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NEAR climbed into the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, as NEAR Intents surpassed $31 billion in cumulative transaction volume. NEAR Protocol’s native token entered the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization on Thursday after rising $138% in the last 30 days, according to <a href="https://x.com/coingecko/status/2108022680628682828" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>CoinGecko</a>. At the time of writing, NEAR <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/near" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>traded</a> around $5.51, up about 7% over 24 hours, with a market cap of about $7.2 billion and 24-hour trading volume reaching roughly $1.2 billion. NEAR ranks ahead of Stellar (XLM), which has a market cap of nearly $7 billion. NEAR Intents, a cross-chain trading protocol, has <a href="https://explorer.near-intents.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>handled</a> over $31 billion in cumulative transaction volume, according to the NEAR Intents Explorer. NEAR’s rise in the rankings also <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitwise-launches-first-us-spot-near-etf-after-tokens-recent-surge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follows the Sept. 29 launch</a> of the first US spot exchange-traded product tracking the token. The Bitwise fund trades on NYSE Arca under the ticker NRR, offering investors exposure to NEAR without directly holding the crypto. NEAR Intents <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/near-intents-recovers-entire-stolen-38m-after-ultimatum-to-exploiter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">suffered a $3.8 million exploit</a> involving its deposit and withdrawal infrastructure last week. On Oct. 2, General Manager Alex Shevchenko said that all stolen funds had been returned, a day after the breach was disclosed. <em><strong>Related: </strong></em><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/markets/near-price-surge-intents-zcash-privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em><strong>NEAR jumps nearly 80% in a week as Intents volume nears $30B</strong></em></a>
Coinbase partners with Samsung to bring USDC to Samsung Wallet
CoinDesk news: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said that Coinbase is partnering with Samsung to bring the USDC stablecoin to Samsung Wallet. The project will be technically supported by Coinbase.
US Treasury: Iran has halted loading and unloading operations for crude oil vessels due to the US blockade and sanctions.
According to Biji World news, the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Iran has halted loading and unloading operations of crude oil vessels due to the U.S. blockade and sanctions. The United States is striking the remaining forces of Iran's shadow fleet. The United States estimates that Iran still has 20 million barrels of crude oil on vessels outside the Iranian ports blockaded by the United States.
Coinbase announces that USDC will become the default stablecoin for Samsung Wallet users in the United States.
CoinDesk news: Coinbase has announced that, starting from the last week of October 2026, USDC will become the default USD stablecoin for Samsung Wallet users in the United States. When users top up their stablecoin balance in Samsung Wallet, USDC will automatically appear as the default option. The related assets will be custodied through Coinbase Prime, using qualified custody services that comply with the requirements of the New York State Department of Financial Services.
US Treasury official: Iran still has about 20 million barrels of crude oil loaded on ships.
According to CoinWorld news, U.S. Treasury officials said that the United States estimates that outside the scope of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, Iran still has about 20 million barrels of crude oil loaded on ships.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on 17 vessels transporting Iranian crude oil.
According to CoinWorld news, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions on 17 vessels transporting Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and petrochemical products, restricting its oil exports.
Samsung partners with Solana to support crypto stablecoin transactions on 82 million devices.
Crypto news outlet Bijie reports, according to WatcherGuru, that Samsung has partnered with Solana to enable crypto stablecoin transactions on 82 million devices in the United States, allowing users to conduct related transactions through Samsung Wallet.
US Treasury official: Iran has stopped loading and unloading crude oil vessels due to US blockade and sanctions.
According to CoinWorld news, a U.S. Treasury official stated that due to U.S. blockade and sanctions, Iran has stopped the loading and unloading of crude oil vessels.
Token2049: Four Voices on Crypto Regulation in the Regulatory Panel
According to Cointelegraph, at the Token2049 conference, four regulatory panel members shared their views on the Clarity Act, which has stalled in the Senate this year. Brian Quintenz, former CFTC commissioner and director of SUI Group Holdings, said that the SEC and CFTC can provide the same clarity as the law. Jake Chervinsky, CEO of the Hyperliquid Policy Center, said that Hyperliquid is infrastructure on which anyone can build compliant markets. Deepa, Vice Chair and Managing Director of Vara, said that regulated derivatives drove a 7x increase in trading activity in Dubai. Arjun Sethi, co-CEO of Payward / Kraken, said that top clients in Europe are turning to Dubai, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
The U.S. Treasury Department has eased some sanctions on Russia until January 9, allowing certain administrative transactions involving Russia.
Coin World News: The U.S. Treasury Department has eased some sanctions on Russia until January 9, allowing certain administrative transactions involving Russia.