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Intercontinental Exchange is said to be preparing a US perpetual futures product built on Hyperliquid, coinciding with a rally in the HYPE token. Intercontinental Exchange is reportedly preparing to launch perpetual futures contracts for the US market built on the Hyperliquid protocol, according to a report from CryptoBriefing.

Crypto Economy and CoinTurk News EN give sharply different dollar figures for the stablecoins frozen and the total value of the Binance outflows following the same incident. Crypto Economy and CoinTurk News EN give sharply different dollar figures for the stablecoins frozen and the total value of the Binance outflows following the same incident.

The decentralized exchange's token burn coincides with lifetime protocol revenue crossing $1.38 billion. Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange known for its perpetual futures trading, has burned approximately $4 billion worth of its native HYPE token. The move reduces the total circulating supply by nearly 5%, according to reporting on the burn.

The initiative will support builders working on PlayStation-linked games and anime projects on Sony's blockchain network. Sony has introduced an incubation program through Soneium, its blockchain network, aimed at supporting creators in gaming and anime. The program specifically targets projects connected to PlayStation games and anime franchises, according to reporting on the launch.

The exchange is reportedly examining blockchain-based tokens tied to physical metal stocks to support trade financing. The London Metal Exchange, one of the world's oldest and largest venues for industrial metals trading, is reportedly examining whether metal stored in its Hong Kong warehouses could be represented as blockchain-based tokens.

BeInCrypto reports that dozens of large corporations have pushed back against blockchain-based versions of their shares, while two of the most tokenized names have made no public statement. A new report from BeInCrypto says 33 large U.S. companies have moved to block tokenized versions of their shares from circulating on blockchain-based trading platforms.

Developers moved quickly to fix a vulnerability capable of diverting ETH rewards away from intended recipients. Ethereum client developers have issued patches to close a vulnerability that could have allowed ETH staking rewards to be redirected away from their rightful recipients. The issue was reported by CryptoBriefing and crypto.news on October 29, 2026.

Crypto markets turned lower following the Federal Reserve's decision to leave rates unchanged. The Federal Reserve's policy-setting committee met this week to decide on the direction of U.S. interest rates. Investors across traditional and digital asset markets had been watching closely for any signal on future monetary policy.

The exchange's move comes as Moody's assigns RLUSD an investment-grade rating Coinbase has begun supporting Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin across its platforms, according to Crypto News Australia. The addition gives users on one of the largest U.S. exchanges direct access to the token for trading and settlement.

The world's largest clearing and settlement organization moves into blockchain-based infrastructure for securities markets. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, widely known as DTCC, has rolled out a new tokenisation service for U.S. securities. The service reportedly covers assets worth approximately $30 trillion. DTCC handles clearing and settlement for the bulk of U.S.

Ripple's dollar-pegged token earns a milestone credit assessment, prompting fresh questions about XRP's price trajectory. Ripple's stablecoin, RLUSD, has reportedly earned an investment-grade rating from Moody's, making it the first stablecoin to receive such a designation.

The strongest-supported overnight items are a wallet integration and a perpetuals launch, not the exchange-leak or chip-supply stories carrying more apparent weight. The strongest-supported overnight items are a wallet integration and a perpetuals launch, not the exchange-leak or chip-supply stories carrying more apparent weight.

The move folds regulated event contracts into a crypto wallet, underscoring a shift toward all-in-one finance apps. Phantom, one of the most widely used crypto wallets, has added prediction markets powered by Kalshi for its US-based users. The feature lets users trade event contracts on Kalshi's regulated platform without leaving the Phantom app.

CryptoSlate reports the bank has added XRP custody services but only one deployment structure is currently available. Bank of New York Mellon, one of the world's largest custodian banks, has reportedly added XRP to its digital asset custody offerings.

The network logged a 173% jump in new contracts even as active addresses declined over the same period. BNB Chain's smart contract deployments climbed to 12.3 million in the third quarter of 2026. That figure represents a 173% increase, effectively tripling the pace of new contracts launched on the network compared with the previous period.

Ripple confirms the rating as the stablecoin market faces growing scrutiny over credit quality and reserve backing. Moody’s has assigned an A2 rating to RLUSD, the dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Ripple. The company announced the rating itself, presenting it as external confirmation of the token’s credit quality.

The Tron founder now controls 2.82% of PEPE's total supply, raising questions about his next memecoin moves. Justin Sun has quietly accumulated a $51 million stake in PEPE, the Ethereum-based memecoin built around the Pepe the Frog internet meme.

AMBCrypto reports growing interest from Kraken's parent in Hyperliquid as the HYPE token faces pressure at a key price level. Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange focused on perpetual futures trading, has reportedly attracted attention from the parent company of Kraken.