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Ripple Already Considered Shutting Down and Returning XRP to Shareholders, Says CEO

Ripple almost shut down rather than fight the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Chief Executive Officer Brad Garlinghouse said, describing a decision he and co-founder Chris Larsen faced after the agency took the company to court in 2020. Speaking at the University of Kansas School of Business earlier this week, Garlinghouse said the two had […]

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Bonzo Lend’s Total Value Locked Plunges 77% as $9M Oracle Exploit Rocks Hedera

Bonzo Lend, a decentralized lending protocol on the Hedera network, suffered an estimated loss of $9.05 million after an attacker exploited a verification flaw in a third-party Oracle Supra contract, allowing it to borrow assets far in excess of the value of its collateral. The attacker deposited 250 low-value SAUCE tokens, before submitting a manipulated

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Crypto IPO Pipeline Slows Amid Market Weakness

Despite these headwinds, Lopez says regulatory clarity is no longer the main obstacle for companies considering a public listing. “It’s less relevant than before. Companies went public before the regulations were clear,” he said. “For companies like Bullish, Circle or BitGo, it’s more about access to capital than regulation.” Kraken’s announced plans to pursue a

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The UK has finally shown it’s taking crypto seriously

Then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the UK’s ambitions to become a “global crypto-asset hub” as early as 2022. Since then, this goal has looked more like a distant aspiration than a reality. But several recent announcements suggest that the gap between imagination and reality may finally be closing. Within days of each other, the Financial

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Ethereum Foundation says AI found bug that could take validators offline

This issue was quickly fixed and disclosed as “CVE-2026-34219” with credit to the team. The broader concern, however, was separating the real agent bugs from the ones posing as such. “The surprise was how little work was put into finding them, and how much was spent distinguishing real bugs from those that seemed real,” wrote

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Bitcoin Treasury Company Empery Digital Sold About Half of BTC Stack

Empery Digital (EMPD) announced Friday the sale of 1,400 bitcoins for $62,200 each, generating $87.1 million in proceeds. Earlier in July, the company said it would need $65 million to close its 25% stake in a group acquiring a Midwest facility to convert into an AI data center. Empery was among the hastily concluded SPAC

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Kids can’t stop watching “Moana.” There is a scientific explanation.

Rory Henry, a 2-year-old living in Fort Worth, is plagued by an obsession. She’s watched Disney’s Polynesian animated film, “Moana,” about 40 times in the past year and a half. She has a pig toy in the shape of Pua, Moana’s sidekick. A karaoke microphone that plays a song from “Moana 2”. And “Moana” dresses,

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Times journalists subpoenaed as Trump steps up pressure on media

The Trump administration subpoenaed several New York Times journalists on Friday after the newspaper reported this week on security concerns regarding the new Air Force One gifted by Qatar to President Trump. The subpoenas — which aim to force journalists to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday — constitute an extraordinary

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Bitcoin Halving Cycle History Challenges $300,000-$500,000 Predictions

Veteran trader Peter Brandt predicts a peak between $300,000 and $500,000. Bernstein analysts Gautam Chhugani and Mahika Sapra expect prices to reach $500,000 by 2029, citing growing demand for spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Reality check However, even though four-year cycles have consistently produced new all-time highs, the reality of this cycle is different. As Bitcoin

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