XRP Ledger’s tokenized real-world assets expanded from about $227 million to over $404 million so far in 2026, a 78% year-to-date increase. Ethereum’s RWA growth over the same period was roughly 35%, while Evernorth data also shows XRPL reached $10 million to $400 million in 15 months versus Ethereum’s 36 months.

On May 28, XRP fell to $1.265 before rebounding to $1.29, down 3.2% in 24 hours and nearly 6% over seven days as the wider market sold off. The drop pushed XRP's market cap below $80 billion, while XLM rose more than 22% to $0.1792 after DTCC and the Stellar Development Foundation outlined a tokenization initiative. Total crypto market capitalization declined to $2.58T, with the aggregate altcoin market cap at $1.05T.

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.

On 28 May 2026, Arthur Hayes argued that many crypto tokens are designed to weaken after launch because protocol-generated revenue typically does not flow back to token holders. He also said VC-backed TGEs can create persistent sell pressure as unlocks and vesting schedules increase supply, while Hyperliquid allocates 97% of revenue to buying back HYPE from the open market.

DTCC said Wednesday it plans to connect its tokenized securities platform to the Stellar network by 2027, and XLM rallied on the announcement. XLM rose as much as 20%, while its 24-hour trading volume jumped 927% to $934.99 million; the token was last up nearly 17% in 24 hours to $0.172 and up 20% on the week.

Worldcoin (WLD) briefly pushed above $0.408 to an 11-week high as network activity surged, then quickly reversed to around $0.31. Whale transactions hit 64 in 24 hours, daily active addresses climbed to 1,309, and network growth reached 379 new wallets over the same window, before WLD fell back toward $0.308 after a double-digit 24-hour drop.