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Polymarket suspended trading after a breach at one of its third-party providers, following user reports that their accounts had been drained. The platform has not disclosed the provider, number of affected users, total losses or a timetable for restoring trading.
HTX, formerly known as Huobi, has stopped accepting deposits from British customers and agreed not to target UK users with crypto promotions after settling with the Financial Conduct Authority, according to CoinDesk.
Russia has approved NAUFOR, a long-established securities association, as the first self-regulatory organization for crypto exchanges and digital depositories. The decision activates a new framework covering registrations, investor limits, custody and supervised cross-border digital-asset transactions.
France’s Senate has advanced a bill allowing automatic international exchange of crypto tax data under the OECD’s CARF framework. The proposal still requires completion of the legislative process, while lawmakers separately debate new taxes on some stablecoin conversions.
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned 10 people and one company over alleged cryptocurrency laundering tied to North Korean fake IT workers. The designations include two Russian intermediaries accused of converting millions of dollars in crypto and transferring proceeds linked to the regime’s weapons programs.
The Bank of England is consulting on guidance for central counterparties accepting tokenized collateral, emphasizing that digital forms must remain valued, transferable and realizable in stressed conditions under existing standards.
Switzerland’s first genuine spot bitcoin ETF is set to have international access through SIX Swiss Exchange, potentially opening the product to overseas banks and brokers. FINMA has addressed its approval, while future ether and solana ETFs remain under discussion.
The Canton Foundation approved almost 15.8 million Canton Coin, worth about $1.55 million when announced, to fund RedStone’s open-source CAPS pricing tool. The system is designed to give institutions shared market prices while protecting confidential settlement terms from data providers.
Chainalysis traced cryptocurrency flows allegedly used by North Korean IT workers, identifying Russian intermediaries and the sanctioned exchange Garantex. US authorities sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity, citing crypto conversions linked to weapons-program funding.
Anthropic researchers found that 50 professional analysts adopted an AI agent’s randomly assigned preference on 86% of four decisions. Most repeated the agent’s reasoning, while few credited it, raising concerns about hidden influence in expert-led work.
Strategy shareholders approved, by a preliminary 99.3% majority, a plan for four preferred stocks to accrue dividends every calendar day. STRC starts on November 1, while STRF, STRK and STRD are scheduled to follow on January 1, subject to amended filings.
BuzzlamicJihad has left Aptos after his one-year advisory contract ended and says he sold his APT tokens. The pseudonymous memer is now targeting Meta, arguing retail investors have been overlooked and testing whether his meme-driven approach can gain traction with a much larger company.
Delaware’s proposed legal structure for companies directed by AI agents is under investigation by House Oversight Chairman James Comer, who wants records on the plan and warns it could weaken accountability for harmful AI actions.
Moody’s assigned Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin A2 and P-1 ratings, citing its reserves of government assets and cash. The move followed final OCC approval for Ripple National Trust Bank, while RLUSD expands custody and settlement ties with major institutions.
XRP Ledger developers are testing a sponsored account-creation feature that would let companies open wallets with zero XRP, potentially simplifying stablecoin payments for customers and AI agents. The proposal still requires code review and validator approval before it can reach mainnet.
Euronext suspended CoinShares’ planned Zcash ETP debut in Paris over operational settlement requirements. The product will remain halted until the central securities depository can support standard settlement, delaying what would have been Europe’s fourth Zcash-based ETP.
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Mirae Asset Securities’ Hong Kong unit has issued six-month floating-rate notes on Solana to institutional investors. The transaction, distributed by Marketnode, was conducted under the firm’s $3 billion structured note program and managed through Mirae’s digital infrastructure.
