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Robert Bowling, a former Infinity Ward strategist, says Activision discussed ending physical game discs as early as 2007. He argues publishers have pursued digital-only distribution to improve margins and limit resale, while Sony’s planned 2028 shift has reignited the ownership debate.
Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs, McDonald’s, Wells Fargo and Cisco are among 22 companies objecting to tokenized versions of their shares being traded on the OKX-ICE venue. The pushback highlights unresolved questions about shareholder rights, market safeguards and the benefits for issuers.
An Argentine federal judge dismissed the criminal probe into President Javier Milei and 10 others over the LIBRA memecoin, ruling that his promotion of the token did not establish fraud despite its collapse of more than 95% after reaching about $5.
Cisco, Wells Fargo, Marvell, Arm, Intuit and Moderna have rejected OKXICE’s tokenized stock plan, bringing total objections to 22. The responses underscore the challenge of attracting issuers under the SEC’s new framework, while OKXICE says companies are taking a wait-and-see approach.
Bitcoin’s wealthy holders are increasingly borrowing against their coins, seeking yield and rebuilding positions through interest, Xapo CEO Seamus Rocca told CoinDesk. The trend suggests a shift from short-term speculation toward private-banking services, although customers remain divided over bitcoin’s near-term direction.
HSBC has launched RedCoin, a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin available to more than 3.3 million PayMe users. Customers can use it with friends and at over 100,000 merchants, while HSBC plans to bring the token to its mobile banking app later this year.
Apex Group CEO Peter Hughes said the U.S. risks losing digital-asset business to Asia, the Middle East and Bermuda after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act. He also highlighted Saudi Arabia’s tokenization plans and the potential of tokenized funds and regulated stablecoins.
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Ethereum staking offers roughly 2.2% in annual ETH rewards, below key euro cash benchmarks, yet 1.38 million ETH was waiting to enter on Oct. 23. The queue reflects demand from holders seeking to grow existing Ethereum positions, despite price volatility, delays and withdrawal risks.
JUST has expanded its JST buyback-and-burn plan by adding GasFree revenue to funding from JustLend and USDD. The framework keeps a $50 million treasury reserve floor and unlocks about $20.34 million for four buyback rounds beginning in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking $1.37 billion from NovaTech, its founders and related entities after a 2025 liability ruling. More than 11,000 New Yorkers were reportedly affected, but the requested amount has not been awarded or distributed.
Franklin Templeton added about $150 million of tokenized money-market fund shares to the XRP Ledger, lifting its total to nearly $200 million. All sgBENJI shares on the network remain in one wallet, whose signing structure matches the issuer’s account.
HSBC has begun rolling out its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, RedCoin, through PayMe. Eligible users can use it for transfers and payments, while tokenized investment products and a separate HSBC HK App wallet are planned for later in 2026.
The OCC has removed a proposed automatic seven-day extension for stressed stablecoin redemptions. Its final rule keeps a two-business-day ordinary ceiling, defines compliance by payment initiation and leaves any extra time to regulator approval.
Aave moved the USDT borrowing-rate kink on its Ethereum Core market from 94% to 92% utilization, causing rates to rise sooner as liquidity tightens. The change models about 57.8 million USDT in additional buffer, but does not create new cash or guarantee immediate withdrawals.
Wells Fargo, Arm Holdings and Intuit have reportedly joined 19 other companies objecting to tokenized listings on OKXICE, a proposed platform backed by OKX and Intercontinental Exchange. Nasdaq has warned issuers about possible effects on liquidity, price discovery and shareholder value.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a $1.37 billion judgment against the alleged operators of NovaTech and AWS Mining, two crypto schemes prosecutors say collected more than $1 billion while promising returns not supported by actual trading.
