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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>
Galaxy Research: 55% of Bitcoin supply remains unidentified
CoinWorld data: A new report from Galaxy Research shows that more than 55% of the Bitcoin supply remains unassociated with any known individual or institution, with approximately 11.1 million bitcoins not appearing in the ownership records of major blockchain research firms. Despite institutional purchases and the launch of Bitcoin ETFs, Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy, noted that many bitcoins may still be controlled by individuals using self-custodial wallets rather than relying on exchanges or financial institutions. The research also shows that about 45% of the Bitcoin supply has been attributed to known holders or identifiable groups. Although Bitcoin transactions are recorded on the public blockchain and wallet addresses and balances can be inspected, the ownership of a large amount of Bitcoin remains difficult to confirm.
Institutions expect the ECB and the Fed to keep interest rates unchanged in October, with the Fed possibly raising rates by 25 basis points in December.
According to a report from Bihaiwang, [Institutions: European and American central banks are expected to keep interest rates unchanged in October, while the Federal Reserve may raise rates by 25 basis points in December] Cailianshe, October 26 - The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank will successively hold monetary policy meetings this week. Karsten Junius, Chief Economist and Head of Economic Research and Analysis at Bank J. Safra Sarasin, believes that European and American central banks do not need to rush to raise interest rates in October. Although inflation risks remain, both central banks must weigh the inflationary pressure brought by energy prices and the impact of tightening financial conditions. The European Central Bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged. Regarding the United States, the bank believes that market indicators show inflation expectations remain stable, and coupled with continuously tightening financial conditions, Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh still has room to observe patiently. However, considering that inflation will be difficult to return to the 2% target without further tightening of monetary policy, the bank maintains its forecast that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates gradually, expecting a 25 basis point increase in December first, followed by three more quarterly increases next year, which will eventually push the terminal rate to the 4.75% to 5% range as demand gradually cools.
DeFi protocol tokenized stock deposits surpass $300 million.
Coin World data: According to Cryptopolitan, the scale of tokenized stock deposits in DeFi protocols has surpassed $300 million, up from $262 million last month and an increase of 2,451.5% compared with about $11.8 million a year ago. The deposits are distributed across 20 issuers and 10 blockchains. Growth was concentrated in the third quarter, rising from $80.1 million at the start of the quarter to $265 million on September 30, an increase of about 230% in a single quarter. In terms of on-chain distribution, Solana ranks first with $102.6 million, followed by Robinhood Chain and Ethereum in second and third place, while BNB Chain accounts for $42.8 million and Base $24.3 million. On the issuer side, Xstocks accounts for more than 39%, Robinhood for $70.8 million, Binance Bstocks for $38.4 million, and Ondo Finance for $3.4 million.
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities analysts said the Bank of Japan will choose between the December and January rate-hike windows based on subsequent data and market performance. The market expects the BOJ to keep policy unchanged at its October meeting but to send a hawkish signal, possibly declaring that its 2% inflation target, pursued for nearly 14 years, has essentially been achieved.
CoinWorld news, Cailian Press, October 26 — Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities analysts said the Bank of Japan will choose between the December and January rate hike windows based on subsequent data and market performance. The market expects the BOJ to keep policy unchanged at its October meeting but to release a hawkish signal, possibly declaring that its nearly 14-year 2% inflation target has essentially been achieved.
Analyst: Cardano falls to $0.20 as derivatives pressure ADA
CoinJournal reports that Cardano (ADA) fell below $0.202 on Monday and is currently trading at around $0.201, having dropped more than 20% over the past three weeks. ADA remains below several major moving averages, indicating that buyers have not yet established a sustained rebound. According to BiJie Wang data: on Monday, Cardano's long-short ratio was 0.92, close to its lowest level in a month, indicating that short positions exceed long positions. ADA's funding rate turned negative, reaching -0.0032%, reflecting stronger demand for bearish positions. CryptoQuant indicators show the presence of large whale orders and seller dominance in the Cardano futures market, indicating that selling pressure exceeds leveraged positions. Cardano's daily technical structure remains bearish, with the price below the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day exponential moving averages, forming a series of resistance levels. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is 33, slightly above the oversold threshold of 30, showing continued weakness.
Spain's September PPI year-over-year 18.3%, previous value 13.20%
According to CoinWorld news, Spain's September PPI year-on-year was 18.3%, compared with the previous value of 13.20%.
Winter supply risks combined with Middle East conflicts have pushed European natural gas prices to a four-year high.
Data from Bijing.com: Winter supply risks combined with Middle East conflicts have pushed European natural gas prices above 97 euros per megawatt-hour for the first time since 2022, as market concerns intensify over the region's fragile supply-demand balance this winter and the outlook for the Middle East conflict. European benchmark natural gas futures extended last week's rally in early trading on Monday, rising as much as 3.5%. Traders expect heating demand to increase in the coming days, and regarding European weather, colder conditions are expected next week, with milder temperatures in Northern Europe. This will coincide with tight global natural gas supplies, setting the stage for a bidding war with other buyers such as Asia. As hostilities in the Persian Gulf and supply disruptions persist, market expectations for a near-term easing of the situation are fading. Although European natural gas prices remain far below the peak of the last energy crisis, the latest rally could exacerbate inflation and weigh on economic activity.
Palo Alto CEO: Enterprises must assume they will suffer cyberattacks and address technical debt.
According to CoinWorld news, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora warned enterprises that they need to assume they will be hit by cyberattacks and fix their technical debt, because artificial intelligence is exposing critical software vulnerabilities.
DeFi total value locked daily snapshot reports 88.506 billion USD
CoinWorld data: The daily snapshot for 2026-10-26 shows that total DeFi value locked is $88.506 billion, a decrease of 0.91% compared with the previous statistical period using the same methodology.