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   Ripple National Trust Bank Receives Final OCC Approval for RLUSD Reserves Management

   The OCC granted final approval on October 26, 2026, for Ripple to charter Ripple National Trust Bank, which will manage segregated reserves backing RLUSD and offer fiduciary digital asset custody.

   2 November

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   OCC GENIUS Act Encourages Community Banks to Pursue Payment Stablecoin Roles

   The OCC issued its final rule under the GENIUS Act on October 21, 2026, inviting community banks to explore roles as permitted payment stablecoin issuers.

   1 November

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   Uber Canton Pilot Completes 24/7 Tokenized Treasury Test on Canton Network

   On October 30, 2026, Uber finished a pilot that used tokenized deposits and funds for weekend treasury operations on the Canton Network.

   1 November

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   OECD CARF Ratification Advances After French Senate Adopts Bill 921

   On 27 October 2026 the French Senate adopted Bill 921 to ratify participation in the OECD CARF multilateral agreement and enable automatic exchange of crypto-asset tax data.

   1 November

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   Tether Q3 Results Show $1.5 Billion Profit and $7.95 Billion Excess Reserves

   Tether reported $1.5 billion in Q3 2026 net operating profit and excess reserves of $7.95 billion, according to its October 30 attestation prepared by BDO.

   1 November

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   Binance hack drains $6.3 billion from hot wallets in largest crypto theft

   Binance confirmed a $6.3 billion theft on October 29 from hot wallets on multiple blockchains, with $3 billion later frozen by issuers.

   1 November

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   ICE Hyperliquid Markets Advance Onshore via Trade[XYZ] Agreement

   Intercontinental Exchange and Trade[XYZ] reached a definitive agreement on October 29, 2026, to operate Hyperliquid-based perpetual futures under U.S. regulation.

   31 October

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   ECB digital euro network providers selected for DESP connectivity

   The ECB has named two temporary groupings of network service providers to handle connectivity for the digital euro service platform under contracts that run up to 10 years.

   31 October

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   XRPL Restricted Tokens Receive Proposed Fixes for Authorization Loopholes

   XRPL developers proposed four code changes on October 30, 2026, to close loopholes that allowed restricted tokens to reach accounts without issuer approval.

   31 October

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    PhotonPay Funding Round Raises $40 Million Series C for Stablecoin Financial OS

    Hong Kong-based PhotonPay closed a $40 million Series C on October 29, 2026, to grow its stablecoin-integrated platform for cross-border payments and corporate treasury.

    31 October

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    CPMI Stablecoin Payment Systems Report Defines Four Central Bank Roles

    The BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures published its report on 29 October 2026, identifying four central bank roles amid rising use of stablecoins and tokenised assets.

    31 October

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    Bank of England tokenised collateral consultation targets CCPs in central clearing

    The Bank of England opened a consultation on 29 October 2026 on supervisory expectations for central counterparties that wish to accept tokenised collateral.

    30 October