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Aviva Investors has put a tokenized share class of its largest fund, the roughly £22B Sterling Liquidity Fund, on the XRP Ledger with @Ripple.

It's the firm's second tokenized fund after July's USD fund. The assets stay with custodian BNY Mellon.

#Tokenization #XRPLedger

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🌏 @CoinFerenceX The Best Event Singapore 2026 is a wrap: two days at Gardens by the Bay, 3,000+ attendees and speakers including Arthur Hayes, Raoul Pal and Yat Siu.

Recap on BTCWire:
https://t.co/giBTZdhJv1

#CoinFerenceX #Web3 #Singapore

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🏦 FINNOVEX Middle East returns to Dubai on 10–11 November for Chapter 39, the 2026 Global Series finale themed “Finance in Motion.”

Talks on payments, AI, data and regulation for 2027.

More on BTCWire:
https://t.co/HrFDkOQqG4

@_finnovex #FINNOVEX #Fintech #Dubai

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🏛️ Global Onchain Summit 2026 by @coingapemedia put Franklin Templeton, Swift, BNY and OCBC speakers on stage in Singapore, talking tokenization, stablecoins and agentic payments.

Recap on BTCWire:
https://t.co/VvvCqvcwBD

#GlobalOnchainSummit #OnchainFinance #Tokenization

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HSBC has launched RedCoin, its first stablecoin, in Hong Kong.

The HKMA-licensed Hong Kong dollar token is rolling out to 3.3M+ users of @HSBC's PayMe app over the coming days, for transfers and payments at 100,000+ merchants.

#Stablecoins #CryptoNews

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A token's name tells you what you're sending. The network decides whether it arrives. 🔗

Four checks:
→ Network: the exact one the deposit page names
→ Memo/tag: include it if the page shows one (XRP, XLM)
→ Test: a small amount first on any new route
→ Address: copied from the deposit page; start, middle and end checked

Wrong network? Recovery isn't guaranteed.

Kraken on networks: https://t.co/TPEsrH9fTV

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The @USOCC has finalized its GENIUS Act rules for stablecoin issuers: reserves of at least 1:1 and redemptions within two business days.

The yield ban stays. Rewards programs from before the Act get no presumption they comply.

Effective Jan. 18, 2027. #Stablecoins #CryptoNews

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A screenshot of your seed phrase is a copy of your wallet, stored wherever your photos go. 📸

Four checks:
→ Backup: paper or metal, never a photo, notes app or cloud drive
→ Old copies: delete them; if exposed, move funds to a new wallet
→ Photo access: limit which apps can read your whole library
→ Copies: more than one, kept in separate safe places

In 2025, Kaspersky found malware in Google Play and App Store apps that scanned galleries for recovery-phrase screenshots.

Kaspersky: https://t.co/bMaWTztB02

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Nine companies, including Broadcom, Verizon and UnitedHealth, have objected to tokenized versions of their shares on the @okx and ICE venue.

Under the SEC's exemption, that means the venue can't list those stocks.

It hasn't launched yet. #Tokenization #CryptoNews

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@MSCI_Inc has finalized rules making "non-operating companies" ineligible for its global indexes, which could push out Strategy and Metaplanet.

Final list: Nov. 11. Takes effect: Nov. 30 close.

Index funds would sell the shares, not bitcoin. #Bitcoin #CryptoNews

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If your hardware wallet shows only a hash, you're not reading the transaction. You're trusting the app that sent it. 🔏

Four checks:
→ Device: read the action, amount and recipient on its own screen
→ Hash or "Data Present": stop and find out what it does
→ Blind signing: leave it off unless you know why an app needs it
→ Shared wallets: each signer checks the full hash on a separate device

In February 2025, Bybit's signers approved what looked like a routine transfer. About $1.5B was taken.

FBI on the Bybit theft: https://t.co/ueckiqFWpO

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Kraken's parent @Payward has agreed to buy Saldo Bank, an EU-licensed bank in Lithuania, to offer deposits, loans and cards in Europe. The deal needs regulatory approval and is expected to close in 2027. #Kraken #CryptoNews

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💳 Asia Shop 2027 runs 4–6 March 2027 at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou.

Cashless payment, kiosks, vending, smart stores and retail robots, plus the concurrent Asia Retail Summit.

Details on BTCWire:
https://t.co/bq5KC0rRkb

#AsiaShop2027 #DigitalPayments #Guangzhou

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🛒 ASEAN SHOP 2027 heads to IMPACT Bangkok on 2–4 September 2027.

Cashless payment, POS, vending, kiosks and smart-store tech for Southeast Asian retail, with around 400 exhibitors expected.

Details on BTCWire:
https://t.co/cqbolyZ8Pf

#ASEANSHOP2027 #SmartRetail #Bangkok

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Your phone number can be moved to someone else's SIM. If your crypto logins send codes by text, those codes move with it. 📱

Four checks:
→ 2FA: a security key, passkey or authenticator app instead of SMS
→ Recovery: remove your number where the platform allows it
→ Carrier: ask for a SIM-change and number-transfer lock, set a PIN
→ Exposure: keep that number off public profiles

In January 2024, an apparent SIM swap let an attacker take over the SEC's X account and post a false bitcoin ETF approval.

SEC statement: https://t.co/plr1LeJZ09

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@Ledger confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant in a device sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis. Bought there? Don't set up an unused device; if it's in use, move funds to a new seed on a device from Ledger. #Ledger #CryptoSecurity

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💊 India’s pharma technology leaders meet in Mumbai on 28 October for the 15th Edition Pharma IT Summit, hosted by @ExitoEvents at JW Marriott Juhu.

On the agenda: GenAI under GxP, ERP modernisation, DPDP Act Phase II and plant-floor cybersecurity.

Details on BTCWire:
https://t.co/m9XxphBSga

#ExitoPharmaIndia #PharmaTech #Mumbai

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🇮🇳 @UnchainedSummit India brings 50+ speakers to Mumbai on 5–6 November, with leaders from Binance, CoinDCX, Ondo Finance, Base and Polygon Labs.

Regulation, tokenisation, stablecoins and onchain infrastructure lead the agenda.

Details on BTCWire:
https://t.co/34NNh9wIVv

#UnchainedSummitIndia #Web3 #DigitalAssets

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@ESMAComms says MiCA-authorised crypto platforms should stop serving EU clients in stablecoins that don't meet MiCA rules. Existing holdings: sell, convert or withdraw only, under a three-month deadline. Check your platform's notice. #MiCA #Stablecoins

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A stablecoin shows $1. That dollar is a claim on the issuer, and most holders reach it through the market. 🪙

Four things to check:
→ Reserves: what backs it, and where it's held
→ Reporting: how often, and who checks it
→ Redemption: who can redeem directly, at what minimum and fee
→ Version: the issuer's own token, or a bridged one

In March 2023, with redemptions paused over a weekend, USDC traded as low as 86 cents.

Fed note on that weekend: https://t.co/NQMpmzjToi