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Five global banks found Global Layer One Organisation for tokenized markets
HSBC, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, MUFG, Societe Generale FORGE and Standard Chartered founded the non-profit to set frameworks for tokenized financial markets.
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Apple and Meta object to OKXICE trading tokenized versions of their shares
Sixty-seven companies have moved to block the OKX and ICE venture from offering third-party tokens of their stock, according to a CoinDesk tally.
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SBI Holdings to invest $100 million in Erebor Bank
The Japanese financial group is putting money into a U.S. digital bank co-founded by Palmer Luckey that holds more than $7 billion in deposits.
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NYSE adds Broadridge, Computershare, Equiniti and Superstate to tokenized stock plans
The four join Securitize and tZERO as transfer agent partners for the exchange's planned tokenized securities platform.
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Amundi launches tokenized share class of Core STOXX Europe 600 fund on Ethereum
The new class is issued on public Ethereum with CACEIS, and Amundi says it plans a gradual range of tokenized funds for institutional clients and digital platforms.
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Bankr to move $BNKR off Clanker in the coming weeks, 0xDeployer says
0xDeployer said a migration plan will follow in the coming weeks and objected to a stake that o1.exchange founder Jerry Pan is said to hold in Clanker.
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KAST funds gap between 8-12% stablecoin rewards and 4% backing yield
The crypto card issuer covers losses to offer rewards exceeding the yield on reserve assets, as competitors reduce payouts.
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority shifts Project Ensemble pilot to 24/7 tokenised settlement
EnsembleTX now settles tokenised deposit transactions around the clock in tokenised central bank money with 12 banks and 20 participants.
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Traders use Hyperliquid perpetual swaps to bet on Anthropic IPO valuation
Two contracts on the decentralized exchange reference Anthropic’s expected listing at up to $1.9 trillion implied valuation.
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TenPay Global and Mastercard sign MOU to explore QR interoperability and agentic payments
The agreement covers QR acceptance for visitors to the Chinese mainland, remittances into Weixin, and payments by AI agents.
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority launches Project SAGE for AI agent governance in finance
The HKMA opened a project on November 2, 2026, to develop standards and liability frameworks for AI agents in financial services.
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Former Swift CEO Lazaro Campos joins OpenTrade as chairman
Campos takes the role as the stablecoin yield firm reports $300 million in total value locked.
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Chainlink launches 24/7 pricing for tokenized stocks with Aave as partner
Chainlink 24/7 provides continuous pricing for tokenized assets during weekends and market holidays using perpetual futures data.
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Polygon Labs integrates Open Money Stack payments with Solana
Businesses on Solana can access Polygon's banking connections and payment services through a single integration while keeping stablecoin transfers on-chain.
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DTCC launches tokenization service with 20 participants including J.P. Morgan and Citi
The Depository Trust Company began minting tokenized securities on October 28, 2026, with major banks and asset managers as initial users.
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Uber completes tokenized treasury pilot with HSBC and Franklin Templeton on Canton Network
Uber used tokenized bank deposits to buy and redeem shares of a tokenized money market fund over a weekend.
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Canada proposes stablecoin rules requiring Bank of Canada registration and one-to-one reserves
Draft regulations under the Stablecoin Act would mandate registration, reserve requirements, and redemption rules by fall 2027.
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Janus Henderson and Centrifuge launch Nasdaq-100 onchain fund on Stellar
JQQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index as an issuer-sponsored fund using Centrifuge's infrastructure.
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Mizuho cuts Circle price target citing AI assistants as risk to USDC revenue
The bank projects a 10% to 20% decline in Circle's reserve revenue as AI agents steer users toward higher-yielding fiat options.
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OCC grants Ripple final approval to launch national trust bank
The charter allows Ripple to supervise RLUSD reserves and provide fiduciary crypto custody under federal oversight.
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Anthropic files for Nasdaq IPO under ticker ANT
The AI company reported $16.3 billion revenue and an $80.7 billion net loss for the first half of 2026 in its S-1 filing.
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Coinbase allows AI agents to trade crypto, stocks and derivatives from user accounts
Approved AI assistants can execute trades on Coinbase with per-portfolio permissions set by users.
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FINMA approves Switzerland’s first retail bitcoin ETF with direct holdings
The regulator waived diversification rules for the fund, classifying it as an alternative investment under Swiss law.
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South Korea's finance ministry meets crypto exchanges as tax delay bill proposes 2029 start
A ruling-party bill would tie the 22% crypto gains tax to OECD reporting rules, delaying it from January 2027 to 2029.
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Mastercard opens early access to Agent Pay for Machines on x402 protocol
Mastercard released APIs, a sandbox, and documentation for AI agents to pay for digital services using the x402 protocol.
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US banks detect unauthorized AI agents in customer accounts
Customers are sharing login credentials with third-party AI agents, triggering disputes over access and security.
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Surplus Intelligence reports 312.6 billion daily tokens as rival questions demand metrics
Surplus Intelligence recorded 312.6 billion tokens processed on October 18, 2026, while AntSeed’s co-founder calls for USD spend transparency.
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Aspyn Palatnick deploys NFT collection on Robinhood with 28-word AI prompt
A developer created a 2,222-token NFT collection called Hood Turtles using BankrBot, an AI agent, on October 8, 2026.
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1Claw launches zero-trust security platform for AI agents with Bankr partnership
The startup’s platform encrypts credentials and processes operations server-side to prevent data exposure in agent workflows.
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Bankr and Dimes to host builder happy hour during SF Tech Week
The event at localhost:howard will feature food, drinks, demos, product updates, and a token raffle.
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Alexandr Wang, from Scale AI to Muse: the Meta executive building personal agents
Meta's chief AI officer came in when Meta bought 49% of his Scale AI. His lab's models power Muse, the agent that launched September 8, 2026.
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Nookplot releases agent coordination skill for BankrBot repository
The protocol provides onchain identity, escrowed bounties, and portable reputation for Bankr-powered agents.
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SEC staff says buybacks do not turn commodity tokens into securities
The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance published guidance clarifying that buybacks and liquid staking tokens for commodities are not securities.
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Bankrbot awards $16,000 to three projects at Runtime Agent Week
T3tris, RentSafe, and Monaco won grand prizes for vault infrastructure, rental markets, and social trading at the hackathon.
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Bankr and pump.fun take opposite approaches to token launchpads
Bankr pays creators 0.665% of trading volume and funds events, while pump.fun offers no fee share or support.
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Agrippa token linked to Zuckerberg's AI agent sees $14.2 million daily volume
A community-created cryptocurrency tied to Mark Zuckerberg's personal AI agent trades actively despite no Meta endorsement.