XRP slipped on Wednesday amid a broader crypto sell-off that saw about $930 million in long positions liquidated over the past 24 hours. Santiment data shows XRP's 30-day MVRV fell to its lowest level since December 2020, while analysts highlighted $1.65 as key resistance and $1.10/$0.87 as major support zones. At press time, XRP traded at $1.29, down 2.76% over 24 hours.

XRP's weekly chart is signaling a potential bearish continuation after price failed to regain the $1.60 area. Veteran chartist Aksel Kibar says a breakdown from the current triangle-like consolidation could extend losses toward $0.75. At press time, XRP was trading at $1.29.

VanEck launched the VanEck BNB ETF (VBNB) on Thursday, positioning it as the first U.S. exchange-traded product intended to track BNB's spot price moves. The prospectus says the Nasdaq-listed shares are physically backed by BNB held in cold storage with Anchorage Digital Bank and charge a 0.39% sponsor fee. VanEck first filed for a BNB ETF in May 2025, while Grayscale is also pursuing approval for a spot BNB ETF; both filings exclude staking at launch but include conditional staking language.

Goldman Sachs increased its 2026 year-end S&P 500 target to 8,000 from 7,600, pointing to AI-related earnings growth as the main driver. The call implies a 6.4% gain from a recent 7,519 close and about a 17% total return for 2026 including dividends. The target matches 8,000 forecasts from Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley, while sitting above a 7,500–7,600 strategist consensus range.

South Korea’s Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) has rolled out a new compliance standard requiring local crypto exchanges to revoke API keys suspected of being shared or misused. The move comes as the Financial Supervisory Service says automated trading represents about 30% of domestic crypto turnover, prompting tighter monitoring steps such as IP whitelisting and mandatory re-authentication.

Bitcoin traded between $72,622 and $76,047 on Thursday, with price action around $73,000 reflecting continued bearish control across the 1-hour, 4-hour, and daily charts. Technical levels highlighted $72,600 as near-term support, while bulls were seen needing a move back into $77,000–$78,000 to challenge the broader downside bias.

DTCC said on May 27, 2026 it plans to connect its tokenized securities platform to the Stellar network by the first half of 2027. The firm said this would place DTC-custodied securities on a public blockchain for the first time, under an SEC no-action letter covering Russell 1000 stocks, ETFs, and U.S. Treasuries.

On May 28, Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS, and Samsung Card said they will jointly buy a 4% stake in Dunamu, the operator of South Korea's largest crypto exchange Upbit, for about 612.8 billion won ($408 million). The shares are being acquired from Kakao-affiliated funds at around 439,250 won per share, implying a Dunamu valuation of roughly 15.3 trillion won, with closing scheduled for June 19.