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Aviva invested £50M in an XRP Ledger-based share class of its roughly £22B Sterling Liquidity Fund. Separately, @Ripple unveiled 24/7 Returns for eligible corporate clients holding qualifying digital assets in Ripple wallets. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/ripple-conne…

Strategy bought no Bitcoin during Oct. 19–25, spending a record $204.9M on STRC preferred stock buybacks instead. @Strive bought 6,182 BTC for about $511.4M during Oct. 17–23, bringing its holdings to 43,000 BTC. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/strategy-mak…

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Dealers’ net Treasury-bill holdings reached a two-year high, @FHLBNewYork reports. It flags Canadian bank year-end on Oct. 30 as a funding pressure, while SOFR was 3.9% on Oct. 22. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/bitcoins-liq…

Circle added cirBTC, its Bitcoin-backed token, to Gateway, letting holders use one deposited balance across Ethereum and Arc. Its advertised sub-500ms access starts after deposit finality; Ethereum deposits average roughly 13–19 minutes. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/circle-adds-…

Michigan’s Oct. 23 study found long-run inflation expectations above comparable 2019 and 2024 ranges. Final October readings put long-run expectations at 3.5% and year-ahead at 4.7%, with sentiment at 48. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-face…

Some broad store-scoped API keys could reach BTCPay account or server functions. An Oct. 19 fix is merged, but version 2.4.5 remained the latest listed release on Oct. 26 and predates the patch. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/a-btcpay-api…

The Steal My Bitcoin challenge server was breached less than three hours after an accessible PHP page was added. Researcher @killa published a proof of concept; the operator confirmed the breach, citing server logs. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-hack…

The Fed’s Oct. 27–28 meeting arrives with US inflation-survey collection still below last year’s level. BLS collected 66.3% of targeted September price quotes in its commodities-and-services survey, versus 67.6% a year earlier. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/bitcoins-nex…

Cardano developers merged key Leios consensus and networking code. @IOGroup targets 3-5x capacity initially. Later increases to 10-15x depend on testing and separate governance approvals. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/cardano-move…

Electrum patched a flaw that let malicious servers redirect Bitcoin payments when users manually raised fees. Version 4.8.3 verifies signatures on wallet-owned inputs after attackers exploited the bug and at least one user lost funds. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/hackers-foun…

.@TheFCA proposes enhanced checks for personal-wallet transfers in nonbinding guidance. The draft also criticizes firms unable to explain third-party risk scores. Consultation closes Dec. 24. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/fca-proposes…

Canada proposes letting covered holders redeem stablecoins directly, with no minimum amount and a 1% issuer fee cap. Daily limits could override normal timing if reserve-market illiquidity stops an issuer meeting all requests. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/canada-propo…

.@LidoFinance opened a permissionless route to validators with balances up to 2,048 ETH. Initial capacity targets roughly 32 seed deposits; reaching the maximum depends on activation, cap increases and inflows. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/lido-opens-l…

Tether’s MDK v0.11 reference agent pauses device actions for human approval. Sites must supply identity checks; without a user identity, approvals use a shared local operator. Analysis by @akibablade cryptoslate.com/paolo-ardoin…

Initia’s USDC bridge reserve hit $63 during the Oct. 23 hack, @Bitquery_io found. It counted 55 failed ordinary withdrawals before the halt, mostly one bot resubmitting the same balance. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/initia-hack-…

US prosecutors say $36.9M stolen from 174 Americans passed through a Bahamas bank and into USDT. Zheng Zhao has been extradited over his alleged laundering role, @USAO_LosAngeles says. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/how-37-milli…

Only 26% of $752.5M in Pump․fun wallet gains of $100K+ passed @Bitquery_io’s checks for conventional trading. 51% came from sales of tokens received by transfer, which can leave no recorded buy for copy traders to mirror. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/pump-funs-bi…

Per SEC filings, @evernorthXRP could sell up to 5.22M new shares to a Cantor affiliate, with much of the proceeds intended for XRP. Sales haven’t begun; SEC registration effectiveness and other conditions are still required. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/evernorth-ta…

Hedge funds held an estimated $2T in cash US Treasuries at end-2025, per the OFR. @DallasFed research finds that shifting the same risk capital from basis trades to swap-spread trades can mean a much smaller Treasury position. via @andjelaradmilac cryptoslate.com/hedge-funds-…