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Brazil’s CSD BR Begins Mirroring BTG Fund Ownership on XRP Ledger
Brazilian market operator CSD BR has begun mirroring ownership records for selected BTG Pactual investment funds on the public XRP Ledger. Its existing database remains the official record, while the project aims to make reconciliation faster and could lead to direct asset issuance and trading.
CoinDesk
Bitcoin Rally Loses Momentum as CryptoQuant Bull Score Nears Peak
Bitcoin has slipped from an eight-month high near $87,400 to about $83,300 as CryptoQuant’s Bull Score reaches 90 out of 100. Yet spot demand, speculative futures growth and profit-taking data suggest the rally is losing momentum without fresh buying pressure.
CoinDesk
Illinois Draft Rules Clarify 0.2% Tax on Stablecoins and DeFi Transactions
Illinois has published draft rules for its 0.2% digital asset transaction tax, including proposed treatment of stablecoins, DeFi fees, crypto bridges and exchange-to-self-custody transfers. The tax is scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2027, with public comments accepted through Oct. 30.
Cointelegraph
Crypto.com’s ai.com agent remains unreleased nearly eight months after Super Bowl launch
Crypto.com’s ai.com personal AI agent remains in development nearly eight months after a $15 million Super Bowl advertisement triggered a rush of visitors and crashed the website. Rival platforms have since introduced narrower AI tools for trading and portfolio management.
Cointelegraph
Binance Pay expands crypto spending to PayPay merchants across Japan
Binance Pay will let eligible overseas visitors spend more than 100 cryptocurrencies at most PayPay-supported merchants in Japan through HIVEX, while merchants receive yen. USDT will serve as Binance Pay’s backend settlement layer in the payment process.
Cointelegraph
Trump and AI Leaders Sign Voluntary Accord for Frontier AI Oversight
Donald Trump and executives from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, Nvidia and xAI signed a voluntary White House accord placing responsibility for frontier AI safety largely on developers through controls, audits and board oversight.
Cointelegraph
Robinhood expands into AI trading, crypto perpetuals and weekend stock markets
Robinhood is adding AI trading agents, weekend access for selected U.S. stocks and ETFs, and crypto perpetual futures with leverage of up to 10 times as it targets more active traders and brings crypto-style market access into its brokerage platform.
CoinDesk
Aztec Relaunches zk.money Privacy Wallet on Ethereum Layer 2
Aztec Labs has relaunched zk.money, a self-custodial wallet for private stablecoin payments on its Ethereum layer-2. Transactions inside the wallet hide balances, amounts and recipients, but Ethereum deposits remain public and early users face strict limits.
Decrypt
Cboe and S&P Extend Deal Through 2051, Explore Tokenized Options
Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Indices extended their exclusive licensing agreement through 2051 and said they may explore tokenized options. The proposal is not a launch, and any blockchain-based contract would be separate from today’s record-volume SPX options market.
Decrypt
Bitget Users Withdraw More Than 4,000 Bitcoin After $388 Million Hack
Bitget customers withdrew 4,098 bitcoin through 9,585 orders within an hour of the exchange restarting withdrawals after a $388 million hack. The company says the outflow has stabilized, no cold-storage funds were touched and the incident remains contained.
Bitcoin Magazine
Bitwise Launches First U.S. Spot NEAR ETF as Token Nearly Triples From August Low
Bitwise has launched NRR, a 0.75%-fee spot NEAR ETF on NYSE Arca, giving U.S. investors brokerage-based access to the token. The fund will stake its holdings, while NEAR has risen nearly threefold from its August low despite remaining well below its record high.
Decrypt
Anthropic Reports Nearly $42 Billion Loss as It Targets $2 Trillion IPO Valuation
Anthropic reported a nearly $42 billion 2025 loss, including a large non-cash charge, while planning hundreds of billions in infrastructure spending. Its backers are seeking a valuation above $2 trillion for an IPO expected after the November U.S. midterm elections.
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SEC and CFTC to operate with three commissioners as crypto oversight faces leadership gap
The SEC and CFTC will have only three commissioners combined after SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce leaves on Friday. The vacancies come as both agencies continue developing crypto rules without the broader framework sought in the failed CLARITY Act.
Cointelegraph
OpenAI reportedly targets $1.4 trillion valuation in potential $30 billion funding round
OpenAI is reportedly exploring a $30 billion funding round that could lift its valuation to $1.4 trillion. The talks come as the ChatGPT developer delays a possible public listing until 2027 or later, while rival Anthropic advances IPO plans.
Cointelegraph
Kakaopay Securities, Dinari and Ondo Explore Tokenized Korean Stocks
Kakaopay Securities has partnered separately with Dinari and Ondo Finance to explore tokenizing Korean-listed shares and distributing them internationally. The project remains at the proof-of-concept and infrastructure-study stage, with regulatory approval and commercial timing undecided.
Cointelegraph
PS5 Relapse Jailbreak Opens Custom-Code Access as Sony Faces Digital Ownership Case
A public PS5 jailbreak called Relapse works on firmware 7.00 through 13.60, enabling custom code and homebrew software but carrying stability and account risks. Its release follows Sony’s court argument that customers do not own digital games purchased through PlayStation.
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OpenAI Unveils Always-On AI Agents With Their Own Cloud Computers at DevDay 2026
OpenAI introduced Dots, always-on AI agents with their own cloud computers, alongside a cheaper model, faster processing tiers, shared workspaces and new security tools at DevDay 2026. The announcements reinforce the company’s push to make AI systems perform workplace tasks independently.
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