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CryptoBriefing reports StraitsX processes over $500 million per month in card payments and that roughly 85% of transactions are under $50, used for groceries and household basics; the firm says card volumes and cards issued grew sharply between Q4 2024 and Q4 2025. The Visa tie aims to expand issuance into 100+ markets, subject to local rules.
TokenPost reports the Financial Action Task Force decided after its Oct. 28–30, 2026 plenary in Paris to run a focused review of anti‑money‑laundering controls in major crypto‑service jurisdictions, prioritising jurisdictions with materially important VASP activity and publishing initial results in June 2027.
CryptoBriefing reports Binance has finished a zero-knowledge proof for a Proof of Reserves snapshot taken at 00:00 UTC on October 31, 2026, covering ten tokens with published reserve ratios and an open-source verification tool; primary proof files and direct Binance artifacts were not supplied in the source material.
TokenPost reports OKX scheduled five USDT‑margined stock perpetual contracts tied to ADI, FLEX, MELI, PEP and UMC to begin opening on Nov. 2, 2026, at 6:30 a.m. ET and at 15‑minute intervals; TokenPost says the contracts are intended for 24/7 trading and describe funding interval mechanics.
Kraken Prop added six 24/7 commodity markets on October 29, 2026, and cut commissions on non‑crypto markets from 4bps to 2bps per side for non‑Lite plans. Commodities trade off an external index oracle with simulated positions; payouts are real and funded to Kraken accounts.
Three crypto-linked public companies — Block, Circle and Riot Platforms — will report Q3 2026 results on November 3–4, 2026. Analysts cited by Bitcoinist give revenue and EPS estimates for each and point to company-specific metrics—Bitcoin gross profit, USDC reserve yields and mining economics—to watch.
The European Central Bank selected two temporary provider groups to supply connectivity for the digital euro pilot and potential issuance, with the first-ranked group's contract active from 28 September 2026 and the second due to start May 2027; both are expected to be ready by 2029, subject to a Governing Council decision.
On October 27, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed suit against the State of Utah seeking to block Utah’s attempt to restrict CFTC‑registered contract markets after Utah brought enforcement action against Kalshi; the CFTC says the Commodity Exchange Act gives it exclusive jurisdiction and that state actions are preempted.
The Eurosystem plans a possible first issuance of a digital euro in 2029, conditional on EU legislators adopting required rules by end‑2026 and on the ECB Governing Council’s issuance decision. A 12‑month pilot will begin in H2 2027 to test wallets, payments and offline features, with core design set by the ECB and national central banks.
Google introduced Google Multi-Party Compute (MPC), a custody product combining multi-party computation and Confidential Space TEEs to enable MPC-compatible blockchain signing. Announced at its October 28, 2026 New York digital assets symposium, the product is in private preview with commercial availability planned for early 2027.
KuCoin announced on 29 October 2026 that it is discontinuing all services for users in Russia and Belarus effective immediately, offering an orderly termination process with account-specific deadlines and instructions to close positions and withdraw assets; the notice cites legal and regulatory requirements but does not name a specific government order.
Robinhood posted Q3 2026 results showing $1.42 billion in total net revenues, with crypto revenues at $120 million, down 55% year-over-year amid a 38% fall in crypto notional trading volumes. Net income was $476 million and adjusted EBITDA rose to $808 million; funded customers and platform assets increased.
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CryptoBriefing reports StraitsX processes over $500 million per month in card payments and that roughly 85% of transactions are under $50, used for groceries and household basics; the firm says card volumes and cards issued grew sharply between Q4 2024 and Q4 2025. The Visa tie aims to expand issuance into 100+ markets, subject to local rules.
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