZ) 20%, Circle (CRCL) 18%, Coinbase (COIN) 18%, Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP) 14%, Robinhood (HOOD) 14%, Bullish (BLSH) 7%, Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) 5%, BlackRock (BLK) 2%, WisdomTree (WT) 2%.

Odaily News: According to MSX.COM data, crypto-related stocks declined broadly in early U.S. trading. Strategy (MSTR) fell 2.95%; Coinbase (COIN) dropped 2.43%; Circle (CRCL) declined 1.31%; BitMine Immersion (BMNR) fell 2.51%; SharpLink Gaming (SBET) dropped 2.79%; Robinhood Markets (HOOD) declined 2.83%.

Odaily News: Former Coinbase employee Edward Lee has announced his joining of Polymarket as Head of Product for the trading platform, overseeing product development for Polymarket US and the international onchain trading platform. Edward Lee stated that after spending the past decade building infrastructure for the crypto industry, he will now shift to building trading markets that run on top of that infrastructure, and advance a market where "everything is tradable." According to his bio, he has previously built and operated trading platforms at Coinbase, Circle, Poloniex, and LINE.

Odaily News: Stablecoin issuer Circle has partnered with Tereina, a financial services company backed by German enterprise software company SAP, to bring USDC and EURC into SAP customers' enterprise payment processes. Enterprises using SAP financial software can send and receive both stablecoins within existing applications, with USDC used for USD-denominated transactions and EURC for EUR-denominated payments.Tereina provides payment infrastructure that can be embedded into enterprise software, enabling businesses to complete payments without switching to other financial platforms. The two parties plan to test stablecoin integration with customers over the coming months, applying it to global payments and treasury management operations; the SAP ecosystem covers 84% of global commercial activity.The partnership comes less than a month after Circle launched the mainnet of Arc, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on stablecoin payments and financial markets. Arc uses USDC to pay transaction fees and supports over 20 fiat-backed stablecoins, including USDC and EURC. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily News: Global Dollar (USDG), issued by stablecoin issuer Paxos, will launch in the DeFi ecosystem of Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum, covering Morpho, GMX, Fluid, and Maple, with Kraken providing fiat on-ramp and off-ramp services.Arbitrum aims to capture a portion of the economic benefits generated by stablecoins on its network. The network currently holds about $3.8 billion in stablecoins, of which about 60% is USDC issued by stablecoin issuer Circle.Stablecoin alliances are growing. OpenUSD has gained support from Mastercard, Visa, Stripe, Coinbase, and Shopify, while Qivalis has secured backing from 37 European banks. (CoinDesk)

Odaily News: OKX Star posted that it is a great honor to have Circle, Ripple, QRT, and SC Ventures become investors in OKX. OKX did not raise funds because it lacked capital, but rather chose to bring in strategic partners who share a common long-term vision, working together on stablecoins, payments, institutional markets, and the development of next-generation financial infrastructure. Thirteen years have passed, and we are still in the early stages, with many more goals to achieve in the future.

Odaily reports that according to OKX market data, OKB briefly broke through 140 USDT, now trading at 140.19 USDT, up 10.39% in 24H.Earlier news: OKX has completed a new round of financing, reaching a valuation of $25 billion. This financing attracted participation from institutional investors including Standard Chartered and Circle.