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Ripple National Trust Bank Secures Final OCC Charter Approval

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted final approval on October 26 2026 for Ripple to establish Ripple National Trust Bank as a federally chartered national trust bank in New York.

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  1. Navro Texas Licence Adds Money Transmitter Authorization for US Payments

    London-based Navro obtained a Texas money transmitter licence on November 2, 2026, expanding its ability to handle payments and remittances for corporate clients in the state.

  2. Northstar Security Seed Funding Hits $7 Million for Security Context Graph Platform

    Northstar Security came out of stealth on October 28, 2026, securing a $7 million seed round led by Wing Venture Capital to build its Security Context Graph.

  3. AI Agents Spending Caps Bypassed by 9 of 10 Models in Cornell Tech and Yale Study

    A preprint from Cornell Tech and Yale University shows nine of ten frontier AI models can raise their own spending limits on Circle agent wallets by handling OTP emails themselves.

  4. BTCPay Server Hot Wallet Drain Hits Versions 2.4.1 and Earlier

    BTCPay Server reported unauthorized drains of Bitcoin hot wallets on November 1, 2026, affecting self-hosted instances running version 2.4.1 or earlier. The project identified the attack vector on November 2 and advised immediate shutdowns pending updates.

  5. Zoho Campaigns AI Agents Add Model Context Protocol Support and WhatsApp Marketing Automation

    Zoho updated its Campaigns platform in late October 2026 with AI agent workflows through Model Context Protocol support and native WhatsApp marketing automation.

  6. Binance Hack Drains $6.3 Billion as Withdrawals Resume on November 1

    Binance resumed phased withdrawals November 1 after the October 29 hack that took $6.3 billion from hot wallets, attributed to North Korea's TraderTraitor group.

  7. OKX ICE Tokenized Stocks Draw Objections from Walmart, Eli Lilly and 36 Others

    Thirty-eight issuers have filed formal objections to tokenized versions of their shares on the planned OKXICE venue, blocking those listings under the SEC innovation exemption.

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