by Michael
Key TakeawaysXRP Ledger’s fixCleanup3_4_0 targets Oct. 23 activation after securing more than 80% validator support.XRPL’s upgrade closes a loophole that could let PaymentBurn delegates create tokens instead of destroying them.XRP Ledger’s native lending amendments... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysTurkey’s justice minister confirmed Richard Heart’s Oct. 14 detention alongside four others in Istanbul.Turkish authorities reported seizing $7.15 million in cash, six cold wallets and hundreds of luxury items.Richard Heart faces unresolved Finnish... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysStrive’s consecutive $280M and $235M bitcoin purchases signal renewed corporate demand for BTC.Binance US’s reported $1B valuation is roughly 78% below its $4.5B valuation in 2022.Evernorth’s 473M XRP treasury could position it to lead a broader wave of... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysBitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) lost $152.07M on Friday, capping weeks of roughly $228.6M and $320M in outflows.Solana hit ten straight outflow days, while NEAR again attracted fresh capital amid broader selling.Attention now turns to... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysEthereum’s futures market is still carrying a hefty $30.59 billion in open interest, with Binance leading the pack at $8.73 billion as traders navigate another volatile week.Ethereum options traders appear to favor the upside, with calls accounting for... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysArthur Hayes told Convergence host Luke Martin on Oct. 16 that AI model companies are “worthless.”The Nasdaq 100 fell 2.5% on Oct. 16 as chip stocks posted their longest losing streak since 2008.Hayes expects a bailout to lift bitcoin, which trades near... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysBloomberg’s Mike McGlone said recently that bitcoin could revert to $10,000 if U.S. stocks drop 20%.Cryptoquant’s Ki Young Ju countered that $58B in ETF inflows and 1.3M treasury BTC imply a $30K floor.The next test is whether the Nasdaq 100, already 6.5%... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysBinance’s headline 7.77% APR only applies to the 1.3x boosted tier of its $800,000 XRP campaign.The base APR slid from 7.15% on Oct. 2 to 5.98% on Oct. 16 as XRP fell from $1.49 to $1.34.RLUSD supply sits near $2.43B, and Binance posts the campaign’s... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysStrategy (MSTR) closed at $136.83 on Oct. 16, down 9.56% after MSCI’s non-operating company ruling.Strategy’s 848,250 BTC, bought at a $75,444 average, show about a $5.08B paper gain at $81,434.MSCI publishes its final deletion list on Nov. 11, with... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysSpace-born jellyfish couldn’t find “down.” Polyps that developed in orbit looked normal but showed pulsing and orientation problems about six times more often than Earth-grown controls.Gravity sensing is learned during development. Jellyfish orient using... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysLightning struck the same ticket twice. LuAnn Chico won $100,000 on the $20 Ruby Red 7’s scratch-off in August 2025, then hit the same prize on the same game about a year later.The headline number shrinks fast. After state and federal withholding, her... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysThe Quantum Alliance launched Oct. 15 with nine organizations working on shared security standards.Roughly 6.4 million BTC, including Satoshi-era coins, face potential exposure to future quantum attacks.Bitcoin’s biggest hurdle is upgrading wallets and... Translate »
