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Aviva tokenizes its £22 billion sterling fund as US, EU regulators eye the plumbing

Aviva Investors has added a blockchain-recorded share class to its largest money market fund, the latest sign that tokenized cash products are moving into mainstream asset management. The launch lands days after the SEC and ESMA both put tokenization on their supervisory agendas.

Oct 26 · Scott Park

MarketsUS

Bitcoin slips below $80,000 as ETF outflows and Fed week test holders' cost basis

Two days of heavy U.S. spot ETF redemptions and a weekend wave of forced selling pushed bitcoin briefly under $80,000, the zone where on-chain data places the average ETF and corporate treasury buyer. The Federal Reserve's Oct. 27–28 meeting now sets the tone for the week.

Oct 25 · Scott Park

Global

Global Headlines

Updated 00:58 UTC

Ripple wins final US approval for national trust bankCointelegraphOct 27, 00:06
3 payment rules control Aave’s native Bitcoin market, but only WBTC settles themCryptoSlateOct 26, 23:50
GPT-6.1 Terra Arrives at $1/$5 — Half the Rate of a Model OpenAI Shipped 27 Days AgoForkastOct 26, 22:50
Crypto traders value Anthropic at $1.9 trillion as investor warns its IPO could mark the top of the AI bubbleCryptoSlateOct 26, 22:30
Canada’s Draft Stablecoin Rules Cap Redemption Fees at 1% and Ban YieldDecryptOct 26, 22:16
OpenAI Launches GPT-6.1 Terra, Its Half-Good AI Model at Half the PriceDecryptOct 26, 21:46
US OCC calls on community banks to become payment stablecoin issuersCointelegraphOct 26, 21:38
Injective launches onchain futures market tracking Nvidia GPU rental costsCointelegraphOct 26, 21:23
Unitree Stock Jumps as Investors Bet Chatbot AI Will Finally Give Robots a BrainDecryptOct 26, 21:16
August updates block critical private key leak in crypto wallet VultisigCryptoSlateOct 26, 21:10
NBA Embraces the CFTC on Prediction Markets as the NFL Fights It in CourtDecryptOct 26, 20:36
South Korea Arrests Seven in First Big AI-Assisted Hacking CaseDecryptOct 26, 20:06
Ripple connects XRP Ledger to a £22 billion investment giant while chasing the next wave of corporate moneyCryptoSlateOct 26, 19:50
Canada opens consultation on stablecoins, citing US GENIUS ActCointelegraphOct 26, 19:47
CZ pitches BNB Chain’s role in AI as BNB Standard rings Nasdaq bellThe BlockOct 26, 19:43
AI Agents Found a Way Into Anthropic's Business Systems in Under 12 HoursDecryptOct 26, 19:31
Why Prediction Markets Got the Brazilian Election So WrongDecryptOct 26, 18:46
AI company Anthropic announces IPO, expected as early as NovemberCointelegraphOct 26, 18:42
Strategy makes record $205 million STRC buyback as Strive spends $511 million on BitcoinCryptoSlateOct 26, 18:40
Hyperliquid says Kraken parent Payward to be first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployerThe BlockOct 26, 18:21
SpaceX Locks Up $40 Billion for AI Chips as Musk Warns Most Neoclouds Will DieDecryptOct 26, 18:16
Y Combinator-backed Mochatrade raises $5.5 million to offer US stock perpetuals to Indian tradersThe BlockOct 26, 17:55
Oracle Introduces Fusion Companion and Agentic Home at AI World, With No Price AttachedForkastOct 26, 17:46
NBA names Kalshi, Polymarket preferred exchanges, signs CFTC dealCointelegraphOct 26, 17:46
Bitcoin Wallet Fixes Critical Flaw That Redirected Funds to AttackersDecryptOct 26, 17:41
iProov Ships First HAPS-Compliant Human Authorization Service for AI Agent GatewaysForkastOct 26, 17:13
Anthropic Files Its S-1. The $2 Trillion Number Isn’t In It.ForkastOct 26, 17:05
Prediction markets and derivatives drive Bernstein’s crypto stock outlook for Coinbase, Robinhood and CircleThe BlockOct 26, 16:36
India’s CoinDCX Confirms $16 Million Loss Days After CEO Called It a ‘False Alarm’DecryptOct 26, 16:36
NBA becomes third league to sign CFTC prediction market pact, taps Kalshi and PolymarketThe BlockOct 26, 16:27
South Korea lawmakers mull pushing crypto tax implementation to 2029CointelegraphOct 26, 16:18
Tom Lee's Bitmine favors share buybacks to ether purchases as crypto declinesCoinDeskOct 26, 16:05
Brazil’s Stock Market Crashes After Lula’s Upset VictoryDecryptOct 26, 16:04
Treasury dealers’ net bill holdings hit a two-year high as October 30 funding pressure nearsCryptoSlateOct 26, 16:00
NBA joins pro sports leagues on CFTC prediction markets bandwagon while NFL balksCoinDeskOct 26, 15:59
Kalshi strikes deal with S&P Dow Jones Indices to expand financial event contractsCointelegraphOct 26, 15:54
OCC calls on community banks to enter the stablecoin payments marketCoinDeskOct 26, 15:45
Mistral Large 4 Weights: The Final WeekForkastOct 26, 15:38
Tom Lee's Bitmine Keeps Buying Ethereum But Pivots to Record Share BuybacksDecryptOct 26, 15:36
Circle gives its Bitcoin-backed token one balance across Ethereum and ArcCryptoSlateOct 26, 15:00
'Privacy Horror’: Researcher Uncovers Extent of Samsung Smart TV User TrackingDecryptOct 26, 15:00
South Korea weighs fourth delay on its crypto gains tax, pushing it to 2029CoinDeskOct 26, 14:51
PHP flaw shows AI ‘vulnerability apocalypse’ is on schedule: Immunefi CEOCointelegraphOct 26, 14:25
Canada opens consultation on draft stablecoin rules, maintains ban on yieldsCoinDeskOct 26, 14:23
Tom Lee insists ‘crypto bull market is underway’ as Bitmine adds 10,452 ETHThe BlockOct 26, 14:12
Bitcoin faces an inflation warning beneath steady US consumer sentimentCryptoSlateOct 26, 14:00
Anthropic Makes IPO Filing Public, Plans Nasdaq Listing Under ‘ANT’DecryptOct 26, 13:50
Strategy skips Bitcoin purchases, spends $205M on STRC buybacksCointelegraphOct 26, 13:27
Here’s what happened in crypto todayCointelegraphOct 26, 13:26
Strategy Pauses Bitcoin Buying, Spends $205M Buying Back STRCDecryptOct 26, 13:24
Strategy pauses bitcoin buys, repurchases $205 million of STRC preferred sharesThe BlockOct 26, 13:23
AI giant Anthropic files for blockbuster IPOCoinDeskOct 26, 13:22
Strive closes in on second-largest corporate bitcoin treasury with $511 million purchaseThe BlockOct 26, 13:19
HOOD’s prediction markets to add $1.7B to revenue, exceed crypto by 2028: BernsteinCointelegraphOct 26, 13:12
Bitcoin Dips Below $80,000 Ahead of Fed Decision, MidtermsDecryptOct 26, 13:02
Bitcoin’s Bear Market Is Over, Galaxy Research Says: 'Now Is an Attractive Time to Buy'DecryptOct 26, 13:01
BTCPay’s API key fix is merged as patch goes liveCryptoSlateOct 26, 13:00
Galaxy says bitcoin bear market is over; now is the time to buy and holdThe BlockOct 26, 13:00
The Offline World: OpenAI’s Structural Pivot After DNS Sandbox EscapeForkastOct 26, 12:32
Bitcoin hacking challenge finally falls as researcher proves critical PHP flaw is exploitableCryptoSlateOct 26, 12:30
Morning Minute: Bitcoin Breaks Below $80,000 as Iran Fears Hit the WeekendDecryptOct 26, 12:16
A $68 million bitcoin bet is targeting a post-midterm election breakout to $90,000CoinDeskOct 26, 11:53