Aviva Investors has moved a portion of its £2.2 billion investment fund onto the XRP Ledger, making it tradable in a digital format. The company has invested £50 million in this new system. This step is significant as it enables traditional investment funds to be transacted via blockchain.

Anthropic has initiated its initial public offering process. The company filed an S-1 registration statement for Class A shares to be listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ANT. The filing disclosed a loss of $80.7 billion for the first half of 2026.

Michael Saylor’s company, Strategy, did not increase its holdings this week, pausing its Bitcoin purchases that had been ongoing for the past two weeks. The company’s balance sheet continues to hold 848,517 Bitcoin.

The central banks of Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand will collaborate to enhance the use of stablecoins and digital assets in cross-border payments. Major organizations including Ripple, Visa, Mastercard, and the World Bank will also participate in the project.

Stock markets in the U.S. opened lower today. According to opening figures, the Dow Jones fell 0.89%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.50%, and the Nasdaq 100 declined by 0.35%.

During the week of October 12–16, there was a net outflow of $229 million from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs and $320 million from U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs. This marks the third consecutive week of net outflows from Ethereum ETFs.

Traditional financial firm Interactive Brokers is expanding its cryptocurrency services. The firm has begun offering crypto staking to its clients, who manage over $900 billion in assets, starting with Ethereum.

While losses in AI stocks on Asian exchanges are estimated to have reached $80 billion, selling pressure has also spilled over into U.S. markets. Before the opening of U.S. exchanges, shares of major chipmakers such as Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, and Micron are declining, drawing attention to selling pressure in the technology sector.

Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger is investigating claims of over $86 million in cryptocurrency losses by users who purchased devices from CryptoBilis, its authorized distributor in Southeast Asia. While the devices may be counterfeit or tampered with, Ledger has requested that the seller halt its sales and advised users who purchased devices in the last 90 days to transfer their assets to a new wallet.