XRP is a free-floating crypto coin, not a stablecoin. Its price swings with the market, while Ripple's separate RLUSD token is the one built to hold a dollar. Here is how the two differ and why the gap matters.
The Tokyo-listed bitcoin holder plans to issue 52 billion yen of zero-coupon convertible bonds, using the money to repay bitcoin-backed loans and buy back shares rather than to add more bitcoin.
Any asset can lose all its value, and regulators warn crypto buyers to be ready for exactly that. But Bitcoin has survived four crashes of 80 percent or more. Here is what going to zero would actually take, and the risks that are real.
The US derivatives regulator wants rules for crypto exchanges that offer leveraged trading, and it is asking the public how. The plan, floated on October 5, would not touch ordinary spot buying and still leaves the biggest questions to Congress.
The onchain contracts stay live, but Blur's website and its Blend lending service both close on November 12. Monthly trading volume had already fallen from $1.43 billion to under $7 million.
The Emirates charges individuals no income tax and no capital gains tax, so personal crypto profits are untaxed. Businesses are the exception: a 9 percent corporate tax applies above AED 375,000, and since November 2024 most crypto transfers and conversions are exempt from the 5 percent VAT.
The XRP treasury company Evernorth began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN on October 12. It holds about 473 million XRP, but the cash it raised fell well short of the $1 billion its backers first floated.
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Metaplanet frames the bond sale as a disciplined step to cut risky bitcoin-backed debt and support its share price through buybacks.
Our read: The filing confirms the amounts and the plan to repay 23.6 billion yen of bitcoin-backed loans in November. Less certain is the other side: the bonds can convert into new shares later and dilute holders, the buyback's value depends on the stock price, and the company has not set a conversion price or named a bank running the sale.
The CFTC says the plan will deliver clear rules of the road and real consumer protection for crypto markets.
Our read: It is only an advance notice that asks questions, not a binding rule, and it leaves the spot market where most people buy crypto outside federal licensing. The bill that would close that gap stalled in the Senate, so the timeline depends on Congress.
Blur says this is only a frontend shutdown, and its on-chain marketplace and token governance live on.
Our read: The smart contracts do stay live and BLUR holders keep the fee switch. But monthly volume had already fallen below $7 million from $1.43 billion, Token Terminal shows no protocol revenue in three years, and with no website almost no one can reach the contracts. The protocol survives mostly on paper.
Evernorth is a billion-dollar XRP treasury that gives public-market investors managed exposure to the token.
Our read: The 473 million XRP holding is real and verifiable, but gross cash came in near $300 million, not the $1 billion first floated. Most tokens were transferred in before the listing, so the debut added no new demand, and earlier purchases sit below cost after heavy impairments.
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Bitcoin Core 32.0, the software behind most Bitcoin nodes, is due on October 10, 2026. It brings faster block validation, a mempool based fee estimator and two security fixes, including a memory bug that could push a node to 3.2 gigabytes of memory use. Consensus rules do not change.
Mining Bitcoin on your own is still legal and technically possible, but one home rig against a world of giant farms faces odds that run into the millions. Here is how solo mining works, what your real chances are, and why a lucky few still take a whole block.
The US government shifted 12,267 bitcoin worth about $1.01 billion out of a wallet tied to the 2016 Bitfinex hack on 8 October 2026. The coins went to unlabeled addresses, not an exchange, so a sale is not confirmed.
The Tokyo-listed bitcoin holder plans to issue 52 billion yen of zero-coupon convertible bonds, using the money to repay bitcoin-backed loans and buy back shares rather than to add more bitcoin.
The XRP treasury company Evernorth began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN on October 12. It holds about 473 million XRP, but the cash it raised fell well short of the $1 billion its backers first floated.
The UK bank now holds RLUSD on the XRP Ledger for eligible clients through its DFSA-regulated Dubai branch. A plan to let those clients post the stablecoin as trading collateral on LMAX is agreed but not yet live.
The onchain contracts stay live, but Blur's website and its Blend lending service both close on November 12. Monthly trading volume had already fallen from $1.43 billion to under $7 million.
XRPL developers disclosed and fixed a payment engine flaw, hidden since 2015, that could have created XRP far beyond the network's 100 billion supply cap. The patch shipped in xrpld 3.4.1 on September 25, and RippleX says no public network was attacked.
Polkadot token holders approved dotUSD, a native dollar stablecoin with no issuing company, in an on-chain vote. For now the coin is backed one-for-one by Tether, and the DOT-collateral version is still only a plan.
Bitcoin climbed back above $84,000 on Monday after sliding to about $80,350 last week, with short sellers, not new buyers, behind the bounce. Traders now look to Wednesday's US inflation report.
Pando Finance's spot Solana ETF starts trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 13 under code 2831. Its 0.6% management fee undercuts the city's first Solana fund from ChinaAMC, as issuers compete on price.
Vanguard issues no Bitcoin ETF of its own and says it has no plans to. Since December 2, 2025 its brokerage clients can trade third-party spot Bitcoin ETFs from firms like BlackRock and Fidelity. Here is what you can buy, what stays blocked, and why the firm held out.