NEW: JPMorgan expands JPM Coin to Ethereum

JPMorgan is expanding its dollar-denominated deposit token, JPM Coin (JPMD), to the Ethereum network.

The token represents real bank deposits, enabling institutional clients to transfer and settle funds around the clock.

The move marks another step in bringing traditional banking infrastructure onto public blockchains, following JPMorgan’s earlier tokenized fund launches on Ethereum.

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NEW: Oil prices are retreating from recent highs as Washington signals a possible easing of Russian sanctions, offering some relief to financial markets after another difficult week for technology stocks.

Oil: Brent crude fell 1.8% to $107.83 per barrel. However, ongoing supply disruptions and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz continue to create uncertainty.

Stocks: Nasdaq futures climbed 1.3%, while S&P 500 futures gained 0.8% ahead of Monday’s opening bell. The rebound follows another difficult week for technology stocks, with investors closely watching whether the recovery can hold.

Precious Metals: Gold advanced 0.4% to $4,182 per ounce, while silver gained 1.3% to $57.73, supported by declining Treasury yields.

Crypto: Bitcoin rose 1.9% to $82,479, while Ethereum gained 3% to $2,420 as markets recovered ahead of the US trading session.

Where do you see these markets heading next?

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NEW: Oil-driven inflation, silver’s historic decline and a major earnings week ahead.

Oil: A new AP report shows US gasoline prices have risen 45% since the Iran war began, while diesel is up 68%. Shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to pressure energy supplies and transportation costs.

Silver: A MarketWatch analysis published Saturday highlights silver’s decline of more than 50% from its January record of $121.79 per ounce. The metal is now near $57, raising questions about industrial demand and broader economic growth.

Stocks: Wall Street enters a major earnings week following the technology selloff. Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to report nearly 30% profit growth, with upcoming results from Tesla, Meta and other major companies putting AI spending and corporate profitability under scrutiny.

Meanwhile, crypto markets remain open. Bitcoin is trading near $81,700 and Ethereum around $2,410 on Sunday morning.

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Oil approaches $110 as Wall Street closes its worst week since June.

Friday’s session brought sharp moves across energy, technology stocks and precious metals.

Oil: Brent crude surged 3.7% to $109.86 per barrel, its highest settlement since May. Renewed threats to Middle Eastern energy infrastructure and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries raised concerns about global supply.

Stocks: The Nasdaq fell 2.1% on Friday, bringing its weekly loss to 4.5%. The S&P 500 closed at 7,659.44, down 1.1%, while NVIDIA lost 1.43% to $214.13. Concerns over debt-financed AI infrastructure continue to pressure semiconductor stocks.

Precious Metals: Gold finished Friday near $4,156 per ounce, gaining approximately 1.1%. Silver rose 2.4% to $57.10, supported by a softer US dollar and lower Treasury yields.

US stock and commodity futures markets are closed for the weekend, but crypto trading continues.

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STRATO Odds rewards have been distributed! 🏆

All rewards from our previous Early Birds Advantage competition have now been sent out to the winners.

Congratulations to everyone who made it onto the leaderboards, and thanks to everyone who participated!

Meanwhile, two competitions are still underway across STRATO.

🏆 STRATO Odds: Another week of Early Birds Advantage is live, with two leaderboards and more rewards up for grabs👇

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🎮 STRATO Play: Our first testnet competition is also running! Keep playing, climb the leaderboard and share your feedback as we continue improving the experience👇

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Plenty of opportunities to get involved. Good luck to everyone competing this week!

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🔐 Encrypt the Mempool: Meet the Coalition | X Spaces AMA

This Friday, STRATO joins ＠ethdaily , ＠encryptmempool and ＠Bookof_Eth for a discussion on one of Ethereum's important infrastructure initiatives.

Ethereum's public mempool exposes pending transactions before confirmation, creating opportunities for front-running, sandwich attacks and other forms of harmful MEV.

The Encrypt the Mempool (ETM) Coalition is working toward a future where transaction details can remain encrypted until the appropriate stage of processing, improving protection for Ethereum users.

🎙️ What we'll discuss:
- Meet the coalition and the people behind ETM
- What is an encrypted mempool and how does it work?
- Why transaction privacy matters for Ethereum
- Progress made so far and remaining technical challenges
- What's next for ETM and upcoming announcements
- Community Q&A

📅 Friday, October 16
⏰ 14:00 UTC | 16:00 CEST
📍 X Spaces

🔗 Set your reminder & join:
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STRATO Play & STRATO Odds competitions are underway! 🎮🏆

We've already received a lot of valuable feedback and bug reports from the community since introducing STRATO Play yesterday. A big thanks to everyone testing things out and helping us improve the experience!

This is exactly why we're running a testnet contest.
Both competitions are still open, with $USDST rewards up for grabs👇

🎮 STRATO Play: Try our new head-to-head games, report any issues you find and compete for a share of the rewards. Just share your wallet address in our Telegram or Discord to receive test USDST and get started.

Play: https://t.co/hW2wHJdSnM

🏆 STRATO Odds: Another week of Early Birds Advantage is underway, with two leaderboards and more opportunities to win.

Trade: https://t.co/u1UUJCEbN7

Keep the feedback coming, get involved and help us build something better together.

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Market Update 👇

US inflation rose to 3.7% in September, above expectations, triggering another selloff across global markets.

Stocks: The Nasdaq fell 1.88% on Wednesday. Selling continued in Asia today, with South Korea’s KOSPI down nearly 8% and Japan’s Nikkei losing around 5%. Nasdaq futures also dropped more than 1% as concerns over AI infrastructure financing intensified.

Gold: After falling to a one-week low on Wednesday, gold rebounded as the US dollar weakened. The metal recovered above $4,150 per ounce in early Thursday trading.

Oil: Brent crude fell nearly 2% to around $103.78 per barrel as the US considered easing restrictions on Russian oil tankers, potentially reducing global shipping costs.

Will NVIDIA and the S&P 500 recover from the selloff? Can gold sustain its rebound?

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Two competitions are now LIVE across STRATO! 🎮🏆

Our new weekly STRATO Odds competition is officially underway, and for the first time, you can also compete on STRATO Play.

🎮 STRATO Play Testnet Competition:

Play Rock Paper Scissors, Connect Four or Street Fight and climb the leaderboard for a chance to win $USDST rewards, with 250 USDST for first place!

To get started, simply connect your wallet and share your wallet address in our Telegram or Discord community to receive free test USDST. You can then start playing and competing.

Play here 👇
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🏆 STRATO Odds

Another week of Early Birds Advantage is live, with the same two leaderboards and rewards. Trading continues as usual!

Join here 👇
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Good luck to everyone participating. Let the games begin :)

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STRATO Play is coming! 🎮

Big news for the STRATO community:

Tomorrow, we’re introducing STRATO Play, the newest addition to our growing ecosystem, bringing head-to-head gaming onchain.

Starting with Rock Paper Scissors, Connect Four and Street Fight, players will be able to challenge each other, compete and earn rewards. And this is only the beginning of what we’re building with Play.

To kick things off, we’re also launching our first STRATO Play testnet competition, with rewards for the top 10 players and 250 USDST for first place!

For the testnet, you’ll be playing with test USDST. To get started, you’ll be able to share your wallet address here in Telegram or in our Discord to receive test funds. We’ll explain and demonstrate the whole process during tomorrow’s Community AMA.

And there’s more happening across STRATO!

Our current STRATO Odds Early Birds Advantage competition closes tomorrow, followed by another round with the same format and rewards. Trading continues as usual, and we’re also reviewing the results of the previous competition before confirming winners and distributing prizes.

Alongside all these announcements, the team will share a recap from Korea Blockchain Week and TOKEN2049 Singapore, including some of the conversations, connections and opportunities from both events.

Join our Community AMA tomorrow, October 14 at 16:00 UTC!

We’ll introduce STRATO Play, walk through both competitions, show everyone how to participate and answer your questions live.

A lot has been happening across the ecosystem, and we’re excited to share what’s next with all of you.

Full announcement and X Spaces link 👇

Spaces: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1rGmqpaWjbDGy

X: https://x.com/strato_net/status/2110109141263897030

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STRATO Play is coming. 🎮

A whole new way to play, compete and connect onchain.

We're excited to introduce STRATO Play, the newest addition to our growing ecosystem, bringing head-to-head gaming to the STRATO network.

Starting with Rock Paper Scissors, Connect Four and Street Fight, we're bringi…

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STRATO Play is coming. 🎮

A whole new way to play, compete and connect onchain.

We're excited to introduce STRATO Play, the newest addition to our growing ecosystem, bringing head-to-head gaming to the STRATO network.

Starting with Rock Paper Scissors, Connect Four and Street Fight, we're bringing familiar games onchain, where players can challenge each other and compete for rewards.

And this is just the beginning. We're building an ecosystem where more and more applications come together on STRATO.

Tomorrow, we're giving the community its first proper introduction.

Here's your first look at STRATO Play👇
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NEW: Asian technology stocks are facing heavy selling pressure as concerns over AI valuations and growing competition from Chinese chipmakers spread across global markets.

South Korea’s KOSPI plunged more than 6% on Tuesday, with Samsung Electronics falling around 8% and SK Hynix nearly 10%.

The selloff follows reports of advances by China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), raising concerns about increasing competition in the semiconductor industry.

US technology stocks are also under pressure. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 2.7% on Monday, while Nasdaq futures declined ahead of today’s session.

Investors are now turning their attention to major US bank earnings and Wednesday’s inflation report.

Will NVIDIA and the S&P 500 follow the broader semiconductor selloff, or will US markets recover?

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Global markets begin the week with geopolitical developments, inflation expectations and corporate earnings in focus.

Oil: Brent crude fell 1.3% to around $103.38 per barrel following signals of a potential halt to attacks on energy infrastructure in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Gold: Trading near $4,185 per ounce as investors await Wednesday’s US inflation report, which could influence the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decisions.

Equities: Global stock markets opened cautiously ahead of a new earnings season, with major US banks and technology companies expected to provide further insight into economic conditions.

US Dollar: The dollar remains near an 18-month high, adding pressure to dollar-denominated assets, including precious metals.

Crypto: Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital assets face another macro-driven week, with Wednesday’s CPI report potentially influencing market volatility.

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The race is getting tighter on STRATO Odds.

Less than 3 days remain in the Early Birds Advantage competition, with both leaderboards still up for grabs.

🏆 Overall Volume: The top 3 have already generated over 10,200 USDST in trading volume. First place leads with 4,326 USDST, but second is less than 1,000 USDST behind.

⚡ First Mover: The competition is even closer here. Just 157 USDST separates first and second place, while several spots in the Top 10 remain within reach.

Every qualifying trade can change the standings, especially with the final stretch approaching.

The competition closes Wednesday, October 14, at 17:00 CEST.

Live standings & trading ↓
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Market Update | October 10, 2026

Global markets closed a volatile week as rising energy prices, elevated bond yields and geopolitical uncertainty continued to influence investor sentiment.

Bitcoin traded near $82,700 on Saturday, down almost 3% for the week after approaching $87,000 last Sunday. Higher oil prices and expectations of tighter US monetary policy weighed on crypto markets.

Dogecoin saw developments beyond price action. DogeOS launched its public testnet in late September and introduced The Grand Heist on October 9, a new initiative designed to bring users into its growing ecosystem of applications.

Gold gained approximately 1.5% on Friday, benefiting from a softer US dollar, while Brent crude remained near $104 per barrel amid ongoing supply concerns and geopolitical tensions.

US equities finished Friday higher despite these pressures. The S&P 500 advanced 0.6% to 7,811.54, with investors now turning their attention to upcoming inflation data and major bank earnings.

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First Mover Advantage rewards have been distributed!

The review of our previous STRATO Odds competition is complete, and all eligible winners have now received their rewards.

Congratulations to everyone who made it onto the leaderboards, and thank you to everyone who participated throughout the week.

The next competition is already underway, with another week of opportunities to compete and earn rewards.

See you on the leaderboards :)

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Hi , here's where things stand on STRATO Odds.

1. Two competitions are done
The CrossMarket Circuit wrapped up and rewards went out to all eligible winners on Oct 1.

The First Mover Advantage (Sep 30 to Oct 7) closed with an X Space on Oct 7 covering the final standings and winners. The final review is still being completed. Rewards will be distributed to eligible winners once it's finished, and we'll share an update very soon.

Congrats to everyone who made the leaderboards, and thank you to everyone who traded and competed.

2. Early Birds Advantage is live (Oct 7 to Oct 14)
A fresh week with two leaderboards and rewards for the top 10 on each.

Overall Volume (ranked by your executed USDST trading volume):
- 1st: $500 saveUSDST
- 2nd: $300 saveUSDST
- 3rd: $150 saveUSDST
- 4th to 10th: 1 oz yieldSILVST each

First Mover (ranked by USDST volume traded in the first 10 minutes of eligible new short-duration markets, minimum 1 USDST per fill):
- 1st: $300 saveUSDST
- 2nd: $200 saveUSDST
- 3rd: $100 saveUSDST
- 4th to 10th: $25 saveUSDST each

Early trades also count toward Overall Volume. The contest runs until 11:00 EDT / 15:00 UTC / 17:00 CEST on Oct 14.

Enter now: https://stratoodds.com/t/AVuNlFVL

3. New referral system
Grab your personal invite link under the Rewards page and invite new traders to STRATO Odds. When they join through your link and trade, you earn 25% of the trading fees they pay for 180 days, paid weekly in USDST. It costs them nothing extra, and referral earnings are separate from contest prizes.

Please make sure you only use official STRATO links and stay cautious of fake support accounts or unexpected DMs.

STRATO Odds — Gold, Silver, Crypto & Stock Prediction Markets

Trade YES/NO predictions on metal, crypto, tokenized-stock and commodity prices, settled on-chain in USDST on BlockApps STRATO. Right answers pay 1 USDST per token.