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Binance finance chief Kaiser Ng to leave after five years, Yi He says
Binance's chief financial officer, Kaiser Ng, is leaving the exchange after more than five years, co-CEO Yi He said. Justin Yek, formerly of Airwallex, will replace him.
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DTCC's DTC launches tokenisation service with 20 clients signed up
The Depository Trust Company has launched a service letting eligible clients mint tokenised versions of securities held with it, with 20 firms including JPMorgan and Citadel Securities signed up.
Bithumb says hackers breached internal system and leaked personal data
South Korea's second-largest crypto exchange is investigating whether customer data was exposed after an outside party accessed its internal mobile groupware system, Yonhap reports.
Google says Multi-Party Compute custody service due in early 2027
Google has unveiled a multi-party computation security service for crypto and tokenised assets, now in private preview with banks testing it, and plans commercial availability in early 2027.
Bo Hines-led USAT is issued by Anchorage, not Tether, as GENIUS Act rules await OCC
Tether's US-focused stablecoin USAT is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, not Tether, and has no GENIUS Act approval while the OCC's application window stays shut.
Robinhood's Tenev says US tokenisation uncertainty deters serious assets
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says the SEC's temporary innovation exemption is a positive step but that rulemaking or legislation is needed before investors commit large sums to tokenised stocks.
Coinbase says customer funds safe after Amplitude vendor data exposure
The Nasdaq-listed exchange says an incident at analytics provider Amplitude exposed contact details for a small group of customers, but its own systems were not breached.
