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As the cryptocurrency market, led by Bitcoin (BTC), XRP, and Cardano (ADA) rebounded over the past 2 days through October 21, 2026, crypto trading expert Ali Martinez signaled potential short-term manipulation for their prices by large players. Martinez noted that the Bitcoin price rebound over the last 2 days has coincided with a sharp spike in on-chain activity, according to his X on Wednesday. Specifically, as BTC climbed from around $81,200 to a high of $83,407 on Tuesday, its exchange inflows surged from roughly 7,682 to 25,124 coins. BTC exchange inflows. Source: Santiment  Similarly, the crypto analyst pointed out that XRP’s price jump from its major support level around $1.25 on Tuesday, overlapped with a surge in transaction volume on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), from roughly 215.87 million over the weekend to 49.17 billion on Monday. XRP transaction volume. Source: Santiment  Meanwhile, Martinez showed that Cardano’s whale transactions, worth mor...

Pseudonymous GTA 6 leaker “Cyberleek” has threatened to reveal the long-awaited game’s ending if they’re caught, but won’t be leaking content regularly anymore because of their poorly performing crypto token.   Last week, Protos reported that Cyberleek had ended their hiatus to drop more GTA 6 leaks with an emphasis on nudity.  It pumped their cryptocurrency by 200% over two days, which, despite the positive price action, wasn’t as good as the $40 million market cap it achieved when the first leaks were revealed.  However, Cyberleek is now struggling again. According to their latest message this morning, they claim that they won’t leak the game’s full build as their token was unable to reach a market cap of $30 million. Cyberleek’s token began to dip around 10:30 UTC+1. Read more: GTA VI leaker’s token crashes despite ‘first true spoiler’ Right now, the token’s market cap sits at a little over $1 million. It reportedly began...

A legacy MakerDAO auction-keeper contract has been exploited for over $500,000, with the exploit reaching back to Black Thursday in 2020. Specifically, a CertiK Analysis details how an attacker was able to remove 200 ETH from a contract described as a “legacy auction-keeper.” This auction-keeper contract was one of the first on Black Thursday in March 2020 to win ETH from MakerDAO for “zero bids” during the liquidation crisis, and four 50-ETH lots were never settled — something the hacker was able to take advantage of. Stablecoin Development Corp price pumps for no reason Read more: Tether has publicly listed a company that partially controls USDS According to CertiK’s Analysis “the root cause was a missing access control on function 0x8804d1de in keeper implementation 0x68399ed8aa33C5b43F863EE6782de492006A5546.” Using this exploit, the attacker was able to gain access to four lots of 50 ETH that remaine...

The United States spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have attracted more than $300 million in cash inflows during the third quarter (Q3) of 2026.  Precisely, XRP spot ETFs have absorbed $307.87 million over the past three months, according to crypto data Finbold analyzed from SoSoValue on September 30.  XRP spot ETFs monthly cash flows. Source: SoSoValue  In July, these funds recorded a net cash inflow of $27.29 million, thereby increasing their total net assets to $988.78 million. August 2026 saw XRP ETFs capture $159.18 million, thereby helping the funds’ assets surge to $1.45 billion.  So far in September, these ETFs have registered around $121.40 million in total net inflows. As such, these crypto ETFs command $1.69 billion in total assets at the time of reporting. Over the past three months, Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP) saw a total cash inflow of $177.94 million. As a result, this ETF increased its total funds under management to $618.81 million at the time o...

Crypto venture capitalists at Hack VC deleted a post about disagreeing with a disgruntled former employee, Hsin-Ju Chuang, who has tragically passed away. Its official X account currently has no mention of her passing. Its deleted post read, “While our understanding of events differs materially, we do not wish to discuss the details publicly at this time out of respect for their privacy.” That statement has been replaced by a post from another account, co-founder and Managing Partner Alexander Pack. We are shocked and saddened to learn the news of Hsin-Ju’s passing. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and all those who were close to her. This is an unimaginable tragedy for many of us who worked alongside Hsin-Ju in this community, and we share the heartbreak and… — Alexander Pack (@alpackaP) September 23, 2026 Hack VC told Protos, “We removed our earlier statement after seeing the tone the public conversation was taking. Some of the responses d...

Two Robinhood engineers have been accused of using the platform’s confidential crypto listings to insider trade perpetual futures on the decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid.  The US filed the charges yesterday against 36-year-old Hefu Chai and 30-year-old Huaisong Xiang, accusing them of wire fraud and commodities fraud. Their knowledge of Robinhood’s plans to support certain cryptocurrencies was allegedly used to trade positions on Hyperliquid, which in turn constituted a breach of duty.  Across 2025 and 2026, each of them allegedly made over $50,000 trading with the undisclosed information.  Coinbase insider trading case ends with guilty plea Read more: Did ‘insider’ secretly short Robinhood on Hyperliquid? US attorney Jamie McDonald said, “Today’s charges make clear that corporate insiders cannot evade the securities and commodities laws by trading based on misappropriated information in derivatives like perpetual futures, tokeni...

Dubai-based Zamanat has announced its sponsorship of Zamanat Fund CEIC Limited, a DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre) domiciled tokenized private credit fund with a target size of up to $100 million, according to information shared with Finbold on September 10, 2026.  The fund targets a structural gap estimated at $250 billion, the amount of SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) financing demand across the GCC that goes unmet by traditional lenders. Despite contributing more than half of GDP in the UAE and employing the majority of the private-sector workforce, SMEs in the region receive less than 10% of total bank lending. Across the broader GCC, only around 11% of SMEs have access to any credit at all. “Strong businesses across the GCC still struggle to access growth capital despite sound fundamentals. Zamanat sponsored the Fund to create a credible route between those businesses and institutional capital. With a target size of up to USD 100 million and in...

According to US Mint, the commemorative 2026 $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump is now in circulation, and will be available to purchase today. The U.S. Mint will begin selling gold-colored $1 coins featuring Trump’s likeness at noon ET, with prices ranging from about $1.55 to $2.44 per coin. JUST IN: US Mint says the new 2026 President Trump $1 Coin is now in circulation. pic.twitter.com/LJKepSXWQW — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) September 2, 2026 First announced last year and revealed earlier this summer, the $1 coin bears a rendering of Trump’s face on the obverse side, with the inscriptions “Liberty,” “In God We Trust” and “1776 ~ 2026.” The presidential seal, which depicts an eagle holding an olive branch and a bundle of arrows, appears on the reverse side, along with an inscription reading “250” to honor the nation’s semi-quincentennial anniversary. Additionally, the U.S. Mint said the new coins may be us...

According to a new X post by Jim Chanos, who profitably short-sold Michael Saylor’s BTC acquisition company a year ago, there is still $80 billion of “pure arbitrage” on the table. Chanos called the catalyst of Strategy selling its own stock a trading opportunity. “One of the greatest pure arbitrage situations, ever,” he stated, also calling it “an $80 billion actionable spread.” Chanos isn’t recommending an $80 billion trade in full but merely pointing out the broad opportunity within which a trader can time specific entries and exits. The idea is that a skeptic can short any amount of MSTR, directly or via derivatives, with a spot or derivative long position in BTC that is proportional to Strategy’s BTC holdings and sized appropriately to the overall position. In his post, Chanos didn’t confirm that he’d initiated a new MSTR short-sale, disclose a hedge ratio, or calculate how he reached his $80 billion estimate. Jim Chanos was right a...

US President Donald Trump is again claiming that the United States has “total control over the Strait of Hormuz.” This comes even as transit through the arterial waterway fell to a one-week low amid the US-Israel war with Iran. JUST IN: President Trump says the US has "total control over the Strait of Hormuz." "I think we will keep it." pic.twitter.com/sXSirpWUHv — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) August 12, 2026 Trump made the statement in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, reiterating a similar claim he made to reporters the day before as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict and fully reopen the strait have continued to stall. “The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!” Trump said. He went on to claim the ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports “is being called, by everyone, “A WALL OF STEEL,” and there is nothing Iran can do about it. “Iran is all talk and no action, the Bully of the Middle East No Longer,” Trump said, ending his ...

The XRP price climbed 2% in the last 24 hours to trade at $2.49 as of 8 p.m. EST on trading volume down that slumped 57% to $2.04 billion. This is as Bitwise moves one step closer to launching a US-listed XRP ETF after filing the “final amendment” to its S-1 registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Oct. 31. That signals an approval may arrive within weeks.  The Bitwise XRP ETF is set to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a management fee of just 0.34%, putting pressure on other products to keep costs low.  Bitwise just filed Amendment No. 4 for its XRP ETF with the SEC — another step toward bringing spot $XRP exposure to U.S. markets. This isn’t rumor; it’s right on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933. Momentum’s building. #XRP #ETF #Ripple pic.twitter.com/Krtvd56gxF — 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸XRP (@BankXRP) November 1, 2025 The buzz around the Bitwise XRP ETF has broug...

402bridge, the cross-layer protocol that builds upon the AI agent payments system x402, has been hacked, resulting in the theft of $17,000 in USDC from more than 200 victims. That’s according to crypto analyst PeckShield, which encouraged 402bridge users to revoke their allowances.  Pseudonymous X user “Ye in Web3” claims that after 402bridge’s contract was deployed, the private keys were leaked. They were then used to transfer ownership of the contract and drain users who had previously approved the contract to spend funds. In just 28 minutes, 227 users were affected . 402bridge added that the private leak led to the compromise of more than a dozen of the team’s test and main wallets. The protocol previously confirmed that private keys are stored on a server, which may have exposed admin privileges.  Due to this private key leak, more than a dozen of the team’s test and main wallets have also been compromised (ex. screenshot below). We have promptly repo...

The US Department of Energy has announced a $1B partnership with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to build two supercomputers. Per a Reuters report citing a conversation with Energy Secretary Chris Wright and AMD CEO Lisa Su, the supercomputers will tackle large scientific problems ranging from nuclear power to cancer treatments to national security. JUST IN: US Department of Energy announces $1 billion partnership with $AMD to build two supercomputers. pic.twitter.com/SAiylmk7fy — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) October 27, 2025 Energy Secretary Wright said the systems would “supercharge” advances in nuclear power and fusion energy, technologies for defense and national security, and the development of drugs. US scientists are reportedly trying to replicate fusion in their research, something that the AMD supercomputers will help with. “We’ve made great progress, but plasmas are unstable, and we need to recreate the center of the sun on Earth,” Energy Secre...

While XRP is showing strength in the short term after regaining the $2.60 support, an artificial intelligence (AI) model suggests the asset is likely to trade below the $3 mark by November 1. Indeed, after facing the threat of dropping below $2 amid a broader market sell-off, XRP has gained over 2% in the last 24 hours, trading at $2.61 as of press time. Meanwhile, over the past week, the asset is up more than 11%. XRP seven-day price chart. Source: Finbold XRP price predictions Regarding the price outlook for November 1, Finbold turned to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which offered several price scenarios for XRP, indicating that the most likely level will be around $2.90. The model places the cryptocurrency within a confidence range of $2.85 to $2.95, reflecting steady bullish momentum heading into November. According to ChatGPT’s Analysis , XRP’s breakout above the $2.50 level represents a crucial psychological and technical shift after weeks of resistance. Trading volu...

Ripple will release 1 billion XRP from escrow on November 1, 2025, continuing its scheduled monthly unlock.  At today’s price of $2.48, the tranche carries a notional value of $2.48 billion. The release lands at a pivotal moment for the token. The SEC faces a cluster of XRP ETF deadlines in late October and early November, with a decision on Grayscale’s filing expected by October 29. A post-shutdown approval wave, analysts say, could mirror the Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF rollouts that have already attracted more than $150 billion in inflows. Since XRP now enjoys legal clarity as a non-security, approval could act as a structural demand catalyst, offsetting the near-term impact of fresh supply from escrow. Ripple co-founder’s 50 million XRP transfer In parallel, Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has drawn attention with a 50 million XRP transfer, worth about $120 million to Evernorth Holdings. The firm, backed by Ripple executives, is preparing a SPAC me...

The Tesla AI5 chip manufacturing is now being split between Samsung and TSMC as Elon Musk moves forward with robotaxi deployment. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that Samsung Electronics will actually share production duties with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company for the AI5 chip, which helps diversify the company’s semiconductor supply chain. This strategic move supports Tesla’s autonomous vehicle ambitions and also marks Samsung’s growing role in the automotive chip market right now. Tesla AI5 Chip Powers Samsung, TSMC, and Musk’s Robotaxi Vision Source: Wikimedia Commons Dual Manufacturing Strategy for Tesla AI5 Chip Source: TechBuzz.ai Musk revealed during an investor conference call that Samsung is taking a bigger role in making Tesla’s chips. Samsung joins Tesla’s AI5 chip production, shifting strategy from TSMC’s solo role. This dual-supplier approach actually helps Tesla deal with supply chain risks and makes sure production capacity can me...

Victoria, Seychelles, October 21, 2025 – MEXC , a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has officially launched the SOL Launchpad. New users can subscribe with USDT at a 50% discount and share in a total pool of 465 SOL. Event Details Event Period: Oct 21, 2025, 07:00 (UTC) – Nov 4, 2025, 9:00 (UTC) Subscribe With USDT to Share 465 SOL (New User Exclusive) New users can subscribe through a dedicated USDT pool at 107.5 USDT per SOL (50% off the original 215 USDT price). Total Supply: 465 SOL Minimum Subscription: 5 USDT Maximum Subscription: 500 USDT Eligibility: Complete Advanced KYC Maintain a $100 net deposit Trade at least 100 USDT in Spot Trade at least 50,000 USDT in Futures Boost Subscription Limit Users can increase their maximum subscription limit by up to 100% by completing additional Futures trading volume requirements during the event. The MEXC Launchpad serves as an innovati...