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- 11d ago
XRP Expands DeFi Role as Firelight Activates Vault Protection
XRP is backing protection for decentralized finance vaults as Firelight activates coverage on Flare. The deployment embeds risk management into investment products, connecting the token’s expanding financial uses with safeguards against specified technical and economic failures. XRP Gains a Role in Funding Exploit Recovery Depositors in selected Sentora products now inherit safeguards against…
- 11d ago
Coinbase Plans Pro Return With Crypto Options and Stock Trading
Coinbase Pro is scheduled to return at year-end as the exchange expands access to crypto options and combines trading tools across markets. The planned platform will bring direct asset purchases, price-linked contracts, and stocks together, with availability varying by jurisdiction. Coinbase Pro Returns With a Broader Trading Lineup Active traders are expected to gain a […]
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- 11d ago
XRP Lands on Paxos, the Crypto Engine Behind PayPal, Venmo, and Schwab
XRP has gained another route into financial platforms after Paxos added the token to its crypto brokerage service. The regulated back end serves PayPal, Venmo, Interactive Brokers, Charles Schwab, and Mercado Libre, with partners now able to offer XRP. XRP Gains Buying, Selling, and Transfer Support Financial platforms working with Paxos can now offer XRP […]
Bitcoin.com NewsRegulation
- 11d ago
Peter Brandt Favors Monero Over XRP Despite Bullish Price Targets
Veteran trader Peter Brandt identifies a potential XRP move to $2.16 but warns that overhead selling pressure could obstruct its advance. He favors monero’s chart setup, viewing all of its comparable supply burden as already absorbed. Monero Gets Brandt’s Strongest Endorsement Monero drew veteran trader Peter Brandt’s strongest endorsement among the altcoin charts he compared, […]
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- 11d ago
Robinhood Puts $25M Into Bitcoin, Citing Belief in Crypto’s Future
Robinhood is adding bitcoin to its corporate assets, extending its exposure beyond the cryptocurrency services it offers customers. The allocation reflects a diversification strategy as the brokerage expands its digital asset business and trading infrastructure. Robinhood Puts Its Own Assets Into Bitcoin Bitcoin is becoming part of Robinhood’s corporate balance sheet through a $25 million […]
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- 11d ago
XRP Whale Transfers off Binance Reach Highest Level in 7 Months
XRP whale withdrawals from Binance have surged to a seven-month high, a new analysis shows, raising questions about available trading supply. Persistent transfers away from the platform could reduce tokens readily available for sale, depending on their destinations. XRP Whales Move 1.38 Billion Coins Off Binance Large XRP withdrawals from crypto exchange Binance reached their […]
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- 11d ago
Grayscale XRP ETF Adds In-Kind Transactions and New Custodian
Grayscale’s XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) has expanded how institutions exchange tokens for shares while adding another provider to safeguard its holdings. The changes could improve trading efficiency and broaden custody arrangements for the fund’s XRP holdings. GXRP Opens Direct XRP Exchanges Alongside Cash The Grayscale XRP Trust ETF (GXRP) expanded its institutional exchange options, an […]
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- 12d ago
Engineer Who Sabotaged Employer for Bitcoin Ransom Gets Prison Time
A former infrastructure engineer at a New Jersey-based industrial company has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after admitting that he sabotaged his employer’s computer systems—and demanded roughly $750,000 in bitcoin to stop the attack. Daniel Rhyne, 59, of Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced Sept. 28 in federal court in Trenton after previously […]
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- 12d ago
Kalshi’s 15-Minute Gold Bets Top Ether as Fast Markets Drive Fees
Kalshi’s public data shows its 15-minute gold markets traded more contracts than their ether counterparts in September, their second month of operation. The short-duration markets now bring in most of the exchange’s non-sports fees. Gold Passes Ether in Its Second Month Kalshi’s 15-minute gold markets traded more contracts than its ether markets of the […]
- 12d ago
Europol Warns Quantum Threat Could Put Crypto Fortunes at Risk
Europol is pushing back on crypto’s quantum doomsday scenario. In a report published Wednesday, the agency says quantum computers pose a far greater threat to exposed wallet keys than to blockchains themselves, warning that vulnerable keys cannot be retroactively secured and will eventually need to be migrated. Europol Says Quantum Computers Threaten Crypto Keys, Not […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 12d ago
10 AI Models Including Claude and ChatGPT Pick Crypto’s Year-End Winners
The crypto leaderboard has been anything but sleepy in 2026, with venice token (VVV) up a staggering 1,541% year to date and several others already sitting on triple-digit gains. With less than three months left, Bitcoin.com News asked several leading AI models a tougher question: Which cryptocurrency still has the most firepower left before Dec. […]
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- 12d ago
Moody’s Gives Sky Protocol Its First Stablecoin Credit Rating
Moody’s has given Sky Protocol a B3 rating with a stable outlook, marking the agency’s first rating of a stablecoin protocol. But the report carries a sting: Sky held only about $90 million in tangible common equity against roughly $10 billion in tangible managed assets as of September, leaving the former MakerDAO with what Moody’s […]
Bitcoin.com NewsDeFi
- 12d ago
Pudgy Penguins Team to Shutter Ethereum Layer 2 Network Abstract
Another Ethereum Layer 2 chain bites the dust: Just days after the creators of the once-hyped Blast said they’re shutting down the scaler, Abstract is about to follow suit. On Tuesday, Igloo Inc.—the company behind the crypto-native Pudgy Penguins IP—said that it will shut down Abstract, its Ethereum Layer 2 network that launched in mainnet […]
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- 12d ago
Quantum-Safe Quantus Launches QTC Token Trading via Near Intents
Quantum-focused blockchain Quantus has launched trading for its QTC token through near.com and Near Intents, giving users access to more than 180 assets across over 30 chains without first sending funds to a centralized exchange. Quantus Opens QTC Trading Across 30+ Chains Quantus is taking an unusual route to market. The proof-of-work blockchain has […]
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- 12d ago
Bitcoin Price Erases October Gains: Why $81,300 Is Now the Critical Level
Bitcoin price dropped to an intraday low of $82,734, erasing early-month gains. Despite forced long liquidations, open interest remained steady, signaling aggressive new short positioning by traders. Surrendering Key Support Bitcoin continued to slide Wednesday, dipping below $83,000 amid a marketwide pullback that dragged several high-cap altcoins down by 4% or more. The top cryptocurrency’s […]
- 12d ago
Kazakhstan Taps Tether to Explore a New Tenge Stablecoin Model
Kazakhstan already has a tenge stablecoin in a central-bank sandbox. Now it has brought Tether into the room to study another one. Tether, the National Bank of Kazakhstan, and the Alatau City Authority signed an exploratory memorandum on Wednesday covering a possible tenge-pegged stablecoin, asset tokenization, and decentralized finance (DeFi). No coin has been approved, […]
Bitcoin.com NewsDeFi
- 12d ago
Jury Convicts Uranium Finance Hacker Who Spent Crypto Loot on Pokemon Cards
A Manhattan federal jury convicted cybersecurity consultant Jonathan Spalletta on Wednesday of computer fraud and money laundering over the 2021 Uranium Finance attacks. Inner City Press, reporting from the courthouse, said jurors returned guilty verdicts on both counts after beginning deliberations Tuesday afternoon. Prosecutors accused Spalletta of draining roughly $53.3 million, laundering…
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- 12d ago
Solana Hits 14M Stablecoin Holders as Card Volume Tops $1B
Solana’s stablecoin footprint has expanded to more than 14 million holder addresses, alongside over $15 billion in supply and $1 billion in cumulative stablecoin card volume. Solana Stablecoin Use Sees Massive Growth in Two Years Solana’s stablecoin economy is reaching a new scale just as the blockchain makes a bigger push into institutional settlement. More […]
Bitcoin.com NewsDeFi
- 12d ago
Bitcoin Beats Equities, Real Estate Among Wealthy Investors: Survey
Another survey of investors with deep pockets signals strong interest in digital assets, especially bitcoin, as these assets were the most common pick for the best long-term performer among wealthy respondents in the U.S., U.K., France and Germany—ahead of equities and real estate. However, bitcoin still needs to compete for space in digital asset portfolios. […]
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- 12d ago
US Lawmaker Pushes Ban on Candidates Betting on Their Own Elections
U.S. Rep. Don Davis has introduced the No Betting on Your Own Race Act, which would prohibit federal candidates from trading prediction market contracts tied to their own elections. Davis Seeks Ban on Candidates Betting on Their Own Elections U.S. Representative Don Davis, D-N.C., has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to prohibit federal […]
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- 12d ago
Solana x402 Lets AI Agents Batch USDC Payments, Slashing Fees
Solana has rolled out batch payments for the x402 standard with PayAI Network and BlockRunAI, allowing AI agents to make many USDC payments before settling them in a single onchain transaction. BlockrunAI Saves $20K a Month Using Solana x402 Payments Solana is trying to solve a payments problem humans rarely encounter, but artificial intelligence (AI) […]
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- 12d ago
Bitcoin Price Slides to $83K as Short-Term Bears Take Control
Bitcoin’s price range is trading near the floor of its 24-hour range after an overnight selloff dragged the BTC/USD pair to $83,404. The 1-hour picture is firmly bearish, with price below every listed moving average and the relative strength index (RSI) at 27, but the daily structure hasn’t completely cracked. Bulls now need to defend […]
- 12d ago
Blackrock Pulls $122M Into Bitcoin ETFs as Ether Loses $202M
U.S. bitcoin ETFs returned to positive territory Tuesday with $118.86 million in net inflows, led almost entirely by Blackrock’s IBIT. Ether funds suffered a sixth consecutive day of withdrawals, while XRP and HYPE attracted modest buying. Bitcoin ETFs Flip Positive With $119M Inflow Institutional positioning split sharply across the crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) market Tuesday. […]
- 12d ago
Bitcoin Price Slips Under $84K as Tom Lee Eyes Biggest Bull Market Ever
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee told a Singapore crowd that crypto is “2 days past the bottom” on the same morning a flash crash liquidated more than $400 million in longs, while his treasury company Bitmine said it will stop buying ether at 5% of supply. What Did Lee Say? Lee, chairman of ether treasury company Bitmine […]
- 12d ago
US Senate Findings Put GCC Stablecoin Transactions Under Spotlight
The U.S. Senate findings linking stablecoins, particularly tether, to Iran’s shadow banking network could increase compliance pressure on licensed VASPs across the Gulf region. Legal expert Soham Jethani warns that receiving local currency does not shield merchants from sanctions exposure, as liability can arise at multiple points in a transaction. US Senate Inquiry Heightens Sanctions […]
Bitcoin.com NewsRegulationDeFi
- 12d ago
Ripple Gets a Korean Brokerage Onboard as XRP Beats Bitcoin on Upbit
Ripple’s strategic partnership with Meritz Securities, signed by President Monica Long in Seoul, was announced earlier today. The development landed as XRP overtook bitcoin as the most-traded asset on Upbit. The Signing The agreement was signed at Meritz Securities’ headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul’s financial district, by Meritz Chief Executive Jang Won-jae and Ripple President Monica […]
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- 12d ago
XRP ETFs Logged 12 Straight Weeks of Inflows Then XRP Hit $1.45
U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds added $3.14 million on Oct. 6, led by a $10.55 million day for Bitwise, hours before a flash crash dragged XRP from $1.52 to $1.46. The Day in Three Lines Tuesday’s flows were small in total but uneven underneath, with Sosovalue data recording the following movements: Bitwise XRP ETF: +$10.55 […]
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- 12d ago
Bitcoin Price Slips Below $84K as 20-Minute Flush Erases $400M in Longs
Bitcoin dropped about $1,765 in roughly 20 minutes early Wednesday, sliding under $84,000 and taking more than $400 million in leveraged long bets with it, three days before the anniversary of crypto’s worst liquidation day. The 20 Minutes The descent started quietly at 01:45 UTC on Oct. 7, with a fifteen-minute stretch seeing BTC slip […]
- 12d ago
Warren Buffett’s Successor Started Out Selling Empty Soda Bottles for 5 Cents. Now He Runs Berkshire Hathaway
As a kid in Edmonton, Alberta, Greg Abel made his first money collecting, cleaning, and redeeming empty soda bottles for 5 cents apiece, even tweaking his bike route home to find more. He officially became CEO of Berkshire Hathaway on January 1, 2026, taking over as Warren Buffett’s chosen successor. Greg Abel’s first taste of […]
Bitcoin.com News
- 12d ago
Web3 Firms Urged to Treat AI Agents as Workforce Members
A new report advocates treating artificial intelligence agents as members of the workforce, noting that they have evolved from issuing passive threat alerts to carrying out autonomous actions. Liability Remains With Human Managers Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally shifting cybersecurity, anti-money laundering and compliance from supportive toolkits into autonomous operational…
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