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Tether signs Kazakhstan MoU to explore tenge stablecoin
Tether has signed an MoU with Kazakhstan's central bank and Alatau city authority to explore a tenge-pegged stablecoin, asset tokenization, and DeFi.
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Markets
IEX publishes crypto trust options rules
IEX filed a rule change with the SEC for crypto trust options, setting eligibility rules for single- and multi-asset trusts and revising IBIT limits.
Markets
Binance adds four tokenized stocks as collateral and pairs
Binance adds JPMorgan Chase, Eli Lilly, Securitize Corp, and StablecoinX Inc. as tokenized stocks (bStocks) on October 7, allowing them as collateral.
DeFi
Arbitrum weighs 100M ARB boost for USDG strategy
Arbitrum DAO is considering a proposal to make Paxos-issued USDG a core strategic initiative, tied to a requested 100 million ARB expansion of the DRIP program.
DeFi
Ondo opens tokenized access to pre-IPO AI companies
Ondo Finance launched Ondo Private Markets, offering tokenized notes tied to pre-IPO AI companies for eligible non-U.S. investors, with $3.7 billion TVL across its platforms.
Altcoins
Solana Foundation launches institutional DvP settlement program
The Solana Foundation launched an open-source DvP settlement program for financial institutions, aiming for atomic transactions and finality in seconds.
Markets
CFTC opens comments on leveraged retail crypto framework
The CFTC opened comments on a framework for leveraged retail crypto trading, proposing a "crypto asset market" exchange category and issuing no-action relief for perpetual futures.
News
FinCEN withdraws crypto mixing and self-hosted wallet proposals
FinCEN has withdrawn its 2023 proposal on crypto mixing and a 2020 proposal targeting self-hosted wallets, citing privacy concerns and potential chilling effects on lawful activity.
Ethereum
Ethereum explores native assertions against blind signing
Ethereum is exploring EIP-7906, a proposal for native transaction assertions that would allow transactions to revert if signed outcome rules fail, aiming to combat blind signing.
Altcoins
Zcash NU7 testnet cuts target block time to 25 seconds
Zcash activated its NU7 upgrade on a public test network, reducing target block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, a 66.67% reduction.
