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Hut 8 Funnels $161 Million in Bitcoin to Exchanges
16.10.2026
A wallet tied to Hut 8 has pushed nearly 2,000 BTC toward exchanges and trading desks in seven days, emptying itself by early Friday. Following the Coins The trail starts in custody, and Arkham labelled the source addresses as Hut 8’s Coinbase Prime custody wallets. From there, the coins...
Bitcoin’s $80K Safety Net Held Once but Glassnode Says It Is Eroding
16.10.2026
Big buyers caught bitcoin at $80,000 on Thursday, but Glassnode’s order book data shows the bids under that level are getting thinner. A Day on the Order Book Glassnode posted a heatmap of resting orders on the Binance BTC/USDT spot book from Oct. 15, and relayed the following message:...
Pipeline Workers Found a 400-Year-Old Shipwreck in the Baltic, and One Object on Board Still Baffles Experts
16.10.2026
A 17th-century clinker-built sailing vessel, discovered in 2023 during survey work for an underwater gas pipeline in Germany’s Bay of Greifswald on the southern Baltic Sea, has been dated by tree-ring analysis of its oak timbers to wood felled between 1626 and 1639. The rescue excavation led...
Steve Jobs Didn’t Become a Billionaire Thanks to Apple. He Got Rich From a Company He Bought From George Lucas
16.10.2026
On February 3, 1986, Steve Jobs bought Lucasfilm’s computer graphics unit from George Lucas for $10 million and renamed it Pixar, taking roughly a 70% stake. Pixar’s November 29, 1995 IPO priced shares at $22 and made Jobs a billionaire years before his 1997 return to Apple, and Disney later...
XRP Whales Move 1.67 Billion Tokens to Binance as Price Slips
16.10.2026
Large XRP holders have transferred 1.669 billion XRP to Binance over the past 30 days, pushing the exchange’s whale inflow metric to its highest level in seven months, according to Cryptoquant contributor Arab Chain. The activity comes as XRP trades near $1.33 following a difficult October....
Blackrock Boss Larry Fink Sounds Recession Alarm Over AI Data Center Shutdowns
16.10.2026
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink is sounding the recession alarm over proposals to halt new data center construction, warning that America’s artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom has become too important to interrupt. His comments arrive as communities and lawmakers challenge...
Ripple Prime Introduces 24/7 Real-World Asset Perpetual Swaps
15.10.2026
Ripple has opened the door for institutional traders to gain around-the-clock exposure to more than 100 traditional financial markets—including stocks, oil, gold, and currencies—through perpetual swaps that keep trading even when Wall Street closes for the weekend. Ripple Opens 100+ Traditional...
Scientists Stumbled Back Onto a Forest Experiment Abandoned for 30 Years, and the Results Stunned Them
15.10.2026
Researchers who revisited the long-forgotten Silvicultural Systems Project plots at Tanjil Bren in Victoria, Australia, found that heavily thinned mountain ash stands grew trees about 20% larger in diameter than unharvested controls and, within 30 years, recovered all carbon removed in the 1987...
CZ Takes Aim at Bank of America Over $1.21 Billion AML Penalty
15.10.2026
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) took a swipe at Bank of America on Wednesday after the banking giant was slapped with more than $1.21 billion in federal penalties for anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions violations. Regulators found the bank failed to timely report more than $5 billion...
He Bought a Nearly Bankrupt Company From Warren Buffett for $1,000 and Turned It Into a $98 Billion Giant
15.10.2026
In 1997, Intercontinental Exchange founder and CEO Jeffrey Sprecher bought the near-bankrupt Continental Power Exchange from Warren Buffett’s utility, MidAmerican Energy, for $1,000 and assumed its debt. ICE was founded in 2000 and later bought NYSE Euronext in 2013, making it the owner of the...
Ripple’s Korean Expansion Reaches From Remittances to Government Bonds
15.10.2026
Ripple’s Korean partnerships now connect cross-border business payments, bank-managed digital asset wallets, and blockchain-based settlement of government bonds. Its cooperation with Meritz Securities extends that strategy into capital markets, where regulated firms are preparing to...
Ripple and DriveWealth Target Faster Funding for 100+ Global Partners
15.10.2026
More than 100 DriveWealth partners, including fintechs and digital wallets, could gain greater flexibility to fund investments outside bank transfer windows. A new Ripple partnership targets capital tied up by cross-border delays as trading extends beyond regular market hours. Ripple Targets...
Evernorth Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell, Showcasing XRP Treasury
15.10.2026
Evernorth’s 473 million XRP treasury took the spotlight at Nasdaq’s closing bell. The ceremony highlighted a corporate investment model that connects stock ownership with actively managed cryptocurrency holdings. Nasdaq Ceremony Highlights Publicly Traded XRP Exposure Stock...
A Michigan Doorstop Was Authenticated as a $100,000 Rock From Space
14.10.2026
A 10.22 kg rock that sat on a Michigan farm for decades was confirmed in 2018 to be a Group IIIAB iron meteorite made of about 88.5% iron and 11.5% nickel. Central Michigan University geologist Mona Sirbescu authenticated the find and the Smithsonian later verified it, putting its value around...
XRPL Commons Selects 13 Startups for Payments, AI, and DeFi Push
14.10.2026
XRPL Commons has selected startups developing stablecoin payments, AI commerce, and blockchain lending for its first fully online Aquarium cohort. The program connects founders with coaching, investors, and potential grants to expand XRP Ledger applications. 13 Startups Take XRP Ledger Applications...
Former Coinbase Investment Chief Now Manages Evernorth’s 473M XRP
14.10.2026
A former Coinbase Asset Management co-chief investment officer now directs Evernorth’s treasury, which held approximately 473 million XRP at closing. His appointment brings institutional trading experience to a Nasdaq-listed company pursuing active cryptocurrency investment strategies. Former...
Ripple’s $10M RLUSD Donation Could Help Generate $900M: Report
14.10.2026
Small business lending supported by Ripple’s RLUSD donation could help generate up to $900 million in GDP over a decade. The forecast connects a permanent capital contribution with borrowing, repeated loans, and economic activity across communities. Ripple’s $10 Million Lending Equity Gets...
Trezor Slashes Reseller Network After $93M Ledger Security Scare
13.10.2026
In the wake of the Ledger hardware wallet controversy, which raised suspicions that a third-party retailer distributed tampered devices, rival hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor announced it will revoke specific reseller authorizations effective Jan. 1, 2027. Trezor Tightens Its Distribution...
Gen Z Job-Hops to Level up as 75% Plan a Switch Within Six Months
13.10.2026
Seventy-five percent of Gen Z workers say they plan to switch jobs within the next six months, according to a Robert Half study. For the 18 to 26 cohort, frequent moves are framed less as disloyalty or pure pay chasing and more as a way to build skills faster, with flexibility, clear growth paths...
Ripple’s RLUSD Gains Standard Chartered Custody on the XRP Ledger
13.10.2026
Eligible institutions can now safeguard Ripple’s RLUSD on the XRP Ledger through Standard Chartered’s digital asset custody service. The launch expands bank-based stablecoin infrastructure, with a planned LMAX integration targeting future use as trading collateral. Standard Chartered Opens Bank...