Circle: No Plans to Launch a Hong Kong Dollar-Led Stablecoin, But Open to Collaboration

On October 13th, the U.S. chain fast food brand Steak 'n Shake announced that due to strong opposition from the Bitcoin community, it has cancelled its plan to accept ETH payments. Steak 'n Shake has suspended the previously initiated vote on accepting Ethereum payments and stated, "Our loyalty is with Bitcoin supporters."

On October 13th, according to HTX market data, BNB briefly exceeded $1320. It is currently trading at $1319.52, which is less than 1% away from its previous record high of $1330.

October 13th. As per Caixin, Dubai has recently launched a comprehensive financial reform plan with the intention of propelling itself into the top three financial centers globally. The Dubai Government Media Office declared that within the new "Dubai Financial Industry Strategy" framework, virtual assets, capital markets, and financial technology will serve as key pillars for Dubai's future economic growth. According to the Dubai government's plan, Dubai will utilize this financial industry reform plan to expedite the upgrading of Dubai's already leading digital asset infrastructure and drive the transformation of traditional finance into digital financial services. The virtual asset industry was established three years ago based on the UAE Virtual Asset Law and currently contributes approximately 0.5% to its GDP, which is around 22 billion dirhams (approximately $6 billion). As the ecosystem of virtual assets continues to expand, Dubai aims to raise this contribution to aro

October 13th. The Smarter Web Company, a listed company based in the UK, augmented its holdings of Bitcoin by 100 coins, resulting in a total of 2650 coins.

October 13th. According to an official statement, Recall (RECALL) is set to begin trading on the Binance Alpha platform on October 15th, 2025, at 12:00 (UTC). Additionally, the Binance Futures platform will launch the RECALLUSDT perpetual contract on October 15th, 2025, at 12:30 (UTC), with a leverage of up to 50 times. Recall is a decentralized marketplace where the community supplies funding for AI skills, there is competitive performance among intelligent entities, and users have access to solutions based on real economic value.

On October 13th, as per the official announcement, Binance Alpha users having a balance of 144 or more are able to participate in this yieldbasis Prime Sale event via the Alpha activity page. Participating in this event does not consume any points.