Hyperliquid's real-time 24/7 perpetual futures data has been integrated into the Bloomberg Terminal, giving professional investors a new channel to track crypto-linked contracts alongside markets such as crude oil, gold, the S&P 500, semiconductors and FX, according to Odaily Planet Daily. The integration is for data and monitoring only and does not enable users to place Hyperliquid trades through the terminal. Under the AQAv2 arrangement, Hyperliquid has received its first payment of 14.58 million USDC, covering a 30-day period. The mechanism directs roughly 90% of the cost-adjusted reserve yield generated from USDC supply to Hyperliquid, with the proceeds funneled into the Assistance Fund to buy HYPE. Following the update, HYPE briefly traded above $95, approaching its all-time high of $97.96. Wallets holding more than 10 HYPE have climbed above 50,000, the highest level since Aug. 15. (Bitcoin.com News)

Bitcoin.com reports that Hyperliquid's real-time pricing for perpetual contracts is now available on the Bloomberg Terminal. The feed lets institutional users track live perp prices tied to cryptocurrencies, gold, crude oil, the S&P 500, foreign exchange, and equities. The integration is limited to market monitoring and price benchmarking, and does not yet enable trading on Hyperliquid through Bloomberg. Hyperliquid also recorded its first USDC revenue distribution under the AQAv2 mechanism, receiving $14.58 million for the past 30 days. Under AQAv2, about 90% of the adjusted yield generated from USDC reserves is allocated to Hyperliquid and routed to the Assistance Fund to finance HYPE buybacks, expanding repurchase funding beyond trading fees. McKenna, managing partner at Arete Capital, estimates that with roughly $7.3 billion in USDC in circulation and current yield levels, AQAv2 could generate about $200 million in annual revenue for Hyperliquid.

Ripple is deepening its ties with global alternative investment manager Brevan Howard, expanding Ripple Prime’s role to deliver multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing and financing to Brevan Howard funds. The companies said the expanded agreement was announced on October 6, 2026. Under the deal, Brevan Howard will be able to access prime services spanning both traditional and digital markets through Ripple Prime, using a single platform for brokerage, clearing and financing across multiple asset classes. Ripple Prime’s institutional prime brokerage offering includes trade execution support, clearing, financing and risk management. The platform covers digital assets alongside traditional markets such as foreign exchange, derivatives, fixed income and other products. It also provides portfolio financing and risk-based margin financing. Noel Kimmel, President of Ripple Prime, said Brevan Howard’s decision reflects “our strong competitive position and cross-asset capabilities,” adding that the expanded arrangement underscores a long-term commitment between the firms. Brevan Howard Group COO Alan McGroarty pointed to the accelerating linkage between digital and traditional markets as a driver of demand for institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure, saying Ripple has built a differentiated platform expected to improve operational ease and capital efficiency for Brevan Howard’s investment teams. Financial terms were not disclosed. Ripple Prime was formed after Ripple completed its acquisition of Hidden Road in 2025. Hidden Road operated as a non-bank prime broker providing clearing, prime brokerage and financing across foreign exchange, digital assets, derivatives, swaps and fixed income. After the deal, Hidden Road was rebranded as Ripple Prime and its capabilities have since been broadened. In August 2026, Ripple Prime launched its Delta One business, enabling institutional clients to access total return swaps across U.S.-listed equities, indices and digital assets. Ripple Prime says it serves more than 300 institutional clients and clears over $3 trillion annually. The platform also supports cross-margining and risk-based margin financing across asset classes. The latest expansion builds on a prior financial link between the two companies. Funds managed by affiliates of Brevan Howard participated in Ripple’s $500 million strategic investment round in 2025, led by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities, alongside Brevan Howard, Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital and Marshall Wace. Ripple was valued at $40 billion in that transaction. Strategically, the agreement extends Ripple Prime’s institutional footprint while giving Brevan Howard infrastructure to manage exposures across global macro and digital asset strategies. It also highlights Ripple’s push beyond payments into broader financial infrastructure, spanning payments, custody, stablecoins, treasury management and prime brokerage, with XRP and RLUSD positioned within its broader digital-asset offering. The announcement does not say Brevan Howard will use XRP or RLUSD under the new prime brokerage arrangement. The companies also did not indicate any purchases or increased usage of XRP by Brevan Howard, and the agreement should not be read as such.

Brevan Howard is set to use Ripple Prime to support multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing and financing services, according to Odaily Planet Daily. The firm manages about $35 billion in assets. The move extends Brevan Howard's existing ties with Ripple, following its earlier investment and participation in Ripple's $500 million strategic financing round last year.

Brevan Howard will tap Ripple Prime for multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing and financing services, The Block reported, cited by ChainCatcher. The arrangement will provide the hedge fund—managing about $35 billion in assets—with a broader suite of brokerage and balance-sheet support across multiple asset classes. The partnership extends Brevan Howard's existing relationship with Ripple, following its prior investment and participation in Ripple's $500 million strategic financing round last year.

Ethereum has activated its Glamsterdam upgrade on the Sepolia testnet, advancing the network's phased path from test environments toward a future mainnet rollout. Data from the Sepolia Blockscout explorer shows the upgrade triggered on Tuesday at 1:53 pm UTC at epoch 353,024. The Ethereum Foundation outlined Glamsterdam's objectives in a Sept. 28 blog post as part of its layer-1 scaling roadmap. The upgrade centers on two major protocol changes: enshrined proposer-builder separation (EIP-7732) and block-level access lists (EIP-7928). Glamsterdam enters late-stage testing Sepolia is among the final major testnet milestones before the schedule progresses. After validation on Sepolia, developers plan to run further testing on the Hoodi testnet and then set an activation date there. Only after Hoodi will the team finalize the timing for mainnet activation. In its Sept. 28 update, the Ethereum Foundation positioned Glamsterdam as a significant layer-1 efficiency and scalability step and described it as one of the most consequential Ethereum protocol changes expected in 2026. The stated aim is to better align execution costs with real computation while improving throughput. EIP-7732: enshrined proposer-builder separation Glamsterdam's headline change, enshrined proposer-builder separation, is implemented via EIP-7732. The proposal more formally separates block proposers and block builders within Ethereum's protocol rules, and it also separates consensus validation from execution validation. The intended practical effect is to give validators more time to validate execution payloads, reducing timing pressure that can create validation bottlenecks and constrain efficient block production. Ethereum's current execution model is often described as "single-lane," processing transactions in a single order. The longer-term scaling direction targets more parallel processing to raise transactions per second and support larger blocks without increasing the gas limit. EIP-7732 is designed to help make those higher-throughput goals more achievable by improving the interaction between validation and block construction. EIP-7928: block-level access lists The second key change, EIP-7928, introduces enforced block-level access lists. Under the design, each block records which accounts and storage slots were accessed during the block, along with post-transaction state changes. Ethereum's rationale is that making state dependencies explicit can help clients read and compute state more efficiently. With clearer expectations about which parts of state a block will touch, clients may be able to fetch data from disk in parallel, validate transactions in parallel, and compute state roots more smoothly. Gas limit floor set at 200 million The Ethereum Foundation has also highlighted a configuration detail tied to Glamsterdam: a 200 million gas limit floor. In a May blog post referenced in reporting on the milestone work, the Foundation said this would deliver a substantial post-upgrade speed boost compared with the then-current gas limit of around 60 million. Next steps: Hoodi testing and Hegotá planning With Sepolia now running Glamsterdam, the next checkpoint is Hoodi. Developers will use the Hoodi testnet period to evaluate performance and stability before locking in the mainnet timeline. Attention is also shifting to what follows Glamsterdam. After mainnet activation, Ethereum development is expected to progress toward Hegotá as the next major upgrade. Developers began scoping that work earlier this year and have been reviewing 66 proposals, including several focused on adding privacy capabilities. For roadmap watchers, the near-term signals are Hoodi's testing results and developer updates as the process moves from testnet parameters to a mainnet activation date, which will indicate whether ePBS and block-level access lists deliver the efficiency gains Ethereum is targeting.

TRON's stablecoin market capitalization has climbed past $94 billion, reinforcing the network's position as a major settlement layer for digital dollar liquidity. The milestone follows three months of organic DeFi expansion: total value locked (TVL) rose 29% and decentralized exchange (DEX) volume increased 31%. Protocol data show the lending platform @DeFi_JUST holds about $7.1 billion in collateral, while the DEX @OfficialSUNio processed $1.31 billion in monthly volume via its automated market maker pools.

Ripple is expanding its partnership with global alternative investment manager Brevan Howard, with Ripple Prime set to provide multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing and financing services for Brevan Howard's funds, according to CoinMarketCap. The companies said the expanded agreement was announced on October 6, 2026. Under the arrangement, Brevan Howard will access prime brokerage services spanning both traditional and digital markets via Ripple Prime, consolidating brokerage, clearing and financing across asset classes on a single platform. Ripple Prime's offering is geared toward institutional investors and typically includes trade execution support, clearing, financing and risk management. The platform covers digital assets as well as traditional markets such as foreign exchange, derivatives and fixed income, and provides portfolio financing alongside risk-based margin financing. Noel Kimmel, President of Ripple Prime, said Brevan Howard's decision underscores Ripple Prime's competitive positioning and cross-asset capabilities, adding that the expansion reflects both firms' long-term commitment to the collaboration. Brevan Howard COO Alan McGroarty said the increasing convergence of digital and traditional markets is driving demand for institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure, and that Ripple's platform is expected to improve operational convenience and capital efficiency for Brevan Howard's investment team. Financial terms were not disclosed. Ripple Prime was created after Ripple completed its acquisition of Hidden Road in 2025. Hidden Road, a non-bank prime broker, provides clearing, prime brokerage and financing across foreign exchange, digital assets, derivatives, swaps and fixed income. Following the deal, Hidden Road was rebranded as Ripple Prime and Ripple continued expanding the platform's capabilities. In August 2026, Ripple Prime launched its Delta One business, allowing institutional clients to access total return swaps linked to U.S.-listed equities, indices and digital assets. Ripple Prime says it serves more than 300 institutional clients and clears over $3 trillion annually across markets, with cross-margin and risk-based margin financing available across multiple asset classes. The broader relationship also includes Brevan Howard's prior investment in Ripple. Funds associated with Brevan Howard participated in Ripple's $500 million strategic investment round in 2025, which was led by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities. Other participants included Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital and Marshall Wace. Ripple was valued at $40 billion at the time. The expanded prime brokerage mandate adds to Ripple Prime's roster of institutional relationships and supports Brevan Howard's ability to manage positions across both traditional and digital markets. More broadly, the agreement aligns with Ripple's push to extend its financial infrastructure beyond payments, with offerings spanning payments, custody, stablecoins, fund management and prime brokerage. While Ripple cited XRP and RLUSD as parts of its wider digital asset portfolio and infrastructure, the announcement did not state whether Brevan Howard will use XRP or RLUSD under the expanded arrangement. The deal should not be read as a direct signal that Brevan Howard is purchasing additional XRP or increasing its use of XRP. Source attribution: The material referenced CoinPedia, which publishes cryptocurrency and blockchain coverage and notes that its articles are produced by its editorial team and fact-checked under its guidelines, with investment and sponsorship/advertising disclosures included.

Superform has activated new earn strategies for Coinbase's tokenized equities on the Base network, using SuperformOS to automate rule-based execution and relying on Aave for the underlying lending infrastructure. During the pre-deposit phase, superNVDA drew nearly 10% of the total NVDAc issuance. The launch is part of the SuperStocks lineup, which aims to turn tokenized shares into yield-generating on-chain collateral and scale the offering through Aave V4. Coinbase's tokenized stocks on Base have recorded more than $1.5 billion in on-chain trading volume over the past six weeks. Superform noted that yields are variable and depend on borrowing rates and liquidity conditions, and are also subject to market, oracle, smart contract, and liquidation risks.