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According to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, it co-hosted a seminar with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on November 11, attended by over 200 industry professionals. The seminar topics included the opportunities brought by tokenization for secondary market trading and corporate treasury management, financial infrastructure optimization measures supporting payment and liquidity management, the role of virtual asset trading platforms in facilitating tokenized fund trading and providing liquidity, as well as cases promoting the broader application of tokenized currencies and tokenized investment products.The Executive Director of the Investment Products Division of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Wu Jiali, stated that the development of tokenization in Hong Kong is moving from the experimental stage to commercial application, with the next phase focusing on integrating tokenized investment products, digital currencies, and financial infrastructure to drive practical applications. The Assistant Chief Executive (Financial Infrastructure) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Zhou Wenzheng, stated that the Monetary Authority will continue to work closely with the Securities and Futures Commission to promote responsible innovation in the field of tokenization.

The American investment management firm MissionSquare stated that the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond may face resistance when it rises to 5%.

SpaceX plans to launch the USSF-266 mission using the Falcon 9 rocket at the Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4E in California on November 16 local time.

On November 6, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission released a consultation summary, proposing to further restrict unregulated entities from using names that may mislead the public into believing they are regulated, and plans to extend these restrictions to the virtual asset sector.According to the proposed amendments, Hong Kong will introduce similar restrictions under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance, focusing on virtual asset trading platforms, as well as virtual assets that are unrelated to securities or futures contracts but can be traded or settled through virtual asset trading platforms. Unauthorized entities will be subject to restrictions on the use of relevant titles to prevent the public from mistakenly viewing them as regulated entities. The related proposals have received broad support from the market.The Securities and Futures Commission stated that it will further finalize the draft amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance and the Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance, and submit them to the Legislative Council for review and approval.

Real estate tokenization platform GromaCorp announced the launch of GromaCoin (GRO) on Uniswap v4, which is the first permissioned asset on Uniswap's automated market maker. GRO is paired with USDC, allowing verified investors to buy, sell, issue, and redeem on-chain at net asset value. GRO is an ERC-3643 security token issued on the Base network, with KYC and investor qualification rules embedded at the token level to prevent transfers to unapproved wallets.Each GRO represents a fractional ownership in the Groma Real Estate Trust, which is a regulated real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States, focusing on multi-family residential properties, with assets primarily located in the Greater Boston and Providence areas. The trust's total asset value is nearly $95 million, with each GromaCoin having a net asset value of $1.07, and the portfolio includes over 125 to 150 income-generating properties, paying dividends quarterly, with a current yield of approximately 3.74%.Uniswap launched the Permissioned Pools framework on July 23, 2026, allowing asset issuers to operate managed whitelists and conduct compliance checks on-chain, with unverified wallets unable to participate in trading. GromaCoin is the first asset to adopt this framework and is currently only available to accredited investors. Groma has also partnered with Birch Hill and Morpho to allow holders to borrow USDC using GRO as collateral, with an initial supply cap of $5 million for this lending setup.

Uniswap posted on platform X that the Permissioned Pools Hook is a new standard that introduces permitted assets into automated market makers (AMM) and performs compliance checks at the protocol level.

The Polygon community has proposed a draft proposal PIP-93, aiming to integrate the Protocol Council, Polygon PoS, and AggLayer multi-signature into a unified Polygon Security Council.The committee consists of 11 signatories sent by 10 institutions, adopting an 8/11 multi-signature strategy, covering Ethereum and Polygon; Polygon Labs occupies 2 seats, while the other institutions each occupy 1 seat, including Sherlock, Hexens, Sigma Prime, Curve, QuickSwap, EthCC, L2Beat, and Coinbase.Daily upgrades and parameter changes can be proposed by the Polygon Labs Operations multi-signature with a 7-day time lock, and the security council can veto during the window period, or skip the time lock for immediate execution or contract suspension removal. The proposal aims to replace the governance structure established by PIP-29, changing to only publicly holding the list of institutions with seats, no longer disclosing the identities of individual signatories; it is currently in Draft status.

The Acting Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, Chen Haolian, stated that international virtual asset trading platforms can apply for licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission as long as they meet the relevant statutory requirements and regulatory requirements of the Securities and Futures Commission. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the Invest Hong Kong have also been in contact with these international platforms to introduce Hong Kong's regulatory requirements and market opportunities.Chen Haolian also mentioned that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission will submit a bill to the Legislative Council by the end of this year to amend the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance.

He Yi published a response to external criticisms and suggestions regarding platform security and permission management, stating that Binance accepts all criticisms and emphasizes that the safety of user funds is the platform's top priority. In the event of a funding gap, Binance will take full responsibility and will not evade it.He Yi stated that Binance chose to publicly disclose the specific details of this security incident in order to build trust through transparent disclosure, while also providing a reference for the industry to respond to social engineering attacks and AI permission boundary risks.In terms of subsequent security measures, Binance has restructured access permissions and security boundaries across departments, updated devices, reset AI tools, and adjusted the security system according to the principles of zero trust and least privilege. The platform will also release a security audit report in the future and welcomes AI security experts and technical talents to participate in the verification and improvement of the security system.

According to the official announcement from Alchemy Pay, the company has obtained a Money Transmission License (MTL) issued by the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance. Currently, the number of states in the U.S. where it has obtained a money transmission license has increased to 20, and applications for licenses in several other states are still under review.

SpaceX plans to launch the USSF-317 mission using Falcon 9 at launch pad 4E of Vandenberg Space Force Base on November 12.

According to foreign media reports, OpenAI employees warned management as early as before the launch of ChatGPT that the company's code and research material access permissions were too broad, which could lead to the leakage of sensitive technology.Internal risks include overly broad code repository permissions and research materials being widely stored on GitHub and Slack. OpenAI has strengthened security measures and will initiate a new round of security special actions.

Vitalik emphasized trusted hardware and privacy protection in his keynote speech at Devcon, and the Ethereum Foundation outlined related goals such as open chips.

On November 3, the National Development and Reform Commission held a series of press conferences on advancing the "14th Five-Year Plan," introducing information on cultivating and strengthening new driving forces. Wang Ruomeng, Deputy Director of the Department of Innovation and High Technology Development of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that there is a broad consensus in society on the coexistence of opportunities and risks in artificial intelligence. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, development and security will be coordinated, with security integrated throughout the research, application, and governance of artificial intelligence.Wang Ruomeng emphasized four key areas of work. First, improve the governance rule system, accelerate the promotion of foundational and comprehensive legislation for artificial intelligence, enhance legislation to protect common elements such as data, computing power, and algorithms, as well as to regulate key application scenarios, establish safety standards and ethical guidelines covering the entire lifecycle, and conduct periodic assessments of the implementation of these systems. Second, optimize the regulatory environment, reasonably set a transition period for regulatory policies, provide compliance guidance for applications across different industries, support the establishment of regulatory sandboxes for artificial intelligence in various fields, and improve the management mechanisms for application, testing, use, and exit.Third, clarify the collaborative governance responsibilities of government departments, industry organizations, enterprises, and the public, promote developers and operators to strengthen risk management awareness, timely disclose safety risks, and proactively report safety incidents and vulnerability information. Fourth, address the impact of artificial intelligence on society, pay attention to changes in employment structure, promote the inclusion of new professions such as model trainers and data annotators into the national occupational classification system, and strengthen monitoring and early warning of employment replacement risks; enhance traceability capabilities for issues such as algorithmic discrimination, deep forgery, and privacy breaches, while also strengthening guidance and intervention to prevent addiction and emotional dependence.

The Executive Director of the Investment Products Division of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Wu Jiali, delivered a speech titled "Tokenization: Expanding the Tokenized Landscape of Hong Kong's Capital Market" at Hong Kong FinTech Week, in which she pointed out the upcoming launch of the "Innovation Pathway." This initiative aims to combine tokenized funds with digital currencies to enhance liquidity and financial management efficiency.Wu Jiali revealed that the first batch of tokenized money market funds will be traded in the secondary market on licensed trading platforms, and a tokenized gold ETF may become the next pilot project. Currently, Hong Kong has 17 approved tokenized retail products, covering money market funds, gold products, and ETFs, with a total asset management scale of 1.3 billion USD. In the medium to long term, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission will also promote tokenized assets as collateral, expand the on-chain presence of assets such as stocks and bonds, and explore the application of smart contracts in automating investment decisions and trading processes.

According to Bloomberg, after Binance experienced a record $6.3 billion hack, it has increased incentives for some market makers trading on the platform to boost trading activity. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that shortly after the security breach, the company reached out to smaller trading firms to offer higher commissions in the spot and futures markets.Sources indicated that during this week-long initiative, so-called level 2 and level 3 market makers would receive the same commission rates as level 4 participants, which is the highest tier on the platform. The sources added that these changes are aimed at providing greater financial incentives for smaller liquidity providers to quote on the trading platform and maintain a deeper order book.According to information on its website, Binance primarily categorizes market makers into different tiers based on the liquidity they provide, with companies offering larger trading volumes qualifying for higher tiers, typically receiving larger commissions, thereby reducing their trading costs. A Binance spokesperson stated that the latest measures following the security breach help to calm the market and noted that, just as prioritizing clear communication is important, the company took immediate action to maintain its core competitive advantage in liquidity. According to data from Talos, within 24 hours after the hack, the depth of the Bitcoin order book on Binance dropped by about 30%, with the depth within a 1% price range falling from $45 million to $32 million.

A proposal for token permissions on the XRP Ledger is expected to be activated on Wednesday. This proposal currently has the support of 33 out of 35 trusted validators.Meanwhile, a related independent proposal aimed at preventing unauthorized token holders is still under review and has not yet entered the activation phase.

The People's Bank of China, the Financial Regulatory Administration, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission held a seminar to support two tools for the capital market.The meeting proposed that to maintain the stability of the capital market and enhance market resilience and confidence, the People's Bank of China, the Financial Regulatory Administration, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission will continue to strengthen policy support, further optimize policy elements and implementation details, and encourage financial institutions to effectively utilize policy tools.Timely conduct swap facilitation operations among securities, fund, and insurance companies, further increase the number of participating institutions, appropriately lower swap rates, and optimize pledge and operational models.The stock repurchase and increase in re-lending policy will shift from a phased arrangement to a long-term institutional arrangement, with the re-lending rate reduced from 1.25% to 1%; financial institutions will adhere to the principle of market-based pricing, reasonably add points based on the re-lending rate, and increase loan disbursement.

According to South Korean media "The Pioneer Economy," the Financial Services Commission of South Korea urgently convened representatives from trading platforms such as Upbit, Bithumb, and Coinone on the morning of November 2 to hold a security inspection meeting. The focus was on checking each platform's preparedness for large-scale hacker attacks and the user asset protection systems.This meeting was scheduled ahead of a security inspection meeting for the entire financial industry on November 5, aimed at understanding the response measures of the South Korean cryptocurrency industry in light of the recent large-scale asset theft incident involving Binance. The meeting will also discuss proposals to increase the proportion of user assets stored in cold wallets.According to South Korea's current "Virtual Asset User Protection Act," trading platforms must store at least 80% of users' virtual assets in cold wallets that are isolated from the internet. Reports indicate that Upbit's cold wallet storage ratio exceeds 99%, Bithumb is around 94%, Coinone is about 85%, while Digital X and Gopax are just above 80%.