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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced the company will drop its appeal against the SEC, which is expected to reciprocate, ending a lengthy legal battle. This decision led to a 5% increase in XRP's price, affirming its status as a non-security.

Grinex commented on the Financial Times investigation into the ruble stablecoin A7A5
Representatives of the cryptocurrency exchange Grinex responded to the Financial Times investigation regarding the circumvention of sanctions using the ruble stablecoin A7A5. According to the publication, about $9.3 billion passed through the platform in four months.

LLM aggregator raised $40 million
The company OpenRouter, ex-CTO of OpenSea Alex Atallah, raised $40 million to develop an AI aggregator — a service that offers a routing tool for LLM.
The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Menlo Ventures with participation from Sequoia and well-known industry angels. Oц

MrBeast withdrew his AI thumbnail generation tool amid controversy over its use of other creators' images and logos without consent. He plans to redirect users to actual thumbnail artists instead. The tool remains available but with restrictions on face replacement.

AI has taken on 30-50% of tasks in Salesforce.
The software development company Salesforce has automated a significant part of its work using artificial intelligence. This was stated by the firm's CEO Marc Benioff, according to Bloomberg.
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Analysts linked the Nobitex hack to the arrest of Iranian agents.
Israeli intelligence services may have used data from the hacked cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex to capture Iranian spies. This hypothesis was put forward by analysts at TRM Labs.
According to the report, Israeli authorities have arrested three people on suspicion of espionage.

Ripple plans to enhance the XRP Ledger by introducing programmable features akin to Ethereum, including smart contracts for payment management and a hybrid lending protocol. This aims to boost functionality while mitigating risks, with ongoing acquisitions of other firms to strengthen their position in the crypto market.

The popularity of AI for emotional support, specifically in the case of the chatbot Claude, is exaggerated. A study shows that only 2.9% of users sought emotional assistance, with the majority using AI for productivity and content creation. A minimal fraction engages in affectionate conversations.

Analyst Axel Adler Jr. predicts conservative Bitcoin growth to $160K, noting long-term holders' accumulation before price surges has historically led to significant increases. Retail sentiment has waned during sideways movement, while illiquid supply has risen.

Scientists will create synthetic DNA from scratch.
One of the largest medical charities, the Wellcome Trust, has allocated £10 million for the launch of the world's first project to create parts or even entire DNA from scratch. It is called the "Synthetic Human Genome," reports the BBC.
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In BIS, stablecoins have been called "unreliable money".
Stablecoins do not pass the test according to three key criteria: "unity," "elasticity," and "integrity." This is stated in the report of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
BIS called such assets "digital bearer instruments" that

In Russia, P2P transactions with cryptocurrency have been equated to entrepreneurship. Experts' opinions
The Arbitration Court of the Rostov Region recognized P2P transactions for the purchase and sale of cryptocurrency as entrepreneurial activity. This was reported by lawyers from the Nextons company.
The defendant has been an individual entrepreneur on a simplified tax system since 2020.

Bitcoin miners from the "Satoshi era" have halted sales, accumulating 4000 BTC since April despite lower revenue. Their daily earnings dropped to $34 million, the lowest since April 2025, leading them to retain more assets amid declining transaction fees and Bitcoin prices.