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XRP clawed back losses in Friday’s chaotic trade, rebounding from a 41% collapse to close above $2.47 as institutional bids rebuilt following panic liquidations. The session’s $1.14 range — from $2.77 down to $1.64 — was one of the widest in XRP’s 2025 trading history, driven by macro-led deleveraging and heavy futures liquidations across major venues.What to Know• XRP fell from $2.77 to $1.64 between Oct 10 16:00 – Oct 11 15:00, marking a 41% intraday collapse before rebounding to $2.49.• Over $150 million in XRP futures were liquidated as Trump’s 100% tariff announcement triggered cross-asset risk aversion.• Intraday volume…

The US Senate has advanced sweeping AI legislation under the National Defense Authorization Act, compelling chipmakers to serve US customers first before exporting advanced processors abroad.On Thursday, senators passed the Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026, or GAIN Act, as an amendment to National Defense Authorization Act, requiring AI and high-performance chipmakers to prioritize domestic orders before exporting their products.The GAIN Act also gives Congress the right to deny export licenses for the most high-end AI processors and mandates export licenses for all products containing an “advanced integrated circuit.” “Over the past several years, US firms have faced…

In brief McAfee has uncovered a Trojan campaign that uses GitHub to redirect malware to new servers whenever existing servers are taken down. The malware is primarily targeting countries in South America, with a particular focus on Brazil. The virus is uploaded via phishing emails, and is capable of stealing banking and crypto credentials. Hackers are deploying a banking Trojan that makes use of GitHub repositories whenever its servers are taken down, according to research from cybersecurity firm McAfee.Dubbed Astaroth, the Trojan virus is spread via phishing emails that invite victims to download a Windows (.lnk) file, which installs the…

The price of Zcash (ZEC), a supply-capped, shielded, layer-1 coin dedicated to user privacy, fully recovered following Friday’s market crash, forming a new recent high of about $291 on Saturday before retracing to about $273 at the time of this writing.Zcash plummeted by 45% on Friday, falling from a high of about $273 to $150, following a social media post from United States President Donald Trump announcing 100% tariffs on China, which sent the crypto markets into a meltdown.ZEC is only down about 5.5% from its recent high, making it a standout in this market crash. Many cryptos are still…

AI agents, software systems that use AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users, are proliferating. Think of them as digital assistants that can make decisions and take actions towards goals you set without needing step-by-step instructions — from GPT-powered calendar managers to trading bots, the number of use cases is expanding rapidly. As their role expands across the economy, we have to build the right infrastructure that will allow these agents to communicate, collaborate and trade with one another in an open marketplace.Big tech players like Google and AWS are building early marketplaces and commerce protocols,…

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) ecosystem experienced steady growth and innovation in September 2025. This was marked by major product updates, compliance milestones, and community-driven developments. New Features and Compliance Developments The monthly highlights were shared by Dan Fisher, Community Relations Manager at XRPL, via X. One of the month’s developments was Joey Wallet’s simplified onboarding guide, which streamlined access to XRPL for new users through integrations with MoonPay, First Ledger, and XRPCafe. XRPScan also introduced an amendment voting timeline to improve transparency in validator operations, such as the Token Escrow proposal, which provides details on voting. September also saw Xaman…

The native token of Aave AAVE$241.34, the largest decentralized crypto lending protocol, was caught in the middle of Friday’s crypto flash crash while the protocol proved resilient in a historic liquidation cascade.The token, trading at around $270 earlier in Friday, nosedived as much as 64% later in the session to touch $100, the lowest level in 14 months. It then staged a rapid rebound to near $240, still down 10% over the past 24 hours.Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave, described Friday’s event as the “largest stress test” ever for the protocol and its $75 billion lending infrastructure.The platform enables investors…

Norwegian officials are investigating a potential leak after large bets were placed on the Nobel Peace Prize outcome on Polymarket just hours before it became public.Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her role in the fight for democracy, saw a spike in bets on her victory on the prediction markets hours before the official announcement, Bloomberg reported. The spike was so notable that Polymarket’s official account posted on social media about it.A trader using the handle “dirtycup” placed a near $70,000 bet on Machado and walked away with about $30,000 in profit,…

ARK Invest says bitcoin’s fundamentals, adoption trends and macro environment are aligning to support continued strength into the final months of 2025, even as cycle dynamics signal the need for caution.On-chain signals point to structural strengthIn its latest “Bitcoin Quarterly “report for the three months ended Sept. 30, Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest argues that bitcoin’s core fundamentals remain firmly intact. The firm notes that network activity, profitability levels and supply distribution all continue to reflect strong underlying demand, with long-term holders showing few signs of capitulation.ARK points to what it calls “bullish” on-chain positioning, with the majority of coins remaining…

In brief Fox Business’s Charles Gasparino reported internal White House talks about pardoning Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. Binance founder CZ, who resigned as CEO in 2023 and served prison time, remains its largest shareholder. A pardon could reopen U.S. markets to Binance and signal an even friendlier crypto policy under Trump. Is the Trump administration seriously weighing a pardon for Binance’s Changpeng “CZ” Zhao ?Crypto Twitter is all aflutter after Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino tweeted a “scoop” claiming White House insiders say discussions are heating up and Trump “is leaning toward a pardon.” Gasparino is a veteran financial and political…