TREE NEWS update: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission intends to disclose its Commitments of Traders position reports twice a week, up from the current once-weekly schedule. The CFTC has not specified a start date for the increased frequency. The reports cover futures and options positioning across the markets the agency regulates.
TREE NEWS update: President Donald Trump said the US will soon formally ban the term “AI/artificial intelligence” in all related documents and other contexts, calling the name inaccurate. In a statement, Trump questioned when The Wall Street Journal would adopt “superintelligence (SI)” instead, noting nearly everyone else is using or will soon use that term. He did not specify a timeline or which documents would be affected.
TREE NEWS update: Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino on the 27th ordered federal police to investigate defeated Liberal Party presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro over suspected receipt of foreign funds and manipulation of social media during his campaign. The probe will focus on financial dealings between the U.S. conservative group Rockbridge Network and Bolsonaro’s campaign team, and on identifying who paid for suspected paid political content posted by overseas social media accounts.
TREE NEWS reports: USDC has captured 56% of euro stablecoin trading since January 2024, overtaking USDT as deeper liquidity builds around the Circle-issued token, Kaiko data shows. The shift comes as exchanges restrict USDT trading under the EU’s MiCA rules, reshaping the euro stablecoin market.
TREE NEWS update: Coinbase will automatically convert balances of 14 restricted crypto assets held by retail users in the European Economic Area on Oct. 30, 2026, to comply with the EU’s MiCA regulation. The affected tokens — including USDT, PYUSD, DAI, PAXG and USDS — lack MiCA authorization, and Coinbase has already suspended trading and buying or selling of them for EEA retail users. Users must withdraw to a supported external wallet before the deadline or remaining balances will be converted to USDC or other supported assets or fiat at market prices.
TREE NEWS update: A US appeals court upheld the validity of Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA’s 2020 bond, ruling that the bond did not require prior approval from the National Assembly. The decision affirms the debt instrument’s legal standing, resolving a key question over whether the issuance needed legislative authorization.
TREE NEWS reports: Polymarket investigated dozens of midterm election bets, with at least two investigations referred to the CFTC, as the platform’s market on House control approached $24 million in cumulative trading volume. The prediction market’s internal reviews and the referrals to the US derivatives regulator were reported as the House-control contract drew heavy trading.
TREE NEWS reports: Polymarket has investigated dozens of midterm election bets, the firm’s new head of investigations said, with its surveillance system flagging hundreds of alerts daily and at least two cases referred to the CFTC. The disclosure details the prediction market’s internal compliance process for election-related wagers.
TREE NEWS update: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it has reported a fraudulent e-HKD lending scheme to Hong Kong police after receiving numerous public enquiries about a project that tricked people into signing agreements claiming loans would be converted into e-HKD assets. The HKMA said the agreements and lending project have no connection to the authority, which does not contact residents about personal finances or transfer funds. It added that no e-HKD pilot firm or sandbox participant may raise public funds or offer investment products under the scheme’s name.
TREE NEWS update: Shanghai added four registered generative AI services as of Oct. 27, bringing the city’s total to 259 registered generative AI services. The figure covers services that have completed the filing and registration process required for generative AI offerings in China.
TREE NEWS update: The Shanghai Stock Exchange issued a regulatory letter to Shanghai Jiubai over abnormal fluctuations in its share price. The letter covers the listed company, its directors, senior management, general shareholders, controlling shareholder and actual controller, and other related parties. The exchange did not disclose further details of the action.
TREE NEWS update: Shanghai Guosheng Group will become the controlling shareholder of Huaxin Shares after buying 233 million shares, or 22.00% of the company, from Yidian Group at 13.85 yuan per share, Huaxin said in a filing. Guosheng and its units will hold 29.99% after the deal, while Yidian also sells 52.94 million shares (4.99%) to Guomao Holding. The combined 286 million shares, 26.99% of total capital, are worth 3.966 billion yuan, and the stock resumes trading on Oct 28, 2026.
TREE NEWS update: Gaoling Information said China’s military procurement network suspended its qualification to take part in PLA materials, engineering and services procurement from Oct. 27, 2026, over the submission of false materials in a bid. The suspension covers the entire military, is administered by the Army procurement management department, and names legal representative Feng Zhifeng and authorized representative Cheng Yibai. The company said the channel accounted for under 5% of revenue and under 3% of gross profit in the past three years, and that it will file an appeal with uncertain outcome.
TREE NEWS update: Hyperliquid has made an optional onchain allowlist available on its testnet, and Payward, the parent company of Kraken, wants to become the first CFTC-regulated firm to run markets using it through its own units, pending regulatory approval. The access-control tool is now in testing, with Payward positioning to use it once cleared.
TREE NEWS update: China’s State Administration for Market Regulation has published a national metrology technical standard for calibrating urine meters, setting three evaluation dimensions. The standard fills a technical gap in the country’s calibration of urine meters and further tightens metrology oversight in critical-care medical settings. The measure is part of the regulator’s broader push to strengthen measurement supervision in healthcare.
TREE NEWS update: Ripple has secured final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a federally supervised trust bank that will manage reserves for its $2.6 billion RLUSD stablecoin and offer custody services. The approval comes as banking groups challenge crypto charters in court.
TREE NEWS update: The federal bank regulator has granted Ripple a final charter for Ripple National Trust Bank, converting its December 2025 conditional approval into full authorization. The trust bank will manage reserves for Ripple’s stablecoin. Ripple has not yet announced an opening date for the institution.
TREE NEWS update: South Korea’s Supreme Court issued an order on Oct. 27 extending the detention of Kim Keon-hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The ruling keeps the former first lady in custody under the extension granted by the country’s top court, which handles final appeals in South Korean cases.
TREE NEWS update: The Securities Association of China on Oct. 27 sent brokerages a notice feeding back their 2026 investment banking business quality evaluation scores, covering 94 participating securities firms. The association has compiled, reviewed and calculated the scores and will use them as the main basis for the formal evaluation. The official 2026 results are now due imminently.
TREE NEWS update: Payward, the parent company of Kraken, plans to become the first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer on Hyperliquid, offering perpetual futures to US customers. Under the arrangement, Bitnomial will deploy and manage the markets and clear and settle contracts, while NinjaTrader Clearing will carry client accounts. Hyperliquid said the HIP-3* extension adds an on-chain whitelist so licensed institutions can verify customer identities and control trading access, while existing markets remain unchanged.