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NEW: XRP Ledger’s lending protocol gains seven validator votes in three weeks, now sitting at 22 of the 29 needed to begin its two-week countdown to launch, with SingleAssetVault one vote closer at 23.
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NEW: DogeOS is nearing mainnet launch, bringing an EVM-compatible app layer to $DOGE that would let developers build DeFi, games and other apps on @Dogecoin for the first time.
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LATEST: @PythNetwork adds real-time @NYSE market data, giving onchain apps live stock quotes and trades from both NYSE and @Nasdaq through the same channel.
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JUST IN: Russia’s central bank says exchanges may begin crypto trading from November 22, provided they first agree trading rules with the regulator.
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NEW: @OKX and @NYSE parent @ICE_Markets set November 23 as its 24/7 tokenized stock venue launch date, confirming 70 assets including @Coinbase, @Circle and @RobinhoodApp alongside 59 ETFs under the SEC’s Innovation Exemption.
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INSIGHT: Former White House crypto adviser @patrickjwitt says President Trump still wants the U.S. to buy $BTC without increasing federal spending, with the administration exploring alternative funding mechanisms.
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JUST IN: @Barclays’ $IBIT holdings up 48% in Q3 to $187M as @Citi adds a new $119M $FBTC position, with banks now accounting for 4.9% of reported spot $BTC ETF holdings among early Q3 filers, per 13F filings.
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LATEST: @DeutscheBank goes live with institutional digital asset custody, supporting $BTC, $ETH, $USDC, $EURC and $EURAU for corporate and institutional clients, with Asian expansion and tokenization on the roadmap for 2027.
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NEW: @Payward's @xStocksFi adds 200+ UK and EU equities, taking its tokenized assets past 1,500 and $1.1B in AUM with Hong Kong listings to follow, as the London Stock Exchange plans to list xStocks itself in 2027.
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When does tokenization go mainstream? “I think it’s under five years,” says @tZERO CEO @Alan_Konevsky, as the firm plans to go public through a $350M SPAC deal.
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North Korea's crypto hacks have evolved into sophisticated operations, according to @tayvano_, with attackers spending weeks inside compromised systems before striking. “These are sophisticated heists. They're sitting in the system for weeks and weeks and weeks.”
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North Korea's crypto hacks have evolved into sophisticated operations, according to @tayvano_, with attackers spending weeks inside compromised systems before striking. “These are sophisticated heists. They're sitting in the system for weeks and weeks and weeks.”
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Why are crypto natives swapping their tokens for ETF shares? @Grayscale’s @Krista_Lynch_ says it’s about custody. The firm now offers in-kind swaps across 10 of its crypto ETPs: “A lot of crypto native investors are really drawn to the security that’s provided by institutional-grade custody.”
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LATEST: @Moodysratings and @Chainlink complete a pilot for distributing credit ratings across multiple blockchains simultaneously using CCIP.
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JUST IN: @Visa adds @Monad to its stablecoin settlement program, expanding its multi-chain settlement infrastructure as it reports a $20B annualized stablecoin settlement run rate, up 15x year over year.
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MACRO: U.S. October CPI rises 0.4%, above the 0.3% forecast as $BTC dips below $74K and Treasury yields surge, with traders now pricing in a small chance of a 50bps Fed hike in December.
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NEW: Marc Asch, founder of Hidden Road and head of @Ripple Prime, is stepping down at year-end, with SVP Noel Kimmel taking over the institutional prime brokerage business Ripple acquired for $1.25B in 2025. @willcanny99 reports.
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ALERT: @Binance warns iPhone users of a reported iOS vulnerability called “worse_query” that could expose crypto wallet seed phrases and private keys, advising users to delete apps from untrusted sources and move funds to a new wallet on a clean device if compromised.
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JUST IN: @Coinbase, @Kalshi, @Payward, DRW, @JumpTrading and @Paradigm file in support of the @CFTC in a legal battle over its authority to regulate stock perpetual futures.
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