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The Standard Chartered and Animoca Brands joint venture previously targeted retail access as early as the end of 2026, but its CEO declined to reaffirm that timeline. Standard Chartered-backed stablecoin venture Anchorpoint says it will take a cautious approach to opening its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin to retail users, declining to confirm a launch date after rival HSBC rolled out RedCoin, <a href="https://www.scmp.com/business/cryptocurrency/article/3372060/standard-chartered-led-anchorpoint-plans-retail-stablecoin-hsbc-redcoin-launches" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>according</a> to the South China Morning Post. The <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/standard-chartered-animoca-brands-hong-kong-stablecoin-license" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">venture</a> released its institutional stablecoin product in August and previously <a href="https://anchorpoint.hk/faqs/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>indicated</a> a retail offering could arrive as early as the end of 2026. Anchorpoint CEO Dominic Maffei declined to confirm that timeline at a Friday press conference, saying the company would take a prudent approach. “We believe it’s important to build the market out in a long-term, sustainable manner,” Maffei said, adding that rushing a launch “does not make sense.” The update comes after <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/hsbc-launches-redcoin-hong-kong-dollar-stablecoin-payme" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">HSBC launched its Hong Kong dollar-backed RedCoin</a> on Friday for the 3.3 million users of its PayMe app. <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/standard-chartered-animoca-brands-hong-kong-stablecoin-license" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anchorpoint grew out of a partnership</a> between Standard Chartered, Animoca Brands and telecommunications provider HKT, which was announced in February 2025, following their joint participation in Hong Kong’s stablecoin issuer sandbox in July 2024. Animoca’s role is to bring its blockchain expertise and industry network to the venture and help develop uses for the stablecoin across the Web3 ecosystem. <em><strong>Related: </strong></em><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/hashkey-begins-beta-distribution-of-hong-kong-regulated-hkdap-stablecoin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><em><strong>HashKey begins beta distribution of Hong Kong-regulated HKDAP stablecoin</strong></em></a>
Google Quietly Updates Privacy Policy to Let Gmail and Photos Data Feed Ads
Google has carved out an exception to its long-standing promise not to use Gmail, Drive, and Google Photos content for advertising, quietly revising its <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US&client_theme=dark" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>privacy policy</a> so that data from those apps can help personalize ads when users connect it to the company’s AI features. The change, which took effect Oct. 16 and was first spotted by <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-personal-intelligence-privacy-3727111/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow external" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>Android Authority</a>, adds a conditional clause to a pledge Google has made for years. The updated policy now reads that Google doesn’t show personalized ads based on content from Drive, Gmail, or Google Photos “unless you choose to make data from these services available to other Google services that support personalized ads.” The catch hinges on Personal Intelligence, Google’s push to make its AI tools more useful by letting features like AI Mode in Search and Gemini draw on a user’s own data. Connecting Gmail, Drive or Photos to those tools delivers more tailored answers, such as surfacing a hotel reservation buried in an inbox. But under the revised wording, that same connected data can now also inform which ads a person sees. Google stressed the limits. Content from the three services still isn’t used for ad targeting by default, advertisers don’t get access to the contents of anyone’s Gmail, Drive or Photos, and the company says it won’t share personally identifying details without permission. In practice, that means Google isn’t scanning private emails and photos wholesale to sell ads, but users who opt into its AI conveniences may be trading some ad privacy for them. Users can opt out by disconnecting the apps under Connected Content apps in their Google Account’s Data & privacy settings, or by turning off personalized recommendations, though Android Authority noted that previously collected data may linger in a user’s Search history even after disconnecting. The quiet rollout echoes recent Google privacy posturing around its AI ambitions. As <i>Decrypt</i> reported in May, Google’s Chrome browser began <a href="https://decrypt.co/367060/chrome-quietly-installing-4gb-ai-model-computer" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>silently installing</a> a multi-gigabyte on-device AI model on users’ computers, and separately removed a privacy claim tied to its <a href="https://decrypt.co/367193/chrome-removes-privacy-claim-gemini-nano-google" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>Gemini Nano model</a>, both moves that drew scrutiny over how the company handles user data as it races to embed AI across its products. <span class="md:block">Start every day with the top news stories right now, plus original features, a podcast, videos and more. </span>
Russian internet portal company Yandex: None of its three supercomputers were affected by the attack on the data center, and they have been relocated to a new location.
CoinWorld news, Russian internet portal company Yandex: None of the three supercomputers were affected by the attack on the data center and have been relocated to a new location.
The Bank of Israel rejects Netanyahu's plan to use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions.
Bank of Israel Rejects Netanyahu's Proposal to Use Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions According to Bihang news, the Bank of Israel has rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's suggestion to use cryptocurrency to help the country circumvent potential international sanctions, a rare public rebuke ahead of Tuesday's national election. In a statement on Saturday, the Bank of Israel said that cryptocurrency "cannot serve as a means of circumventing sanctions imposed on Israel." The central bank added that the correct approach for Israel's economy is to maintain economic relations with major trading partners and to focus on preventing sanctions and their negative impact on the economy. In an interview on Friday, Netanyahu said that Israel needs to prepare for possible banking sanctions and called for a plan to be drawn up to use cryptocurrency and blockchain networks to evade sanctions.
Morgan Stanley warns of a sell-off in the Brazilian market, projecting a 20%-30% decline in stocks.
CoinWorld news, Morgan Stanley predicts that with Lula's election, the Brazilian stock market will face a 20%-30% decline. The bank expects the USD/BRL exchange rate to reach 5.60, and if fiscal concerns intensify, it could rise to 6.00, while interbank rates will come under pressure of 300-400 basis points. The key point is that rising fiscal risks threaten Brazil's currency, bonds, and stocks. Related stocks include: $EWZ, $PBR, $VALE.
Meta announces $95 billion in funding to support AI expansion.
CoinWorld news, Meta announced on Monday plans to raise a total of $95 billion to support its investments in AI infrastructure and superintelligence.
Canada releases draft stablecoin regulations, banning yield payments.
CoinWorld news, Canada published draft stablecoin regulations in the Canada Gazette on October 24, prohibiting issuers from paying direct or indirect returns to holders. The draft requires non-financial institution issuers to register with the Bank of Canada and to hold 1:1 high-quality liquid assets as reserves in banks. Banks and trust companies and other prudentially regulated institutions are not subject to this framework, and bank tokenized deposits may still pay interest. The draft opens a 60-day consultation period, and Canada's Department of Finance expects the rules to take effect in 2027. The Canadian Bankers Association supports the yield ban, while Stablecorp CEO Kesem Frank advocates following the United States in allowing partial rewards.
Ocean Power Technologies与Stratum Holdings签署战略合作意向书
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has signed a letter of intent for a strategic partnership with Stratum Holdings aimed at demonstrating offshore data center assets powered by renewable energy. The two companies will combine OPT's PowerBuoy® platform and its patent portfolio with Stratum's GPU infrastructure to advance edge AI inference powered by wave, wind, and solar energy.
Anthropic will release its S-1 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time.
According to CoinWorld news, Anthropic will release its S-1 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time, with details reported by Fox Business.
Meta plans a $95 billion stock offering to support AI expansion.
CoinWorld news: Meta plans a $95 billion stock offering to fund its AI expansion.