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Crypto.com Starts 1,500-Stock Tokenised Derivative Rollout In Europe

CoinDesk detailed Crypto.com's new tokenised derivative range covering 1,500 U.S. stocks and ETFs for qualified users in approved markets. The instruments offer price exposure, while legal ownership, beneficial ownership, voting rights and other shareholder rights remain outside the product.

#Crypto.com #tokenised stocks #derivatives

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Jaywan Cards Move Toward China Pilot Through UnionPay

Fintech & Digital PaymentsNews

REGIONAL MARKET:

Jaywan Cards Move Toward China Pilot Through UnionPay

Al Etihad Payments and UnionPay will test overseas acceptance for UAE Jaywan cards in mainland China, with Bank of China Abu Dhabi supporting settlement.

#Jaywan #UnionPay #Al Etihad Payments

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Itaú Joins ANBIMA Tokenisation Pilot With OpenAssets

Fintech & Digital PaymentsNews

MARKET SIGNAL:

Itaú Joins ANBIMA Tokenisation Pilot With OpenAssets

Brazilian lender Itaú is working with OpenAssets on an ANBIMA pilot for tokenised fixed income and investment funds.

#Itaú #OpenAssets #tokenisation

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DeadLock Ransomware Uses Polygon To Keep Victim Chats Reachable

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DEPLOYMENT WATCH:

DeadLock Ransomware Uses Polygon To Keep Victim Chats Reachable

BleepingComputer reported that DeadLock ransomware now uses Polygon smart-contract lookups to refresh victim chat infrastructure while spreading extortion services across Session and Wasabi.

#cybersecurity #DeadLock #ransomware

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CFTC Orders Kalshi To Keep New York Prediction Markets Open

Fintech & Digital PaymentsNews

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CFTC Orders Kalshi To Keep New York Prediction Markets Open

A federal order requires Kalshi to keep operating prediction markets in New York after the state sued to block sports-related contracts under gambling laws.

#Kalshi #CFTC #prediction markets

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South Africa Draft Pulls Offshore Crypto Into Exchange Controls

Fintech & Digital PaymentsNews

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South Africa Draft Pulls Offshore Crypto Into Exchange Controls

Ledger Insights reported that South Africa’s central bank has proposed a crypto asset manual that would restrict corporate offshore stablecoin and cryptocurrency flows while keeping individual transfers inside exchange-control reporting limits.

#crypto #stablecoins #South Africa

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Microsoft Patch Batch Puts Exploited Windows Driver First

CybersecurityNews

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Microsoft Patch Batch Puts Exploited Windows Driver First

The Hacker News reported that Microsoft’s August security release covers 398 CVEs, led by an actively exploited Windows afd.sys flaw and followed by four unauthenticated server RCE issues rated 9.8.

#cybersecurity #Microsoft #Patch Tuesday

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Coinbase Adds AI-Agent Payments To Business Checkout

Fintech & Digital PaymentsNews

SYSTEMS SHIFT:

Coinbase Adds AI-Agent Payments To Business Checkout

PYMNTS reported that Coinbase Business now supports AI-agent payments through x402, adding machine-to-machine checkout to a merchant suite built around USDC settlement and stablecoin payment tools.

#fintech #Coinbase Business #AI agents

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AI-Assisted SharePoint Chain Reaches Unauthenticated Code Execution

CybersecurityNews

SYSTEMS SHIFT:

AI-Assisted SharePoint Chain Reaches Unauthenticated Code Execution

The Hacker News reported that Rapid7 disclosed a SharePoint exploit chain combining unauthenticated user impersonation with a separate remote-code-execution flaw on on-premises Microsoft servers.

#cybersecurity #SharePoint #Rapid7

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NATO Cyber Centre Joins CVE Numbering Network

CybersecurityNews

SYSTEMS SHIFT:

NATO Cyber Centre Joins CVE Numbering Network

CyberScoop reported that NATO’s cyber defence arm and AISLE joined the ENISA Root as CVE numbering authorities, adding new channels for tracking software flaws as AI changes vulnerability discovery.

#cybersecurity #CVE #NATO Cyber Security Centre

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Telkom Moves $4.8B Network Base to InfraNexia Wholesale Unit

Telco & ConnectivityNews

DEPLOYMENT WATCH:

Telkom Moves $4.8B Network Base to InfraNexia Wholesale Unit

Light Reading covered Telkom Indonesia’s final InfraNexia transfer, which puts more than 90% of the operator’s network assets into a wholesale infrastructure subsidiary while Telkom keeps 99.9% ownership and seeks broader use of underused fiber.

#Telkom Indonesia #InfraNexia #wholesale fiber

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CXMT MSCI Entry Tests Passive Demand For China Memory Stocks

Chips & SemiconductorsAnalysis

SUPPLY CHECK:

CXMT MSCI Entry Tests Passive Demand For China Memory Stocks

SCMP reported that CXMT joined the MSCI China All Shares Index after its July listing surge, with analysts expecting passive-fund demand but leaving ETF inclusion and server-memory execution uncertain.

#CXMT #DRAM #semiconductors

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