October 29, 2026 @ 11:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The tokenized equity market has reached roughly $3.84 billion as shares of major U.S. companies migrate onto public blockchains. Coinbase’s (NASDAQ: COIN) Base layer-2 network now hosts representations of Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and other large-cap names, issued under its B20 token standard and backed… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 10:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has issued a public advisory highlighting recent incidents involving compromised Ledger cryptocurrency hardware wallets. Since 10 September 2026, authorities have received reports of at least two cases in which individuals suffered combined losses of approximately S$3.5 million after purchasing the… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England has announced a consultation on tokenized collateral. The bank states: “Tokenization could offer opportunities for quicker and more efficient mobilization and management of collateral, including across jurisdictions. This could support firms to respond more effectively to margin calls, improve collateral management… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) will depart the institution this coming February. Lagarde made the announcement on X this morning. “I have just informed my colleagues that I will step down as ECB President on 7 February 2027. It has… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) reported third-quarter results that fell short of Wall Street forecasts for both revenue and earnings, prompting a sharp decline in its shares after hours as investors scrutinized the company’s massive investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure. In early trading today, the company’s… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Core, the dominant software used by nodes that validate and relay transactions across the Bitcoin network, has publicly revealed three security vulnerabilities uncovered by an automated scan employing a large language model. These represent the first disclosures made under the project’s revised rules for… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut Mexico has begun introducing payroll portability, a feature that enables customers to redirect their salary deposits to the digital bank and treat it as their primary account. The UK-headquartered Fintech firm, which secured a full local banking license and launched operations earlier in 2026,… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo has officially entered the Spanish market, marking its first major expansion onto the European continent outside the UK and Ireland. The London-headquartered fintech, which has grown into one of the UK’s leading neobanks since its founding in 2015, announced the launch… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 6:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

More than $300 million in tokenized stocks has now been deposited into decentralized finance protocols, according to recent data from Token Terminal. The figure represents a 2,451.5% increase over the past year, underscoring how quickly holders are moving equity tokens from passive wallets into on-chain… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 2:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple has received final authorization from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Ripple National Trust Bank, a federally supervised national trust bank. CEO Brad Garlinghouse shared the development on X on October 26, 2026, describing it as a major step that… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 2:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A substantial majority of travel intermediaries view foreign exchange expenses as a significant operational hurdle, yet relatively few maintain precise records of these outlays, according to industry research shared by Fintech firm Modulr. According to the latest insights from Modulr, this gap in visibility raises… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 1:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyperliquid has detailed a new optional extension to its builder-deployed perpetual futures system, known as HIP-3*, that would enable restricted-access markets. The decentralized trading protocol stated that Payward, the parent company of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, intends to become the first entity operating under Commodity… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 12:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Trump Administration has detailed a set of new initiatives totaling more than $44 million to confront transnational criminal organizations active across the Pacific region. These efforts, announced in connection with the inaugural U.S.-Pacific Islands Conference of Police Ministers held in Los Angeles on October… Read More

October 28, 2026 @ 9:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of England has required an external examination of the procedures Revolut uses to clear new financial products, according to reporting by the Financial Times. The central bank’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) issued a section 166 order earlier this year, shortly after the fintech obtained… Read More

October 28, 2026 @ 8:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoin funded debit cards have crossed a key threshold: spending through them in a single recent month reached roughly $1.1 billion, already matching or exceeding the roughly $1.08 billion recorded across the entirety of 2024. This is not the launch of a new blockchain or… Read More

October 28, 2026 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cancore, the Canton-native platform developing a Liquidity OS for Tokenized Finance, has closed a $7.2 million seed round. The capital was raised entirely through Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (SAFTs) tied to the project’s planned CNRX token, implying a $60 million fully diluted valuation. Paper… Read More

October 28, 2026 @ 5:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) posted earnings yesterday, which unfortunately did not match investor expectations. Shares of Robinhood closed at $94.56 but opened this morning at under $90. Today, shares regained the $90 level. Robinhood reported $1.4 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 12% year-over-year. At the… Read More

October 28, 2026 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) escalated its defense of federal oversight of prediction markets on October 27, 2026, by filing a lawsuit against the State of Utah and Attorney General Derek Brown. The action was brought in the U.S. District Court for the District… Read More