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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>
Google and Unity launch AI game development tools to improve accessibility
On October 7, Google and Unity jointly released AI-driven game development tools that allow anyone to develop functional video games without programming experience. This technology improves the accessibility of game development, but it also raises questions about whether existing security protocols can effectively address new technologies. Google's Playground platform is only open to U.S. users aged 18 and older, allowing creators to choose game genres, design visuals and gameplay, and create games in 2D or 3D formats. Although playing games on Playground is free, creating games consumes a weekly token quota. Paying users can receive more tokens to create new games. Unity's Spark tool is still in the testing phase and is expected to launch a closed beta this year, aiming to provide creators with better control and a 3D environment. Unity CEO Matt Bromberg said that the purpose of AI is to help people create, not to stifle creativity.
TOKEN2049 attendees are divided over Ethereum's institutional adoption and development direction.
At the TOKEN2049 conference, Consensys founder Joe Lubin said Ethereum is approaching the unification of L1, L2, and private chains. Morpho CEO Paul Frambot stated that DeFi has already matched Web2 levels, while Bit Digital CEO Sam Tabar believes AI agents will become the next wave of Ethereum users. Sam Tabar and Joe Lubin also disagreed over whether it is reasonable for companies to hold ETH treasuries.
Token2049: Ethereum Faces Institutional On-Chain Challenges
According to Cointelegraph, at the Token2049 conference, institutions are gradually moving on-chain, but the Ethereum panel is divided on how to handle large amounts of ETH. ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin said that Ethereum is about to achieve the unification of L1, L2, and private chains, avoiding risky bridging. Morpho CEO Paul Frambot pointed out that DeFi now matches Web2, and Coinbase and Robinhood users are lending and borrowing on Ethereum without even knowing it. Bit Digital CEO Sam Tabar believes that the next wave of Ethereum users will be AI agents. Tabar and Lubin argued about the rationality of ETH treasury companies.
Yuval Rooz: The crypto industry should accelerate institutional adoption before 2028.
According to Bloomberg, Canton CEO Yuval Rooz said at Token2049 that the crypto industry should accelerate institutional adoption in response to U.S. policy changes, so that blockchain development reaches a point of no return. Binance co-CEO Richard Teng hopes the Clarity Act becomes law to prevent regulatory backsliding. Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson said legislation can increase certainty, but the industry should not rely on the bill, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have already been advancing regulation under existing authority.
An unknown wallet received 975 BTC, worth approximately $80.75 million.
Crypto news data: According to Whale Alert monitoring, an unknown wallet has just transferred in 975 BTC, worth approximately 80.7598 million USD at real-time prices.
Yapı Kredi's crypto unit in Turkey selects Integral to provide infrastructure.
CoinWorld news: Yapı Kredi Kripto, the crypto business unit of Turkey's Yapı Kredi, has selected Integral to provide pricing, liquidity management, and risk control infrastructure to support its cryptocurrency trading services. Yapı Kredi is the seventh-largest bank in Turkey by assets, with total assets of approximately $80.9 billion as of the end of 2025.
AIA launches on Bithumb's Korean won market, introducing a USDC staking program.
According to CoinWorld news, Deagentai's $AIA will be listed on Bithumb's Korean won market on October 8 at 13:00 (UTC+8), adding the AIA/KRW trading pair. At the same time, Deagentai has launched a $AIA principal-protected staking plan. Participants can stake using USDC, and upon maturity, the full equivalent amount of USDC will be returned according to the rules, along with additional AIA rewards of up to 50% of the actual staked amount. The staking plan offers three pools: ultra, boost, and fast. For the 12-month cycle, the total AIA rewards are 50%, 40%, and 35% of the actual staked amount, respectively. The first rewards will be distributed uniformly in the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st months after the fundraising ends, and will be automatically distributed monthly thereafter. The current staking quota open is 500,000 USDC, with a minimum of 350 USDC per transaction. It is available in limited quantities and will close once the quota is full. To participate, users must go through the official page, use USDC on BNB Chain to buy and stake AIA. The originally purchased and staked AIA will not be separately returned upon maturity.
Ethereum ETFs saw a net outflow of $160.9 million, the largest in five days.
CoinWorld data: On October 7, Ethereum ETF net outflows reached $160.9 million, with total outflows over the past 5 days amounting to $506.3 million, the largest outflow since January 23. Among them, BlackRock's $ETHA saw an outflow of $116.1 million, Grayscale's $ETH an outflow of $2 million, Fidelity's $FETH an outflow of $0 million, Bitwise's $ETHW an outflow of $5.9 million, VanEck's $ethv an outflow of $2.8 million, 21Shares' $teth an outflow of $6.3 million, and Invesco's $QETH an outflow of $2 million.
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF saw a single-day net outflow of 2,491 BTC, the largest single-day outflow since July.
According to data from Bijie.com: BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF ($IBIT) saw a net outflow of 2,491 bitcoins on October 7, worth approximately $207.7 million, with trading volume reaching $2.2 billion. This is the largest single-day outflow for $IBIT since July 24.