Moving Past XRP: Standard Chartered's RLUSD Launch Signals New Ripple Era

Ripples expansion on Wall Street calls into question the market link between the company and the token historically associated with it. In October 2026, Standard Chartereds launch of a custody service for Ripples stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), outlined the contours of a new era.  The fintech giant is building an institutional network in which the native XRP token risks becoming an optional element. Santiment analysts also lean toward the conclusion that this step signals Ripples ability to win in the major leagues without accompanying XRP growth.  While the XRP price stagnates, RLUSD issuance is showing strong organic growth. The young assets market capitalization has reached $2.41 billion, placing it 39th in the global stablecoin ranking, close behind PayPal USD ($2.9 billion).  Ripple USD (RLUSD) rank and market capitalization on the top stablecoin list, Source: CoinMarketCap  However, big capital ignores volatility. Banks view RLUSD as a pure settlement instrument, and the stablecoins multichain nature spreads transactions beyond the XRP Ledger network. This deprives XRP of its role as the exclusive fuel of the ecosystem, shifting the focus of Ripple itself toward the high-yield business of managing fiat reserves and collecting infrastructure fees.  What does a parallel reality where banks dont buy XRP look like?  The integration with

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NFT Marketplace Blur to Shut Down Website, Stop New Blend Loans Next Month

In briefBlur will deprecate the frontend of its NFT marketplace at blur.io on November 12, though the marketplace protocol will remain operational on-chain.Its NFT lending platform Blend will stop matching new loans the same day, and borrowers must repay or let their loans default before then.Statista projects global NFT market revenue of $318.3 million in 2026, well below its 2021 and 2022 peaks.  Ethereum NFT marketplace Blur will shut down its website on November 12, the company said.  The deprecation applies only to the blur.io frontend. The Blur marketplace protocol will remain operational on-chain, and holders of the BLUR token will continue to control its fee switch, the team said.  Blend, Blurs peer-to-peer NFT lending platform, will stop matching new loans on the same date. Borrowers have until then to repay their loans or allow them to default, and Blur said it will provide a tool afterward to help users withdraw their assets from Blend.  Blur and the NFT market  Blur launched in 2022 with a token airdrop to traders, and quickly overtook OpenSea in trading volume. Critics later questioned whether its incentives helped crash NFT prices.  The NFT market has since shrunk sharply. Global NFT market revenue is projected at $318.3 million in 2026, essentially

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Chinese fraud victims lose key court battle over 61,000 Bitcoin

Chinese fraud victims seeking to recover 61,000 Bitcoin seized by the British government have lost a key legal battle after Londons High Court ruled that Chinese law, rather than English law, should govern claims to the assets.  On Monday, Justice Mark Turner rejected arguments for applying English law or a combination of English and Chinese law to the victims ownership claims. The judge ruled that Chinese law must determine whether the claimants have property rights in the seized Bitcoin, leaving the validity of claims for subsequent proceedings.  “The relevant damage occurred in China. The Applicants parted with their money in China,” Turner wrote. “The contractual relationships thereby induced were entered into in China.”  The dispute stems from an investment fraud scheme orchestrated by Zhimin Qian between 2014 and 2017, with British authorities seizing the assets during a money-laundering investigation. In March, victims challenged a proposed compensation arrangement involving a Chinese redress scheme, arguing that it could leave British authorities with much of the gains from Bitcoins appreciation.  The victims had sought to apply English law because it could have allowed them to claim direct ownership of the Bitcoin, rather than merely seek compensation as creditors. However, the UK ruling does not determine who ultimately

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Ethereum price at risk as Tom Lee warns of selloff

Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee has warned that South Korea‘s stock market crash could trigger further selling pressure on Ethereum, as the country’s benchmark KOSPI plunged more than 6% on October 13, 2026.  SummaryTom Lee warned South Koreas stock market selloff could spread into cryptocurrency markets through liquidations.South Korea‘s KOSPI plunged over 6% intraday, prompting emergency trading controls during Tuesday’s market session.Ethereum traded near $2,530 after losing 6.16% over seven days, according to CoinGecko data.BitMine acquired 12,532 ETH, raising its reported holdings to 6,028,946 tokens, representing approximately 4.9% ownership.Ethereums technical indicators showed weakening momentum, with $2,400 support and $2,600 resistance under close observation.  Fundstrat shared Lee‘s warning on X, where he raised concerns about forced stock sales among South Korean investors and the possibility of those losses spreading to cryptocurrencies. Lee pointed to the country’s high participation in digital assets and warned that brokerage margin liquidations could create additional selling pressure.  He described the potential effect on Ethereum as “short-term pain,” without providing a specific price target or estimating possible crypto liquidations.  You might also like:  Ethereum price meets resistance: Can $2,575 unlock a rally?  Tom Lee warns Ethereum could face more selling pressure  The warning followed a sharp decline in South Korean equities, led by major technology

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IMF finds over half of tokenized US stock trading happens after Wall Street closes

More than half of sampled tokenized US stock trading occurs outside Wall Streets regular hours, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) found.  Related Asset Ondo #41 ONDO · $0.48 24-hour change: down 7.22% Loading price history… 24H Down 7.22% 7D Down 3.42% 30D Up 38.94%  The IMFs October Global Financial Stability Report also showed that approximately 80% of tokenized equity transactions involved less than one share, providing evidence of demand for fractional investments and around-the-clock access to American securities.  However, the study found that tokenized equities experienced roughly 50% higher realized volatility than their traditional counterparts, while fragmented trading venues offered significantly weaker liquidity.  The findings come as exchanges and financial institutions expand efforts to bring US equities onto blockchain infrastructure, potentially challenging conventional market hours and settlement arrangements.  Tokenized stock prices reflect overnight market activity  The IMF examined five of the most actively traded tokenized US equity products issued by Ondo and xStocks, covering exposure to the S expansion  The growing activity outside Wall Streets operating hours comes with significant differences in market quality.  The IMF found that traditional exchanges remained substantially more liquid than tokenized trading platforms, with centralized crypto venues performing better than decentralized exchanges.  On decentralized platforms, relatively small transactions could produce disproportionately large price movements

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Bitcoin Price Forecast: BTC Tests $84K as $83K Support Holds

Todays Bitcoin price forecast highlights the asset trading at $83,600, down 0.3% over 24 hours, and still below the $84,000 level bulls need to reclaim. The immediate question is whether that bounce can hold as sentiment cools and traders await US inflation data on October 14.  CoinMarketCaps Fear and Greed Index fell to 56 on Monday, down from 82 on August 26, while spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net $386.3M in outflows for October in the supplied market report.  Bitcoin had dropped from a recent peak of $86,970 to $81,750 before recovering. A chart or market-data embed showing the index alongside BTCs $84,000 rejection would frame the shift clearly.  The wider setup is not a confirmed trend reversal: BTC remains in a volatile range, with macro uncertainty and fund flows complicating the rebound. The next test is whether support holds through the inflation release, or whether sellers force another move toward $80,000.  Join Coinspeakers $1,000 Prize Drop on Bybit  Bitcoin Price Forecast: Can BTC USD Reclaim $84,000 This Week?  (SOURCE: TradingView)  At around $83,800, Bitcoin was down -0.3% in 24 hours, with an intraday range of $81,114.88 to $83,885.50. That puts the price close to, but still under, the $84,000 threshold.  Bitcoin is holding just under $84,000 while

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Ledger reveals how hidden chips stole wallet recovery keys

Ledger has confirmed that an unauthorized hardware implant found inside a cryptocurrency signer sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis can capture users 24-word recovery phrases and transmit them through a cellular network.  Ledger disclosed the findings on October 13, following an investigation by its Donjon security team into cryptocurrency losses reported on October 9. The company confirmed the presence of an implant in one affected customers device on October 10 and said every fund loss it has verified in the incident involved devices purchased through CryptoBilis. The reseller has suspended Ledger signer sales while investigators examine the affected hardware.  Ledger wallet security investigation reveals hidden spying device  According to the company‘s latest findings, the unauthorized component sits inside the wallet’s casing and monitors information displayed on its screen. During the initial setup process, a Ledger signer displays a 24-word recovery phrase that allows users to restore access to their cryptocurrency holdings.  The implant contains a microcontroller that can read the information displayed during setup. When it detects recovery phrase screens, it decodes the words and transmits the information through an LTE connection using a provisioned eSIM. Ledger‘s findings indicate that the component operates independently of the signer’s normal security systems.  In its statement, Ledger explained

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XRP Price at $1.37 Leaves Evernorth's $214M XRP Buy 46% Underwater

Evernorth named former Coinbase Asset Management co-CIO Hugo Jeandesboz to run its 473 million XRP treasury on debut day, and XRPN still closed at $16.91, 68% below its $53 high.  Key TakeawaysHugo Jeandesboz joins Evernorth as CIO to put its 473M XRP to work through lending and liquidity strategies.XRPN touched $19.39 on Oct. 12 before closing at $16.91, about 68% below its Oct. 2 peak of $53.XRP slid to $1.35 on debut day, and Evernorths Nasdaq bell ceremony is set for Oct. 14.  The Hire Nobody Was Pricing in  Evernorth used its first day as a Nasdaq-listed company to name Hugo Jeandesboz as its chief investment officer (CIO). He was most recently co-CIO of Coinbase Asset Management and, before that, Coinbases lead derivatives trader covering options, futures and onchain markets. Earlier in his career, he traded interest rate derivatives at HSBC in New York and fixed income at Société Générale.  His duties cover treasury allocation, liquidity management and “the active management of Evernorth‘s XRP holdings,” according to the company’s announcement. He will report to founder and CEO Asheesh Birla, a former senior Ripple executive.  Birla said the growth of tokenized real-world assets and “recent XRP Ledger upgrades that are bringing lending and DeFi to XRP”

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Dormant Bitcoin Whale Moves 4,582 BTC Worth $377 Million After 6 Years

Another early Bitcoin holder has become active after years of silence. A wallet that sat untouched for approximately six years just moved its entire balance of 4,582 BTC, worth around $377.58 million. Blockchain data shows the transfer happened approximately seven hours ago. The coins left the address beginning with 18VmXvk and were sent to a new address beginning with bc1q295, plus four other addresses.  Securing the bag  Splitting the funds across several wallets is not uncommon when large holders reorganize their coins. The wallet acquired the same 4,582 BTC six years ago. At that time, the coins were worth approximately $40.81 million. Today they are worth roughly $377.58 million. That is a gain of more than nine times, or approximately $337 million, for the holder. The data also shows a small move from years ago.  BTC/USDT Chart by TradingView  The wallet sent 0.009 BTC, approximately $495, to an address labeled Cumberland DRW. Cumberland is a known trading firm. The amount was tiny, so it reveals very little about the purpose of this latest transfer.  At this point, no one knows why the holder moved the coins. There are some possibilities. The owner may be preparing to sell, moving to a safer wallet, or simply reorganizing

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Pi Network upgrade nears: Will PI price hit $0.10?

Pi Network has entered a crucial week ahead of its scheduled Protocol 28 upgrade on October 16, 2026, while its native PI token continues trading near $0.08 following a prolonged market decline.  SummaryPi Networks Protocol 28 upgrade is scheduled for October 16, following an October 13 deadline.PI traded near $0.08042, declining 2.10% daily and 7.32% weekly, according to supplied CoinGecko data.Pi Network confirmed its Open Standard partnership will explore OUSD rewards and ecosystem payment applications.PI remained below its four major exponential moving averages, indicating continued bearish momentum on charts.Analysts identified $0.075 support and potential resistance between $0.10 and $0.12 for the cryptocurrency token.  Pi Networks official node documentation confirms that Mainnet operators must upgrade their software to Protocol 28, with the rollout scheduled for October 16. The October 13 deadline for node operators comes as the network continues developing smart contract capabilities and exploring stablecoin applications.  Despite the approaching upgrade, PI has remained under selling pressure, trading at approximately $0.08042, down 7.32% over the past week.  You might also like:  Pi Network price nears $0.08: What would stop the slide?  Pi Network prepares for October 16 upgrade  The upcoming Protocol 28 rollout is the latest stage of Pi Networks 2026 blockchain development schedule. The project began the

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