📣 BIG: #Ripple has received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Ripple National Trust Bank.

📣 NEW: Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX) has announced plans to integrate #Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) for its #gold-backed XGZ token.

💵 NEW: Cathie Wood's Ark Invest bought $5.2 million worth of #Circle (CRCL) shares while selling $15.9 million of its own #Bitcoin ETF (ARKB).

💰LATEST: #Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe has proposed ending automatic funding for Zcash Community Grants (ZCG).

🚨 UPDATE: IBM, Oracle, Intel and IonQ have joined the opposition to #OKX and ICE's proposed tokenized #stock platform. The latest objections bring the number of companies opposing the initiative to 26.

📣 NEW: #Binance applied for a cryptocurrency service provider license in Brazil ahead of the country's Oct. 30 regulatory deadline. The exchange submitted its application to Brazil's central bank through its local entity, BBrasil, on Oct. 23.

🔴 JUST IN: Mizuho slashed its price target for #USDC issuer #Circle (CRCL) from $45 to $43, warning that AI personal assistants could threaten its future revenue.

📜 LATEST: The OCC finalized rules under the #GENIUS Act covering reserve backing, customer redemptions, custody and risk management, with implementation scheduled for January 2027. READ MORE: coinpaper.com/37898/us-stabl…

#cryptosentiment is neutral

📜 NEW: Canada has opened a 60-day public consultation on proposed #stablecoin regulations, including a potential ban on yield payments. The government is accepting public feedback until Dec. 23.

🟠 LATEST: Saylor's #Strategy has ended its five-week Bitcoin buying streak, and reported no BTC purchases or sales between October 19 and 25. The company still holds 848,517 BTC worth approximately $67.9 billion.

🚨 NEW: #Aviva Investors has launched a tokenized share class of its £22 billion ($29.4 billion) Sterling Liquidity Fund on the #XRP Ledger.

📣 NEW: Franklin Templeton filed to launch two new ETFs that would invest in US #stocks while directing dividend income into #Bitcoin exposure. The proposed funds are expected to trade on Nasdaq, although launch dates have not been confirmed.

⌛️ LATEST: South Korea is reportedly considering delaying its cryptocurrency #tax until 2029, its fourth postponement. The proposed 22% tax on crypto gains is currently scheduled to take effect in January of 2027.

📈 NEW: #Ethena (ENA) is up by almost 8% today, despite fresh selling linked to #BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. The rebound comes after a difficult month that saw ENA lose approximately 22% of its value.

⚠️ WATCH OUT: #Bitcoin hardware wallet maker #Foundation disclosed a security breach involving compromised Cloudflare API keys. Attackers sent emails appearing to originate from the company's official domains, but Foundation says Passport devices and user funds remain secure.

👀 NEW: #Zcash is facing criticism from some crypto traders over a community grant funding outreach at adult entertainment conventions. Organizers defended the initiative, arguing that privacy-focused crypto payments could benefit workers underserved by traditional banks.

🧠 LATEST: #Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky warned that two types of workers could struggle to survive the AI revolution: traditional managers and employees who resist change. READ MORE: coinpaper.com/37848/airbnb-c…

From trust fund to trust issues... #cryptomemes

⚠️ WATCH OUT: Indian crypto exchange #CoinDCX confirmed a $16 million loss from an attack targeting wallets compromised during its 2025 hack. The admission was made days after CEO Sumit Gupta dismissed reports of a fresh breach as a possible "false alarm."