‘The Stuff of Nightmares’: Hurricane Melissa Makes Catastrophic Landfall in Jamaica

Conor here: Just to add a few more observations to the ones below: A wind gust of 252 mph was just measured above the surface in Hurricane Melissa as the storm continues to intensify right up until landfall. This is the worst-case scenario for Jamaica. pic.twitter.com/uIyyW9BD5u — Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) October 28, 2025 This dropsonde […]

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NFTs are coming back but Blue Chip projects are on life support

NFT trading activity showed signs of life in Q3 2025, breaking a long stretch of decline that defined the post-hype years. After two years of contraction and shifting narratives, on-chain markets found a new footing, not in blue-chip collectibles or speculative art, but in cheaper rails, loyalty programs, and sport-linked assets that traded more on […]

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Evernorth’s XRP bet pays off with $75M in early gains

Less than a week after its debut, Evernorth, a newly formed XRP-focused treasury company, has emerged as one of crypto’s most profitable institutional entrants. The firm’s swift accumulation of nearly $1 billion worth of XRP has already generated an estimated $75 million in unrealized gains, signaling that Wall Street’s quiet pivot toward the token may […]

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Smishing Triad Linked to 194,000 Malicious Domains in Global Phishing Operation

Oct 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Cybercrime The threat actors behind a large-scale, ongoing smishing campaign have been attributed to more than 194,000 malicious domains since January 1, 2024, targeting a broad range of services across the world, according to new findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. “Although these domains are registered through a […]

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What the U.S. shutdown tells us about market resilience

During the U.S. federal government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) went into contingency staffing mode. Almost a hundred crypto ETF decisions got stuck in approval limbo as a result, and key economic-data releases from agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau […]

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