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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>
Circle brings USDC, EURC payments to SAP customers through Tereina
The partnership with SAP-backed Tereina will let businesses send and receive Circle’s stablecoins from within the financial software they already use. Circle is bringing its USDC and EURC stablecoins into enterprise payment workflows through a partnership with Tereina, a financial services company backed by German enterprise software giant SAP. The <a href="https://www.circle.com/pressroom/tereina-an-sap-backed-company-and-circle-bring-usdc-and-eurc-into-enterprise-workflows-starting-with-the-sap-ecosystem-behind-84-of-global-commerce" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>integration</a> will allow businesses using SAP’s financial software to send and receive USDC and EURC within the applications they already use to manage payments. USDC will be the preferred stablecoin for dollar-denominated transactions, while EURC will be available for euro-denominated payments. <em>Source: </em><a href="https://x.com/circle/status/2107803627477709148" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">><em>Circle</em></a> Tereina provides payment infrastructure that companies can embed into business software, allowing them to make payments without switching to a separate financial platform. Tereina and Circle said they plan to test the stablecoin integration with customers over the coming months, including for global payments and treasury operations. SAP’s ecosystem generates 84% of global commerce, according to the announcement, giving the integration a potentially broad enterprise reach. The move comes less than a month after <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-arc-mainnet-launch-usdc-native-gas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Circle launched the mainnet of Arc</a>, its layer-1 blockchain focused on stablecoin payments and financial markets. Arc uses USDC for transaction fees and supports more than 20 fiat-backed stablecoins, including USDC and EURC. <em><strong>Magazine: </strong></em><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/too-big-to-pause-the-economic-stakes-of-an-ai-slowdown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em><strong>Too big to pause: Could an AI slowdown crash the economy?</strong></em></a>
Crypto news site Cointelegraph seeks buyer after web traffic plunges
Cryptocurrency media company Cointelegraph, famous for its use of cartoon-like characterizations to illustrate the news, is looking for a buyer, according to a person familiar with the matter. The amount of money the crypto media firm has been shopping itself for was not revealed by the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as the matter is private. Cointelegraph did not immediately respond to requests for comment. However, after the story was published, Cointelegraph <a href="https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2108039020198633477" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">>posted on X</a>, saying “We are not for sale.” A prolonged period of depressed, flat crypto prices had led user attention to shift away from crypto news, adversely affecting several digital asset newsrooms. Additionally, Cointelegraph’s fortunes were heavily impacted by Google. The crypto news outlet suffered about an 80% drop in organic traffic after Google issued a <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ty-smith_what-happened-to-cointelegraph-why-was-activity-7416966364386676737-Gyoo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">>manual penalty</a> in October 2025, causing its website to disappear from Google’s search results. Prior to that, the media company’s website was <a href="/tech/2025/06/23/cointelegraph-hit-by-front-end-exploit-fake-phishing-airdrop-pop-up-on-website" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">compromised</a> by a front-end exploit in June of last year. The website had more than 12 million monthly visits in December of 2024, according to Similarweb data. As of Sept. 1, the data show monthly traffic is just above 700,000. Cointelegraph, founded in 2013, has more than 200 employees, according to its <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/cointelegraph" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">>LinkedIn page</a>. The company’s MENA franchise was last <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/luna-pr-acquires-cointelegraph-mena-140000937.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGYMgcjl-wAEcHuswwrdqGxuLYD2kkwSqVfQbWrdFUn5yk5MdLvCnZd1huadMebccsbLSmjhXR6IqqaH0B7QX5k15uRLZNZgpyUQlPPzfvss3m84EKDZw8bx47np-spVwHwcnWyLbhic2rof8gOc9EqcJZPOeyvFr1X6SGiM3BdM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">>acquired</a> back in July 2022 by Luna Media Corporation to fund its global and regional expansions. As stablecoins move into regulated finance, APAC is becoming a key proving ground. This report maps the region’s rules, use cases, and RLUSD’s role. As stablecoins move into regulated finance, APAC is becoming a key proving ground. This report maps the region’s rules, use cases, and RLUSD’s role. As stablecoins move into regulated finance, APAC is becoming a key proving ground. This report maps the region’s rules, use cases, and RLUSD’s role.
Cointelegraph: Slowing AI model development could affect the US economy
According to Bijie Network, Cointelegraph reports that calls to slow down the development of the most powerful AI models are colliding with an $800 billion investment boom.
Certik: AI agents track stolen cryptocurrency and suspend smart contracts
According to Cointelegraph, Certik stated that AI agents are now able to trace stolen cryptocurrency, draft suspicious activity reports, and even autonomously pause smart contracts, but each agent still requires a specific person to bear responsibility in case of errors.
Grayscale: Bitcoin's three-year return is 225%, dropping to 95% if the five best trading days are missed.
According to Cointelegraph, Grayscale stated that Bitcoin's return over the past three years was 225%, while the Nasdaq's return was 109%. However, if the five best trading days for Bitcoin were missed, its return would drop to 95%.
Grayscale向SEC提交Hyperliquid质押ETF的8-K文件
Coin World news, according to Cointelegraph, Grayscale recently filed an 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to apply for a Hyperliquid staking ETF.
VanEck Research: The Gap Between Bitcoin's Market Value and Gold Could Push Its Price to $500,000
According to Cointelegraph, Vaneck research presents a case for Bitcoin potentially reaching $500,000, based on the gap between Bitcoin's market value and gold's market value.
The EU antitrust regulator stated
Crypto news: EU antitrust regulators said KINGSPAN has been fined 40 million euros for providing incorrect and misleading information during an investigation into its planned acquisition of a Slovenian competitor.
Cointelegraph: Satoshi Nakamoto controls approximately 1.096 million bitcoins, worth about $92 billion.
According to Cointelegraph, Satoshi Nakamoto currently controls about 10.96 million bitcoins, worth approximately 92 billion US dollars. Meanwhile, Binance holds the largest single bitcoin wallet, with nearly 250,000 bitcoins, according to data from Arkham.