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AI cloud software platform Vercel is hemorrhaging users after CEO Guillermo Rauch took a selfie with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a private AI tech meeting in New York.  Netanyahu attended the event with US tech investors to discuss how AI could bolster Israel’s economy. Rauch shared a picture of himself with the PM and said the two discussed AI, education, and its ability to help developers. However, Rauch has faced fierce criticism over his apparent support for Netanyahu amidst what the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has described as Israel’s genocide in Gaza.  Among the most well-known critics was pseudonymous crypto founder and Vercel user Loopify, who has raised over $2 million in support of Gaza . Loopify claimed his businesses would “move away” from Vercel, adding that Rauch “purposefully going out of his way to harm his company like this is so dumb.” we’ve switched o...

Electronic Arts, an American video gaming company known for video games like “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” has announced that it has entered into an acquisition agreement with an investor group including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund in the largest private equity-funded buyout in history. The private investors have agreed to acquire the giant gaming firm Electronic Arts for $55 billion. Electronic Arts Acquired For $55 Billion In a September 29 press release, Electronic Arts confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by an investor consortium comprised of PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners in an all-cash transaction that values EA at an enterprise value of approximately $55 billion. The transaction positions EA to accelerate innovation and growth to build the future of entertainment. The acquisition of gaming giant @EA for $55 billion, the largest LBO in history by very established investors, cl...

US ETF investors can finally have exposure to XRP, thanks to REX-Osprey’s XRPR fund. The fund is not a traditional and pure “spot ETF.” Instead, the issuer has restricted the fund to comply with regulations. However, an XRP exchange-traded fund exposure was long-awaited in the US. Let’s discuss if the ETF can push the asset’s price to the $5 mark by the end of this year. Will ETF Inflows Push XRP’s Price To The $5 Mark by 2025-End? Source: Icobench ETFs have played a significant role in the current market cycle. Bitcoin (BTC) has hit multiple all-time highs since the SEC approved 11 spot ETFs in 2024. Ethereum (ETH) also hit a new all-time high earlier this year, thanks to consistent ETF inflows. There is a chance that XRP will also see a similar pattern. According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, REX-Osprey’s XRP ETF saw $37.7 million in inflows on its first day. This marks the biggest natural debut volume of any 2025 ETF launch. The fi...

Leaked text messages about Knots leader Luke Dashjr’s alleged plan for a Bitcoin hard fork sparked a media frenzy within the Bitcoin community late yesterday afternoon. Tech outlet TheRage reported that Dashjr would consider temporarily hardforking the blockchain, if necessary, to protect node operators from CSAM that might be easier to relay around the Bitcoin network after Core version 30 (v30) changes mempool defaults. However, Dashjr, who runs Knots, an offshoot of the world’s dominant Bitcoin node software, Bitcoin Core, has vehemently denied these claims. Reactions to Dashjr’s alleged plan were immediate. However, despite TheRage’s reporting, it wasn’t independently clear whether Dashjr actually advocates for any hard fork at all . Shortly before TheRage’s article, Dashjr commented on the possibility of a hard fork in typically ambiguous terms. “If we have community support, no fork is necessary. If we don’t, no fork is possible,” he posted. Senior Bitco...

The stablecoin company Tether is reportedly in talks with investors to raise between $15 billion and $20 billion in a deal that could place the firm in the same league as the artificial intelligence (AI) titan OpenAI and Elon Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX. Citing two people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports that the issuer of the largest stablecoin by market cap is seeking additional capital in exchange for a roughly 3% stake through a private placement. The sources say the transaction would involve new equity rather than the current investors selling their stakes. The financial giant Cantor Fitzgerald is also acting as the lead adviser. The top end target of the deal could value the El Salvador-based crypto firm at around $500 billion, although a person involved in the process says the eventual numbers could be significantly lower. The talks are still in the early stages and details of the proposed investment may still change, but the report says...

XRP institutional investors have been channeling capital into the digital asset at unprecedented levels, and recent data shows $69.4 million in weekly inflows while other cryptocurrencies experienced capital outflows. This surge comes right now as speculation builds around Trump’s announcement regarding new crypto policies, and also analysts are confirming that XRP institutional investors are basically loading into regulatory clarity rather than confusion. Also Read: XRP Price Prediction for October 2025: Analyst Targets $5 Breakout XRP Institutional Adoption Rises With Trump Announcement And Investor Interest Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty Images / nypost Record Weekly Inflows Show XRP Institutional Investors Loading Up Recent market data has been accelerating how capital gets distributed across various major cryptocurrency segments, and it’s revealing some notable divergences in institutional appetite. The latest figures spearheaded a striking performance by XRP, which secu...

Partnership gives employees faster access to earned wages and makes stablecoin payroll an even more practical use case for employers Toku, the leading platform for compliant stablecoin payroll, and Pact Labs, an infrastructure platform enabling the origination, securitization, and servicing of on-chain loans across borders, announced a partnership today to offer stablecoin-based earned wage access that will free billions of dollars held up in payroll cycles, giving workers control over when they get paid. The initiative will help deliver wages instantly in trusted stablecoins or fiat, turning payday into an on‑demand experience for employees while making stablecoin payroll even more viable for companies. Roughly $340B is frozen in U.S. payroll cycles at any given time. Workers have already earned these wages but cannot access them at their convenience due to the traditional payday structure. For the 67% of Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck and millions of others worldwide, th...

Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s asset management firm Strive Inc. will acquire Semler Scientific in an all-stock deal that will create the 11th-largest Bitcoin treasury firm. The deal will give the combined company more than 10,900 Bitcoin, ranking it ahead of 12th-placed Hut 8 Mining Corp. and behind Tesla, Inc. in BitcoinTreasuries‘ ranking of the biggest corporate holders of BTC. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of Strive and Semler Scientific, according to a joint statement. 🔥STRIVE ACQUIRES SEMLER – THE NEW ERA OF BITCOIN TREASURY COMPANIES🔥 Strive ($ASST) just swallowed Semler Scientific ($SMLR) using freshly minted shares as bait, walked away with a mountain of cheap Bitcoin, and left Wall Street clutching its pearls. Watch as the deal math… pic.twitter.com/o3WiVTNUzY — Adam Livingston (@AdamBLiv) September 22, 2025 Survival Of The Fittest The merger may indicate the s...

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Crypto markets were rocked by $1.7 billion in liquidations over the past 24 hours as Bitcoin, XRP, and Dogecoin all slumped. Data from CoinGlass showed that more than 401,000 traders were liquidated, with 95% coming from long positions. This is the biggest liquidation since March, with over 95% coming from long positions Why is an event like this important? -The market is overheating – Over-leveraged Longs need to get flushed to reset the market. Now, the market is setting the stage for the next major move… pic.twitter.com/7naCc4bSLj — Ash Crypto (@Ashcryptoreal) September 22, 2025 The single largest wipeout was a $12.74 million BTC long on OKX, underscoring how quickly bullish bets unraveled as prices turned lower. Bitcoin slid 2.5% to $112,754 as of 4:47 a.m. EST, while XRP and Dogecoin posted steeper losses of 5.9% and 10%, respectively, according to Coingecko . The broader crypto market shed more than 3% over the past day, pulling total market capital...

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IMX’s price surge has been dominating crypto markets right now, and the token actually jumped 18% in just 24 hours. This rally extends a seven-day run that has pushed IMX up over 50% already, with traders now eyeing the IMX 7-month high at $1.075. Strong Immutable X network activity backs the current IMX price surge, along with creating some serious IMX bullish momentum that analysts think could push through key resistance levels. Crypto market rankings dashboard – Source: Glassnode IMX Price Surge Explained: Network Activity, Resistance Levels & Future Outlook Immutable X logo – Source: Binance Academy Network Activity Actually Fuels This IMX Price Surge The IMX price surge has been correlating directly with rising Immutable X network activity, which is pretty significant. Daily active addresses were recorded at a five-month peak of 1,197 on September 18, and this is supporting the token’s upward move. This surge in Immutable X network activity indicates genuine...