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a16z partner Sarah Wang recently published an article pointing out that AI application layer products should not price based on tokens like the model layer, but rather on "recognizable work units." The article argues that token pricing anchors the value of application products to a unit whose cost is continuously declining, making it difficult for customers to predict context length, retrieval volume, or reasoning time, and improperly compares applications to raw computing power.The article suggests a tiered pricing model based on value levels: model layer priced by tokens; application layer priced by recognizable work units for customers (such as account research briefs, code modifications, completed queries), which can be encapsulated through Credits; and scenarios that are attributable and have clear value priced directly by results (such as resolved customer service conversations, qualified leads). The design of Credits should map to different levels of work difficulty to protect gross margins and distinguish "work value" from "delivery cost." The article uses Clay as an example, where its new pricing separates Data Credits (third-party data) from Actions (orchestrated work), only passing on costs for reasoning models with significant cost fluctuations without markup. The author believes that pricing anchored to value rather than computing cost allows customers to understand spending in relation to value, while also benefiting product providers in maintaining profit margins.

Tushar Jain, co-founder of Multicoin Capital, stated that despite the significant rise in BTC, STRC has not re-pegged due to its low dividend levels. STRC was promoted as a fixed income product but has experienced a significant drawdown of about 30%.Tushar Jain pointed out that if investors need to bear such a level of drawdown risk, the yield of STRC must be significantly increased to provide adequate compensation for the aforementioned risk.

According to The Block, Standard Chartered Bank's subsidiary Anchorpoint officially launched the first phase of the Hong Kong dollar stablecoin HKDAP on Wednesday, opening test access to institutional distributors and professional investors.Anchorpoint was jointly established by Standard Chartered Bank, HKT, and Animoca Brands, and received a stablecoin issuance license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in April this year, making it one of the first licensed institutions.

According to official news, the fintech and asset tokenization company Anchored Finance announced the launch of three tokenized funds, with underlying strategies involving funds from asset management institutions such as Point72, Millennium, D. E. Shaw, and BlackRock.The first batch of products includes the Anchored Diversified Hedge Fund (aDHF), Anchored Liquid Strategy Fund (aLSF), and Anchored AI Strategy Fund (aAIF), providing on-chain alternative asset allocation channels for qualified investors.Anchored Finance stated that this is the first time such traditional hedge fund portfolios have been introduced on-chain in the form of tokenized funds.

The blockchain rewards platform Bundle announced the completion of a $5.5 million Pre-Seed round of financing, co-led by Ethereal Ventures and Further Ventures, both founded by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin, with participation from institutions such as Nascent, GSR, Scenius Capital, Anchorage Digital, and Nuwa Capital.

According to the official blog of Ava Labs, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) announced that through a local technology service provider, it has anchored national academic certification data to the Avalanche C-Chain, officially establishing a national electronic certification system.The system has already recorded over 15 million historical academic records on-chain, dating back to 1989, and nearly 1 million KCSE candidates' certificates for 2025 have now been exclusively issued through this platform.In the future, the system is expected to cover approximately 35 million verifiable records, encompassing various educational levels including primary school, secondary school, higher diplomas, and government teacher training certifications. The new system will significantly compress the verification time from the original weeks or even months to seconds, completely replacing the old processes that relied on manual reviews and traditional databases, effectively preventing fraud such as certificate forgery and counterfeit verification websites.KNEC CEO David Njengere stated that candidates can now securely access, download, and verify their KCSE certificates online without having to rely on physical certificates.

According to The Block, crypto bank Anchorage Digital announced that it has integrated Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol for Ethereum, providing institutional clients with direct access to its derivative asset wstETH.Institutional users can mint and burn wstETH, while earning Ethereum staking rewards, combined with the custody and governance compliance framework provided by Anchorage.

Binance announced a partnership with Anchorage Digital to further expand its third-party banking product network. By integrating Anchorage Digital's Atlas settlement platform, institutional clients can now trade on Binance while securely holding their assets in Anchorage Digital's independent qualified custody.It is reported that this is the first time the Atlas settlement platform has integrated with a cryptocurrency exchange. This partnership introduces the structure of "custody and trade execution separation" from traditional financial markets, allowing eligible institutions to use crypto assets, interest-bearing USD accounts, and specific tokenized real-world assets as collateral.

According to CoinDesk, Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, announced the launch of a new platform to help banks issue and manage tokenized deposits.The platform provides banks with round-the-clock payment and settlement services through blockchain technology, without the need to replace existing core systems. The platform operates in a parallel layer, with Anchorage responsible for blockchain infrastructure, wallet management, and smart contract technology, while banks continue to maintain customer relationships and deposit custody.Currently, several large banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America, also plan to jointly establish a tokenized deposit network in the first half of 2027.

Mike Selig, the Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), posted on the X platform to clarify several misunderstandings in the market regarding perpetual futures contracts and to address the controversy arising from the recent approval of related contracts by the CFTC. Mike Selig stated that the Commodity Exchange Act and relevant CFTC rules do not explicitly require that "futures contracts" must have a fixed expiration date or delivery date. Since Congress has not clearly defined this term, the identification of futures contracts is primarily based on judicial precedents and CFTC interpretations, and a fixed expiration date is not a necessary condition.In response to the claim that "the CFTC-approved BTCPERP contract allows U.S. users to use 250 times leverage," high leverage is not a characteristic of the perpetual contract structure itself, but rather a feature of the previous offshore trading model. Perpetual contracts regulated by the CFTC will adhere to the same leverage limits as other regulated futures products.Regarding the criticism that "the CFTC did not provide opportunities for industry participation and feedback," the CFTC publicly solicited opinions on "perpetual contracts" and "24/7 trading" in April 2025 and received over 100 responses from industry participants, including several CFTC-registered entities. Additionally, concerning the view that the funding rate mechanism is believed to incur high costs and induce undesirable market behavior, after considering the costs of opening positions and rolling over traditional term futures contracts, the annualized holding cost of the perpetual contract funding rate is roughly equivalent to that of traditional futures. The funding rate mechanism actually helps maintain price anchoring.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, wallets associated with Anchorage Digital have staked 55,594 ETH (110.99 million USD) to Eth2.

Vitalik Buterin once again proposed the concept of "synthetic stable assets," stating that the object of stability anchoring does not necessarily have to be the US dollar. He indicated that the core demand of users for stablecoins is price stability for future expenditures, but if the crypto ecosystem is built on US dollar-backed stablecoins, it is difficult to claim true decentralization.

Falcon Finance officially announced the joint launch of the USD stablecoin fUSD with Anchorage Digital Bank. This product is positioned as an institutional-grade payment stablecoin compliant with the GENIUS Act framework and has been launched on Ceffu's custody and staking infrastructure.It is reported that fUSD is backed by reserves such as U.S. Treasury securities and is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, but it does not directly pay interest or returns to holders.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, wallets associated with Anchorage (@Anchorage) further withdrew 142,308 HYPE from Gate and OKX, worth 7.38 million dollars. In the past month, they have accumulated a total of 2.527 million HYPE (140 million dollars) and sent this HYPE for staking.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Anchorage associated wallet withdrew 44,510 HYPE from Gate, worth approximately 2.16 million dollars.In the past month, this address has accumulated a total of 2.385 million HYPE, worth approximately 11.9 million dollars, and has used all of it for staking.

According to OnchainLens monitoring, the Anchorage associated wallet address has withdrawn 121,099 HYPE from Bybit again, worth approximately 5.87 million dollars. In the past month, this address has accumulated the purchase and withdrawal of 2.34 million HYPE, with a total value of about 112 million dollars, which has now all been used for staking.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Anchorage associated wallet withdrew 85,226 HYPE from Bybit, worth 4,080,000 USD. This address has accumulated a total purchase of 2,220,000 HYPE over the past month, worth 105.75 million USD.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Anchorage Digital associated addresses purchased 397,000 HYPE from Bybit and OKX, worth approximately 18 million dollars. In the past month, the wallet has accumulated a total of 2.13 million HYPE, worth approximately 91.99 million dollars.