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HSBC and Standard Chartered have completed the first live cross-border transaction using tokenized deposits on Swift’s new blockchain-based ledger, marking a major step in the modernization of global payments. The transaction demonstrates that digital deposits issued by different regulated banks can interact through a shared blockchain-based infrastructure while remaining connected to the existing banking system….

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HSBC and Standard Chartered Complete First Live Cross-Border Tokenized Deposit Transaction on Swift

Features

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TikTok Explores Money Transfers Through Direct Messages

TikTok is exploring a new feature that could allow users to send money directly to one another through private messages, as the social media giant looks to expand further into financial services. The potential peer-to-peer payment feature was discovered in hidden code within TikTok’s US iPhone app, according to a Bloomberg report. If launched, the…

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TikTok Explores Money Transfers Through Direct Messages

World News

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Bilibili, China’s YouTube Rival, Launches Globally on Android

China’s popular video-sharing platform Bilibili has officially expanded its international reach, launching a new global version of its app for Android users. The platform announced that its international app is now available globally, with an iOS version expected to follow soon. Bilibili says the international version will feature more localized content and a simpler sign-up…

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Bilibili, China’s YouTube Rival, Launches Globally on Android

Features

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CZ Says Trump’s Hyperliquid Push Should Benefit the Entire Crypto Industry

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has weighed in on President Donald Trump’s push to bring Hyperliquid into the United States, arguing that any regulatory framework created for the platform should ultimately apply across the wider crypto industry. “Policy cannot be applied to only one company/project. What’s good for one is good for the rest of…

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CZ Says Trump’s Hyperliquid Push Should Benefit the Entire Crypto Industry

Features

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OKX Restricts Claude Access for Hong Kong Staff After Account Suspension

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has restricted employees in Hong Kong from using Anthropic’s Claude AI, after the company’s corporate account was briefly suspended earlier this month. The restriction also applies to OKX employees travelling through mainland China, according to reports. The company’s enterprise account has since been restored, but OKX has decided to limit Claude access…

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OKX Restricts Claude Access for Hong Kong Staff After Account Suspension

Features

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Robinhood CEO Says Tokenization Could “Eat the Entire Financial System”

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says the financial world is only in the early stages of a global “tokenization supercycle” that could eventually transform how stocks, bonds and other financial assets are owned and traded. Speaking about the future of financial markets, Tenev argued that blockchain-based tokenization could fundamentally reshape traditional finance, describing the trend as…

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Robinhood CEO Says Tokenization Could “Eat the Entire Financial System”

Politics

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Adeleke Directs Osun Attorney-General to Withdraw Suit Against EFCC Over Frozen Account

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the state’s Attorney-General to withdraw the lawsuit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the freezing of the state government’s bank account. Adeleke disclosed the decision during an interview with Channels Television shortly after he was declared the winner of the August 15 Osun governorship…

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Adeleke Directs Osun Attorney-General to Withdraw Suit Against EFCC Over Frozen Account

Features

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Nasdaq Plans 23-Hour Stock Trading From December 2026

The Nasdaq Stock Market is set to move toward nearly round-the-clock trading, with the exchange planning to introduce a new overnight trading session from 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time beginning December 6, 2026. The move would extend Nasdaq trading to approximately 23 hours a day, five days a week, as the exchange responds…

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Nasdaq Plans 23-Hour Stock Trading From December 2026

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FG Raises Annual Robe Allowance for Federal Lawyers to ₦1 Million

The Federal Government has approved an increase in the annual robe allowance for state counsel and legal officers working with the Federal Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, raising the payment to ₦1 million per year. The new allowance was disclosed by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) in…

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FG Raises Annual Robe Allowance for Federal Lawyers to ₦1 Million

Features

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Access Bank Seeks Court Order to Freeze Accounts Over Alleged ₦1.34bn Unauthorised Transfers

Access Bank Plc has approached the Federal High Court in Lagos seeking an order to freeze bank accounts allegedly linked to beneficiaries of unauthorised transfers totalling about ₦1.34 billion from some of its customers’ accounts. The bank filed the application as part of efforts to recover the funds and prevent the alleged beneficiaries from withdrawing…

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