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🐅 Daily Recap | Oct 19 What happened in blockchain in the last 24 hours 🪙 RWA / Stablecoin - @ktain030 🔸French National Assembly passes amendment to tax stablecoin conversion gains by a single vote 🔸@marqeta and @coinbase collaborate on stablecoin-backed card payment infrastructure 🔸@PacificMeta adopts @chainlink CCIP for Japan’s tokenization infrastructure 🏛️ Regulation / Market - @BokyungYeom 🔸South Korean government to hold a virtual asset taxation roundtable with the top 5 exchanges on October 20 🔸Latvian PM advisor expects crypto tax payments by 2027, with technical work already underway 🔸@AlliumLabs: Stablecoin payment volume reached $482B in Jan-Sep, up 45% YoY 🔸@circle pushes back on USDC revenue-sharing competition, citing redemption and compliance costs 🤖 AI Agent / Payment - @ekko_924 🔸@worldnetwork unveils ‘World ID’ suite for banks and financial institutions 🔸KSNET, Shinhan Bank, and @cryptocom complete domestic stablecoin payment pilot 🔸@opentensor showcases AI security use cases for enterprises

From government bonds to stablecoins, every major asset class in Korea is heading on-chain. The question isn’t if, but how fast.

🐅 Daily Recap | Oct 16 What happened in blockchain in the last 24 hours 🪙 RWA / Stablecoin - @ktain030 🔸@SBISEC and @StartaleGroup join @openstandard, to pilot interoperability between JPY and USD stablecoins 🔸@Ripple prime launches RWA-Linked perpetual swap trading for institutions 🔸Korean Financial Authorities to monitor impact of offshore perpetual futures on domestic stock market, pledge criminal referral for illegal operations 🏛️ Regulation / Market - @BokyungYeom 🔸Korea’s Financial Services Commission says Digital Asset Basic Act “Will Take Some Time” government bill submission timeline unclear 🔸Australia’s @asicmedia releases proposed standards for crypto platform custody, trading, and financial requirements; public comment open until Nov. 27 🔸@Mastercard and @BVNKFinance launch “Global Money Platform” connecting fiat and stablecoins 🔸@crossriverbank integrates @Ripple's RLUSD into core banking infrastructure 🤖 AI Agent / Payment - @ekko_924 🔸@VISADIRECT launches USDC-Based Cross-Border payment funding in production 🔸NH Nonghyup Card and @AhnLab_ABC to pilot x402-based AI agent payments 🔸@opentensor-based companies showcase security, genomic data, and video processing ventures

🐅 Daily Recap | Oct 15 What happened in blockchain in the last 24 hours 🪙 RWA / Stablecoin - @ktain030 🔸@qivaliseu: European Bank Consortium secures dutch E-Money license, prepares to launch Euro stablecoin 🔸@chainlink goes live on @StellarOrg, bringing oracle infrastructure to ~$3B tokenized asset market 🔸@Perpetuals_com pursues U.S. tokenized stock trading platform under @SEC innovation exemption 🔸@krakenfx's parent company, @Payward signs deal to acquire European Saldo Bank. Completion expected in 2027 pending regulatory approval 🏛️ Regulation / Market - @BokyungYeom 🔸EU Banking regulator designates USDC as first “Significant E-Money Token”, joint supervision begins Nov. 12 🔸@krakenfx's parent company, @Payward signs deal to acquire European Saldo Bank. Completion expected in 2027 pending regulatory approval 🔸Meritz Securities and @CantonFdn sign MOU on financial asset tokenization 🔸Crypto exchanges also breached: AI-Powered hacking victims among financial firms rises to 16 🤖 AI Agent / Payment - @ekko_924 🔸@MetaMask connects agent wallet to @bot 🔸@privy_io and @Ripple bring wallet infrastructure to XRP Ledger, integrate x402 agent payments

🐅 Daily Recap | Oct 14 What happened in blockchain in the last 24 hours 🪙 RWA / Stablecoin - @ktain030 🔸@BNYglobal, @citsecurities complete first triparty repo using tokenized U.S. treasuries as collateral 🔸@FederatedHermes and @PrometheumInc partner to distribute tokenized funds through existing brokerage networks 🔸@privy_io and @Ripple bring wallet infrastructure to XRP Ledger, integrate x402 agent payments 🔸Meritz Securities and @CantonFdn sign MOU on financial asset tokenization 🏛️ Regulation / Market - @BokyungYeom 🔸@CFTC publishes advance notice of proposed rulemaking on crypto trading and market regulation in the federal register, accepting public comments until December 14 🔸@IBKR launches @ethereum staking service via zero hash 🔸@fsb_policy releases report on cross-border risks and financial stability monitoring of global stablecoins

🐅 Daily Recap | Oct 13 What happened in blockchain in the last 24 hours 🏦 RWA / Stablecoin - @ktain030 🔸 @SAP brings USDC and EURC payments into its cloud ERP through SAP Pay 🔸 @StanChart launches RLUSD custody and plans collateral integration with LMAX 🔸 @Visa receives approval to prepare a domestic card payment network in China 🤖 AI Agent / Payment - @ekko_924 🔸 @BVNKFinance adds @Plasma support for stablecoin payments, with @deel using it for international payroll 🔸 @SuiNetwork Foundation invests $30M in @datafdn, which plans to migrate to Sui 🔸 @binance opens its AI service to all English-language users after 150,000 beta participants 🏛️ Regulation / Market Updates - @BokyungYeom 🔸 South Korea’s National Tax Service chief says gathering crypto tax data will take time 🔸 @krakenfx secures final Dubai license, with UAE services expected to launch within weeks 🔸 South Korea blocks domestic access to 27 websites operated by unregistered crypto firms 🔸 @Trustlinq expands its partnership with @Ripple to enable RLUSD-powered bank transfers in 190+ countries

🐅 Daily Recap | Oct 12 What happened in blockchain in the last 24 hours 🤖 AI / AI Agent - @ekko_924 🔸@HSBC and @Ant_Intl complete technical verification of AI agent micropayments via tokenized deposits 🔸@RippleXDev: “XRPL x402 agent payments surpass 13 million transactions” 🔸Bank of Korea Governor: “Overseas crypto cards raise regulatory bypass concerns, closely monitoring” 🔸@toss__official and Kwangju Bank complete technical verification of stablecoin QR payments and merchant settlement 🏦 RWA / Stablecoin - @ryanyoon_eth 🔸@bok_hub: Stablecoins should be led by private sector + closely monitoring crypto cards 🔸@FSC_Korea: Tokenized securities subordinate regulations pre-announced, effective february 2027 🔸@IMFNews: Tokenized stocks show 1.5x higher volatility, warns of liquidity shortfall 🔸France pursues capital gains tax on stablecoin swaps

Bitcoin had its best Q3 since 2017, but VC funding didn’t follow. The money went where revenue already exists: payments, stablecoins, and tokenized securities now take over half of all disclosed capital.

TOKEN2049 week wrapped with a panel we were glad to be part of. At the Sony Ventures x @Taisu_Ventures Summit in Singapore this morning, our CEO Daniel Kim (@TIGER_NODE) moderated IP, AI and the Blockchain: Real World Entertainment Use Cases. AI is already reshaping how entertainment gets made. The harder question is who owns the output, and what infrastructure makes that ownership provable. On the panel: Ryohei Suzuki (@Sony Group), Takashi Hayashida (@Taisu_Ventures), Yuji Kumagai (@soneium), Artem Petrov (CopySight), and Brian Hong (DayOneDream). Thank you @Taisu_Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and @soneium for having us, and to everyone who joined.

🐅 Daily Recap | Oct 8 What happened in blockchain in the last 24 hours 🤖 AI / AI Agent - @ekko_924 🔸@beincrypto publishes ‘The State of AI Agent Payments 2026’ report 🔸@CoinbaseInsto: 'Stablecoins are optimal for AI agent micropayments', new report 🔸@alibaba_cloud integrates @SuiNetwork ‘Agent Payments’ 🔸@Samsung adds USDC transfers to Samsung Wallet in the U.S., targeting 82 million galaxy devices 🏦 RWA / Stablecoin - @ryanyoon_eth 🔸@raincards bypasses Third-Party banks with U.S. trust bank charter 🔸SBI Holdings pursues joint venture for crypto remittance and payments in Japan 🔸@GSR_io commits $100M capital to on-chain vault business 🔸@tether and Kazakhstan central bank sign MOU for Tenge-Pegged stablecoin and asset tokenization

“Crypto Grows Up.” That was the theme at today’s Canton Forum panel during Token2049 Singapore, where our CEO, @TIGER_NODE moderated a conversation on the convergence of TradFi, DeFi, and digital assets. The throughline: custody, liquidity, and stablecoin infrastructure are no longer parallel tracks. They are merging into a single institutional stack. Thanks to @Canton for hosting, and to Giorgia Pellizzari (@Hex_Trust), @0xKremsky (@CumberlandSays), and Andres Kim (@tether) for the insights. In Singapore and want to connect with Daniel? Reach out anytime.

Are you in Singapore right now? Here for TOKEN2049? Keep Friday morning open. On October 9, @Taisu_Ventures and @Sony Ventures are hosting the Innovation Summit on @soneium and onchain entertainment, and our CEO Daniel Kim (@TIGER_NODE) is moderating the panel. Concrete use cases over theory, then two and a half hours of open networking with the founders and VCs actually building here. 10:00 to 14:00 SGT. Registration is approval based, so apply early. luma.com/w2vo3svp

🐅 Daily Recap | Oct 7 What happened in blockchain in the last 24 hours 🤖 AI / AI Agent - @ekko_924 🔸@Mysten_Labs and @googlecloud unveil 'VAA', a verification technology for AI Agent Activity 🔸@stripe plans to expand stablecoin card service to over 100 countries 🔸@Meta and @SierraPlatform announce development of 'PAP', a Personal AI agent authentication and Authorization standard 🏦 RWA / Stablecoin - @ryanyoon_eth 🔸@Ondo launches tokenized private market for unlisted AI companies 🔸@Cardano deploys compliance-native programmable token standard (CIP-0113) on mainnet 🔸@Paxos $USDG stablecoin officially adopted by @arbitrum ecosystem 🔸@Anchorage acquires routable, integrating stablecoins and tokenized deposits Into corporate payment networks

🐅 Daily Recap | Oct 6 What happened in blockchain in the last 24 hours 🤖 AI / AI Agent - @ekko_924 🔸@0G_labs surpasses 400 Billion AI inference tokens and unveils 'Compute Finance' status 🔸Stockhunt unveils 'CoinIQ', an AI-Powered self-custody DEX 🔸@binance launches 'Binance Intelligence' 🔸Eden Labs raises $1.5M for personal AI Agent Development 🔸'Proof-of-Control' gains attention as framework for verifying AI agent permissions 🏦 RWA / Stablecoin - @ryanyoon_eth 🔸@okx and @ICE_Markets pursue 24/7 tokenized stock exchange under @SEC innovation exemption 🔸@ModernTreasury applies for U.S. Trust Bank Charter, enters stablecoin custody business 🔸@superformxyz launches USDC yield product collateralized by tokenized @nvidia stock 🔸@Spiko_finance raises $90M Series B for tokenized MMF platform 🔸@solana unveils 'DvP' On-Chain settlement standard incorporating @jpmorgan feedback