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The bank-backed venture is weighing a consumer stablecoin after HSBC debuted its RedCoin product. Anchorpoint, the digital asset venture led by Standard Chartered, has pushed back on expectations that it will quickly follow rivals into the retail stablecoin market. The company told reporters it is weighing the move carefully rather than racing to market.

The filing is tied to the company's stated plan to expand its XRP holdings through further purchases. Evernorth has filed to register 5.2 million shares of XRPN with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The registration is connected to a financing facility valued at $80.7 million, according to reporting on the filing.

Three major US companies join a widening list of firms pushing back against unauthorized tokenized equity products. Wells Fargo, chip designer Arm, and financial software maker Intuit have objected to tokenized stock products tied to their shares, according to reports.

The planned EVM-compatible chain would run alongside BSC without issuing a separate token, according to reports citing CZ. BNB Chain is preparing to launch a new layer-1 blockchain designed to run alongside its existing BNB Smart Chain, according to reports published this week.

The liquid staking protocol is testing larger validator balances with a 32 ETH operator bond requirement before any broader expansion. Lido has begun opening access to higher-balance Ethereum validators, according to reports from NewsBTC and CryptoSlate.

Of five overnight reports, only the CoinDCX reversal clears three independent publishers, and the reason is that it is the only one with a denial on record to contradict. Of five overnight reports, only the CoinDCX reversal clears three independent publishers, and the reason is that it is the only one with a denial…

Two assets long marketed as safe havens have both landed at the bottom of 2026 performance rankings, reports say. Bitcoin and gold have both been named the worst-performing major assets of 2026, according to reports from U.Today and BeInCrypto. Both outlets describe the simultaneous underperformance as a historic first for the two assets.

CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both headline a $1B xStocks milestone, but CryptoBriefing's own body text puts the figure at $886 million as of the same date. CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both headline a $1B xStocks milestone, but CryptoBriefing's own body text puts the figure at $886 million as of the same date.

The ZODL founder says the proposed Crosslink staking mechanism is 'not good for Zcash' and has paused its rollout. Josh Swihart, the founder of ZODL and a prominent contributor to the Zcash ecosystem, has paused development of the Crosslink staking upgrade for ZEC.

CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania agree on the $300M total and 2,451.5% growth in tokenized stock DeFi deposits, but disagree on which chain ranks third behind Solana and Robinhood Chain. CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania agree on the $300M total and 2,451.5% growth in tokenized stock DeFi deposits, but disagree on which chain ranks third behind Solana and Robinhood…

CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both cite a $9.2 billion figure in reporting on the same Token Terminal data, but attribute it to different things. CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both cite a $9.2 billion figure in reporting on the same Token Terminal data, but attribute it to different things.

The Indian crypto exchange acknowledged the loss days after its chief executive publicly dismissed early breach reports. CoinDCX, one of India's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has confirmed a $16 million loss linked to retired wallets. The disclosure follows days of conflicting statements about whether a security breach had actually occurred.

The exchange has closed order books for a batch of assets while giving holders a separate window to move funds off the platform. Kraken has ended trading for 13 tokens on its platform, according to reports from NewsBTC and The Cryptonomist.

Bitcoin.com News and Cointribune EN both cite Nabiullina on 270,000 digital ruble accounts but describe the 15,000-account figure differently. Bitcoin.com News and Cointribune EN both cite Nabiullina on 270,000 digital ruble accounts but describe the 15,000-account figure differently. What all sources agree on Russia's digital ruble reached 270,000 accounts.

Whale accumulation continues even as the broader recovery remains uneven heading into the central bank meeting. Bitcoin has rebounded to around $80,900, according to reporting from CoinTurk News, as traders turn their attention to the Federal Reserve's upcoming interest rate decision.

The warning comes as traders watch whether XRP can defend the $1.26 support level under mounting selling pressure. Crypto analyst Ali Charts has issued a fresh warning on XRP, pointing to a possible decline toward $0.98 if whale selling intensifies.

Despite Hyperliquid's continued dominance in the perpetual futures market, its native token HYPE is struggling to hold higher price levels. Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange focused on perpetual futures trading, continues to hold a leading position in that market segment.

Conflicting figures emerge on US spot Bitcoin fund flows even as Ethereum ETFs post a modest daily gain US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds experienced a turbulent stretch of flows this week, with reporting diverging on the scale and direction of money movement.