Aurum Launches $1B Tokenized Fund for Data Center Investments on XRP Ledger With Zoniqx The vehicle will focus on data center investments across the U.S, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India, and Europe, claiming to be the “world’s first combined equity and debt tokenized fund.”

Tether CEO Ardoino Says He Expects U.S. Will Catch Up in Crypto Regulation Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino told a U.S. crowd on Tuesday that he’s counting on sensible crypto regulations coming soon from the U.S. “There is no place like the U.S.,” he said via video link at DC Fintech Week in Washington.

Andy Barr’s ‘Vision’ for House Financial Services Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky.) is one of the lawmakers running to succeed U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) as the head of the Republican wing of the committee, which oversees regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission and is responsible for shepherding legislation that might affect the U.S. capita…

Metaplanet Raises $66 Million Through Stocks Acquisition Rights Program MetaPlanet completes its 11th series of stock acquisition rights, with Evo Fund securing a 14.9% ownership stake after exercising its stock acquisition rights.

Bitcoin Exchange River Financial Allowing Users to Earn BTC Interest on Cash Deposits Not a bank itself, River has teamed up with Lead Bank, a member of the FDIC, meaning users’ deposits are protected up to the value of $250,000.

Tokenization Could Pose Risks to Financial System, FSB and BIS Warn The Financial Stability Board identified three vulnerabilities of tokenization: The underlying reference asset; the participants in distributed ledger technology based tokenization projects; and new technology’s interaction with legacy systems.

Paul Tudor Jones: ‘All Roads Lead to Inflation;’ He’s Long Bitcoin and Gold The U.S. government’s debt and deficit issues aren’t going anywhere no matter who wins the presidency next month, said Jones.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: HBAR Drops 3.5%, Leading Index Lower From Monday NEAR Protocol was also among the underperformers, falling 2.9%.

Gary Gensler’s Contentious Reign Over Crypto Approaches Its Twilight Someday soon, somebody besides Gary Gensler will be calling the shots at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and most of the crypto industry will rejoice.More than any other figure in the U.S. government, this SEC chair played an unflinching antagonist to its aims. That no-holds-barred opposition is likely to cease, one way or another, …

First Mover Americas: BTC Revisits $67K on Leverage Flush, APE Options Fly The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 22, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Solana Token Issuer Pump.Fun Rakes in Big Bucks With 1M SOL in Lifetime Fees The platform has processed over $1.4 billion in trading volumes in the past 14 days, buoyed by an ongoing artificial intelligence-themed memecoin frenzy.

UAE Region Ras Al-Khaimah Launches Framework for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations in Free Zone The regime will enable DAO’s to have tax optimization and legal clarity, Dr. Sameer Al Ansari, CEO of RAK DAO said in the statement.

Solana’s Crypto-Governance Hub Realms is Under New Management The project is spinning out of Solana Labs and its new leaders want to turn a profit.

Buenos Aires Adds ZK Proofs to City App in Bid to Boost Residents’ Privacy The crypto-adjacent tech is meant to give the Argentine capital’s 3.6 million residents greater control over their personal data.

Scroll’s SCR Token Debuts at $212M Market Cap in Volatile Trading Session Layer-2 network Scroll released its long-awaited native governance token on Tuesday. Traders have priced SCR at around $1.10, or a $212 million market cap, based on the circulating supply figure of 190 million.

Stripe’s Acquisition of Bridge Validates the Usage of Stablecoins: Bernstein Stablecoins have emerged as the main use-case for blockchains, especially for cross-border payments, the report said.

As Japan Election Looms, Political Parties Emphasize Need to Reform Crypto Tax Regulations Japan’s Democratic Party for the People is trying to attract crypto-conscious voters with tax system reforms. But it’s not alone.

Bitcoin’s $4.2B October Options Expiry May Increase Short-Term Volatility Approximately 16% ($682 million) of the notional value in bitcoin that is set to expire is currently “in the money.”

ANZ to Kickstart Chainlink Private Transactions Protocol in RWA Boost The private transactions allow institutional users to define privacy conditions in a way that keeps onchain data private from all third parties and adversaries.

Bitcoin, Majors Dip on Leverage Flush; CAT Token Runs Up 60% on Futures Listing The broad-based CoinDesk 20 (CD20), a liquid index tracking the largest tokens by market capitalization, lost 2.1%.