Evernodes, seen as a regulated equity vehicle directly linked to XRP prices, postponed its Nasdaq listing to Oct. 12 local time, four days later than planned. The company cited a “technical administrative delay” but said the issue would not affect the final closing of the deal. Key legal steps are complete, and the SPAC transaction is set to close on Oct. 9 ahead of trading.

U.S. regulators are moving ahead with crypto oversight after the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate, issuing a joint SEC-CFTC interpretation on six tokens and approving listings of 3-times leveraged ETFs. Bitcoin recovered to around $86,000 on a weekly close, while XRP drew attention ahead of Evernode’s Nasdaq debut. In South Korea, the government plans tighter monitoring of cross-border digital-asset transfers, and financial firms are accelerating partnerships ahead of a tokenised securities regime due in February.