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Walmart Blocks Its Stock From OKX-ICE Tokenized Trading Venue

Walmart, Eli Lilly, Cigna, Carniva,l and Arcos Dorados objected to trading of their shares on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, bringing the total to 38.

French Senate adopts bill for automatic sharing of crypto tax data

The French Senate adopted a bill authorizing the automatic exchange of crypto-asset tax information between international tax authorities, pending completion of the legislative process.

Polymarket brings ultra-short crypto prediction markets to U.S. platform

Polymarket’s new Up/Down crypto contracts come as the CFTC renews scrutiny of the prediction market’s compliance with its 2022 U.S. onboarding terms.

Crypto for Advisors: Only 1 in 5 Americans say the financial system is secure

Bank of England opens consultation on tokenized collateral for clearing

Central counterparties would need to show tokenized collateral meets liquidity and risk tests under proposed Bank of England guidance.

Why Switzerland’s first genuine spot bitcoin ETF could soon attract overseas banks and brokers

SIX Swiss Exchange confirms international access, while FINMA explains why it approved the fund and whether ether and solana ETFs could follow.

Chainlink adds weekend pricing for tokenized assets, with Aave as launch partner

The service uses perpetual futures quotes to update reference prices when traditional markets close.

Canton Foundation grants RedStone 15.8M Canton Coin for pricing standard

RedStone’s planned pricing tool will let institutions on Canton use shared market prices without exposing deal terms to data providers.

New quantum model slashes hardware needed to break bitcoin keys by 17 times

Alice & Bob's new model reduces the hardware required for a potential attack, bringing it closer to reality and increasing pressure to adopt quantum-resistant security sooner.

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Walmart, Eli Lilly join growing pushback against OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans

Five more companies have objected, bringing the total to 38 as a rival Canton venue prepares to launch with an issuer-sponsored stock under the SEC's innovation exemption.

Brazil’s Halloween eve crypto deadline brings more tricks than treats

Brazil’s crypto exchanges face an application deadline on Friday, with costly requirements and unanswered regulatory questions complicating compliance.

Private, fast USDT is coming to Bitcoin. Can it compete with Ethereum and Tron?

USDT is coming home to Bitcoin, offering privacy and Lightning-fast payments. But can Bitcoin’s revamped version of Tether compete with stablecoins on ETH and TRON?

Polygon Extends Its Stablecoin Payments Infrastructure to Solana

The expansion gives Solana businesses one integration to connect bank funding, embedded wallets, cross-chain transfers and global payouts, with cross-border firm Kira among the first adopters.

Polygon expands Open Money Stack to Solana, after Tron rollout

The move follows the addition of Tron support and Polygon’s acquisition of Coinme.

Justin Sun's HTX Agrees to Leave UK in Settlement With Financial Watchdog

The FCA says the Justin Sun-linked exchange will no longer target UK consumers, ending its first case against a crypto firm over marketing.

A new framework for tokenized asset tracking

None of the numbers most commonly used to assess tokenized assets answer the question a chief investment officer would ask about those assets on her own balance sheet: what is it doing for me?

Tokenized stock venue on Canton could beat OKX–ICE to first trade under SEC framework

The venue, called TSV LLC, plans to start trading shares Canton Strategic Holdings shares as early as Monday, using issuer-sponsored tokenization that avoids the 30-day company objection window.