CALWIRE Crypto Report (Saturday, October 17, 2026)

Today's top story: Chinese Startup StepFun Launches a Phone Built Around an AI Agent, Not Apps. This roundup covers 12 stories from Decrypt, CryptoSlate, CoinDesk, and Cointelegraph.

Chinese Startup StepFun Launches a Phone Built Around an AI Agent, Not Apps
StepFun's STEPX Neo opened for pre-orders in China on Oct. 13 at 3,999 yuan, with an AI agent built into the operating system... — Decrypt

Stablecoin cards are booming, but who makes money when you swipe? — CryptoSlate

Citrini sees a tokenization boom. The harder question is who profits
The influential research firm says real-world assets could finally give blockchains a clear role in finance. For investors, the ne... — CoinDesk

Polygon sees Coinme acquisition as entry to payments sector dominated by Visa, Stripe
CEO Marc Boiron said the Coinme acquisition will help Polygon control customer relationships and capture revenue that previously w... — CoinDesk

Binance Pool shuts on November 10, with record access ending two weeks later — CryptoSlate

Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain... — Cointelegraph

TokenMaxxing: How to Get the Most Out of Your AI Models
AI companies charge by the token, and most people burn them on jobs a cheap model could do. Here's how to spend less and get b... — Decrypt

Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity says
Solana has had no reported mainnet outages in two years, but concentrations in stake, hosting and client software should be monito... — Cointelegraph

Eclair patches a browser attack that could send commands to your Lightning node — CryptoSlate

Banks could slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more, BIS paper finds
A BIS working paper found a 1 basis point rise in U.S. bank deposit rates predicted slower stablecoin growth, cutting ten-week gro... — CoinDesk

The hidden trade behind Strive’s 16.7% Bitcoin income offer — CryptoSlate

Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Report
Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East see increasing demand for stablecoins.

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