Finance, Banking & Insurance

DoubleZero Adds Binance as Fifth Venue on Edge Market Data Feed

New York – October 08, 2026 -- DoubleZero Foundation has added Binance's full spot and futures market data to its Edge platform, making the exchange the first centralized venue and fifth overall data source on the network. Binance joins Solana, Kalshi, Hyperliquid, and Phoenix on the same multicast feed, delivered over DoubleZero's dedicated fiber infrastructure.

Binance becomes first centralized exchange integrated into Edge's multicast feed

Edge now normalizes top-of-book and trade data across all symbols on Binance's spot and futures markets, ingested in Tokyo and distributed via dedicated fiber. The data is formatted to the same schema used for the platform's other four venues, allowing trading teams to deploy code written for one market across all five without rebuilding integrations.

CME Group International Volume Jumps 22% to 9 Million Contracts in Q3

London and Singapore – October 08, 2026 -- CME Group posted international average daily volume (ADV) of 9 million contracts in the third quarter of 2026, up 22% from a year earlier, as geopolitical volatility drove risk-management demand across global markets.

Energy and agricultural contracts lead international surge

Growth outside the United States was driven largely by Energy products, up 40%, Agricultural products, up 28%, and Equity Index products, up 24%. Julie Winkler, Chief Commercial Officer at CME Group, said geopolitical issues fueled uncertainty and stoked inflation globally during the quarter, pushing customers worldwide toward the exchange to hedge risk.

OSL Tokenizes First USDGO Stablecoin Fund With 17.05% Annualized Return

Hong Kong – – October 08, 2026 -- OSL Group has been engaged by digital asset technology firm 2WA to power the on-chain tokenization of PrimePlus SPC - USDGO Plus SP, the first market-neutral fund built on the USDGO stablecoin. As of October 7, the fund had returned 16.67% since inception, with a 17.05% annualized return over the trailing 30 days before fees.

OSL takes on custody, distribution and tokenization of the fund's units

Under the arrangement, OSL (HKEX:863) tokenizes the fund on-chain and serves as the licensed platform for custody and distribution of its tokenized units. USDGO, the underlying asset of the fund, is also held in custody with OSL. Eligible professional investors in Hong Kong can subscribe to and redeem from the fund directly through the OSL HK app, the company's locally licensed digital asset trading platform.

Gen Z Outspends All Generations in Art Basel-UBS 2026 Collector Survey

New York – October 08, 2026 -- Gen Z collectors spent more than twice as much on fine art in 2025 and the first half of 2026 than any older generation, according to the Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting 2026, conducted by Arts Economics with responses from 3,100 high-net-worth individuals across 10 markets including the US, UK, Mainland China, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, Australia and Singapore.

Gen Z buyers now dominate the top end of the art market

Nearly half of all collectors who purchased artworks priced above USD 1 million in 2026 were from Gen Z, the survey found. The generation also outspent peers across virtually every collecting category, from fine art to broader collectibles.

24X Expands Warrant Incentive Program Ahead of December Launch

Stamford, Conn. – October 08, 2026 -- 24X National Exchange LLC has filed a proposed rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to expand its warrant performance incentive program, adding equity worth 22.25% of parent company 24X US Holdings LLC on a fully diluted basis for participating broker-dealers.

24X adds 22.25% in new equity and extends program through June 2028

The original program, running through December 31, 2027, offered non-voting equity equal to 10% of 24X US Holdings on a fully diluted basis. The newly filed expansion (SR-24X-2026-26) can be earned starting in 2027 and across two additional quarterly measurement periods in 2028, pushing the program's end date to June 30, 2028.

Samsung Wallet Adds USDC Transfers on Solana for 82 Million Devices

New York – October 08, 2026 -- Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay will support stablecoin transfers on Solana, letting U.S. Galaxy users send cross-border payments in USDC starting the last week of October 2026, the Solana Foundation announced.

Feature launches across 82 million U.S. Galaxy devices

The remittance tool is embedded directly into Samsung Wallet, the same interface users already use for cards, boarding passes and IDs. Integrated fiat on- and off-ramps will convert funds to and from local currency, with Solana's infrastructure running in the background. Additional international markets will follow, subject to local regulatory approval.

Anyflo Exits Stealth, Acquires Native to Streamline Enterprise Stablecoin Payments

Singapore – October 08, 2026 -- Anyflo, a stablecoin payments orchestration service, has emerged from stealth at Sui Basecamp during TOKEN2049 Singapore, backed by a USD 1 million investment from Mysten Labs and the acqui-hire of Sui-based startup Native.

Mysten Labs incubates new venture with $1 million backing

Anyflo was founded by CEO Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, former GM Product at Mysten Labs, the original contributor to the Sui blockchain. Oyelayo-Pearson previously built products at Shopify Money and Capital One. Mysten Labs has invested USD 1 million in the company and provides early infrastructure backing.

Orca and Loopscale Merge to Form Crypto Capital Markets Platform

New York – October 08, 2026 -- Orca and Loopscale have merged into a single entity called Formation, combining trading, credit and vault infrastructure to finance AI, robotics and defense companies that fall outside traditional capital market structures.

Formation targets a $3 trillion AI infrastructure financing gap

Apollo estimates nearly $3 trillion will be needed for AI infrastructure alone through 2028, capital that many frontier companies struggle to access because fixed underwriting, legal, servicing and distribution costs favor large, standardized deals. Formation says it will cut the cost and complexity of structuring, distributing and financing these assets by unifying origination, vault strategies and distribution on top of the existing Orca and Loopscale protocols.

Arch Lending Exec Outlines Bitcoin Loan Risks at Three Summits

New York – October 08, 2026 -- Arch Lending Co-Founder and CRO Himanshu Sahay used three separate corporate Bitcoin events in September to press institutional holders on a single question: when liquidity is needed, should they sell Bitcoin or borrow against it.

Sahay lists four questions borrowers must ask before signing a term sheet

At the invite-only Bitcoin Corporate Day in London on September 22, Sahay told corporates, funds and financial institutions to demand answers on four points before accepting a Bitcoin-backed loan: who holds the collateral keys, whether the collateral can be rehypothecated or reused, what specifically triggers a liquidation and whether it is partial or total, and what happens to the Bitcoin if the lender fails. The panel reviewed how institutional Bitcoin-backed credit mechanics have shifted since 2022.

Huntington Bank Pours $40M Into Tupelo Hub, Anchors New Business Park

Tupelo, Miss. – – October 08, 2026 -- The Huntington National Bank has committed more than $40 million to modernize its downtown Tupelo Regional Headquarters and Tupelo Operations Center, serving as the anchor investment for a newly designated Huntington Bank Business Park.

Huntington commits over $40 million to upgrade Tupelo facilities

The investment will renovate the Tupelo Operations Center with a new fitness center, updated health center and on-site café, while the downtown headquarters will receive a modernized branch, community meeting space and expanded parking. Joseph Moss, Mississippi regional president for Huntington, said the project confirms the bank's long-term commitment to Tupelo and North Mississippi.