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Goldman Sachs has connected its approximately $100 billion government bond fund FTIXX to the digital asset settlement network Lynq, providing a new subscription channel for institutional-level crypto companies. The fund will be listed on Lynq, with trading handled by tZERO Securities, a broker-dealer registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This is the first external fund introduced to the Lynq network, which previously only had a single investment product.Unlike most blockchain-based fund products on Wall Street, FTIXX has not been tokenized. BlackRock's BUIDL is a tokenized fund, and Franklin Templeton offers tokenized shares of money market funds through BENJI, while Goldman Sachs retains the traditional fund format of FTIXX, with Lynq opening new access channels for digital asset companies. Lynq CEO Jerald David stated that there is a convergence occurring between traditional market participants and digital asset market participants.For institutions using Lynq, FTIXX provides a place to store cash and earn returns during trading gaps, redeemable when needed. David mentioned that clients have been looking for government bond assets on the platform that offer yields different from existing tools. Lynq's partners include B2C2, Wintermute, Galaxy, FalconX, Crypto.com, and Fireblocks. The network operates on a private permissioned Avalanche Layer 1 blockchain and has connected over 30 institutional digital asset companies, with assets exceeding $89 million.

The yield on the U.S. two-year Treasury note reached 4.952%, the highest level since May 2024.

Capital Economics believes that the sell-off of U.S. Treasuries is mainly due to changes in market expectations for interest rates in the near term. Economist James Reilly pointed out that the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is close to its 2007 peak, reflecting rising oil prices and a strong U.S. economy, rather than being driven by AI bond issuance or fiscal concerns. Reilly expects the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield to fall to 4.25% by the end of 2027.

On September 28, according to Gate market data, the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury rose to 5.234%, the highest level since mid-2007. The yield on the 30-year Treasury rose to 5.542%, the highest level since 2004.This indicates that the market's pricing of long-term risks has significantly increased, with heightened concerns about inflation stickiness, the Federal Reserve maintaining high interest rates, and the sustainability of massive fiscal deficits and debt. The long-term borrowing costs for governments, businesses, and consumers are pushed higher, which typically suppresses stock market valuations and tightens global financial conditions, potentially restraining economic growth.

As the peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran stall, oil prices rise during the day, and U.S. Treasury yields increase. The yield on the two-year U.S. Treasury note rose by 4.4 basis points to 4.907%, the yield on the ten-year note increased by 2.8 basis points to 5.208%, and the yield on the thirty-year note climbed by 1.7 basis points to 5.518%.

According to Gate market data, U.S. Treasury yields continued to rise at the beginning of trading on Monday, with the 2-year yield rising to 4.9% and the 10-year yield rising to 5.2%.

DyorSwap officially announced that the so-called "GIWA Mainnet" identified by the team earlier is actually a fake chain set up by scammers. This fake network used the correct GIWA chain ID (9134), making it appear legitimate during the initial verification phase. The team also identified several suspicious messages and individuals within the related community that may be connected to this incident. The announcement stated that significant losses have occurred due to this fraudulent cross-chain bridge.DyorSwap stated that it is taking three immediate actions: first, contacting a professional security team to conduct further on-chain tracking and investigate the involved addresses, transactions, and fund flows; second, preserving all relevant evidence, including chat records, RPC information, cross-chain bridge addresses, and on-chain transactions; third, preparing to use treasury funds to compensate affected users, with eligibility criteria, loss verification processes, compensation scope, and detailed plans to be announced after the investigation and verification processes are completed.DyorSwap emphasized that until further notice, users should not use any unofficial GIWA mainnet RPCs, cross-chain bridges, or contracts, and should not send funds to any related addresses. The official team deeply apologizes to every affected user in this incident and states that subsequent updates will be released as soon as possible.

DyorSwap officially announced that the so-called "GIWA mainnet" previously identified by the team is actually a fake chain set up by scammers. This fake network used the correct GIWA chain ID (9134), making it appear legitimate during the initial verification phase. The team also identified several suspicious messages and individuals within the related community that may be connected to this incident. The announcement stated that significant losses have occurred due to this fraudulent cross-chain bridge.DyorSwap stated that it is taking three immediate actions: first, contacting a professional security team to conduct further on-chain tracking and investigate the involved addresses, transactions, and fund flows; second, preserving all relevant evidence, including chat records, RPC information, cross-chain bridge addresses, and on-chain transactions; third, preparing to use treasury funds to compensate affected users, with eligibility criteria, loss verification processes, compensation scope, and detailed plans to be announced after the investigation and verification processes are completed.DyorSwap emphasized that until further notice, users should not use any unofficial GIWA mainnet RPCs, cross-chain bridges, or contracts, and should not send funds to any related addresses. The official team deeply apologizes to every affected user in this incident and states that subsequent updates will be released as soon as possible.

According to informed sources, the Trump administration is considering launching an overseas stablecoin program, which may take the form of a joint venture with private enterprises. The Department of the Treasury, the State Department, and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) may all participate to expand the use of the U.S. dollar and support demand for U.S. Treasury bonds.Tether's latest reserve report shows that as of June 30, it directly holds $11.496 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds, with total reserve assets of $18.775 billion, exceeding liabilities by $4.11 billion. The plan has not yet established a partnership with Tether and has not yet become an officially operational project.

Galaxy Digital, a Nasdaq-listed digital asset company, has incorporated $100 million in Sky Protocol interest-bearing savings tokens sUSDS into its corporate treasury and included them in the collateral range for institutional business facing over 1,600 counterparties. Galaxy also purchased an undisclosed amount of SKY.Galaxy clients can use sUSDS as collateral for loans and continue to earn Sky Savings Rate yields during the loan term. The average loan size in Galaxy's institutional lending business is approximately $1.4 billion; the Sky ecosystem's Prime Agent Grove had previously provided a $500 million warehouse loan limit to it.

The MOVE index, which measures the volatility of U.S. Treasury bonds, has risen approximately 29.69% this week, marking the largest increase since April of last year, as bond yields reached multi-decade highs. Market volatility is intense, and many traders have chosen to wait and see.The head of interest rate strategy at Société Générale expressed a neutral view on U.S. interest rates, waiting to trade until volatility decreases.

After the release of the U.S. durable goods data, the yield on the U.S. 30-year Treasury bond rose by 1.85 basis points to 5.481%; the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond rose by 2.36 basis points to 5.186%.

U.S. stock index futures rose as oil prices and U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from recent sharp increases. The yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note slightly declined after a significant rise on Wednesday and Thursday. Oil prices fell due to discussions between the U.S. and Iran about a potential agreement that could lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

According to CoinDesk, the volatility in the U.S. Treasury market has significantly increased recently, while Bitcoin and the U.S. stock market remain calm. The MOVE index, which measures expected volatility in U.S. Treasuries, rose from about 80 on Tuesday to 104 on Thursday, the highest level since March; at that time, the index reached as high as 199.In contrast, the Volmex 30-day Bitcoin implied volatility index (BVIV) is currently around 37, close to the year-to-date low of 35; the Cboe VIX, which measures expected volatility in the S&P 500, is near the year-to-date low of 14.Meanwhile, the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond briefly hit 5.2% on Thursday before falling back to 5.163%. Data shows that the correlation coefficient between VIX and MOVE over the past 20 trading days has dropped to -0.06, marking the first negative correlation since April 2024; the correlation coefficient between BVIV and MOVE is -0.37, at a relatively low level in recent years.Analysts point out that as an important foundation of the global financial and credit system, an increase in U.S. Treasury volatility usually indicates a tightening financial environment, but currently, BTC and the U.S. stock market have not reflected the same level of volatility risk as the bond market.

Cointelegraph cites a report from DWF Ventures stating that among the 20 largest crypto treasury companies, only 4 have trading prices higher than the value of their holdings.The report points out that this situation undermines the model these companies previously used for financing and continuing to buy crypto assets. Crypto treasury companies typically raise funds through methods such as issuing stocks, and then use the funds to increase their holdings of crypto assets like Bitcoin. The relationship between their stock prices and net asset value is a key indicator of whether this model can be sustained.

The founder of Morpho, Paul Frambot, proposed a classification scheme suggesting that on-chain vaults be divided into "noncustodial" and "discretionary" categories to clearly define their nature to regulatory authorities.This proposal was immediately opposed by Aave founder Stani Kulechov, who called the classification "self-serving." Several vault developers also raised concerns, arguing that the timelock mechanism does not truly eliminate the role of the manager.

The yield on the 7-year U.S. Treasury bond continues to rise after the 7-year Treasury auction, currently up 1.37 basis points, reported at 5.067%.

According to Gate market data, the yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond rose to 5.4583%, reaching a new high in 22 years; the yield on the two-year U.S. Treasury bond increased by 0.85 basis points, reporting at 4.904%.

According to Gate data, U.S. Nasdaq 100 index futures fell over 1%, S&P 500 index futures fell 0.64%, and Dow Jones index futures fell 0.48%.Previously, Federal Reserve's Williams stated that another rate hike before the end of the year is reasonable. At the same time, the yields on U.S. 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds both reached their highest levels since 2007.