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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>
Saudi Aramco is close to signing a $10 billion loan agreement with global banks.
Saudi state oil company Aramco is close to reaching a $10 billion loan agreement with several international banks. As conflict in the Middle East threatens crude oil exports, this loan will strengthen the company's financial position. People familiar with the matter said the revolving credit facility is expected to be signed within the next few weeks and will be provided jointly by several banks, including Citigroup, HSBC Holdings, JPMorgan Chase, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. The pricing of this new credit facility is expected to be 60 basis points above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).
The three major chip giants will invest $5 billion in Meta.
According to a report by Yahoo Finance, the three major chip giants NVIDIA, AMD, and Broadcom will invest up to $5 billion in Meta's $95 billion share sale. This is seen as a sign of confidence in AI demand.
Anthropic: A 1-for-1000 reverse stock split has been implemented for the authorized and issued Class T common stock.
Anthropic announced that it has implemented a 1-for-1000 reverse stock split of its authorized and issued Class T common stock, according to BiJie Network.
The Amodeis sold 17.99 million shares in Anthropic's $466 million acquisition.
CoinWorld news: Dario and Daniela Amodei sold approximately 17.99 million Class A shares in Anthropic's $4.66 billion April acquisition, with buyers paying $25.9136 per share. Chief Financial Officer Krishna Rao and Daniela Amodei's spouse, Holden Karnofsky, also made sales. The Amodeis also sold shares at $5.61 per share in a June 2025 acquisition, with details available in their S-1 filing.
Anthropic: Funding commitments not yet in place, remaining performance obligations of $10.8 billion.
BiJie Network News: Anthropic has recently made the following statements in succession: First, the $265 million financing commitment has still not been fulfilled. Second, as of June 30, the remaining performance obligation amount was $10.8 billion, and it is expected that approximately 75% of the remaining performance obligations will be recognized as revenue within the next 12 months.
Meta plans to issue $35 billion in stock, falling more than 2% at one point during intraday trading.
According to CoinWorld news, on Monday, Meta Platforms (META.US) fell in early trading, dropping more than 2% at one point during the session. As of press time, the decline had narrowed to 1.7%. The company announced the launch of a public offering totaling approximately $35 billion, comprising common stock and convertible preferred stock, to raise funds for its large-scale artificial intelligence strategic expansion.
SK Hynix plans to add up to 60 trillion won in shareholder returns, shares rise about 2%
According to a report from Bijie.com, on Monday, SK Hynix (SKHY.US) rose in early trading, with gains reaching as high as approximately 3.6%. As of the time of publication, the gain had narrowed to 2%, though its cumulative decline for October still stands at as much as 24%. According to media reports, industry sources revealed that SK Hynix is preparing to announce a new shareholder return plan worth 50 trillion to 60 trillion Korean won (equivalent to 35 billion to 42 billion US dollars). Combined with its recently completed 40 trillion Korean won share buyback and cancellation, the total shareholder return for this year will reach a record 100 trillion Korean won. Benefiting from the AI memory chip market, the company's performance is expected to achieve historic high growth, and it plans to push its valuation into the global top tier through large-scale shareholder return measures.
Anthropic publicly files for IPO, expects positive cash flow in the first half of 2026.
CoinWorld news: Anthropic publicly filed for an IPO today and is expected to achieve positive cash flow in the first half of 2026. This marks a further step in the company's development in the AI field.
Anthropic's cash flow reached $3.9 billion in the first half of 2026.
CoinWorld news: Anthropic generated $3.9 billion in cash flow in the first half of 2026, compared with $1.5 billion used in the first half of 2025 and $2.6 billion used for the full year of 2025. According to its S-1 filing, $482 million was spent on purchases of property and equipment in the first half of 2026.