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Objections to OKXICE's tokenized stock trading plans have reached 22, with Wells Fargo, Cisco and Marvell Technology among the companies named. An updated public notice filed Friday also names Arm Holdings, Moderna and Intuit. The objections do not all represent withdrawals from the original 62-company roster, because some objecting companies were never included. Each objection prevents trading on the notifying venue but does not indicate opposition to all stock tokenization. OKXICE co-chairman Andrew Cuomo said many companies would prefer to observe the market before joining.

Uniswap Labs has introduced Aggregator Hooks, adding quotes from seven external decentralized exchange sources to v4 routing. The feature is available through the web app and API on Ethereum mainnet, Base, and Robinhood Chain. Uniswap says the sources cover more than 90% of decentralized exchange activity on supported networks, but optimal execution is not guaranteed for every swap. Swaps using Aggregator Hooks can produce protocol fees supporting UNI burning. The effects on spreads and trading volume remain subject to verification in live trading.

Dune has launched Market Data Feeds for onchain spot and perpetual futures trading. Dune said the spot data spans more than 200 trading venues and arrives approximately 1 second after production of the block containing the transaction. Dune said the data becomes visible only after transaction settlement and does not include complete records for all offchain protocols.

Santiment reported on October 23 that centralized exchanges recorded a one-day net withdrawal of about 169,770 ETH, the largest in more than four months. The withdrawal was worth about $407 million using a $2,400 reference price. However, Farside Investors' data showed US spot Ethereum ETFs recorded more than $1 billion in net outflows from October 1 through October 22. Exchange withdrawals can reduce immediately available selling inventory, but the data does not identify the owners or motives. Santiment views $2,500 as strengthening the rebound case and about $2,330 as weakening that case, subject to technical conditions.

Zack Wainwright, a research analyst at Fidelity Digital Assets, said Bitcoin could move from $100,000 to $200,000 much faster than Bitcoin first reached $100,000, according to Bitcoin News. Wainwright said Bitcoin needed nearly 16 years to exceed $100,000 for the first time. Wainwright cautioned that returns have narrowed with each cycle and historical performance does not ensure future results.

Arthur Hayes has sold about $22.28 million in crypto from Maelstrom's directional book. Hayes, the family office's chief investment officer, confirmed the exit on X and plans to remain out of the market. Hayes cited macroeconomic and geopolitical risks. Lookonchain data shows the largest sale involved 6,400 ETH worth $15.2 million. The Federal Reserve's October 28 decision could influence the outlook for risk assets, with CME FedWatch putting the probability of unchanged rates at 90%.

TeraWulf expanded its senior secured revolving credit facility from $250 million to approximately $400 million, about 60%, according to TeraWulf's 8-K filing. The amendment took effect on October 23. The amended agreement permits approximately $150 million more if additional lending commitments are obtained and relevant conditions are met. The amendment also removes the previous $150 million sublimit for issuing letters of credit.

Liquid Capital founder Yilihua said the crypto industry is at a trough despite a bullish-looking trend this cycle. Yilihua said ETH trades at less than half the price of six years ago. Yilihua said BTC trades at the same price as three years ago. Yilihua said AI has attracted substantial talent and capital away from the crypto industry.

HSBC launched RedCoin on Friday, with more than 3.3 million PayMe users able to activate stablecoin wallets in the coming days, the bank announced. Users can send the Hong Kong dollar stablecoin to friends or make payments at more than 100,000 PayMe merchants. HSBC's reserve tracker showed roughly $10.2 million in circulation shortly after launch, backed by $10.4 million entirely in cash. RedCoin uses HSBC's private ledger and does not qualify for Hong Kong's deposit insurance. HSBC plans to introduce RedCoin in its HK Mobile Banking app later this year.

The Blockchain Association has asked congressional leaders from both parties to develop a digital asset tax framework with a substantive exemption threshold for small crypto transactions. The association also wants qualifying stablecoins treated more like cash for tax purposes. The association seeks to classify mining and staking rewards as self-created property, taxable upon disposition rather than receipt. The association has launched a website to help users contact lawmakers.

Dragonfly partner Haseeb Qureshi publicly challenged DFINITY founder Dominic Williams' allegations that NEAR Intents infringed a patent covering threshold ECDSA signature technology. Qureshi said the patent was granted in late July this year and NEAR Intents changed the relevant algorithm in September. The potentially disputed period after the grant may span only about one month under Williams' timeline. The algorithm first appeared in an academic paper licensed under CC BY, and NEAR cited the paper in NEAR's implementation. Whether NEAR's specific implementation infringes the patent remains disputed.

Investment manager CMCC Global plans to tokenize Crest and the Liberty Bitcoin Accumulation Fund using Tether's Hadron infrastructure, with Bitfinex Securities handling distribution. Both funds use a fund-of-funds structure. Crest seeks returns above U.S. Treasury yields, while the Bitcoin-denominated Liberty Bitcoin Accumulation Fund targets annualized net returns of 8% to 12% in Bitcoin terms, without guaranteed payments. Token issuance requires identity verification and anti-money laundering review, and only whitelisted addresses are eligible.

Bitcoin News said Bitcoin closed below the 50-day moving average for the first time since August, ending 66 consecutive days above that level. Bitcoin News put the price near $80,600, still about 10% above the 200-day moving average. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $773.5 million in combined net outflows on Thursday and Friday. Thursday's $635.6 million net outflow was the largest for a single day since June.

Apex Group founder and CEO Peter Hughes warned that continued US crypto legislative delays or an unclear regulatory framework could divert digital asset business to Asia and the Middle East. Hughes said Europe would not benefit despite having rules in effect since July 1, describing the European Union's framework as restrictive and slow to adapt. The Senate failed last month to pass the Clarity Act, which fell short of the 60 votes required in September. Hughes said tokenized money market funds and regulated, yield-bearing stablecoins could accelerate institutional adoption. Apex announced a partnership earlier this month with droppRWA and Tokeny to develop regulated blockchain-based investment products, beginning in Saudi Arabia.

Broadridge says its distributed-ledger repo platform processed an average of $359 billion daily in September. The figures measure transaction activity, not outstanding loans, and include transactions beyond intraday borrowing. The platform coordinates collateral transfers with conventional cash payments, potentially reducing administrative work and unnecessary borrowing costs. In a Broadridge-published white paper, Societe Generale's Michael Walsh described eliminating almost $1 million in yearly operating expenses. However, blockchain cannot remove the risks that lenders demand more collateral, refuse to renew financing, or withhold cash.

Gilead Sciences agreed to pay Texas $45 million to settle allegations of using improper incentives to influence prescriptions funded by Texas Medicaid. The lawsuit alleged that Gilead offered providers free nursing staff and reimbursement assistance to favor Gilead drugs over competing treatments. Gilead denies the allegations and says the settlement avoids lengthy and expensive litigation. The payment includes state legal fees and expenses, plus some whistleblower legal costs.

Electrum announced version 4.8.3, saying the release addresses a critical security issue and calling on all users to upgrade. Details of the vulnerability will be made public later. Electrum's official website instructs users to obtain the software only from the official website and verify the GPG digital signature.

The Abraxas Capital wallet's cumulative profit from Hyperliquid perpetual contracts has reached a record $193 million. The positions have been hedged with spot assets, so the profit is not solely attributable to directional trading. The wallet has about $7.25 billion in open positions.

Tether announced that 15 Bitcoin mining companies, ASIC manufacturers and mining pools have committed to jointly developing and maintaining integrations for MDK. The open-source mining development kit aims to standardize access across mining infrastructures for applications and AI automation systems. Tether's QVAC mining agent has already connected to mining infrastructure using MDK. MDK version 0.11 will launch on October 23–24, with the first stable version, 1.0, planned by the end of 2026.