Daily Summary, 10 October

Of course, here is the structured news list for October 10th, translated into English.

Daily Digest, October 10

Regulation and Authorities
* Russia: Russian authorities have officially recognized the existence of cryptocurrencies and intend to accelerate their regulation.
* European Union: Is considering the possibility of issuing euro-stablecoins to combat the monopoly of the US dollar.
* Roger Ver: Has reached a deal with the US Department of Justice—charges of fraud and tax evasion will be dropped in exchange for a fine of $48,000,000.

Stablecoins and Payments
* UAE: Abu Dhabi airports will begin testing payments in stablecoins.
* Coinbase and Mastercard: Have begun negotiations to acquire the stablecoin issuer BVNK. The deal is valued between $1.5 and $2.5 billion.
* Tether: Plans an active expansion into Vietnam through partnerships with local companies.

Security and Incidents
* Digital Ruble: According to Aksakov, the digital ruble offers a 100% guarantee of protection from fraudsters.
* Hack: CZ’s (the founder of Binance) account was targeted by hackers, whom Google identified as “state-sponsored.”

Markets and Investments
* Markets: It was noted that long positions got liquidated significantly today.
* Brazil: There is active hype around Bitcoin in the country through the press.
* Kalshi: The prediction market platform Kalshi, the main competitor to Polymarket, has raised over $300 million at a valuation of $5 billion.