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- Cardano's IOG faces governance controversies, prompting ADA holders to seek alternatives like $LBRETT. - $LBRETT, an Ethereum Layer 2 meme token, offers high APY staking and scalable blockchain solutions. - The token's roadmap includes NFTs, gamified staking, and cross-chain compatibility to drive engagement. - Investors increasingly favor high-risk, community-driven projects like $LBRETT over traditional crypto assets.

- BlockDAG raised $387M in presale via 25.6B tokens, with prices surging 2,900% for early investors. - Sports sponsorships (Inter Milan, U.S. teams) and 3M X1 app users expanded cultural visibility beyond crypto circles. - Hybrid DAG-PoW architecture (2,000-15,000 TPS) and EVM compatibility attracted 4,500+ developers with audited security. - Analysts highlight its unique pre-listing strategy combining brand recognition with technical infrastructure, potentially setting new benchmarks in blockchain adoptio

- El Salvador distributes $678M Bitcoin reserve across 14 wallets to mitigate quantum computing risks to ECDSA encryption. - The strategy combines wallet fragmentation with UTXO obfuscation, aligning with institutional security best practices and transparency via public dashboards. - Regulatory reforms like the 2025 Investment Banking Law establish capital requirements and PSAD licenses, positioning the country as a quantum-era crypto governance model. - By prioritizing quantum resilience and institutional

- XRP Ledger's 2025 upgrades (fixAMMv1_3, fixEnforceNFTokenTrustlineV2, fixPayChanCancelAfter) enhance security, AMM efficiency, and NFT compliance for institutional DeFi and tokenization. - Network now processes $1.3T in cross-border payments at $0.0004/transaction, outperforming SWIFT and Bitcoin while reducing pre-funding costs for Santander, JPMorgan, and PayPal. - SEC's 2025 XRP commodity reclassification enabled 300+ institutions to adopt it, while energy efficiency (99.99% less than Bitcoin) aligns

- XRP nears key breakout level in 2025 bull cycle, with technical patterns and institutional buying signaling potential $7–$27 rally. - Regulatory clarity (CLARITY Act) and $1.2B ETF inflows boost confidence, while whale accumulation of 1.2B XRP strengthens support. - Analysts highlight $3–$3.5 Bifrost Bridge as critical threshold; clearing it could trigger 600% surge via Fibonacci projections. - ETF approval, whale activity, and global adoption of XRP's ODL service identified as key catalysts for sustaine





- 20:15Ripple CLO refutes claims that cryptocurrency is merely a tool for "crime and corruption"Jinse Finance reported that Stuart Alderoty from Ripple stated in an X post that The New York Times has published a "guest article" for the second time in just a few weeks, portraying cryptocurrency as a tool for crime and corruption. This narrative may seem convenient, but it is lazy and inaccurate. Cryptocurrency is a technology used by more than 55 million Americans, with over three-quarters saying it has improved their lives; it helps them remit money, prove ownership, and build new forms of business on transparent, traceable ledgers. Corruption and crime do not thrive in the open. The real story is about how ordinary Americans use digital assets to save time, reduce costs, and achieve financial freedom. This story deserves to be told. That is exactly what we are doing.
- 20:02US SEC Chairman: The United States is ten years behind in the crypto sector; establishing a regulatory framework to attract innovation is the "top priority"BlockBeats News, October 18, according to Cointelegraph, at an event held in Washington, D.C., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins stated that the United States has fallen behind by ten years in the crypto sector, and addressing this issue is a top priority for regulators. Atkins said he believes the United States is "probably about 10 years behind" in the field of cryptocurrency. He said, "Crypto is our top priority." Atkins pointed out that the SEC aims to "establish a robust framework to bring back those who may have already left the United States." The agency hopes this framework will allow innovation to flourish.
- 20:02Analyst: Bitcoin trend reversal requires simultaneous growth in price and open interest, or significant capital inflowsBlockBeats News, October 18, CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr stated in a post that after a large-scale leverage wipeout, the market is still in a correction phase; the risk of cascading liquidations has dropped below peak levels. A short-term rebound is possible, but for a sustainable reversal to occur, either prices and open interest need to grow in sync, or there must be a significant inflow of spot funds.