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XRP Ledger developers are testing a new feature that would allow the creation of blockchain accounts with a zero initial balance, with existing accounts covering the reserve requirement for new accounts, in order to lower the funding barrier for payment applications and automated software to create wallets at scale.The proposal was submitted on October 15 as the SponsoredAccountCreate transaction proposal. Under current XRP Ledger rules, each account must hold at least 1 XRP as a reserve, meaning that creating 100,000 separate accounts would require locking up 100,000 XRP. The new proposal would have a sponsoring account cover this reserve requirement, and a broader fee-sponsorship mechanism in the future could also allow applications to pay transaction fees on behalf of users, though the network's overall reserve requirement would not be eliminated as a result.The feature is expected to lower the barrier to use for scenarios such as embedded wallets, RLUSD stablecoin payments, and automated payments by AI agents. However, the relevant code is still under review, and the sponsorship mechanism it relies on has not yet launched on mainnet. As of October 19, the mechanism had received only 11 of the 35 required validator votes, still short of the 29 votes needed for approval. (CoinDesk)
According to Fortune, the Dubai government agency Digital Dubai is driving government transformation by integrating cross-departmental data and AI. In April this year, the agency launched an AI Integration Matrix framework, leveraging it to guide the deployment of over 100 AI systems to reduce redundancy. Its Dubai Population Now platform integrates multi-source data from sectors including residency, transportation, and healthcare to estimate the population in real time. By the end of 2025, Dubai’s resident population stood at 4.58 million, with an average daytime peak of 6.39 million; this surplus of 1.81 million people accounts for approximately 40% of the resident population. In August, Dubai ranked second out of 61 cities in the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Smart Cities Index, taking the top spot for the adoption of AI technologies and smart city solutions. The Dubai government has also stated that AI-driven governance initiatives are expected to drive over 10 billion dirhams (approximately $2.72 billion) in GDP growth within two years of implementation.
European stock exchange operator Euronext has suspended the listing and trading of the CoinShares Zcash ETP until further notice. The product was originally scheduled to begin trading on Wednesday on Euronext Paris, but the suspension is due to settlement operational requirements not yet being met.Euronext stated that trading will only resume once the Central Securities Depository (CSD) is able to fully support standard settlement operations. This suspension delays the listing of Europe's fourth Zcash-based ETP. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily reports: Bitcoin rose about 0.8% since midnight (UTC) on Monday to $81,400, after briefly falling below $80,000. Ethereum gained 0.9%, Asian chip stocks led a tech rebound, South Korea's KOSPI rose 6.6%, SK Hynix climbed about 11% on roughly 7x year-over-year profit growth, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.5%.The Federal Reserve is about to announce its rate decision, and the CME FedWatch tool shows the market sees about a 92% probability of rates being held steady. Traders will focus on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's press conference to gauge whether there is any possibility of a rate hike ahead. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $176 million on Tuesday, marking a second consecutive trading day of inflows.On the derivatives side, crypto futures trading volume rose 7.5% over the past 24 hours to $163.2 billion, open interest increased only 1.3%, and liquidations rose 38% to $183.6 million. Bitcoin rose 2.3% while open interest actually fell 0.1%; Ethereum rose 2.7% with open interest up 1.7%, indicating the price rebound has not yet been accompanied by large-scale new leverage. ZEC open interest grew 14%, higher than its 6.3% price gain over the same period, making it one of the large crypto assets with the most obvious new position building.In the options market, Deribit data shows that Bitcoin's one-week put/call skew has dropped from nearly 10% a week ago to less than 1%, indicating that demand for short-term downside protection has weakened somewhat, though the one-month, three-month and six-month tenors remain clearly skewed toward puts. Meanwhile, gold futures open interest fell 10%, while open interest for Tether's gold token XAUT rose 11.6%, showing divergent capital flows. (CoinDesk)
the cloud desktop service of Japanese internet giant GMO Group suffered unauthorized access, with up to 26,739 servers potentially affected. In the ransom letter, hackers demanded payment in BTC and ETH, initially asking for $50 million, then reducing the demand to $1 million, while threatening to continue conducting anomalous transactions in compromised accounts and publicly disclosing user data. GMO Group representative Masatoshi Kumagai stated that the company refused to compromise and did not pay any funds; its crypto exchange GMO Coin confirmed that no abnormal operations were found in customer accounts. The hackers subsequently published some data and threatened to update it daily. The website domain hosting the leaked information was shut down in the early morning of October 28.
According to the DTCC official website page, the DTCC Tokenization Service has officially launched, with 34 types of securities available for tokenization at launch. DTC currently holds approximately $30 trillion in custody assets, with tokens backed 1:1 by securities held by DTC, carrying the same legal and ownership rights as the underlying securities. Tokenized assets share a single CUSIP, enabling 24/7 on-chain peer-to-peer transfers between wallets registered with DTC. The service incorporates built-in compliance controls that support near real-time ownership tracking. It currently connects to approved blockchain networks including Besu and Canton Network, with the page indicating that additional networks are scheduled to join in 2027.
According to CoinDesk, Google will launch the Google Multi-Party Compute (MPC) security service at the inaugural digital assets conference in New York on Wednesday to help financial institutions such as banks safeguard and transfer cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets.
Bitget, in collaboration with Reality and Keyring, has released a research report exploring the synergy mechanisms between tokenized stocks, perpetual contracts, and decentralized lending. Through simulation calculations, the report evaluates the potential returns and risks of related strategies. The report indicates that applications for tokenized stocks are expanding from traditional stock trading to additional scenarios such as collateralized lending, asset management, and systematic investment strategies.
The PREDICT token (BSC) will be airdropped to Binance Alpha accounts on TGE day. The specific point thresholds, TGE date, and event details page will be announced separately via the Binance Wallet X account.
DBS commissioned Ernst & Young to conduct a survey of 422 senior finance executives at large enterprises across 11 markets, all from companies with annual revenue exceeding $500 million. The survey shows that 88% of respondents have used or piloted tokenized money, with 24% having deployed it at scale, 43% having limited rollouts in some markets, and 21% in the pilot or proof-of-concept stage. Among the tools respondents use or plan to adopt, stablecoins account for 63%, tokenized deposits for 53%, and tokenized money market funds for 52%. 71% of respondents said real-time cross-border payments have improved or are expected to improve within two years; regulatory uncertainty, security risks, and system integration difficulties remain the main obstacles, and about 64% of respondents want banks to serve as a unified gateway into the tokenized money ecosystem.
Odaily Report: Bitget, in collaboration with Reality and Keyring, has published a research report exploring the synergies between tokenized stocks, perpetual contracts, and decentralized lending, while assessing the potential returns and risks of related strategies through simulated calculations. The report notes that the application of tokenized stocks is expanding from traditional stock trading to collateralized lending, asset management, and systematic investment strategies.The research is based on Reality's rToken, combined with stock perpetual contract hedging and onchain lending mechanisms, to explore stock basis yield strategies. Historical simulation data shows that from December 15, 2025, to October 19, 2026, the strategy index achieved annualized net returns of approximately 7% and 4% in-sample and out-of-sample, respectively, with a gross funding rate premium of approximately 11%–14%. The report also notes that financing costs, trade execution fees, market liquidity, and risk management are key factors affecting the strategy's actual returns.It is understood that Bitget and Keyring plan to jointly develop a stock basis index and build an onchain lending market based on Reality's rToken. Reality will provide exposure to tokenized stock assets, while Keyring will be responsible for developing the index methodology and building the related lending market. The index aims to capture funding rate and basis yield opportunities by combining rToken holdings with hedged positions in corresponding stock perpetual contracts, providing a new strategic pathway for the application of tokenized stocks in onchain financial scenarios.
According to Tech in Asia, Mirae Asset Securities (Korea)’s Hong Kong subsidiary, Mirae Asset Securities (HK), announced that it has completed an issuance of tokenized financing notes on the Solana blockchain for qualified institutional investors. The notes are denominated in US dollars, have a six-month term, and are floating-rate notes. They are part of the company’s $3 billion guaranteed structured note program (which denotes the total program size, not the issuance amount for this offering). Singapore-regulated digital market infrastructure operator Marketnode served as the authorized distributor, with support from the Solana Foundation, while Mirae Asset handled the token issuance, payment processing, and full lifecycle management. The notes were offered exclusively through a private placement to professional investors as defined under Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Ordinance, and have not been recognized or registered by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
Odaily reports: According to an official Binance announcement, as Predict (PREDICT) is about to launch, users holding Predict Points (PP points) can now check their points balance and submit a form to choose their airdrop claim method. The application deadline is 17:00 Beijing time on November 26.This airdrop offers two claim options: Option A is to immediately receive 35% of the token allocation, with the remaining 65% permanently forfeited; Option B is to receive 100% of the allocation after the token project completes a one-year staking period. If users do not submit the form before the deadline, Option B will be applied by default. Each user may submit only one application, and it cannot be modified after submission.Users who choose Option A and wish to receive tokens on the day PREDICT launches must submit their application before 17:00 Beijing time on October 29. Applications submitted after that will be included in the weekly distribution batches on November 6, 13, 20, or 27.In addition, for users who hold PP points through a Binance prediction account, tokens will be distributed to their Binance Alpha account; for users who hold PP points through Binance Wallet, tokens will be distributed to Binance Wallet. Final airdrop eligibility, points balances, and token distribution arrangements are subject to the verification results of the Predict project team.
According to CoinDesk, Securitize (SECZ) announced on October 28 that it is adding Stellar to its supported blockchain list, following prior support for Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche. The agreement was unveiled at the Stellar Development Foundation's annual conference, Meridian 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal. In a statement, Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo noted that the Stellar network has established the fourth-largest ecosystem for tokenized real-world assets. Founded in 2017, Stellar listed on the New York Stock Exchange in July of this year.
B.AI announced that ByteDance's Seedance series of video generation models is now accessible via API, with full access supported by the official team. This launch introduces four models spanning tiers from flagship to lightweight: Seedance 2.5 focuses on multimodal audio-video co-generation, supporting sequences up to 30 seconds long at up to 1080p 10-bit, and allows up to 50 reference assets alongside targeted timestamp editing; Seedance 2.0 prioritizes high-fidelity output, supporting up to 4K 10-bit with synchronized audio, and enables control over start and end frames as well as forward and backward extension; Seedance 2.0 Fast strikes a balance between speed and cost, delivering rapid 480p/720p generation suited for ad variations and storyboard iteration; Seedance 2.0 Mini offers a lower unit price tailored for budget-conscious creation and prompt experimentation. Developers can now invoke these models via the B.AI API. Visit chat.b.ai/chat to experience them.
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According to the 2026 Hurun Rich List released by the Hurun Research Institute, 1,529 entrepreneurs with personal wealth reaching RMB 5 billion featured on the list this year, with a combined total wealth of RMB 32 trillion, up 7% year-on-year. ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops the ranking with a net worth of RMB 670 billion, an increase of RMB 200 billion from last year, setting a new record for China's richest individual; Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan ranks second with RMB 410 billion. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng makes his debut on the list at seventh place with RMB 280 billion, while Cambricon founder Chen Tianshi enters the top ten with RMB 205 billion.
Odaily Report: According to the official announcement from Binance Wallet, users holding Predict Points (PP points) can now check their points balance and select their PREDICT airdrop claim method by submitting a form. Users can view their PP points through the Binance App under "Assets - Prediction Account" or through Binance Wallet under "Discover - dApp - Prediction - Assets."This airdrop offers two claim methods: first, immediately claim 35% of the allocated share, with the remaining 65% forfeited; second, stake in the token project for one year and then claim 100% of the allocated share.Users who choose to claim immediately and wish to receive tokens on the day PREDICT launches must submit the form before 17:00 Beijing time on October 29. Users who submit after the deadline will be scheduled into subsequent weekly distribution batches, expected to be distributed on November 6, 13, 20, and 27 respectively, with each batch's application deadline at 17:00 the day before distribution.The final form submission deadline is 17:00 Beijing time on November 26.
Initia officials stated that, with support from the Initia Foundation, the 1:1 asset backing for assets affected by the October 23 security incident will be fully restored when the chain resumes operations. The Initia Foundation has approved funding to cover the reserve shortfalls for Noble USDC, WETH, and AUSD0 used as collateral for iUSD, amounting to up to 1.08 million USDC, 105 ETH, and 1.4 million AUSD0, respectively. The specific amounts remain subject to verification and require final transfer approval.
Binance Chinese official announced that Binance Wallet will launch a Predict.fun (PREDICT) Pre-TGE Prime Sale, with the subscription period from 16:00 to 18:00 (UTC+8) on October 29, 2026. Eligible users must use Binance Alpha Points to participate.