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BTC 84,552 +0.5%ETH 2,691 +0.1%SOL 122 +0.5%TSM 451 −0.1%MSFT 516 +3.7%NVDA 225 +0.2%MarketsSep 27, 18:00 UTC

CryptoSep 27, 18:00 UTC

Asset	USD	24 h
BTC Bitcoin	84,552	+0.5%
ETH Ethereum	2,691	+0.1%
SOL Solana	122	+0.5%
XRP XRP	1.52	−0.7%
BNB BNB	777	+0.6%
DOGE Dogecoin	0.10	−0.7%
ZEC Zcash	1,588	+1.4%
HYPE Hyperliquid	92	−0.1%

AI stocksSep 27, 18:00 UTC

Asset	USD	Day
TSM	451	−0.1%
MSFT	516	+3.7%
NVDA	225	+0.2%
BABA	110	−0.8%
META	752	−3.3%
AMZN	250	+0.1%
GOOGL	344	+0.5%
AMD	631	+0.2%

Price per million tokensSep 27, 18:00 UTC

Model	Input	Output
Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic	10.00	50.00
GPT-6 Astra OpenAI	10.00	50.00
Gemini 3.8 Flash Google	0.75	3.75
Grok 4.7 xAI	1.60	4.80
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek	0.25	3.50
Qwen3.8 Max Prime Alibaba	4.00	12.00
Kimi K3 Moonshot	3.00	15.00
GLM-5.3 Prime Zhipu	2.80	8.80

All models by lab

Tokens: USD per million, input and output. Stocks: last price of the day. Sources: CoinGecko (crypto, live) · Yahoo Finance (stocks) · OpenRouter (models, live).

CryptoSeptember 24 edition · No. 2

SoFi moves its card program to settlement with its SoFiUSD stablecoin

The program carries more than $25 billion in expected annual volume, and Mastercard is the partner that lets SoFi settle debit and credit card transactions with the stablecoin, according to Cointelegraph.

A SoFi spokesperson said the shift does not remove intermediaries from card settlement and provides an alternative blockchain-based settlement rail. For cardholders, the change largely happens behind the scenes, the outlet reports. Visa's stablecoin settlement pilot reached a $7 billion annualized run rate in April, according to Cointelegraph.

Sources: Cointelegraph · Cointelegraph (X)

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