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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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Brazil's CVM chief Otto Lobo says mandatory tokenisation needed to police $2.32tn fund market
The president of Brazil's securities regulator says asset tokenisation and AI surveillance are needed to oversee a fund industry of more than 34,000 structures, with B3 building a tokenisation…
Heatbit says $899 Bitwater retrofit mines Bitcoin while heating water
Heatbit has opened preorders for Bitwater, a $899 device that replaces a water heater's lower element with 20 mining chips. The company says first deliveries are due in the first quarter of 2027.
Nabiullina says Russia's digital ruble passes 270,000 accounts since launch
The Bank of Russia governor says interest in the central bank digital currency has outstripped expectations, with small businesses driving uptake after the nationwide launch on 1 September.
Ripple says BCG study finds banks could gain up to $100m from custody services
Research commissioned by Ripple from Boston Consulting Group estimates a regional bank with a $200bn-$300bn balance sheet could improve results by up to $100m by pairing digital asset services with…
Electrum says malicious servers hid Bitcoin theft behind fee bumps
Electrum has released version 4.8.3 to fix a high-severity flaw that let malicious servers swap a user's payment for a thief's transaction, with one user losing funds after approving a fee increase.
Ripple partners with Cryptescrow to fund high-value property deals in crypto
Cryptescrow said on 22 Oct that it has teamed up with Ripple to convert buyers' cryptocurrency into dollars for large property purchases, while sellers and title companies keep conventional funds.
