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Polygon locks 37 state licenses with Coinme integration

Polygon Labs completed its acquisition of Coinme, folding regulated U.S. money transfer services directly into the Open Money Stack. The combined entity now holds 37 state money transmitter licenses plus 11 exemptions, covering 48 states, and carries FinCEN registration as a money services business.

Four companies already live on the platform: Tazapay, Mesh, Toku and Kira are running cross-border payments, account top-ups, global payroll and USD settlement through the infrastructure.

The deal converts Polygon's payment layer from blockchain-native to dual-track regulated rails, binding the protocol to U.S. financial compliance at scale.

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IonQ secures $2B funding round at $40 per share

IonQ raised $2 billion in fresh capital at $40 per share, expanding its cash reserves to approximately $4 billion. The quantum computing company plans to deploy these funds across manufacturing, networking, and security initiatives, supported by recent acquisitions including SkyWater and Elisity.

The funding provides IonQ runway to scale beyond core quantum hardware into adjacent verticals where quantum applications intersect with infrastructure needs.

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US inflation accelerated to 3.72% in September

Consumer price index jumped 37 basis points from August's 3.35%, marking an unexpected uptick in price pressures across the economy.

The monthly gain represents a reversal from the recent disinflationary trend, with broad-based increases across goods and services categories. This reading arrives as Federal Reserve officials weigh further policy moves heading into year-end.

September CPI: 3.72%
August CPI: 3.35%
Monthly change: +37 basis points 📈

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Spark Savings flipped Portal in total value locked, $1.70 billion against $1.65 billion.

Spark Savings now ranks number 30 of 52 DeFi protocols above $1.00 billion on that measure, having passed 3 of them since the last reading.
Source: DefiLlama.

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Dubai courts now issue verifiable orders on Avalanche instantly

DIFC Courts is anchoring court orders and hearing records to Avalanche, making them verifiable worldwide in seconds. Confidential documents remain off chain.

The courts processed $5.1 billion across 2,500+ claims in 2025. Record issuance happens on Avalanche while sensitive filings stay private. Verification is instant and globally accessible. 🔗

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ASML posts €5 billion Q3 profit, customers signal orders through 2030

ASML delivered €5 billion in net income for Q3, beating forecasts. The chipmaking equipment maker reported customers expressing interest in placing orders extending to 2029 and 2030, providing visibility into demand beyond typical quarterly forecasts.

The order signals suggest sustained appetite for ASML's lithography systems despite ongoing geopolitical restrictions and market volatility. This multi-year interest window offers the company forward-looking confidence on revenue pipeline.

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OpenAI explores acquisition of Web3 security auditor Trail of Bits

Trail of Bits, founded in 2012, conducts security reviews for major crypto platforms. The firm has audited smart contracts, bridges, and DeFi protocols for Uniswap and Aave among others.

OpenAI is in early talks to acquire the security specialist, per The Information. The move could expand OpenAI's cybersecurity operations into blockchain systems review.

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Ripple moves custody infrastructure into South Korea's institutional markets

Ripple and Meritz Securities are partnering to build custody and tokenization services for South Korea's capital markets. The two will operate within existing regulations initially.

Meritz plans to offer Ripple Custody alongside spot ETFs, fractional investments, security tokens, trading platforms, and won-denominated stablecoins. The partnership targets South Korea's institutional investors through one of the country's major securities firms.

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Morpho Blue flipped LayerZero V2 in total value locked, $11.24 billion against $11.02 billion.

Morpho Blue now ranks number 4 of 51 DeFi protocols above $1.00 billion on that measure.
Source: DefiLlama.

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Polymarket US climbs to #6 in 24h fees, overtaking pump.fun.

Polymarket US: $2.4 million in 24h fees, versus $2.1 million for pump.fun.
That is up from #7 in the rankings yesterday.
Meanwhile, Polymarket's total value locked stands at $344.3 million, down 6.8% over 30 days.

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Applied Materials targets revenue doubling on AI chip demand

Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson announced the company expects revenue to double over the coming years, underpinned by a $5 billion R&D investment. The Silicon Valley research center will accelerate next-generation chip development as artificial intelligence infrastructure demands surge.

The capital deployment signals confidence in sustained demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment across the AI buildout cycle. Dickerson shared the outlook on Bloomberg's "The Close" with Ed Ludlow.

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Bank of America hit with $1.2 billion fine for AML failures

US Treasury penalized the bank for failing to report $5 billion in suspicious transactions. The unreported activity connected to suspected illicit finance flows from China and the US-Mexico border region.

The fine targets gaps in Bank of America's anti-money laundering compliance. The enforcement action reflects ongoing regulatory scrutiny of large financial institutions' transaction monitoring controls. $1.2 billion penalty. $5 billion in flagged transactions. US Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) enforcement.

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Bank of America hit with $1.21B fine for AML failures

US regulators penalized Bank of America $1.21 billion for deficiencies in anti-money laundering controls and violations of sanctions requirements. The enforcement action underscores ongoing regulatory pressure on major financial institutions to strengthen compliance infrastructure and transaction monitoring systems.

The fine reflects lapses in the bank's ability to detect and report suspicious activity, as well as failures to properly implement sanctions screening protocols across its operations.

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BNY Mellon and Citadel Securities settle Treasury repo in minutes on blockchain

BNY Mellon and Citadel Securities completed a tokenized U.S. Treasuries triparty repo transaction on a private blockchain, with settlement occurring in minutes rather than the standard T+1 timeline.

The test used digital representations of U.S. government bonds in a triparty arrangement—a financing structure where a third party manages collateral. Settlement speed improved dramatically by removing traditional intermediaries and manual processes from the workflow.

This marks a concrete step in tokenizing core fixed-income markets, moving beyond proof-of-concept into operational execution between major institutional players. 🔗

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The 10 biggest stories of the day:

1. S&P Global completes its first onchain derivatives swap between trading firms Marex and DRW, settled on the….
2. Strive acquires 3,311 BTC last week, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 32,773 BTC worth $2.7 billion.
3. Binance shuts down its mining pool, cloud mining and related services on November 10.
4. Ondo surpasses $3 billion in tokenized US Treasuries, ranking first on RWA.xyz with USDY, OUSG and tokenized….
5. Ripple partners with Privy to bring programmatic wallets to the XRP Ledger.
6. Interactive Brokers launches ETH staking for eligible clients, powered by zerohash.
7. Sui processes its first native quantum-safe transaction on Devnet using ML-DSA-65 post-quantum signatures.
8. $911.6 billion Federated Hermes plans to issue its first tokenized fund shares in early 2027, partnering with….
9. THEO is exploited on Base after the attacker mints 19 million tokens and swaps them for 700.8 ETH, worth….
10. Marvell, Microsoft and Oracle establish an OCP working group to standardize integrated hardware security….
All covered live on the desk today.

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