Amundi, Europe's largest fund manager, has launched a tokenised share class of its STOXX Europe 600 equity index fund on the Ethereum blockchain. The asset servicer CACEIS provided the tokenisation infrastructure, and the fund remains available through traditional channels.
France's National Assembly rejected the 2027 budget's revenue section on 4 November, removing three crypto tax amendments before the bill reached the Senate. Every lawmaker who voted opposed the text, 458 against with none in favour.
South Korea will seek to delay its tax on cryptocurrency gains by two years, pushing the start from 2027 to 2029. Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il said the move, if approved, would be the fourth postponement since the tax passed in 2020.
Zcash activated its NU7 network upgrade on 6 November 2026 at block 3,543,405, cutting the target block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds. The change roughly triples confirmation speed and reshapes how the network shares transaction fees.
India's cybersecurity agency CERT-In has designated an AI-assisted hacking group, CRAFTY FALCON, that is targeting cryptocurrency exchanges and financial firms. The attackers steal wallet keys, drain funds, and operate at 'machine speed' by abusing victims' own payment APIs.
Samsung Puts USDC on 82 Million Galaxy Phones in US Stablecoin Launch
Samsung Wallet's new Stablecoin Account went live on 5 November 2026, letting eligible U.S. Galaxy users buy, hold, send and receive USDC on the Solana blockchain. The feature reaches about 82 million compatible Galaxy devices and supports bank transfers to more than 60 countries.
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirmed on 4 November 2026 that a cyberattack enabled fraudulent transfers from its own account. The bank validated the order of magnitude of a suspected $133 million loss but said client assets were unaffected.
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake set December 2028 as a target to complete the network's post-quantum and post-AI transition. The goal moves the foundation's previous deadline forward by one year.
Schroders launched a tokenized version of its emerging markets bond fund on Solana through Centrifuge on 4 November 2026. The move marks the $1 trillion-plus asset manager's first deployment on the network and extends onchain fixed income beyond cash and government securities.
Hong Kong's Legislative Council passed a law on 4 November 2026 requiring crypto-asset service providers to collect customer and transaction data. The Inland Revenue Department will begin sharing that data with overseas tax authorities from 2028.
Circle reported $865 million in total revenue and reserve income for the third quarter of 2026, up 17% from a year earlier. The stablecoin issuer also disclosed a roughly 5% workforce reduction and $9.1 million in restructuring charges.
Morgan Stanley has tokenized U.S. stocks and Treasurys through DTCC's new service, among the first banks to do so. The service launched on 28 October 2026 with 20 institutions signed on, including JPMorgan, Citi and Bank of America.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance said on 3 November 2026 that it views Canton Coin as a digital commodity. The staff will not recommend enforcement action over the token's programmatic issuance without securities registration.
Block has agreed in principle to pay a net $764 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into its anti-money-laundering controls. The company disclosed the deal on 3 November 2026 alongside quarterly results showing bitcoin gross profit fell 50%.
Chainlink expanded its APAC Equities Streams from two exchanges to six on November 3, 2026, adding venues in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The six Asian equity markets now covered represent more than $40 trillion in combined value.
Consensys Wants Banks to Settle Across Ledgers Without Bridges
Consensys launched Sovereign Network Interoperability at DevCon in Mumbai on 2 November 2026, a stack that lets financial institutions settle transactions across separate blockchain ledgers. The system keeps assets on their native ledgers and verifies each transfer cryptographically, avoiding blockchain bridges.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has cleared perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks for the first time. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig announced the move on 3 November 2026, placing the contracts under joint CFTC and SEC oversight.
The Depository Trust Company launched its DTCC Tokenization Service on 28 October 2026. The service lets participants create digital versions of securities held in DTC custody, with 20 firms signed on at launch.
Democrats won majorities in both the US Senate and House of Representatives in the 3 November midterm elections. The crypto industry, which spent heavily to shape the races, now faces a Congress less friendly to its legislative agenda.
The New York Stock Exchange added four transfer agents — Broadridge, Computershare, Equiniti and Superstate — to its planned tokenized securities platform on 2 November 2026. Broadridge will also run onchain shareholder voting, pending regulatory approval.