Empery Digital released its Q3 financial report, announcing a share buyback of approximately $80 million worth of common stock.

- Calastone partners with Polygon to tokenize fund distribution for 4,500 institutions, leveraging sub-cent fees and instant settlements to bridge traditional finance and blockchain. - XStocks achieves $10B trading volume in tokenized stocks (e.g., Nvidia , Amazon), reflecting rising demand for fractionalized ownership and programmable assets. - Canary Capital’s XRP ETF gains automatic SEC approval, signaling growing institutional acceptance of altcoins amid broader crypto ETF regulatory shifts. - Polygon’

- Kevin Hassett, Trump's top economic adviser, proposes Fed chairmanship with plans to cut interest rates and restructure the central bank's research and communication strategies. - He advocates reducing Fed staff influence and adopting top-down decision-making, aligning with Trump's skepticism of institutional expertise while claiming nonpartisan leadership. - Hassett warns a 40-day government shutdown risks pushing Q4 GDP negative, emphasizing fiscal-monetary coordination amid economic uncertainty and st

- AAVE rose 0.86% in 24 hours to $205.44 amid whale accumulation and regulatory scrutiny, despite 32.98% annual declines. - Major on-chain actors borrowed $180M+ from Aave to purchase 388,615 ETH ($1.32B), leveraging DeFi protocols for ETH accumulation. - Whale strategies maintain 2.1 leverage ratios, while backtests show Aave whale activity correlates weakly with sustained AAVE price gains. - Analysis suggests whale accumulation may signal distribution or liquidity provision rather than bullish price mome