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Key Highlights: RedStone’s Settle architecture introduces approved buyers, known as solvers, to bridge the redemption gap for tokenized collateral liquidations by purchasing assets at a discount. The system executes price updates, solver callbacks, loan repayments, and collateral releases in a single atomic transaction, but reverts entirely if no valid bids are received. While supporting Hadron ...
Key Highlights: United States authorities have added 45 new targets to their sanctions list, bringing the total number of designated entities linked to the network to 226 across three enforcement rounds. Prince Group chairman Chen Zhi faces federal charges in Brooklyn for wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy, while the U.S. Justice Department seeks civil ...
Key Highlights: Hyperliquid operates as an independent Layer-1 blockchain utilizing an on-chain Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) tailored for perpetual futures and spot trading. Approximately 97% to 99% of net platform fees fund $HYPE open-market token repurchases via an Assistance Fund, following a reported 2025 profit exceeding $900 million managed by an 11-person team. Non-crypto ...
Key Highlights: Schroders has partnered with Centrifuge affiliate Anemoy to tokenize shares of a $2.3 billion actively managed emerging market debt UCITS fund. The onchain feeder vehicle features a $100,000 minimum investment, requires USDC stablecoin settlement, and is restricted to non-US qualified professional investors. This initiative marks a shift from conventional tokenized short-term Treasuries toward ...
Key Highlights Equity fund managers held steady by lifting their S&P 500 CME net long exposure by 55 contracts to 917,568, while speculators trimmed existing short positions. CBOT US Treasury futures showed major divergence, with speculators cutting shorts across four maturities but expanding 5-year Treasury net shorts by 246,314 contracts to 1,275,370. CME Bitcoin futures ...
Key Highlights The U.S. government has uncovered billions of dollars in illicit transactions on cryptocurrency exchange MEXC Global tied to sanctioned entities in Iran and Russia. FinCEN has issued an order barring U.S. financial institutions from processing fund transfers to or from MEXC Global, with penalties for non-compliance. The enforcement restriction will formally take effect ...
Key Highlights: Major tech giants Apple and Meta Platforms are among the latest firms to formally reject tokenized stock trading initiatives launched by OKX and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Around 90% of the originally targeted companies have pushed back, with 56 out of 62 selected firms filing objections alongside 11 additional outside issuers. The remaining pool ...
Key Highlights Institutional wealth giant LPL Financial has steadily accumulated spot Bitcoin ETF positions alongside a separate $112 million holding linked to “Saylor’s Strategy.” With $2.56 trillion in total client assets and approximately 32,600 advisors, LPL’s total crypto-related exposure of roughly $261 million represents a measured but expanding footprint. Industry peers, including Creative Planning, also ...
Key Highlights: BlackRock’s BUIDL fund saw its Avalanche holdings drop from a mid-July peak of roughly $907 million (907.2 million tokens) to approximately 483 million tokens by early October 2026 due to redemptions and institutional activity. Avalanche-based stablecoin processor Axiym recorded a record $529 million in Q3 2026, driving lifetime volume past $2 billion with ...
Key Highlights: The Central Bank of Russia has approved Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Tether (USDT) for retail trading by unqualified investors. Beginning November 17, Russian non-qualified market participants can trade these assets across exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) platforms. Retail participants will face an annual investment ceiling of 300,000 rubles (roughly $3,600) per intermediary. Bank ...
Key Highlights: Core Scientific has slashed its Bitcoin reserves from a 2022 peak of over 9,600 BTC to just 32 BTC, reducing its digital asset balance sheet value to $2.7 million. Third-quarter 2026 revenue surged 187% year-over-year to $232.9 million, driven almost entirely by colocation services generating $215.4 million, or 92% of total revenue. The ...
Key Highlights: The U.S. Department of the Treasury targeted 41 corporate entities across jurisdictions including the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Singapore, Mauritius, and Malaysia linked to Prince Group’s illicit operations. Prince Group is accused of amassing billions of dollars through cyber fraud, romance scams, and crypto investment schemes often operated from Southeast Asian ...