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The UK asset manager's move raises questions about which investors will actually gain access to the new digital fund. Aviva Investors, the asset management arm of British insurance giant Aviva, has moved its largest fund onto the XRP Ledger.

Ripple's blockchain gains a new institutional use case as Aviva Investors moves a money market fund share class on-chain. Aviva Investors has introduced a tokenized share class linked to one of its sterling-denominated funds, with a total value of £22 billion.

The asset manager is seeking to bring a TAO-linked exchange-traded fund to the New York Stock Exchange's Arca platform. Grayscale is pushing forward with a plan to bring a Bittensor-linked exchange-traded fund to NYSE Arca, according to reports from CoinGape and The Cryptonomist.

The firm is the only blockchain infrastructure company among seven enterprises picked for Hong Kong's 2026 OASES program. Hong Kong authorities have named Solana Company, a Nasdaq-listed firm, a strategic enterprise under the city's OASES program. The designation was reported by Cointelegraph, CoinTurk News, and BitKE on October 26, 2026.

Consumers push back as lenders restrict transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges and platforms. UK banks have recorded 10,092 complaints connected to crypto-related payment restrictions, according to reports from crypto.news and UNLOCK Blockchain. The figure has become a focal point in an ongoing debate over how far lenders should go in limiting customer access to cryptocurrency platforms.

Price reports diverge between a recovery to $80,800 and a slide toward $79,800 as the Fed meeting approaches. Bitcoin's price action this week has produced conflicting snapshots depending on the timing of each report. Investing.com Crypto described a recovery to $80,800 on October 25, suggesting buyers stepped in after an earlier pullback.

India's largest crypto exchange says it will absorb the loss itself after Tether froze a portion of the stolen funds. CoinDCX, widely described as India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has confirmed a loss of $15.99 million connected to a compromised wallet.

A proposed grant to introduce adult content platforms to Zcash's privacy tools has triggered sharp debate among contributors. Zcash's community is weighing a $550,000 grant proposal designed to promote the cryptocurrency's privacy technology within the adult entertainment industry.

A weekend decline pulled Bitcoin under a key psychological level as traders weigh a Federal Reserve meeting and a selloff in AI-linked stocks. Bitcoin slipped below the $80,000 mark over the weekend, extending a decline that has put traders on alert for the next meaningful support zone.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a sharp two-day outflow even as weekly data pointed to a broader streak of net inflows snapping Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded combined outflows of $773 million over two consecutive trading days, according to AMBCrypto. The figure marks one of the larger short-term withdrawals from the product category in recent weeks.

The central bank pushed back after the prime minister floated blockchain as a hedge against potential financial sanctions. The Bank of Israel has rejected a cryptocurrency proposal put forward by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to reporting from Coinfomania. The plan reportedly involved using blockchain technology as a buffer against potential financial sanctions targeting Israel.