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Blockchain Data Firm Allium Says Every Chain Passed Checks After Security Incident
Allium says its warehouse data passed checks on every chain after unauthorized access, but has not said how the access happened or what it reached.
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Base's Denim Upgrade Brings 200ms Blocks to Mainnet on Nov. 5th
Base's Denim upgrade moves mainnet to 200ms blocks and retires Flashblocks, with a timing change apps must handle.
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Renewed calls for rate limits following record outflows
Industry calls for rate limits and time delays after the Binance outflows, with projects that already use such controls highlighted.
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Five Pools Dominate Bitcoin Mining. Who Decides Whether Your Payment Gets Through?
Five mining pools produce about 80% of blocks, and pool operators usually pick which transactions get confirmed, so payment censorship depends on pool choice.
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Standard Chartered Says It Provides Digital-Asset Custody in Luxembourg and DIFC
Standard Chartered will provide digital-asset custody in Luxembourg and Dubai for an LMAX mandate, with a collateral link for trading against custodied tokens.
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Unit Delays All Deposits and Withdrawals After Binance Breach
Unit has delayed all deposits and withdrawals after the Binance breach, with guardian screening blocking transfers while about $3B is frozen.
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XRP Ledger developers tighten the rules for who can hold 'restricted' tokens
XRP Ledger developers propose fixes tightening who can hold permissioned tokens; the foundation says no users were affected.
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Base Sets November 5 for Denim's 200ms Mainnet Blocks
Base's Denim upgrade to 200ms blocks removes Flashblocks subscriptions and pending-state access, so developers and indexers must update integrations.
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Why Apps Keep Coming Home to Ethereum
ENSv2 launched on Ethereum mainnet rather than its planned L2, part of a wider trend of apps returning to Ethereum.
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Can the pivot to AI save crypto miners?
Several miners are pivoting infrastructure from Bitcoin mining to AI hosting; a useful industry trend look at whether the shift can work.
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FutureBit Apollo Solo Miner Finds Bitcoin Block 973262, Earning 3.154 BTC
A FutureBit Apollo Solo miner found Bitcoin block 973,262 and collected the full 3.154 BTC reward, a notable solo-mining win.
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Chainlink Launches 24/7 RWA Pricing With Aave as Launch Partner
Chainlink launches 24/7 RWA pricing using perp venues for off-hours prices, with Aave as launch partner for stock-backed loans coming soon.
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Bank of England Proposes Tokenized Collateral Safeguards for Clearinghouses
The Bank of England proposes guidance on tokenized collateral at clearinghouses, with government bonds as a key example; responses are due Feb. 12, 2027.
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Uniswap Labs opens fee conversion tool TJAR to apps, starting with Robinhood
Uniswap Labs is opening its Token Jar fee conversion system to outside apps via TJAR, starting with Robinhood. A useful protocol-infrastructure update.
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Bank of England opens consultation on tokenized collateral for clearing
The Bank of England proposes guidance requiring central counterparties to prove tokenized collateral meets liquidity and risk tests.
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Chainlink adds weekend pricing for tokenized assets, with Aave as launch partner
Chainlink now provides weekend reference prices for tokenized assets using perpetual futures quotes, with Aave as launch partner.
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Canton Foundation grants RedStone 15.8M Canton Coin for pricing standard
The Canton Foundation granted RedStone 15.8M Canton Coin to build a pricing tool that keeps deal terms private from data providers.
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Tokenized stock venue on Canton could beat OKX–ICE to first trade under SEC framework
TSV LLC plans to start trading Canton Strategic Holdings shares on Canton under the SEC framework, possibly ahead of OKX-ICE.
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Curve Finance launches on Stellar in first native deployment outside EVM ecosystem
Curve Finance launched on Stellar mainnet, its first native deployment outside the EVM ecosystem.
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Bitcoin Core Skips Usual Embargo to Disclose Three Bugs an AI Scan Found
Bitcoin Core disclosed three bugs found by an AI scan, skipping the usual embargo because they were classed as easily discoverable.
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Allium Discloses Security Breach, Revokes API Keys
Allium disclosed a security breach, revoked API keys and disabled uploaded-data access while core services recover.
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Bitcoin Core Patches Three Bugs, Including Non-Linux Node Crash
Bitcoin Core released patches for three bugs, including a crash affecting non-Linux nodes; 32-bit and FAT32 systems keep a separate low-severity flaw.
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DTCC Turns On Its Tokenized Securities Service for 20 Clients, Meeting Its October Target
DTCC opened its tokenized securities service to 20 clients, with 34 eligible securities on Canton or a private Besu network.
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Alexander Zahnd Gives Up Zilliqa CEO Role With No Successor Named as X-Bridge Stays Suspended
Zilliqa's CEO stepped down with no successor named while the X-Bridge stays suspended and losses remain unquantified.
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BitGo Adds Jupiter, Operator of a $993 Million Solana Validator, to Its Custody Staking Options
BitGo added Jupiter, a large Solana validator, to its custody staking options; pricing was not disclosed. Modest institutional infrastructure news.
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Aviva’s £50m tokenized fund: What changes for investors
Aviva Investors adds a £50m tokenized share class to its sterling liquidity fund on the XRP Ledger.
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Succinct and the ZK Podcast Release Inaugural ZK Industry Report
Succinct and ZK Podcast's free industry report argues ZK proofs have cleared their speed hurdle and are spreading to bank networks.
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Google Debuting a Bank-Grade Crypto Custody Tool Built on Split Keys: Report
Google is previewing a split-key crypto custody system that several banks are testing ahead of a planned early 2027 launch.
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Avail launches ShieldTX privacy tool targeting copy-trading bots on Hyperliquid
Avail launched ShieldTX, which gives each Hyperliquid perp position its own wallet to hide it from copy-trading bots.
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Tokenized Stock and ETF Roster: Ondo, DTCC and OKXICE
A dated reference separating Ondo's 15 live tokenized stocks on Robinhood Chain from DTCC's scope and OKX-ICE's contested listings.