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XRP ETF News: A 25% XRP Fund Already Trades Beside the S&P 500

The fund began operations on Jan. 30, 2026, trades on Nasdaq under ticker XXX, and combines roughly 75% exposure to the S&P 500 with 25% exposure to XRP. Cyber Hornets official SEC prospectus says the fund seeks to replicate the S&P 500 and S&P XRP 75/25 Blend Index and can invest directly in XRP through a Cayman subsidiary.　　So this is not simply another proposed crypto ETF waiting for approval.　　It is an operating fund that puts XRP directly beside the largest U.S. stocks inside one portfolio.　　Discover more　　Choose POS Systems　　Crypto wallet review　　Ethereum market analysis　　The Fund Is 75% S&P 500 and 25% XRP　　The structure is unusually simple.　　Under normal conditions, the ETF keeps approximately 75% of assets in S&P 500 stocks and targets about 25% economic exposure to XRP. S&P Dow Jones Indices maintains the underlying blend index and rebalances it monthly.　　That means an investor buying XXX is effectively purchasing a portfolio combining companies such as Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon with a sizeable XRP allocation.　　Cyber Hornet combines traditional U.S. equities with direct XRP exposure.XRP Is Becoming Part of Broader Portfolio Construction　　That is the more important trend.　　XRP products are increasingly moving beyond standalone funds designed only for crypto investors. Coinpaper recently highlighted how Amplifys

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Bitget asks THORChain to deny service to addresses tied to $387.5M breach

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen has gone public with the exchanges request for THORChain to halt transactions linked to the exploit that drained about $387.5 million from its wallets. 　　As Cryptopolitan reported, Circle and Tether already intervened, stopping nearly $318,000 in stablecoin movement related to the hack on Friday, September 25. However, the request to the no-KYC THORChain DEX is not expected to be as straightforward.　　THORChain offers fast and permissionless native cross-chain swaps with no know-your-customer checks for legitimate users. However, that same feature makes it popular among bad actors looking to move funds out of recovery range.　　Notably, THORChain did not freeze transactions after its own $10.7 million vault exploit earlier this year.　　Bitget‘s CEO wants THORChain to stop exploiters’ fund movement　　The Bitget executive warned the exchange that “the industry is watching” as it challenged it not to use “a design principle” such as protocol neutrality or decentralization to absolve itself of any responsibility while “known stolen funds” moved through its platform.　　How THORChain can intervene is not as straightforward as earlier Cryptopolitan reporting has noted that THORChain is more synonymous with code than an actual company.　　The DEX runs on 95 globally distributed nodes with no admin key and no controlling multisig, according

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CVS Health Corporation stock Analysis: Mixed Signals After 4.8% Surge

CVS — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume.Key takeawaysCVS Health Corporation stocksurged 4.8% on September 25, closing at $89.13 and reclaiming the 200-day EMA at $88.91.The daily trend remains bearish, with price still below the 20-day EMA at $91.42and the 50-day EMA at $94.58.Daily RSI14 at 40.05and a negative MACD histogram at -0.55confirm the broader downtrend is intact.Hourly momentum has flipped bullish with a MACD crossover, though RSI14 at 69.03now nears overbought territory.Key levels to watch: R1 resistance at $90.75and S1 support at $86.10, framing the immediate decision zone.　　CVS Health Corporation stocksurged 4.8% on September 25, closing at $89.13 after eight consecutive losing sessions. The rally reclaimed the 200-day EMA and the daily pivot. Yet the broader technical picture remains unresolved—a violent bounce inside a still-bearish trend structure.　　Daily Chart: A Bounce Inside a Downtrend　　The daily chart shows CVS Health Corporation stockbouncing sharply within a broader downtrend that remains structurally intact. CVS opened at $85.35 and closed at $89.13, with a session high of $89.35 and low of $84.70. The stock reversed off its lower Bollinger Band at $84.63, near the days low. Meanwhile, the upper band sits far away at $100.64 and the midline at $92.64, highlighting the wide

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to leave post on Oct. 2

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has submitted her formal resignation from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, effective Oct. 2.　　Peirce, also known as “Crypto Mom” amid her advocacy of clear, rules-based regulation of the crypto industry, posted a copy of her resignation letter on her X account Friday.　　In the letter, she thanked the president for the “honor of her professional lifetime” serving as a commissioner and said she was leaving the SEC under the excellent leadership of Chairman Paul Atkins and Commissioner Mark Uyeda, the two remaining members, who are both Republicans.　　Peirce served on the commission for about eight years. Since Feb. 4, 2025, she was also director of the agencys Crypto Task Force. Her term at the SEC officially expired in June 2025, but commissioners “may continue to serve up to approximately 18 months after terms expire if they are not replaced before then,” according to the agency.　　Peirce will join law school as associate professor　　Cointelegraph reported in May that Peirce planned to join the law school of Regent University in Virginia as an associate professor in November. Peirce is expected to help the law school bolster its academic focus in several areas, including federal litigation, securities regulation and digital assets,

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Samourai Wallet co-founder faces transfer after 30-day jail ordeal

Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez faces another prison transfer after the drug treatment program at FCI McKean was deactivated, he said Wednesday.　　Rodriguez said on X that McKeans warden told program participants that Rodriguez and 70 others would be moved to facilities where treatment remains available. He entered the program because completing it could reduce his sentence by up to a year.　　In a letter published by The Rage, Rodriguez called his earlier journey from FPC Morgantown to McKean the “absolute worst 30 days” of his life. He said his request to make the roughly four-hour trip himself was denied.　　Rodriguez is serving a five-year sentence after pleading guilty to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. The Justice Department said he and Samourai co-founder William Lonergan Hill transmitted more than $237 million in criminal proceeds through the service.　　A four-hour drive became 30 days in transit　　Rodriguez said inmates leaving Morgantown were placed in ankle shackles and handcuffs attached to waist chains before being taken by bus to an airport and flown to the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City.　　Related: Samourai Wallet co-founder spends Christmas Eve recounting first day in prison　　At the facility, Rodriguez said he was held with prisoners from different security classifications

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Kalshi loses appeal, setting up potential Supreme Court case

Prediction market Kalshi lost on appeal when a court ruled that Ohio and Tennessee can regulate sports-event contracts under their state gambling laws.　　The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Kalshi on Friday when a three-judge panel sided unanimously with Ohio and Tennessee, finding that the prediction market failed to demonstrate its sports-event contracts are “swaps” under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).　　The ruling followed a similar finding from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last month, which broke from an April decision by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals allowing the company to do business in New Jersey as its appeal process proceeds.　　The April ruling said Kalshi was likely to succeed with its argument that federal law preempts New Jerseys regulations, all of which has set up a potential Supreme Court case.　　Cointelegraph reported on Wednesday that a group of state lawmakers had filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, urging it to weigh in on the case between Kalshi and state gaming authorities, potentially resolving whether state authorities or federal agencies have jurisdiction over prediction market companies.

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IBIT options price trading more calmly after Bitcoin rebound

Options on BlackRock‘s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) are pricing smaller swings than the fund experienced during Bitcoin’s recent rebound, according to Saxo Bank.　　IBITs implied volatility stood at 37.4%, compared with realized volatility of 45.5% over the 20 trading sessions through Tuesday, Saxo investment and options strategist Koen Hoorelbeke wrote Thursday.　　Based on Wednesday‘s data, Hoorelbeke’s analysis put IBITs implied volatility rank at 11.9, placing the measure near the bottom of its 12-month range.　　“In our view the options market appears to be pricing calmer conditions than the recent past produced,” Hoorelbeke wrote.　　Implied volatility reflects expectations of future price swings embedded in options prices, while realized volatility measures past movements.　　Hoorelbeke identified resistance around $87,000, where Bitcoins advance stalled on Sept. 21, and support between $76,000 and $77,000.　　Bitcoin traded at $84,751 at the time of writing, up 1.6% in the last 24 hours, according to CoinGecko.

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Balancer fork’s 6 million BAL ask could cut holders’ redemption value

MAXYZ, a group of former Balancer contributors, is asking for up to 6 million currently non-circulating BAL to seed a successor protocol. If the granted tokens reach other eligible holders before Balancers proposed wind-down redemption snapshot, the same treasury would be divided among more BAL. In exchange, MAXYZ proposes a contingent allocation from a future fork to the Balancer treasury, an asset with no realized value today.　　The fork proposal, posted Sept. 20 and expanded in a Sept. 23 FAQ, sits beside a separate wind-down plan to let BAL holders burn their tokens for a pro rata share of the DAOs remaining assets. Neither forum proposal by itself transfers tokens, changes pool operations or gives the fork rights to code. The financial question for an old holder is how much of the grant would become redeemable, and whether a possible future stake in the fork compensates for a smaller share of the old treasury.　　What six million BAL would change　　MAXYZ identifies about 3.5 million BAL in the treasury, 1.6 million in a Balancer Labs fundraise safe and 928,000 in a Labs team safe as its proposed seed. Its Sept. 23 FAQ proposes taking half the grant upfront and the rest, up to

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Shiba Inu 657% Burn Rate Surge Sends 15.16 Million SHIB to Dead Wallets

Shiba Inu burn page shows a 657% rise in daily SHIB burn rate as millions of SHIB sent to dead wallets.　　15.16 million SHIB tokens have been burned in the last 24 hours, causing an uptick in the daily burn rate. This marked a deviation from that seen at the weeks start when Shiba Inus burn activity flattened.　　On September 24, 2026, just 227,777 SHIB were burned; this figure slightly increased on September 25 with 2,184,538 SHIB burned.　　Several transactions contributed to the 15.16 million SHIB burn figure in the last 24 hours. In recent hours, a total of 3,887,908 SHIB tokens were burned at once. Another 1,080,682 SHIB tokens were burned in a single transaction, Shibburn reported a few hours back. A total of 10,007,239 SHIB was also sent to dead wallets in a single transaction.　　99.16 million SHIB was burned in the last seven days, while 383.92 million SHIB was burned in the last 30 days, with Coinbase being the largest SHIB burner in this timeframe.　　A total of 410,844,369,470,023 SHIB has been burned so far, representing 41.08% of Shiba Inus initial supply of 1 quadrillion tokens.　　SHIB price action　　At the time of writing, SHIB was up 1.81% in the last 24 hours to

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US and China Open Cold War-Style AI Hotline

The US and China now have a hotline for artificial intelligence (AI). The White House announced it on Friday, after Chinese President Xi Jinpings state visit to Washington.　　Whether the line slows the AI race is another question. Washington says its own AI push will not ease off.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　A Cold War-Style Phone Line for AI　　According to the White House document, a new US-China Super Intelligence Dialogue will study the risks and benefits of AI. The first talks are due by November. A separate channel will handle AI incidents.　　US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, explained the channel with a Cold War comparison.　　“I think of like the red phone between the Kremlin and the White House during the Cold War,” CBS reported.　　Xi said AI should develop “always under human control,” according to CBS.　　However, hours before the talks, Trump posted a different message on Truth Social.　　“Super Intelligence (SI) will be a big topic of discussion, but I want to leave it exactly where it is. That is Chinas position also. Our guardrail is the DOJ!”　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　Still, talking does not mean slowing down. BeInCrypto reported on September 16 that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had opened AI risk talks with China. At the same time, he insisted the US

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