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The partnership will bring RLUSD to Bitstamp and the Robinhood app while opening the stablecoin to institutional settlement. Ripple and Robinhood are broadening their collaboration around RLUSD, Ripple's U.S. dollar stablecoin, according to reports from BlockchainReporter, CoinTurk News, BitKE, and Fintech News Singapore.

The crypto financial services firm swung to a quarterly profit and authorized a new buyback program, lifting investor sentiment. Galaxy Digital reported a $323 million profit for the third quarter, according to disclosures covered by The Block and Bitcoin.com News. The figure represents a swing to profitability for the diversified crypto financial services firm.

Election week is here, and the hottest slogan in American politics has a coin. Americans vote in the midterms on November 3, and the message heading into the final stretch is the one Donald Trump put on a hat himself: America Is Back.

The annual Solana developer conference expands its London lineup with former UK political leaders and financial industry figures. Solana Breakpoint, the Solana Foundation's flagship annual conference, has confirmed new additions to its 2026 speaker list for the London edition.

The exchange moves to comply with Brazil's central bank rules while filing for a local crypto license ahead of a Friday deadline. Binance has scaled back its operations in Brazil, restricting eight services and delisting 22 tokens for local users, BlockchainReporter reported.

Conflicting data on large-holder behavior complicates the picture as XRP trades in a tight range. XRP has spent recent trading sessions parked near $1.29 to $1.30, showing limited volatility even as on-chain data points in different directions.

U.Today and Coindoo both cover Ripple's final OCC bank approval but give different years for the earlier conditional approval it followed. U.Today and Coindoo both cover Ripple's final OCC bank approval but give different years for the earlier conditional approval it followed.

The gold-backed token will use Chainlink's interoperability protocol to move across multiple blockchains The Hong Kong Gold Exchange has connected its XGZ gold-backed token to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, known as CCIP. The integration allows XGZ to transfer across different blockchain networks using Chainlink's infrastructure rather than a single proprietary bridge.

Large holders are reportedly adding short positions on ETH as exchange-traded fund flows turn negative, raising questions about near-term support. Ethereum's price action has drawn renewed attention as it hovers near a closely watched band between $2,300 and $2,350. Two separate reports on October 27 highlighted different but related pressures facing the asset.

Proposed framework would require full reserves and one-to-one redemption for stablecoin issuers operating in Canada Canada has launched a public comment process on new rules governing stablecoins, according to reports from Bitcoin.com News and BitKE.

Confirmation speed separates one fast-moving regulatory fact from four tokenization and infrastructure claims that took half a day or more to firm up. Confirmation speed separates one fast-moving regulatory fact from four tokenization and infrastructure claims that took half a day or more to firm up.

Proposed framework would also require issuers to hold reserves inside Canadian banks Canadian regulators have published draft rules governing stablecoins that take a notably conservative stance compared to other major markets. The framework would ban issuers from paying yield to token holders, according to reporting from Cryptopolitan and Decrypt.

The milestone points to rising retail and institutional interest in blockchain-based stock exposure. Tokenized equities on the Solana blockchain have reached 1.5 million holders, according to two separate reports published on October 26. CryptoBriefing and Finbold both described the figure as a new high for the sector.

The UK asset manager's move raises questions about which investors will actually gain access to the new digital fund. Aviva Investors, the asset management arm of British insurance giant Aviva, has moved its largest fund onto the XRP Ledger.

Ripple's blockchain gains a new institutional use case as Aviva Investors moves a money market fund share class on-chain. Aviva Investors has introduced a tokenized share class linked to one of its sterling-denominated funds, with a total value of £22 billion.

The blockchain network is reportedly developing a native token tied to entertainment rights and royalty flows. Soneium, the blockchain network backed by Sony, has reportedly entered partnerships with creators in the K-pop and anime industries. The goal is to tokenize intellectual property tied to these entertainment categories, according to reporting from Bitcoin.com News.

The asset manager is seeking to bring a TAO-linked exchange-traded fund to the New York Stock Exchange's Arca platform. Grayscale is pushing forward with a plan to bring a Bittensor-linked exchange-traded fund to NYSE Arca, according to reports from CoinGape and The Cryptonomist.

The firm is the only blockchain infrastructure company among seven enterprises picked for Hong Kong's 2026 OASES program. Hong Kong authorities have named Solana Company, a Nasdaq-listed firm, a strategic enterprise under the city's OASES program. The designation was reported by Cointelegraph, CoinTurk News, and BitKE on October 26, 2026.