Standard Chartered Launched UAE Crypto Trading

Standard Chartered launched a crypto trading service in the UAE on 14 October, allowing eligible Professional Investor clients to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum through their existing bank accounts. The launch shifts access to the two assets into a regulated banking relationship, with custody and settlement handled inside the bank’s own closed-loop ecosystem. Standard…

Polymarket Token Airdrop? TOKEN2049 Talk Fuels Speculation

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan revived speculation about a native token at TOKEN2049 Singapore, discussing a possible on-chain asset with programmable utility tied to the platform’s economy. This renews the speculation on the Polymarket token and a possible airdrop. Coplan appeared in a TOKEN2049 fireside conversation with Balaji Srinivasan. The discussion concerned an asset that could…