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  1. 01 2 min read

    HSBC launches RedCoin stablecoin on PayMe in Hong Kong

    HSBC launched its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin on PayMe on 23 October, with wallet access rolling out to more than 3.3 million users for transfers and merchant payments.

  2. 02 2 min read

    Aviva tokenizes £22B sterling fund share class on XRP Ledger

    Aviva Investors and Ripple launched a tokenized share class for Aviva’s £22 billion Sterling Liquidity Fund on XRP Ledger, with Aviva investing £50 million.

  3. 03 2 min read

    JPMorgan brings JPM Coin deposit token to Ethereum

    JPMorgan brought JPM Coin to Ethereum on Oct. 19, giving institutional clients another public network for moving dollar deposits onchain.

  4. 04 2 min read

    Electrum patched Bitcoin fee-bump flaw after reported theft

    Electrum says malicious servers exploited versions before 4.8.3, redirecting fee-bump payments; one user reported losing bitcoin before the Oct. 24 patch.

  5. 05 2 min read

    Solana activates Alpenglow, targeting 150ms transaction finality

    Solana activated Alpenglow on Oct. 21, replacing its 2020 consensus system with a 150-millisecond finality target that could speed payments and exchange deposits.

  6. 06 2 min read

    Super League shareholders approve proposals for Metaplanet’s 2,100 BTC deal

    Super League shareholders approved proposals tied to Metaplanet’s planned 2,100-Bitcoin and $2.5 million investment, moving the deal toward a fourth-quarter close.

  7. 07 2 min read

    OCC rule leaves crypto platforms free to offer stablecoin rewards

    The OCC's GENIUS Act rule leaves crypto platforms able to pass stablecoin reserve earnings to customers, while keeping issuers barred from paying holders directly.

  8. 08 2 min read

    OCC leaves exchange stablecoin rewards to case-by-case review

    The OCC finalized its GENIUS Act rule on Oct. 21, leaving exchange-paid stablecoin rewards subject to case-by-case review while barring issuers from paying yield directly.

  9. 09 3 min read

    How zerofi’s wrapped assets fit into DeFi

    ZeroFi’s wrapped assets make deposits usable in DeFi on another chain, but their value depends on backing, redemption and the bridge that connects them.

  10. 10 2 min read

    New York seeks $1.37bn from NovaTech founders

    New York is asking a court to order Cynthia and Eddy Petion to pay $1.37 billion over NovaTech, after a default judgment found them liable in 2025.