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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission approved secondary market trading of tokenised public funds on licensed virtual asset trading platforms

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Itaú Unibanco formalized its request to operate as a virtual asset service provider with the Central Bank of Brazil

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Binance applied for a virtual asset service provider license with the Central Bank of Brazil

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Peer announced a beta service allowing users to buy and sell USDC with Chinese yuan payments settled through Alipay

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The Bank of England launched a consultation on central counterparties accepting digital versions of eligible collateral

Predicate CEO Nikhil Raghuveera stated that Predicate helps digital asset issuers enforce compliance rules when assets trade outside internal systems.

Hong Kong regulatory approvals for 24-hour tokenised money market fund secondary trading aim to broaden secondary-market infrastructure for the tokenised finance sector.

RedotPay denied Binance's allegations of misusing confidential information and stated in August 2026 that the ongoing litigation would not disrupt its operations or public listing preparations.

Predicate embeds compliance screening rules directly into digital assets.

Binance-affiliated entities filed a lawsuit in August 2026 seeking nearly $473 million in damages from RedotPay's founders over alleged misuse of confidential business data to divert 470,000 customers.

Binance temporarily paused crypto lending, margin trading, and other products while delisting 22 crypto assets to comply with Brazilian regulations.

Andreessen Horowitz policy chief Miles Jennings stated on October 30, 2026 that classifying autonomous decentralized exchanges as brokers exceeds the authority of Illinois law and conflicts with federal classifications.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. with violating the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and seeks an order barring it from filing future Forms ADV as an exempt reporting adviser.

The SEC removed the Form ADV and Form D filings submitted by BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd. from its public website.

BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. filed a Form ADV as an exempt reporting adviser in August 2025, and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd. submitted a Form D notifying a purported $100 million offering.

BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. displayed fake registration certificates stamped with the Securities and Exchange Commission seal on its website, though the agency does not issue registration certificates.

The Securities and Exchange Commission seeks permanent injunctions, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains with prejudgment interest, and civil monetary penalties against both BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd.

The SEC stated that BG Wealth Sharing Ltd.'s Form ADV filing contained false information, including listing a virtual mailbox as its main office and naming an auditor that appears in no public registry.

BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd. directed investors to check their filings on the SEC website as proof of SEC licensing or approval, though neither filing confers agency approval.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Colorado-incorporated BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd. with violating the antifraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.