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Franklin Templeton and Animoca Plan Broader Asset Lineup for NUVA
TradFi & Fintech

Franklin Templeton and Animoca Plan Broader Asset Lineup for NUVA

NUVA launched on Ethereum in May with vaults tied to YLDS and home-equity credit. The partners also plan to explore tokenized cultural assets.
DTC Seeks to Cut Share-Registration Transfers From Days to Minutes
TradFi & Fintech

DTC Seeks to Cut Share-Registration Transfers From Days to Minutes

The proposed DRS overhaul would replace batch processing with APIs and automate a transfer step, while still requiring transfer-agent approval.
Ondo Opens Trading in OpenAI-Linked Private-Market Note
TradFi & Fintech

Ondo Opens Trading in OpenAI-Linked Private-Market Note

OPAIPon displayed a $1,132 price and a 0.49% spread on launch day. Access is restricted to qualifying non-US investors.
Kyrgyzstan Winds Down Gold-Backed USDKG After UK Sanctions
Regulation & Politics

Kyrgyzstan Winds Down Gold-Backed USDKG After UK Sanctions

Holders can request fiat or USDT as the project prepares to retire its tokens, but the shutdown documents leave the gold reserves’ disposition unspecified.
Standard Chartered Plans Digital Asset Custody in Singapore
TradFi & Fintech

Standard Chartered Plans Digital Asset Custody in Singapore

The proposed service would extend a custody network spanning the UAE, Luxembourg and Hong Kong. The bank has not announced a launch date.
Securitize Launches Tokenized Apple, Nvidia and Tesla Stocks on Solana
TradFi & Fintech

Securitize Launches Tokenized Apple, Nvidia and Tesla Stocks on Solana

Eligible US and EU investors can access share-backed tokens through Securitize’s broker-dealer platform; trading on NYSE and OKXICE venues remains planned.
Samsung Wallet to Add USDC on Sui in Late October
TradFi & Fintech

Samsung Wallet to Add USDC on Sui in Late October

Bastion and Coinbase will custody the balances, while transfers to bank accounts in more than 60 countries will carry separate fees.
Binance Adds JPMorgan and Eli Lilly bStocks as Margin Collateral
TradFi & Fintech

Binance Adds JPMorgan and Eli Lilly bStocks as Margin Collateral

Four equity-linked tokens join the collateral lineup, with 50% collateral ratios in Cross Margin and Portfolio Margin and a separate tiered schedule for Portfolio Margin Pro.
Bitcoin Holds Below $84,000 Cost-Basis Level as Only Nine of 125 Top Tokens Rise
Markets

Bitcoin Holds Below $84,000 Cost-Basis Level as Only Nine of 125 Top Tokens Rise

Bitcoin fell through $84,000 in two legs, the first in the Asia session and the second at the U.S. open, and has not reclaimed it. A Bitfinex research note circulated hours earlier had called that level the market's largest cost-basis cluster. Funding rates sat near zero across OKX, Deribit and Hyperliquid through the decline.
ZKsync Opens Prividium Core Code Under Apache 2.0
TradFi & Fintech

ZKsync Opens Prividium Core Code Under Apache 2.0

The Sept. 8 release keeps enterprise tools commercial. Matter Labs says the Bundesbank is testing a self-hosted deployment.