What happens if North Korea steals Wall Street's tokenized assets next
The $6.3 billion Binance hack showed how quickly cryptocurrencies can disappear on blockchain rails. Tokenized securities may offer better recourse than crypto…
CFTC gets into legal clash over stock perps after having cleared path for crypto version
A group backed by Citadel Securities and other firms sued the U.S. derivatives regulator for opening a path for perps that it argued belong in the SEC's hands.…
Justin Sun seeks sanctions against Trump-linked World Liberty Financial over UAE ties
The Tron founder says World Liberty failed to disclose its UAE ties until months into his lawsuit over $45 million in WLFI tokens. Source:CoinDesk
South Korea's president says country needs a ‘cybersecurity czar’ following $6.3 billion Binance hack
Lee Jae Myung said he wants a governmentwide agency to tackle cyberattacks as AI raises security concerns across financial institutions and critical…
Amazon, Tesla and SpaceX join OKX–ICE tokenized stock objections as deadline looms
Objections have reached 56 companies, with nearly 80% of the venture’s initial stock selection opting out. Source:CoinDesk
Stablecoin governance group behind OUSD sets out management fee, offers equity earning pool
Governance group Open Standard will charge a 0.1 basis point management fee on payment volume, capped at at $0.01 per payment. Source:CoinDesk
CFTC clears perpetual futures on stocks, bringing crypto trading model to Wall Street
CFTC Chair Michael Selig said the move gives U.S. traders a regulated alternative to “offshore, and often unregulated, venues.” Source:CoinDesk
South Korea asks its biggest banks how a major crypto hack would hit them
In its first such survey, the BOK also asked about a crypto price crash, losses at another firm, and each firm’s crypto teams, budgets and investments.…
CZ warns of more AI-driven hacks following Binance’s historic $6.4 billion heist
While investigators found no evidence that AI agents laundered the stolen Binance funds, Zhao stressed that automated tools are lowering the barrier for…
LO:TECH raises $12 million to expand crypto trading into U.S. and Asia
LO:TECH is betting on roundtheclock tokenized stock trading but didn’t say if it trades them now; a WFE study found stock exchanges still set prices.…
Binance net outflows reach $5.3 billion after record hack. CEO says recovery underway
Nearly $11 billion left the exchange over 46 hours, although CEO Richard Teng said hourly deposits were beginning to exceed withdrawals. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin is breaking a midterm election pattern going back to 2014
Your dayahead look for Nov. 3, 2026 Source:CoinDesk