https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/Crypto and blockchain news focused on the US, Europe and Singapore, plus Upbit & Bithumb listings, a live surge radar and market data.en https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-27-0933-cftc-ai-frontier-forum/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-27-0933-cftc-ai-frontier-forum/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:33:00 GMTThe CFTC's innovation task force will host its first Frontier Forum on Wednesday, focused on how artificial intelligence could reshape U.S. derivatives markets and their oversight. Participants include crypto firms Chainlink, Hedera and Tempo, trading-technology companies such as OneChronos, and the Investment Company Institute. Topics include AI agents that use blockchains and stablecoins to trade without human input, and whether current rules cover them. Source: Bloomingbit https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-27-0931-fed-meeting-bitcoin-80k/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-27-0931-fed-meeting-bitcoin-80k/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:31:00 GMTThe Federal Reserve begins its two-day policy meeting Tuesday, with a decision due Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET and markets widely expecting rates to stay at 3.75% to 4.00%; CME FedWatch puts the odds of a hike below 10%. Bitcoin traded around $80,000 on Monday after U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs shed about $774 million across Thursday and Friday. Roughly $11 billion in bitcoin options also expire Friday. Source: crypto.news https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-2154-hong-kong-tokenized-funds-secondary-trading/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-2154-hong-kong-tokenized-funds-secondary-trading/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:54:00 GMTHong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission on Monday approved the first tokenized funds offered to the public for secondary trading on a licensed virtual asset platform. Two ChinaAMC (Hong Kong) money market funds, one in Hong Kong dollars and one in U.S. dollars, can now be bought and sold around the clock on Futu-owned Cheetah Trade, with primary subscriptions and redemptions as a backstop. The SFC said it will monitor trading closely before considering a wider range of products. Source: RTHK https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-2151-mexc-no-mica-dutch-exit/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-2151-mexc-no-mica-dutch-exit/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:51:00 GMTExchange MEXC says in an updated country restrictions guide that it is not authorized to provide crypto-asset services under the EU's MiCA rules, as it finishes closing accounts for users in the Netherlands. The guide gives Nov. 16 as the final offboarding date, later than the Oct. 31 completion date in an earlier notice, and MEXC has also said it will stop serving users in Russia and Belarus. Source: crypto.news https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-2148-strategy-pauses-bitcoin-buying/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-2148-strategy-pauses-bitcoin-buying/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:48:00 GMTStrategy reported no bitcoin acquisitions for the Oct. 19–25 period in its Monday filing, leaving its holdings unchanged at 848,517 BTC. The pause follows a 267 BTC purchase the prior week, funded mostly through share sales, alongside a $193.1 million buyback of its STRC preferred stock. The company reports quarterly results on Oct. 29. Source: The Crypto Times https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/articles/2026-10-26-aviva-tokenized-sterling-fund-regulators/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/articles/2026-10-26-aviva-tokenized-sterling-fund-regulators/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:45:00 GMTAviva 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. https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/auto-bithumb-warn-KRW-INIT-2026-10-26/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/auto-bithumb-warn-KRW-INIT-2026-10-26/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 05:26:09 GMTBithumb designated INIT as a caution-flagged asset. Unresolved caution flags can lead to delisting in Korea. Exchange notice https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/auto-bithumb-gone-KRW-BLAST-2026-10-26/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/auto-bithumb-gone-KRW-BLAST-2026-10-26/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:26:06 GMTBithumb has ended trading of BLAST. Holders should check the withdrawal window. Exchange notice https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/auto-upbit-gone-BTC-BLAST-2026-10-26/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/auto-upbit-gone-BTC-BLAST-2026-10-26/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:26:06 GMTUpbit has ended trading of BLAST. Holders should check the withdrawal window. Exchange notice https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/auto-upbit-gone-KRW-BLAST-2026-10-26/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/auto-upbit-gone-KRW-BLAST-2026-10-26/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:26:06 GMTUpbit has ended trading of BLAST. Holders should check the withdrawal window. Exchange notice https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/auto-upbit-gone-USDT-BLAST-2026-10-26/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/auto-upbit-gone-USDT-BLAST-2026-10-26/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:26:06 GMTUpbit has ended trading of BLAST. Holders should check the withdrawal window. Exchange notice https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0925-hyperliquid-eqx-tokenized-stocks/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0925-hyperliquid-eqx-tokenized-stocks/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:25:00 GMTHyperliquid plans to open 11 USDC-priced spot markets for EQX Labs tokens tracking the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 and shares such as Nvidia, Tesla and Apple at 9:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 26. EQX says each token is backed one-to-one by shares but is legally a limited-recourse debt instrument from a British Virgin Islands segregated portfolio company, conveys no direct stock ownership and is closed to U.S. persons. Source: TokenPost https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0920-ecb-cipollone-digital-euro-pilot/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0920-ecb-cipollone-digital-euro-pilot/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:20:00 GMTECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the digital euro pilot, using real transactions by ECB and national central bank staff, remains on track for 2027, with 36 market operators helping to prepare it. In an interview published by the ECB on Oct. 24, he framed the project as a way to cut Europe's reliance on non-European payment providers and said he hopes EU lawmakers adopt the legislation by the end of 2026, which could allow issuance as early as 2029. Source: Cointelegraph https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0420-keystone-wallet-store-data-breach/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0420-keystone-wallet-store-data-breach/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:20:00 GMTHardware wallet maker Keystone said a third party obtained customer names, contact details, shipping addresses and order information through its Shopify-based online store. The company said private keys, recovery phrases and payment details were not exposed, and it warned users about scammers posing as Keystone. It detected the access on Oct. 20 and disclosed it publicly on Oct. 24, but has not said how many customers were affected. Source: The Block https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/articles/2026-10-26-bitcoin-80000-etf-cost-basis-fed-week/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/articles/2026-10-26-bitcoin-80000-etf-cost-basis-fed-week/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:20:00 GMTTwo 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. https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0415-mas-bloom-malaysia-thailand-join/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0415-mas-bloom-malaysia-thailand-join/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:15:00 GMTThe Monetary Authority of Singapore said Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand have joined BLOOM, its initiative for cross-border settlement using tokenized bank deposits and regulated stablecoins, as policymaker members. Visa, Mastercard, Ripple, Nium, Airwallex and Maybank are among the new industry participants, and the World Bank Group also signed on. The announcement did not name a specific token, payment corridor or launch date. Source: The Block https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0410-uk-fca-crypto-financial-crime-guide/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0410-uk-fca-crypto-financial-crime-guide/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:10:00 GMTBritain's Financial Conduct Authority opened consultation CP26/38 on Oct. 23, proposing to add crypto examples to its Financial Crime Guide covering due diligence, transaction monitoring, blockchain analytics and Travel Rule practice. The draft discourages fixed tracing cutoffs that are not tied to a firm's own risk assessment and expects firms to be able to explain scores from third-party monitoring tools. The guide sets supervisory expectations rather than new rules, and comments close Dec. 24. Source: TokenPost https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0405-franklin-templeton-bitcoin-drip-etfs/https://probe2928-crypto.github.io/chainbrief/en/flash/2026-10-26-0405-franklin-templeton-bitcoin-drip-etfs/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:05:00 GMTFranklin Templeton filed to register two index ETFs on Nasdaq that channel stock dividends into bitcoin exposure, with a prospectus naming Oct. 27 as the effective date. The U.S. Equity Bitcoin DRIP fund (FBEQ, 0.09% fee) and a U.S. Innovation version start at about 95% stocks and 5% bitcoin, gained through exchange-traded products or derivatives, not coins held directly, and trim the bitcoin share at quarterly rebalances. Franklin has not yet announced a first trading date. Source: Yahoo Finance