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A crypto.news report (Nov. 2, 2026) documents a social‑media debate criticizing opaque or delayed "points" reward programs, quoting pseudonymous commentator Nairolf and responses from other accounts; the article also reproduces prior industry research and secondary reports that KAST plans to end points earning and convert balances into non‑tradable Pioneer Units.
Coinpaper reports ProShares is offering the GENIUS Money Market ETF (ticker IQMM); Coinpaper and ProShares product pages describe holdings, yield, expense ratio and trading features, while questions remain about stablecoin issuers’ use of the fund and liquidity under large redemptions.
TokenPost reports Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan described tokenized real-world assets as a potential product direction and said tokenized shares of large companies could come later; he did not announce a launch or timeline and tied offering decisions to third-party developers (TokenPost, Sonny Jang).
TokenPost reports Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) warned that AI could accelerate crypto security attacks and urged stronger AI‑driven defenses and public‑private cooperation; the outlet also reported Binance hot wallets were compromised Oct. 29 and withdrawals were restored in staged batches starting Nov. 1.
CryptoTicker reports Raiffeisenbank Schwaben Mitte has enabled in‑app trading of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Cardano via DZ Bank's 'meinKrypto' platform, with custody held by Boerse Stuttgart Digital Custody; deposit protection does not cover purchased crypto, CryptoTicker says.
TokenPost reports that crypto companies and projects disclosed roughly $1.375 billion across 13 funding deals through Nov. 2, 2026, dominated by a $1 billion Series G for Kalshi; the outlet frames the tally as announced disclosures and notes most rounds were infrastructure‑focused. Primary documents were not supplied.
TokenPost reports that Bybit CEO Ben Zhou told Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 attendees that artificial intelligence, asset tokenization and connected infrastructure are reshaping financial services, and that security, risk management and compliance must keep pace; no Bybit transcript or press release was supplied.
TokenPost reports RedStone on Nov. 2 published a free guide mapping steps for issuers to make tokenized real‑world assets (RWAs) usable in lending markets and secondary trading, including a 12‑item readiness checklist and indicative cost ranges for contracts, audits, oracles and market making.
Source‑reported: CryptoBriefing says a joint World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group report published Oct. 28, 2026 reviews 35 jurisdictions and sets out a nine‑dimension regulatory playbook emphasising stablecoins and tokenization as primary drivers of change, while urging cross‑border consistency amid national policy choices.
CryptoBriefing reports Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan posted on X that the median return across the top 20 crypto assets is down 15% year‑to‑date, while the mean return for the same cohort is +14%. The numbers are presented as a quick snapshot; underlying index data were not published.
TokenPost reported that OKX launched a WebBank‑issued virtual Mastercard for eligible U.S. customers on Nov. 2, 2026, letting users spend USDC/USDT/USDG from OKX Pay without prior fiat conversion; availability, full terms and issuer documentation were not supplied in the report.
Source-reported TokenPost coverage says SBI Holdings’ crypto-asset business generated ¥23.083 billion in revenue for the six months through Sept. 30, 2026, a 30.1% decline year-on-year, with a pretax loss widening to ¥1.595 billion; the July–September quarter drove the drop, the article says.
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A crypto.news report (Nov. 2, 2026) documents a social‑media debate criticizing opaque or delayed "points" reward programs, quoting pseudonymous commentator Nairolf and responses from other accounts; the article also reproduces prior industry research and secondary reports that KAST plans to end points earning and convert balances into non‑tradable Pioneer Units.
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