Finance
Ripple has officially launched a digital asset spot prime brokerage for the U.S. market, marking a major step in its 2025 expansion strategy. The new platform, part of the company’s growing Ripple Prime division, enables institutional investors to conduct over-the-counter (OTC) spot trading across dozens of cryptocurrencies — including
DeFi
Berachain has temporarily halted its network to perform an emergency hard fork aimed at recovering user funds tied to the massive $128 million Balancer V2 exploit. The coordinated pause, confirmed by Berachain validators, comes as developers move to roll back affected transactions and patch vulnerabilities in the platform’s decentralized
DeFi
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer is under scrutiny after on-chain data revealed what appears to be a large-scale exploit draining over $116 million in crypto assets from its vaults. UPDATE: The attack is ongoing. The estimated loss is ~$88M on multiple chains https://t.co/tu7d5SKYy7 — PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) November 3,
AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how people communicate at work—but it’s also making those conversations harder to monitor and control. From Slack to WhatsApp, employees now send thousands of messages every day, often processed by AI systems that summarize, analyze, or even respond automatically. This explosion of intelligent
Politics
Hong Kong is taking another major step toward cementing its status as a leading global crypto hub. The city’s top financial regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), announced new measures that will allow licensed cryptocurrency exchanges to connect with global liquidity pools—a move aimed at boosting market
Markets
The Ethereum network saw unprecedented stablecoin activity in October, reaching an all-time high of $2.82 trillion in transaction volume, according to data. The surge reflects growing investor appetite for stable assets and yield opportunities amid a cooling crypto market. The new record marks a 45% increase from September’s
For years, a common dilemma faced crypto investors: How do you use the massive value locked in your Bitcoin or Ethereum portfolio to pay for a real-world asset, like a home, without actually selling it? Selling triggers taxes and forfeits any future price gains. The answer is the crypto-backed mortgage
Markets
Stellar (XLM) has limped into November 2025 after a volatile October saw prices fall by roughly 17%. Currently trading flat near $0.30, the cryptocurrency faces a critical juncture. While historical data suggests November can be a strong month for XLM (average gain of +58% driven by massive historical rallies)
DeFi
Flutterwave, one of Africa’s leading fintech innovators, is gearing up to introduce stablecoin-powered payments for businesses across the continent — a move set to transform how money moves within Africa. The initiative aims to make cross-border transactions faster, more affordable, and less dependent on traditional payment systems that often come
AI
In today’s workplaces, AI has become a silent partner in nearly every conversation — summarizing chats, analyzing tone, and even replying on behalf of employees. While this shift has boosted productivity, it’s also created new challenges for businesses trying to maintain oversight. The flood of intelligent but unstructured communication
Rethinking How Intellectual Property Works Intellectual property (IP) has always been the backbone of innovation. It protects creators, researchers, and inventors—but the traditional systems that manage IP are slow, fragmented, and often centralized. That means higher costs, limited transparency, and barriers for creators who want to monetize their work
BTC vs. Visa: How Bitcoin’s Decentralized “Payment Rail” Could Revolutionize Money Transfer Have you ever stopped to wonder how your digital dollar actually travels from your bank account to a merchant’s register? The underlying infrastructure that facilitates these digital transfers is called the payment rail. Traditional payment rails—