PANews reported on October 8th that Smartpay, a fintech infrastructure company supporting stablecoin payments, has been acquired by Rezolve AI, a publicly listed commerce platform. The acquisition was announced on Tuesday, but financial terms were not disclosed. Rezolve stated that the move will strengthen its digital asset payment initiatives, which it is collaborating with Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin. The acquisition supports Rezolve's plans to build a blockchain-based payment network that allows consumers to pay with digital assets while maintaining instant fiat currency transactions for merchants.


Market participants are eagerly anticipating at least a 25 basis point (BPS) interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, is expected to begin slashing interest rates on Wednesday, with analysts expecting a 25 basis point (BPS) cut and a boost to risk asset prices in the long term.Crypto prices are strongly correlated with liquidity cycles, Coin Bureau founder and market analyst Nic Puckrin said. However, while lower interest rates tend to raise asset prices long-term, Puckrin warned of a short-term price correction. “The main risk is that the move is already priced in, Puckrin said, adding, “hope is high and there’s a big chance of a ‘sell the news’ pullback. When that happens, speculative corners, memecoins in particular, are most vulnerable.”Read more
