🚨 Fed Signals Another Rate Hike

Most Fed officials said another rate hike could be appropriate by year-end as inflation remains elevated. Crypto traders see an 84% chance of no change at the October 28 meeting.

🔗 Know more: https://coingape.com/fed-minutes-strike-hawkish-tone-as-most-officials-expect-another-hike-by-year-end/

🚨 LATEST: Ethereum researcher Justin Drake is calling for “bunker mode” planning to address potential private key recovery risks, highlighting the need for stronger long-term security measures across the Ethereum ecosystem.

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📊 INSIGHT: Crypto has shown strong relative strength versus TradFi over the past three months, while equities and commodities have remained mostly flat by comparison.

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🚨 Anthropic Launches Claude Haiku 5.5

Anthropic launched Claude Haiku 5.5, targeting high-volume AI workloads at 75% lower cost than Haiku 4.5, ahead of its expected November IPO at a valuation near $2T.

🔗 Know more: https://coingape.com/anthropic-launches-claude-haiku-5-5-ahead-of-november-2t-ipo/

Spotlighting the Best from the Global Onchain Awards 2026 🏆

Recognising Kiln, the winner of “𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.”

A remarkable achievement that reflects #Kiln’s continued efforts in building institutional-grade #staking and liquid restaking infrastructure for the evolving onchain ecosystem.

👏 Celebrating the innovators and industry leaders shaping the future of onchain finance and digital assets.

⚠️ CRYPTO WARNING: Vitalik Buterin says AI-accelerated math could put lattice-based cryptography under pressure within just 2 years.

🔗Know More:https://coingape.com/vitalik-buterin-warns-ai-could-weaken-crypto-security-in-2-years-shares-advice/

🔥⚡ JUST IN: Anthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5, its fastest model yet delivering 72.4% on OSWorld, up from just 15.7% with Haiku 4.5, while costing roughly 75% less to run.

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👀 WHY SINGAPORE? StanChart is bringing institutional digital asset custody to the market, covering #cryptoassets, #stablecoins, and #tokenized real-world assets.

But there’s a catch: retail investors are out. The service is aimed at institutions and accredited-investor corporates, while the go-live date and MAS clearance remain undisclosed.

Read More:https://coingape.com/stanchart-plans-singapore-custody-for-crypto-stablecoins-and-tokenized-assets-pending-the-regulator/

🏆 Spotlighting the Best from the Global Onchain Awards 2026

Recognising Triple-A, the winner of “Best Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure.”

A remarkable achievement that highlights Triple-A’s role in advancing stablecoin payment infrastructure and enabling the continued evolution of digital payments across the global onchain ecosystem.

👏 Celebrating the innovators and industry leaders shaping the future of stablecoins, payments, and onchain finance.

🔥 RIPPLE IS MOVING DEEPER INTO WALL STREET.

Ripple Prime is offering swap financing for leveraged ETFs, earning financing fees including roughly an 8% annualized rate from Tradr’s 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF.

Know More:https://coingape.com/xrp-news-ripple-enters-wall-streets-lucrative-leveraged-etfs-financing-market/

🏆 Spotlighting the Best from the Global Onchain Awards 2026

Recognising yellowcard, the winner of “Best Cross-Border PayFi & Remittance Solution.”

A remarkable achievement that highlights Yellow Card’s efforts in transforming cross-border payments and remittances through innovative PayFi solutions across the evolving onchain ecosystem.

👏 Celebrating the innovators and industry leaders shaping the future of PayFi, remittances, and onchain finance.

⚡ The institutional shift toward digital assets is moving from adoption to infrastructure.

With 774M global crypto owners, $1.79T in stablecoin settlement volume, and a projected $24.5T tokenized RWA market by 2033, banks will need more than exposure; they’ll need the infrastructure to scale.

BitGo is positioning beyond custody, with 26.2% YoY growth in active institutional clients and 79.6% growth in Q2 2026 revenue.

Our latest case study explores who is building the infrastructure for institutional digital assets.

🔗 Read the full case study:https://coingape.com/block-of-fame/case-studies/bitgo-digital-asset-infrastructure-how-banks-are-building-for-the-next-phase-of-crypto/

🚨 Tokenized Stocks Cut Capital Needs

A Bitget–Block Scholes study found tokenized stocks as collateral reduced required capital from $340K to $175K, but liquidation risk increased, with portfolios wiped out after a 21% drop versus 27% using USDT.

🔗 Know more: https://coingape.com/tokenized-stocks-as-collateral-cut-capital-needs-by-nearly-half-bitget-block-scholes-study-finds/

🚨 BitGo CEO Rejects AI Bitcoin Threat

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe rejected claims that AI can break Bitcoin’s cryptography, while urging wallet owners to prepare for future quantum risks with exposed-key protection tools.

🔗 Know more: https://coingape.com/bitgo-ceo-mike-belshe-rejects-claim-that-ai-can-break-bitcoin/