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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>
Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint says it’s not rushing retail stablecoin
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>
The most recent funding rate for the ETH perpetual contract is 0.006605%.
CoinWorld data: The most recent funding rate for the ETHUSDT perpetual contract is 0.006605%, with longs paying shorts. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it rose by 0.0019 percentage points; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it rose by 0.0024 percentage points.
An institution transferred 16.1 million WLD and 35,000 AAVE to multiple CEXs, potentially selling $45.38 million worth of tokens.
CoinWorld data: An institution that invested in AAVE and Worldcoin transferred 16.1 million WLD (worth $7.39 million) and 35,000 AAVE (worth $4.81 million) to multiple CEXs over the past day. Over the past two days, the institution may have sold tokens worth approximately $45.38 million, including 35.1 million WLD (worth $17.06 million), 6,000 ETH (worth $14.4 million), and 97,000 AAVE (worth $13.92 million).
Asian stocks fell 0.2% in early trading as investors focused on earnings reports from major companies.
Asian stocks fell 0.2% in early trading on Monday as investors, after a volatile week, prepared for major corporate earnings and key central bank decisions. Earnings from Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet and Amazon will test investor confidence, while the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan are expected to keep interest rates unchanged amid persistent inflation and elevated bond yields.
The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index is at 50, placing it in the neutral range.
CoinWorld data: The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index latest reading is 50 (Neutral), down from the previous value of 54, a decrease of 4 points.
Darkfost: The 30-day cumulative amount of BTC transferred by retail investors to Binance hits a 6-month high.
CoinWorld data: According to analyst Darkfost, Bitcoin has held above $80,000 for several consecutive weeks. The 30-day cumulative amount of BTC transferred by retail investors to Binance rose from $5.5 billion to $10.75 billion, nearly doubling and hitting a six-month high. The same indicator for whales has been declining for nearly two months, falling from $5.9 billion at the end of August to $3.8 billion. Darkfost believes that retail investors appear to view the first rebound after a year-long decline as an exit window, while whales have not yet rushed to transfer BTC to exchanges, suggesting they may have no intention of distributing at current price levels.
Fanuc shares rise 5.9%, the biggest gain in 12 weeks.
CoinWorld news: Fanuc shares rose 5.9%, marking their largest gain in 12 weeks.
Cailian Press, October 26 — The yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds rose 2.5 basis points to 2.820%.
According to CoinWorld news, Caixin reported on October 26 that the yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds rose 2.5 basis points to 2.820%.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Israel explores blockchain and cryptocurrency to circumvent international banking sanctions.
CoinWorld news, according to Cointelegraph, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that Israel is exploring blockchain and cryptocurrency to address potential international banking sanctions.