Ripple Prime opens 24/7 swaps on 100-plus markets; HSBC flags thin depth
The brokerage, formerly known as Hidden Road, announced the service on Oct. 15, with Virtu already trading; HSBC calls the step “evolutionary, not revolutionary.”
CFTC Innovation Task Force will hold Oct. 28 forum on AI and agentic trading
The first Frontier Forum session will cover machine intelligence's effect on price discovery and risk management, and how traders' AI agents fit under CFTC rules.
BlackRock files for downside-protected bitcoin ETF, following Calamos
The iShares Bitcoin Managed Protect ETF would build on the $65 billion IBIT; the filing did not specify how much protection it offers.
Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs among seven new objectors to OKXICE tokenized stock trading
Qualcomm, Caterpillar, McDonald's and Western Digital were also named in Monday's notice, according to CoinDesk, bringing the total to 16.
Bank Negara Malaysia launches in-house depository for tokenized bonds and sukuk
SSDS+ extends the central bank's existing scripless depository and can settle in central bank money around the clock once integrated with RENTAS+, according to Ledger Insights.