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From Samsung and Coinbase partnership to gold’s new all-time high, here is a roundup of the top crypto stories you may have missed.
Samsung Partners with Coinbase to Bring Crypto Access to Galaxy Users
Samsung teamed up with Coinbase to integrate crypto access into its Samsung Wallet app, starting with more than 75 million Galaxy users in the United States.
The partnership gives users exclusive access to Coinbase One, a premium membership offering zero trading fees, enhanced staking rewards, priority support, and account protection.
Coinbase’s integration with Samsung Pay is also now live, allowing Galaxy owners to buy, sell, and spend crypto more easily.
MetaMask, the self-custodial wallet by Consensys, launched Perpetual Futures (Perps) and announced MetaMask Rewards, set to go live by the end of October.
The new features position MetaMask as an all-in-one self-custodial trading and investment hub.
Powered by Hyperliquid, the Perps feature enables users to trade derivatives directly in-wallet with faster speeds, one-click funding, and zero swap fees.
Later this year, MetaMask will also integrate Polymarket, allowing users in select regions to access prediction markets for crypto, sports, and politics.
The MetaMask Rewards program also introduces a seasonal points system that offers users perks like $LINEA token rewards, perps fee discounts, and Metal Card membership. MetaMask said the updates mark a major step toward expanding onchain financial access while maintaining full user custody.
BNB Overtakes XRP to Become the Third Largest Cryptocurrency by Market Cap
Binance Coin (BNB) surpassed Ripple’s XRP to become the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
As of Thursday, BNB’s market cap climbed to $183 billion, overtaking XRP’s $169 billion and even surpassing Tether (USDT) at $177.9 billion.
BNB has surged 87% year-to-date, outperforming XRP’s 36% gain. The token started 2025 at $700 and reached an all-time high of $1,330 this week, driven by renewed market optimism and institutional inflows into Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.
Analysts, however, caution that BNB may face a short-term correction, which could allow XRP to reclaim its position.
Polygon Investors Push to End POL Inflation and Revive Token Value
Polygon investors are backing a new proposal to end the network’s 2% annual POL inflation and introduce a token buyback program aimed at stabilizing its price.
The initiative, submitted to the Polygon Governance Forum by activist investor Venturefounder, argues that the inflation rate adds about 200 million tokens yearly, fueling selling pressure and dragging prices below 2022 lows. The proposal calls for a phased reduction of inflation, eventually bringing it to zero, while allocating 20% of Polygon’s quarterly net revenue for buybacks and burns to make the token scarcer.
Polygon leaders Marc Boiron and Brendan Farmer have acknowledged the proposal, which has sparked heated debate within the community. While investors view it as a long-overdue reform to restore confidence, validators warn that removing inflation could affect their rewards.
Some suggest shifting to treasury or transaction-fee-based incentives instead. Analysts say the move could serve as a model for other blockchains facing inflationary pressure, potentially helping POL recover lost ground in the competitive Layer-2 market.
DeFiLlama Delists Aster Volume Data Amid Wash Trading Concerns
DeFi analytics platform DeFiLlama removed Aster’s perpetual futures volume data after detecting suspicious trading activity that mirrored Binance’s volumes nearly 1:1 across multiple pairs.
Co-founder 0xngmi announced the delisting on October 5, 2025, citing data integrity concerns.
Aster, a decentralized exchange reportedly linked to figures associated with former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, showed identical patterns in pairs like XRP/USDT and ETH/USDT, while rival Hyperliquid did not.
DeFiLlama said it cannot access detailed maker-taker data from Aster to verify if wash trading occurred and will keep the data offline pending verification.
Despite the controversy, Aster launched its Stage 3 rewards program, and Binance confirmed its ASTER listing with a Seed Tag applied.
Gold Hits ATH, Records $4,000 an Ounce
Gold prices surged past $4,000 per ounce for the first time on October 7, closing at a record $4,004.40, as investors sought refuge from a weakening U.S. dollar, geopolitical tensions, and persistent inflation.
The metal has gained nearly 50% this year, driven by global demand from central banks and retail investors seeking safer assets amid U.S. trade disruptions and concerns over Federal Reserve independence.
Analysts say the rally was fueled by the Federal Reserve’s recent rate cut, which made short-term debt less attractive.
This article is published on BitPinas: Crypto News You May Have Missed This Week | October 5 – 11, 2025
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