Tokenized Stocks See Growing Activity Outside US Market Hours

Trading in tokenized stocks on major blockchains is increasingly taking place outside regular US market hours. This trend highlights a potential advantage of bringing traditional equities onto blockchain networks: the possibility of trading around the clock.

This is not financial advice.

🔐 COTI Explains How Stealth Addresses Work

COTI, a privacy-focused Layer 2 network, published an educational article on October 10, 2026, titled “Stealth Addresses Explained: How They Work and What They Don’t Hide.”

The article explores how stealth addresses can help reduce the link between a recipient’s public identity and incoming payments, while explaining the limitations of this privacy technique.

⚠️ This is not any financial advice.

📊 Arbitrum Records Over 13 Million Priority-Fee Transactions

Arbitrum has surpassed 13 million transactions using priority fees, according to the latest reported data. This mechanism allows users to pay additional fees for faster transaction execution.

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Ondo Launches Tokenized OpenAI Exposure Note

Ondo has introduced its OpenAI Exposure Note (OPAIPon) through Ondo Private Markets, expanding its range of tokenized pre-IPO assets. The product reportedly has a market capitalization of $19.1 million, according to the cited data. This launch reflects continued development in tokenized private-market products, although access, eligibility, and investment risks may vary.

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Tokenized International Stocks Gain Ground in DeFi

Tokenized stocks issued outside the United States account for a reported 90.4% of the $271.7 million deposited across DeFi lending markets, vaults, and decentralized exchanges (DEXs), according to data shared by tokenterminal.

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NEAR Protocol Expands Its MPC Network

NEAR Protocol has expanded its Multi-Party Computation (MPC) network to 17 active mainnet operators. Funded by the protocol, this development aims to strengthen decentralized signing infrastructure supporting NEAR Intents and cross-chain interactions.

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Ethereum DeFi Ecosystem Continues to Expand

Ethereum’s DeFi activity continues to develop, with Curve Finance reporting a 9.1% yield for USG on its platform. Meanwhile, the launch of LlamaLend v2 brings improvements to its liquidity provider token market, highlighting ongoing innovation across Ethereum’s decentralized finance ecosystem.

This is not any financial advice.

🤖 AI and DeFi: Could Automation Change Banking?

The intersection of artificial intelligence and traditional finance is attracting growing attention. In a memo shared on October 16, Maple Finance explored how AI-powered tools could manage idle cash and potentially change how banks handle customer deposits.

This is not financial advice.