Visa survey finds nearly half of Asia-Pacific consumers likely to use stablecoins

The potential rise in stablecoin usage in Asia-Pacific could drive financial innovation but also highlights the need for better consumer education. The post Visa survey finds nearly half of Asia-Pacific consumers likely to use stablecoins appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Crypto Market Cap Holds at $2.80 Trillion as Bitcoin Edges Higher
Bitcoin rose 0.44% to $82,675, while total crypto market capitalization fell 2.45% and liquidations reached $99.7 million.
Wall Street liquidity radar: Institutional shorts 2.2 times longs as prime volume drops
CME leveraged funds held shorts 2.2 times larger than longs, while the Coinbase premium stayed negative and Coinbase Prime volume fell 48.1%. U.S. equity stress remained muted.
Ripple Fixes XRP Minting Bug and Batch-Processing Consensus Risk
The xrpld 3.4.1 release fixed an integer-overflow flaw and a batch-transaction validation issue affecting earlier versions.
Whale Deposits 2,380 BNB After Estimated Cumulative Unrealized Losses of $1.536 Million
The wallet deposited about $1.85 million in BNB to Binance within 20 minutes and still holds large UNI and Litecoin positions.
Near Protocol Climbs 3.05% in One Hour to Reach $5.11
NEAR gained 8.48% over 24 hours. The move was measured on Binance’s spot NEAR/USDT market at 12:53 a.m. ET.
Robinhood Chain Transactions Drop 42% as Spot Trading Slows
Average daily transactions fell to 6.2 million from Oct. 2–8, 2026, while deposits, stablecoin supply and perpetual-futures volume remained above $1 billion or rose.
Robinhood Chain Spot Volume Drops 21% to $7.45 Billion
Average daily transactions fell 42% from mid-September levels, while daily active addresses declined 31% during the Oct. 2-8 period.
Robinhood Chain transactions fall more than 40% as memecoin trading cools

The decline in Robinhood Chain transactions highlights the volatility of memecoin markets and underscores the need for diversified blockchain applications. The post Robinhood Chain transactions fall more than 40% as memecoin trading cools appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Pudgy Penguins Token Faces Pressure as Abstract Sets Dec. 15 Shutdown
PENGU trades below nearby resistance as open interest declines, while Abstract users face a Dec. 15, 2026, deadline to move assets off the Ethereum Layer 2.