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According to The Block, payment company Mastercard has launched the Stablecoin Security tool to screen for fraud and sanction risks in stablecoin payments.This tool is aimed at stablecoin payment scenarios, helping relevant institutions identify fraudulent activities and sanction compliance risks during transaction processing. Mastercard did not disclose more product parameters and launch scope in the summary of the report.

Despite the stablecoin circulating supply experiencing almost no growth in the first 9 months before 2026, its payment usage is accelerating. During the same period, stablecoin payments reached $482 billion, a year-on-year increase of 45%; the number of transactions rose to over 1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 71%. On-chain stablecoin card spending reached $3.9 billion, ten times that of the same period last year, with transactions under $50 accounting for 84% of the increase in card transactions.Mastercard, Stripe, and Visa launched services this week to integrate stablecoins into existing payment systems. In the first three quarters, out of $97.9 trillion in original transfers, only 2.5%, or $2.4 trillion, belonged to end-user activities, with $482 billion being the payment amount under this metric; stablecoin card spending in the second quarter accounted for only 0.03% of Visa's $4 trillion payment volume during the same period.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Rafael Jodar," the option "Alejandro Davidovich Fokina" in the sub-market "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Rafael Jodar" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 22.5% an hour ago to the current 87.5% (a fluctuation of 65%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

BVNK announced the launch of a global currency platform that connects stablecoins with Mastercard's payment network, enabling stablecoins to facilitate fund transfers through Mastercard's card organization channels.The first planned integration partners for the platform include payment service providers Nuvei and Marqeta. BVNK stated that the platform's local withdrawal coverage is expected to further expand by 2027.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Alexander Zverev vs. Alexander Bublik," the sub-market "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Alexander Zverev vs. Alexander Bublik" saw the winning probability of the "Alexander Zverev" option experience a sharp fluctuation, plummeting from 65.5% an hour ago to the current 19.5% (a fluctuation of 46%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

On October 13, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated on social media platform X: Once China masters the manufacturing methods for a certain type of product, its ability to scale production often exceeds that of the rest of the world combined. He cited lithium batteries and solar energy as examples, claiming that China has demonstrated this characteristic in these fields. This statement was in response to a discussion about memory manufacturer Changxin Storage.The poster Melvin believes that Changxin is already a competitor that cannot be ignored, but whether new technology can stably achieve large-scale mass production still depends on yield, cost, and reliability. He also noted that memory demand is still growing, and an increase in production capacity does not mean that the market will immediately experience oversupply. Regarding memory, Musk mentioned that about three years ago, memory was still a low-margin commodity, with LPDDR5 and LPDDR6 designed according to common standards, and China seems to be rapidly solving related technical issues.Musk also pointed out that the new generation of high-bandwidth memory architecture is more difficult to tackle. Another challenge is placing a layer of SRAM beneath the logic chip and stacking RAM in three dimensions above it while addressing the heat dissipation issues of the logic chip. Phoenix Technology cited public information stating that on September 7, Changxin Storage announced that LPDDR6 has entered mass production and was first commercially used in the Xiaomi 18 Fold, with a capacity of 16 GB, compliant with JEDEC's LPDDR6 standard. Subsequently, Changxin announced that its fifth-generation DRAM process platform has achieved mass production and launched two LPDDR5X products based on this platform, aimed at smartphones and portable consumer electronics, with a single bare chip capacity increased by 50% compared to the previous generation of similar products.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Alex De Minaur vs. Karen Khachanov" event on the prediction market Polymarket has seen significant fluctuations in the "Over" option of the sub-market "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Alex De Minaur vs. Karen Khachanov First Set O/U 8.5," dropping from 99.95% an hour ago to the current 51% (a fluctuation of 48.95%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Forbes, venture capitalist Alex Lazarow wrote that in the past two years, Stripe, Mastercard, and Circle have acquired American stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge, British BVNK, and Singapore cross-border payment platform Tazapay, respectively, with a total transaction value exceeding $3 billion. These three companies were established between 2020 and 2022, raising a total of approximately $200 million, indicating that stablecoin payment infrastructure is becoming a field where traditional payment giants and cryptocurrency companies are competing to establish a presence.Among them, Stripe announced in 2024 that it would acquire Bridge for slightly over $1 billion; the total value of Mastercard's acquisition of BVNK could reach up to $1.8 billion, including $1.5 billion in base consideration and $300 million in contingent consideration; Circle agreed to acquire Tazapay for $400 million in stock, with the transaction expected to be completed in 2027. The growth in stablecoin adoption, the gradual clarification of regulatory frameworks, and the rising demand for real-time cross-border payments are the main factors driving mergers and acquisitions.Data shows that in 2025, the adjusted transaction volume of stablecoins is expected to grow by 91% year-on-year, reaching $10.9 trillion, close to Visa's $14.2 trillion; the scale of real-world payments is expected to more than double, reaching approximately $390 billion. These transactions reflect that acquirers value not only stablecoin technology but also verified business scale, payment networks, and compliance qualifications.As stablecoin payment infrastructure matures, applications such as dollar accounts, stablecoin payment cards, and cross-border remittances are also emerging, and in the future, more local infrastructure companies similar to Bridge and BVNK may be acquired in various regions around the world.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Zizou Bergs vs Carlos Alcaraz," the sub-market "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Zizou Bergs vs Carlos Alcaraz" option "Zizou Bergs" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 10.5% an hour ago to the current 55.5% (a fluctuation of 45%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "LoL Solary vs G2 NORD EMEA Masters Playoffs" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Both teams kill Baron Nashor" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 0.5% an hour ago to the current 47% (a fluctuation of 46.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Privacy infrastructure Hinkal announced on October 9, 2026, its participation in the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program. This program connects crypto and blockchain teams, Mastercard teams, and its global payment network, with members including stablecoin issuers, infrastructure providers, fiat exchange service providers, crypto card supporters, and blockchain and blockchain service providers. Mastercard positions it as a way to transform technological capabilities into compliant use cases for global commerce; some members can also access financial institutions within the card issuing and acquiring networks and receive regulatory and compliance support aligned with global standards.Related use cases include cross-border payments and remittances, B2B transactions, fund and settlement flows, stablecoin payments, and card projects that allow users to spend digital assets at regular merchants. Hinkal can provide embeddable privacy capabilities for wallets, payment platforms, and chains, allowing stablecoins to settle in private balances and transfer using zero-knowledge proofs, ensuring that the amount, sender, or receiver is not disclosed during on-chain transfer verification. This capability is already live on Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, TRON, and other major EVM chains, accessible via SDK and API.Existing integrations include Private Send in Polygon Wallet, Hinkal Private Send in the Tether wallet development kit, Turnkey wallets that can enhance privacy features through Hinkal SDK, and Avvio running Hinkal private payments on its own interface.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "LoL: Movistar KOI Fénix vs TLN Pirates - EMEA Masters Playoffs," the option "Movistar KOI Fénix" in the sub-market "Game 4 Winner" has experienced a drastic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 54.5% an hour ago to the current 82.5% (a fluctuation of 28%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, it predicts significant capital movements in the Polymarket. A large whale invested $56,279.88 in the event "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Mariano Navone vs. Pablo Carreno Busta." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 46%.

ChainCatcher live report, at the OKX NOW conference roundtable "Next Generation Financial System: Who Will Build It?", Mastercard's Executive Vice President of Blockchain and Digital Assets Raj Dhamodharan looked ahead to the payment landscape ten years from now: the underlying rails will change, new technologies such as stablecoins will be applied more behind the scenes, but the simplicity and trust of user experience will not change. He pointed out that stablecoins' "almost zero-cost transfers" are just the surface; cross-border payments still require a multi-layered combination of local liquidity and compliance systems, "payment rails are just one of the raw materials."Also present, OKX Global Managing Partner and CMO Haider Rafique revealed two sets of industry data: the global stablecoin market size is approximately $250 billion, and there are over 700 million crypto users; he also confirmed that the OKX Card exclusively uses the Mastercard network in markets such as Europe, and both parties are exploring cooperation in payment and AI-driven e-commerce.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket for "LoL: The Secret Club Esport vs SU Esports - EMEA Masters Swiss Stage," the "Yes" option win rate for the sub-market "Both sides kill Baron" has experienced a sharp fluctuation, soaring from 32% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 18%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket "LoL: Colossal Gaming vs Lodis - EMEA Masters Swiss Stage," the sub-market "Both teams kill one dragon" option's "Yes" win rate has experienced a sharp fluctuation, soaring from 51.5% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 38.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "LoL: CITA Kaizen vs The Otter Side - EMEA Masters Group B," the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both sides kill a dragon" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90.5% (a fluctuation of 40.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket "LoL: Arctic Pandas vs Pyramid IV Esports - EMEA Masters Group A", the "Yes" option win rate in the sub-market "Both sides kill Baron" has experienced a sharp fluctuation, soaring from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 90.5% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "LoL: The Otter Side vs Team Aqua ASD - EMEA Masters Group B" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both teams kill a dragon" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 90.5% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to The Defiant, BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure company under Mastercard, announced the addition of the Stellar network as a stablecoin payment channel. This integration has officially launched in over 130 markets, and more Stellar native assets will be supported in the future.BVNK is a stablecoin infrastructure company that was acquired by Mastercard for up to $1.8 billion.