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Ripple gains final OCC approval to launch national trust bank and bring RLUSD under federal oversight
Ripple's structure places reserve management and custody under federal supervision while leaving issuance with the New York-regulated entity.
Visa’s Agent Payment Pilot Highlights the Next Question for Crypto Wallets
Visa, BILL and Billtrust are piloting trusted AI agents that complete approved invoice payments through supplier portals.
Keystone breach deepens: Hackers stole key used to verify wallets as genuine
Keystone initially disclosed a leak of customer information but has since disclosed that hackers also stole a key that could allow counterfeit wallets to pass authenticity checks.
Visa’s Stablecoin Funding Moves Beyond the Pilot Stage
Visa says Inyo Global is the first enabler to bring its stablecoin-enabled Visa Direct prefunding into production for eligible clients.
BlackRock joins SBI and Startale to link tokenized MMFs with Japanese yen stablecoins
BlackRock, SBI Holdings, and Startale will explore connecting tokenized money market funds with SBI's Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin JPYSC.
Ripple wins final US approval for national trust bank
The approval clears the way for Ripple to manage reserves backing its RLUSD stablecoin and provide digital asset custody.
DriveWealth Taps RLUSD for the Cross-Border Funding Problem Behind Stock Trading
DriveWealth plans to integrate Ripple's stablecoin, payments and custody technology, initially focusing on European settlement.
Ripple Prime Brings Round-the-Clock RWA Swaps Into Institutional Trading
Ripple Prime says eligible institutional clients can trade perpetual swaps referencing more than 100 traditional markets through its new offering.
Canada’s Draft Stablecoin Rules Cap Redemption Fees at 1% and Ban Yield
Ottawa opened a 60-day consultation on draft rules requiring one-to-one reserves and fast redemption from stablecoin issuers, while keeping the ban on paying holders interest.
Ripple-Backed Custody Study Finds Institutions Want More Than Safe Keys
A BCG report commissioned by Ripple says custody buyers increasingly judge governance, interoperability and operational integration alongside asset securit
OpenAI Launches GPT-6.1 Terra, Its Half-Good AI Model at Half the Price
OpenAI's mid-tier model now operates apps and screens more like a person would, with API prices 50% below GPT-5.6 Terra and an error rate that OpenAI says fell sharply.
US OCC calls on community banks to become payment stablecoin issuers
The announcement followed the banking regulator finalizing its rules for the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin law to be implemented in January
Injective launches onchain futures market tracking Nvidia GPU rental costs
The new index tracks rental prices for five Nvidia GPUs, offering leveraged trading and potential hedging against fluctuations in AI computing costs.
Unitree Stock Jumps as Investors Bet Chatbot AI Will Finally Give Robots a Brain
Unitree's shares have jumped about 60% in under two weeks as investors bet OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra will give robots the brains they lack, turning the stock into an AI proxy.
Solana Web3.js 3.1 Targets a Less Fragmented Developer Stack
Solana's October 16 changelog confirms Web3.js v3.1 alongside validator-client releases and developer tooling updates.
NBA Embraces the CFTC on Prediction Markets as the NFL Fights It in Court
The agreement, which follows similar deals with MLB and NHL, establishes information-sharing to guard against insider trading as sports betting migrates to CFTC-regulated venues.
South Korea Arrests Seven in First Big AI-Assisted Hacking Case
Police in Seoul say a 32-year-old with no IT background used AI tools to break into about 90 hospitals, schools and companies, then pressed victims for roughly $270,000 combined.
Solana’s Next Latency Idea Has a Geographic Trade-Off Validators Cannot Ignore
Research into a geo-aware leader schedule suggests quicker validator handovers, but also warns that grouping leaders by location introduces security trade-
Canada opens consultation on stablecoins, citing US GENIUS Act
As part of the potential implementation of its Stablecoin Act, the Canadian government will hear from the public on a proposed framework for tokens from non-financial institutions.
CZ pitches BNB Chain’s role in AI as BNB Standard rings Nasdaq bell
CZ sees AI driving crypto use, while BNB Standard plans to expand beyond holding tokens in its treasury.
AI Agents Found a Way Into Anthropic's Business Systems in Under 12 Hours
Cathedral, a startup founded by ex-DOGE staffers, says its AI agents found paths into Anthropic's sales, HR, and IT systems through third-party software.
Tokenised US Stock Venues Must Give 30 Days’ Public Notice, SEC Clarifies
SEC staff guidance spells out a 30-day public-notice requirement for venues seeking to operate under the temporary tokenised-stock exemption.
Why Prediction Markets Got the Brazilian Election So Wrong
Experts say Brazil's prediction market ban left the odds in the hands of traders with little knowledge about the election.
AI company Anthropic announces IPO, expected as early as November
The artificial intelligence company disclosed more than $16 billion in revenue and an $80 billion net loss for the first half of 2026.
Hyperliquid says Kraken parent Payward to be first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer
Hyperliquid plans to make Kraken parent Payward the first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer, a step toward regulated U.S. perpetual futures.
SpaceX Locks Up $40 Billion for AI Chips as Musk Warns Most Neoclouds Will Die
Elon Musk says SpaceX closed a $40 billion chip deal with Apollo while lenders shut the door on smaller AI cloud firms, a split that could decide who controls computing.
Y Combinator-backed Mochatrade raises $5.5 million to offer US stock perpetuals to Indian traders
The platform is in beta and plans to open to the public in the coming weeks, co-founder Chetan Manda told The Block.
NBA names Kalshi, Polymarket preferred exchanges, signs CFTC deal
The US professional basketball league is expanding into prediction markets with official data agreements and safeguards against insider trading.
Bitcoin Wallet Fixes Critical Flaw That Redirected Funds to Attackers
A confirmed exploit let rogue servers replace Electrum’s pending transactions, tricking users into redirecting Bitcoin to attacker addresses.
Prediction markets and derivatives drive Bernstein’s crypto stock outlook for Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle
Bernstein cuts Coinbase’s target while raising Circle’s as new products shift their earnings outlook.
India’s CoinDCX Confirms $16 Million Loss Days After CEO Called It a ‘False Alarm’
The Mumbai-based exchange says 15.99 million USDT was drained from wallets it retired after last year’s $44 million hack, bringing its combined losses to nearly $60 million—and it’…
NBA becomes third league to sign CFTC prediction market pact, taps Kalshi and Polymarket
The CFTC and NBA have agreed to put in place standards to protect the integrity of the game when it comes to prediction markets.
South Korea lawmakers mull pushing crypto tax implementation to 2029
The Seoul government is reportedly weighing another delay for a 2020 income tax policy on digital assets, citing concerns with receiving data from US officials.
Tom Lee's Bitmine favors share buybacks to ether purchases as crypto declines
The Ethereum treasury firm spent $46 million buying back shares as Chairman Tom Lee said crypto has held up better than AI stocks during the recent market pullback.
Brazil’s Stock Market Crashes After Lula’s Upset Victory
The iShares Brazil ETF fell as much as 26% after Lula da Silva beat Flávio Bolsonaro, who prediction markets had at 80%, while the dollar jumped as much as 12% against the real.
NBA joins pro sports leagues on CFTC prediction markets bandwagon while NFL balks
The U.S. derivatives regulator, which has championed the arrival of prediction market firms such as Kalshi, has been gathering allied sports leagues.
Kalshi strikes deal with S&P Dow Jones Indices to expand financial event contracts
The agreement adds S&P Dow Jones gauges to a growing list of Wall Street firms expanding their involvement in prediction markets.
OCC calls on community banks to enter the stablecoin payments market
The U.S. banking regulator is encouraging smaller lenders to develop stablecoin services as new federal licensing requirements approach.
Tom Lee's Bitmine Keeps Buying Ethereum But Pivots to Record Share Buybacks
The firm added 10,452 ETH to reach 4.95% of supply, but its bigger move was repurchasing 2.04 million of its own shares—part of what it calls the largest equity buyback any crypto…
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