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IBM, Oracle and Intel object to OKX-ICE tokenized stock listings
A revised venue notice lists 26 companies that have blocked third-party tokenized shares, with four technology names added since late October.
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BlackRock, SBI and Startale to study linking tokenized money funds to yen stablecoin
A four-party memorandum of understanding covers technology, distribution and regulation as the partners examine settling tokenized money market funds in JPYSC.
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Soneium plans native token and tokenized entertainment IP platform
The Sony-backed Ethereum layer 2 unveiled Tokenized IP products for music, anime and K-pop royalties, alongside a proposed SONEIUM token with no launch date.
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Hyperliquid user reports wallet flag after HTX-linked repayment
A trader says a repayment sent from HTX led Hyperliquid to mark their wallet high risk, renewing questions about sanctions screening.
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CZ responds to BNB Chain's new L1 plan to keep BNB as sole token
BNB Chain's proposed high-performance Layer 1 would run alongside BNB Smart Chain without a new token, drawing a 'Multiple chains, one coins' comment from
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XRP Ledger bug fix amendment reset to November 4 after validator support lapses
A maintenance upgrade for the XRP Ledger lost majority validator backing briefly, triggering a restart of its two-week approval window.
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Starknet voters back research into independent post-quantum layer 1
A non-binding poll drew record participation and 93.52% support for studying a move away from Ethereum, but no migration has been approved.
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Cardano opens Dijkstra testnet ahead of node 11.2 upgrade
Intersect says stake pool operators can join DijkstraNet now, while node 11.2 is expected to carry the testnet to protocol version 12 without Leios.
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Wells Fargo, Arm and Intuit object to OKXICE tokenized stock listing
Six more issuers have reportedly blocked tokenized versions of their shares from the OKX-ICE venue, bringing objections to 22, Reuters says.
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JPMorgan adds two tokenized money market funds to Solana
Qualified U.S. investors can now use Morgan Money to subscribe to and redeem MONY and JLTXX on Solana, the funds' second public network.
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Ethereum pulls Glamsterdam from Hoodi testnet over gas security risks
Developers cancelled the Oct. 26 Hoodi activation after ChainSecurity flagged gas-related risks to deployed contracts, leaving the mainnet schedule open.
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A16z renames crypto fund a16z Frontier, widening its mandate to AI
Chris Dixon says the $2.2 billion fifth fund will keep backing crypto while adding AI, autonomous machines and other emerging technologies.
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SoFi launches tokenized deposit paying 4.40% that converts to its stablecoin
SoFi Earn tokens represent $1 deposits at SoFi Bank, carry FDIC insurance within limits and swap one-to-one into the SoFiUSD stablecoin.
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China sets 2030 target for national blockchain network completion
A five-year informatization plan positions blockchain infrastructure as a priority alongside 6G and computing networks.
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Solana activates Alpenglow upgrade on mainnet with 150ms finality target
The consensus change replaces TowerBFT and aims to cut transaction finality by about 99%, though real-world performance is still to be measured.
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Stellar Bell upgrade adds muxed contract addresses and quantum-safe signature checks
Protocol 30 is set for testnet and mainnet votes in November, bringing new address types, ML-DSA verification and a millisecond ledger clock.
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LayerZero sets Nov. 30 launch for Zero mainnet and ATLAS trading
LayerZero will open its Zero mainnet and Open ATLAS trading system on Nov. 30 with more than a dozen venues, and ZRO holders get a fee-funded burn.
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Malaysia central bank launches DLT platform for tokenized bonds
Bank Negara Malaysia's SSDS+ records tokenized bonds and sukuk and links to RENTAS+ for settlement in central bank money.
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Project Eleven and Relm to study quantum risk in insurance underwriting
The two firms will explore whether post-quantum security controls at institutions could inform how digital asset risk is priced.
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Mastercard opens early access to AI agent payment system
Mastercard demonstrated Agent Pay for Machines at Cloudflare's Connect conference, letting AI agents pay for services within human-set limits.
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Microsoft and Alphabet join 16 company objections to OKX-ICE tokenized shares
Sixteen public companies have told the OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue they object to their shares trading there, while its co-chair calls the notices something
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Bitcoin slips as ETF outflows and inflation worries weigh on price
BTC fell to about $81,730 on October 20 as spot ETF withdrawals continued and traders braced for the Federal Reserve's late-October meeting.
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Solana schedules Alpenglow upgrade for Oct. 21 with 150-millisecond finality goal
Developers ask validators and app teams to prepare for a brief pause during the switch.
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Sophon sets Nov. 25 withdrawal deadline ahead of mainnet shutdown
Sophon users must withdraw SOPH, ETH and USDC by Nov. 25, 2026, before the layer-2 network shuts down on Nov. 30.