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The native token of Aave AAVE$237.87, the largest decentralized crypto lending protocol, was caught in the middle of Friday’s crypto flash crash while the protocol proved resilient in a historic liquidation cascade.The token, trading at around $270 earlier in Friday, nosedived as much as 64% later in the session to touch $100, the lowest level in 14 months. It then staged a rapid rebound to near $240, still down 10% over the past 24 hours.Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave, described Friday’s event as the “largest stress test” ever for the protocol and its $75 billion lending infrastructure.The platform enables investors…

XRP clawed back losses in Friday’s chaotic trade, rebounding from a 41% collapse to close above $2.47 as institutional bids rebuilt following panic liquidations. The session’s $1.14 range — from $2.77 down to $1.64 — was one of the widest in XRP’s 2025 trading history, driven by macro-led deleveraging and heavy futures liquidations across major venues.What to Know• XRP fell from $2.77 to $1.64 between Oct 10 16:00 – Oct 11 15:00, marking a 41% intraday collapse before rebounding to $2.49.• Over $150 million in XRP futures were liquidated as Trump’s 100% tariff announcement triggered cross-asset risk aversion.• Intraday volume…

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) ecosystem experienced steady growth and innovation in September 2025. This was marked by major product updates, compliance milestones, and community-driven developments. New Features and Compliance Developments The monthly highlights were shared by Dan Fisher, Community Relations Manager at XRPL, via X. One of the month’s developments was Joey Wallet’s simplified onboarding guide, which streamlined access to XRPL for new users through integrations with MoonPay, First Ledger, and XRPCafe. XRPScan also introduced an amendment voting timeline to improve transparency in validator operations, such as the Token Escrow proposal, which provides details on voting. September also saw Xaman…

The US Senate has advanced sweeping AI legislation under the National Defense Authorization Act, compelling chipmakers to serve US customers first before exporting advanced processors abroad.On Thursday, senators passed the Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026, or GAIN Act, as an amendment to National Defense Authorization Act, requiring AI and high-performance chipmakers to prioritize domestic orders before exporting their products.The GAIN Act also gives Congress the right to deny export licenses for the most high-end AI processors and mandates export licenses for all products containing an “advanced integrated circuit.” “Over the past several years, US firms have faced…

I’m not your mother, your priest, or Gary Gensler.I’m not going to tell you that you shouldn’t use 50x leverage gambling on lower-liquidity altcoins on a centralized crypto exchange, because you are a human adult in the year 2025, and you can gamble whatever the hell you care to gamble.But I do have one word of advice, and you can take it or leave it.(I hope you take it.)Gamble with your money. Don’t gamble with your future.If you love to speculate on crypto, speculate with what you can afford to lose.Because whether you believe it’s CZ hunting down Wintermute (prolly…

The Bank of Russia will reportedly allow domestic banks to conduct limited crypto operations under tight regulatory oversight — a cautious but notable step toward integrating bitcoin and other digital assets into the country’s financial system. First Deputy Chairman Vladimir Chistyukhin announced the decision during the Finopolis fintech forum this week. He emphasized that while the central bank remains conservative on decentralized assets like bitcoin, it recognizes the growing role of crypto in the modern economy. “We hold conservative views and think about how appropriate it is for the banking sector to include cryptocurrency in its assets,” Chistyukhin reportedly said.…

The price of Zcash (ZEC), a supply-capped, shielded, layer-1 coin dedicated to user privacy, fully recovered following Friday’s market crash, forming a new recent high of about $291 on Saturday before retracing to about $273 at the time of this writing.Zcash plummeted by 45% on Friday, falling from a high of about $273 to $150, following a social media post from United States President Donald Trump announcing 100% tariffs on China, which sent the crypto markets into a meltdown.ZEC is only down about 5.5% from its recent high, making it a standout in this market crash. Many cryptos are still…

Chiliz turns up the heat: PepperFest’s first birthday brings rewards, contests, and a major community burn as CHZ price trades near weekly lows. Chiliz, the sports blockchain behind CHZ and Socios.com, launched PepperFest on Friday, October 10, marking the first digital anniversary of its community token, PEPPER.  The two-week campaign runs through October 24 across the project’s social and community platforms. It features a surprise airdrop for stakers, a “raid-to-earn” event, creator bounties paid in CHZ, and a community-driven burn that could remove up to one trillion PEPPER from circulation. The launch comes as CHZ trades between $0.039 and $0.042,…

AMINA Bank has made history by launching the world’s first regulated POL staking service for institutional clients. The Swiss FINMA-regulated bank now lets institutions stake POL under full compliance. Institutions can get into safe POL staking, earn rewards, and help secure the Polygon network. A Big Step for Institutional Blockchain Adoption AMINA Bank’s new service gives clients a compliant and easy way to engage with Polygon’s ecosystem. The bank also offers boosted staking rewards of up to 15%, thanks to the partnership with the Polygon Foundation. It includes the bank’s regular 4–5% reward plus an extra boost directly from Polygon.…

Roger Ver’s reported settlement marks the latest Trump-era rollback of crypto enforcement.The early Bitcoin investor had nudged Trump allies to lobby for his cause, New York Times reports.Trump has already pardoned Ross Ulbricht.Roger Ver, the crypto investor once called “Bitcoin Jesus,” has struck a tentative deal with the US Justice Department to settle a criminal tax fraud case in the latest sign of Washington’s pivot. That’s according to a New York Times report that cited sources with knowledge of the matter that said that Ver will pay about $48 million to resolve the charges.If he complies with the terms of…