Evernorth Hits Nasdaq With 473 Million XRP as XRPN Trading Begins

Key Takeaways XRPN reached $17.37, up 2.72% after hours, at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Evernorth entered public markets holding approximately 473 million XRP. Management plans to deploy capital and increase XRP held per share. XRPN Starts Trading as XRP Treasury Reaches Nasdaq Stock market investors gained access to Evernorth Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: XRPN) on Oct. 12 […]

BitMine’s Weekly ETH Buys Shrink to 12,532 as Tom Lee Says Stacking Is Done

BitMine has staked 84% of its Ethereum holdings, projecting up to $400 million in annual staking revenue once the entire treasury is deployed. BitMine said on Monday it bought 12,532 Ethereum in the week to October 11, its third small weekly purchase in a row, taking the treasury to 6,028,946 ETH, or 4.9% of […]

The best Halloween decorations and animatronics of 2026: Skelly, zombie parrot, and more

Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsAn upgraded 12-foot skeletonAn even taller headless skeletonA talking zombie parrotA head-banging skeleton DJA salacious singing jack-o’-lanternHonorable mention: Homemade Captain Clark animatronics A fake cobweb and a few carved pumpkins won’t do. Having the best Halloween display on the block means hunting down unconventional and highly interactive […]

CoinShares brings stablecoin yield to Safe wallets

CoinShares has outlined an integration with Safe Labs and Railnet to offer stablecoin yield strategies through Safe’s Earn widget while keeping users’ investment positions in self-custody, according to a press release dated Oct. 14. Summary CoinShares will design the stablecoin strategies and oversee their risk selection without holding users’ assets. Safe users will access the […]

I Got My Muse AI Agent to Sext Me—and Meta Says That’s Totally Fine

A Meta spokesperson highlighted Muse’s system prompt, which guides the tool on how to answer questions from users, regarding the generation of explicit content. “Adults have autonomy over their sexuality, and sexual expression is an ordinary part of adult life. Adult sexual content is lawful expression and legitimate creative work,” reads part of Muse’s system […]

South Korea’s Bitcoin Lending Experiment Begins at Jeonbuk Bank

Key Takeaways Edaily and Maeil Business Newspaper detailed that Jeonbuk Bank has executed South Korea’s first reported traditional bank loan secured by bitcoin. New rules effective Oct. 1 let Jeonbuk Bank pursue court-supervised collateral recovery without holding bitcoin. Jeonbuk Bank limits the arrangement to corporate borrowers, with rates and collateral requirements undisclosed. A Bitcoin Loan […]

UK Bitcoin Treasury Firm Smarter Web Closes £10M Share Offering

The first weekly payout on the new MORE shares is £0.2301 each, with an initial 12% annual rate on £100 and unpaid sums carried forward. The Smarter Web Company has raised £10 million ($13.2 million) in the initial public offering (IPO) of its new preferred shares, which start trading on the London Stock Exchange’s […]

WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data

The U.S. Air Force will buy data collected by WindBorne Systems‘ fleet of autonomous weather balloons under a new contract that could be worth nearly $50 million to the startup. WindBorne currently has about 700 weather balloons flying around the globe, collecting atmospheric sensor readings that the company sells to customers and also feeds into […]

Sberbank wins Russia’s approval for crypto exchange services

Sberbank has secured the Bank of Russia’s approval to provide cryptocurrency exchange services, joining nine registered operators ahead of its planned Dec. 1 product launch. Summary Nine organizations now appear in Russia’s cryptocurrency exchange register, including Sberbank, VTB and T-Invest Lab. Sberbank plans to offer its first crypto products on Dec. 1 through existing customer […]