Daily Bits

Plasma, a Layer 1 blockchain built for global stablecoin payments, has joined Chainlink SCALE and integrated Chainlink as its official oracle provider to power real-time payments, stablecoin liquidity, and cross-chain connectivity across 60+ networks.

Bitcoin’s seasonal “Uptober” rally is fueling a broad crypto surge, with Litecoin jumping 10% on ETF optimism and Stellar rising 9%.

Alpaca has launched its Instant Tokenization Network (ITN), a new infrastructure designed to enable instant minting and redemption of tokenized US stocks in-kind, available 24/7.

At Token2049 Singapore, Superteam Singapore hosted its fourth Ignition Demo Day, selecting six finalists from 223 Solana projects.

Swift announced at Sibos 2025 that it is developing a blockchain-based shared ledger with Consensys and over 30 global banks to enable real-time, 24/7 cross-border payments.

Plasma’s mainnet launch drove massive inflows as its flagship USDT savings vault, powered by Aave and Veda, pulled in $2.7B in deposits within 24 hours, offering around 20% APY.

Aave’s V4 upgrade is set to launch in Q4 2025, bringing a major shift to its lending protocol with a modular “hub and spoke” design that improves liquidity efficiency and enables customizable markets with different risk profiles.

Hyperliquid has launched its first native stablecoin, USDH, after a heated bidding process for issuance rights.

Ripple’s $740M RLUSD stablecoin has been integrated into Securitize, allowing fundholders to swap BlackRock’s BUIDL and VanEck’s VBILL for RLUSD at $1 parity verified by oracles.

0G Labs has launched its Aristotle Mainnet and token generation event, marking a major step toward making AI a public good.