Janus Henderson Launches Tokenized Nasdaq-100 Fund JQQQ on Stellar
TL;DR: Janus Henderson and Centrifuge have launched JQQQ, an issuer-sponsored blockchain-native fund seeking exposure to the Nasdaq-100 Index through the Stellar network. The official source also identifies specific limits or future steps, so implementation and market impact should not be assumed. Janus Henderson and Centrifuge have launched JQQQ, an issuer-sponsored blockchain-native fund seeking exposure to…
Ripple and DriveWealth Link Stablecoin Settlement to Global Brokerage
TL;DR: Brokerage infrastructure provider DriveWealth is working with Ripple to incorporate stablecoin settlement and digital-asset capabilities across its global business. The official source also identifies specific limits or future steps, so implementation and market impact should not be assumed. Brokerage infrastructure provider DriveWealth is working with Ripple to incorporate stablecoin settlement and digital-asset capabilities across…
CF Benchmarks Debuts Onchain Oracle for Institutional Crypto Price Indices
TL;DR: CF Benchmarks has launched CFB Oracle, delivering cryptographically signed index information to applications on Ethereum mainnet, HyperEVM and Robinhood Chain. The official source also identifies specific limits or future steps, so implementation and market impact should not be assumed. CF Benchmarks has launched CFB Oracle, delivering cryptographically signed index information to applications on Ethereum…
BitGo Plans In-Platform Access to WisdomTree Tokenized Treasury Fund
TL;DR: BitGo says eligible institutional clients will be able to mint, redeem and custody WisdomTree’s WTGXX tokenized Treasury money-market fund within its regulated digital-asset environment. The official source also identifies specific limits or future steps, so implementation and market impact should not be assumed. BitGo says eligible institutional clients will be able to mint, redeem…
Stellar Bell Upgrade Sets November Votes for Protocol 30
TL;DR: The Stellar Development Foundation has outlined Bell, the proposed Protocol 30 network upgrade, and set out a testnet vote for November 3, 2026 and a mainnet vote for November 23. Developers should watch the testnet vote, compatibility notes, upgrade documentation and the result of the planned November mainnet vote. The latest development in Stellar’s…
Stellar Repo Test Executes 72 Hourly Rolls Using Sovereign Debt
TL;DR: Ascend and M1X Global announced on October 23 that they had completed an institutional repurchase transaction using the Stellar blockchain and an onchain sovereign bond called USDM1. The most useful next step is repetition with independent counterparties, larger sizes and varied collateral conditions, alongside clear reporting of actual end-to-end costs. The latest development in…
Bitmine Says ETH Treasury Exceeds Six Million Coins
TL;DR: Bitmine Immersion Technologies filed an October 26 update with the SEC and said its Ethereum holdings had reached approximately 6.05 million ETH. Future filings can help separate changes attributable to new purchases, staking rewards, token prices and financing or repurchases. The latest development in Bitmine’s corner of the digital-asset market is worth examining beyond…
Strive Adds 6,182 Bitcoin as Holdings Reach 43,000 BTC
TL;DR: Strive disclosed in an October 26 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it had bought 6,182 bitcoin between October 17 and October 23. Strive’s next disclosures should reveal whether accumulation continues, how much preferred capital is actually sold and whether its bitcoin-per-share metrics improve after changes in the equity base. The…
Hong Kong Opens 24/7 Trading for Two Tokenised Money-Market Funds
TL;DR: Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission announced on October 26 that it had approved secondary trading for two existing authorised tokenised money-market funds on a licensed virtual-asset platform. The regulator says it will monitor trading and consider whether to expand eligible products. The latest development in Hong’s corner of the digital-asset market is worth…
Coinbase Converts GYEN Balances to USDC as Stablecoin Winds Down
TL;DR: Coinbase has told customers that support for the yen-linked GYEN stablecoin is being wound down as its issuer, GMO-Z.com Trust Company, retires the product. The status notice is the relevant primary communication for Coinbase customers, and its time window needs to be read precisely. The latest development in Coinbase’s corner of the digital-asset market…