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DTCC launches tokenization service for 34 securities on Canton Network and private Besu chain
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has gone live with a tokenization service for select stocks, ETFs and Treasuries. Twenty participants, including major banks, have signed agreements to use it.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
JPMorgan, Coca-Cola and Dell Object to OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Trading Plan
Seven more companies have opted out of the OKXICE joint venture's tokenized stock trading plan, bringing disclosed objections to 33. Nearly half of the 62 originally proposed companies have now declined to take part.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Fed decision, dissent and inflation comments seen as key drivers for bitcoin and crypto markets
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates at 3.75%–4% while markets watch for dissent and Chair Kevin Warsh's remarks. The outcome could move the dollar and, in turn, bitcoin and other digital assets.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
XRP Ledger developers test zero-XRP wallets to simplify stablecoin payment applications
A proposal submitted Oct. 15 would let an existing XRP Ledger account create a new one and cover its reserve, so wallets could hold no XRP. The change still depends on a sponsorship amendment that lacks validator support.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Google previews Multi-Party Compute custody system for banks handling crypto and tokenized assets
Google is showing a private-preview custody product built on multi-party computation at its first digital assets symposium in New York. Commercial availability is planned for early 2027, and pricing has not been disclosed.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
DBS survey: 88% of large firms use or pilot tokenized money for payments and cash management
A DBS-commissioned EY survey of 422 finance leaders found 88% of large companies run live deployments or pilots of tokenized money, with stablecoins the most widely used instrument at 63%.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Itaú Unibanco becomes first Brazilian bank to formalize crypto brokerage under new central bank rules
Itaú Unibanco, Brazil's largest private bank, notified the central bank of its crypto trading and custody operations ahead of the Oct. 30 deadline under Resolution 520, the first bank to do so.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Bitcoin has historically gained after US midterms, but analysts see the four-year cycle as a confounding factor
CoinDesk data shows bitcoin rose an average of 53.7% in the year after the last three US midterms. The pattern may reflect the halving cycle more than politics, and history offers a limited sample.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Securitize adds Stellar to its supported blockchains for tokenized real-world assets
Tokenization firm Securitize has added Stellar to its list of supported blockchains, announced at the Meridian 2026 conference in Lisbon. It already works with Ethereum, Solana and Avalanche.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Datavault AI shares halve after firm says it cannot withdraw bitcoin held at Biconomy since June
Datavault AI stock fell nearly 50% after a filing disclosed that withdrawals of its bitcoin from the Biconomy exchange have been blocked since June and that its financial results must be restated.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Bithumb says intruder accessed employee mobile system and took personal data; no crypto funds reported lost
South Korea's second-largest crypto exchange Bithumb reported a breach of its internal employee mobile system in which personal information was taken. It says trading systems are separate and no crypto losses have been reported.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Bitcoin rises toward $81,000 before Fed decision as Zcash gains 8%
Bitcoin gained nearly 2% to just under $81,000 ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision, while Zcash led major tokens higher. Galaxy research head Alex Thorn said the bear market likely ended in June.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Coinbase says customer funds are safe after breach at third-party analytics vendor Amplitude
Coinbase denied that it was hacked, saying a breach at analytics provider Amplitude exposed a small subset of customer contact information. The exchange says funds are safe and it has detected no unauthorized access to its own systems.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Bessent: U.S. Can Win the 'Digital Asset Stack' and Reinforce the Dollar's Global Role
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Ripple's Swell conference that digital assets and stablecoins can help sustain dollar dominance. He called the failed Clarity Act a disappointment and pointed to agency action as an alternative.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Robinhood Q3 crypto revenue falls 55% to $120M as prediction markets surge to $173M
Robinhood's third-quarter crypto transaction revenue dropped 55% year over year to $120 million, though it beat forecasts. Prediction market revenue climbed to $173 million, more than six times the prior-year figure.GamblingCryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
IBM, Oracle, Intel and IonQ opt out of OKX–ICE tokenized stock trading plan, lifting objections to 26
Four more issuers have declined to have their shares offered onchain by OKXICE, the joint venture of OKX and Intercontinental Exchange. The total number of objecting companies is now 26 under the SEC's new tokenized stock framework.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Brazilian firms pile into stablecoins and bitcoin as Lula election win hits the real
Corporate clients drove 78% of Sunday trading at Mercado Bitcoin as USDT turnover jumped nearly 800% around Brazil's runoff. The real then fell sharply and the Ibovespa dropped 14% the next day.GamblingCryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Robinhood to offer Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin in its app despite backing rival USDG
Robinhood and Ripple announced a partnership that will bring the $2.5 billion RLUSD stablecoin to Robinhood's retail app by the end of 2026, even though Robinhood helped found the network behind competitor USDG.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
CF Benchmarks launches CFB Oracle to deliver its pricing indices to blockchain applications
CF Benchmarks, owned by Kraken parent Payward, has launched CFB Oracle to supply its benchmark prices to onchain products. The service runs on Ethereum, HyperEVM and Robinhood Chain and competes with Chainlink and Pyth.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Bitcoin slips below $80,000 as AI fundraising draws capital; Ripple gets final nod for U.S. national trust bank
Bitcoin fell 0.6% to about $79,750 as investors turned toward AI after Meta's $95 billion raise and Anthropic's IPO filing. XRP rose 1% after Ripple won final approval to launch a U.S. national trust bank.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
JPYC yen stablecoin reaches only a quarter of its first-year circulation target
Japan's yen-backed stablecoin JPYC has about 3.2 billion yen in circulation, well below its issuer's goal. CEO Noritaka Okabe blames issuance limits under funds-transfer rules and now targets tens of billions of yen in year two.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Keystone to destroy 18,835 unsold hardware wallets after website breach exposes customer data and key
Hardware wallet maker Keystone will scrap nearly 19,000 unsold devices and pause shipments after an Oct. 20 breach exposed buyer records and a fixed authentication key. The firm says recovery phrases and private keys were not affected.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Ethereum merges Glamsterdam fix for bug that could misdirect staking deposits to builders
Ethereum developers merged a change to the Glamsterdam upgrade after a researcher showed that pending validator deposits could be credited to a builder using the same public key. No losses have been reported, and the Hoodi test launch was postponed.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe proposes ending automatic funding for community grants program
Sean Bowe has drafted a Zcash proposal to stop the automatic ZEC allocation to Zcash Community Grants, arguing its treasury of roughly $125 million already covers years of spending. The change would need a network rules update.CryptoCoinDesk