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The Pentagon isn’t usually in the business of commodity speculation, but when national security is at stake, expect the old rules to bend. The Financial Times reports that the U.S. Defense Department has kicked off a $1 billion spree to stockpile critical minerals like rare earths.This includes everything from rare earths to strategic metals needed for electric vehicles, fighter jets, and semiconductors. The goal? Build domestic resilience. Break dependency on a Chinese supply chain that’s proven anything but dependable.​The move to procure up to $1 billion worth of critical minerals is part of a global stockpiling effort aimed at countering…

Key takeawaysSome altcoins, including Cosmos’s ATOM token, briefly fell near zero on Binance during Friday’s crypto market crash.The same altcoins held real market value on other centralized crypto exchanges.On Oct. 10, the cryptocurrency suffered its most severe downturn since the FTX collapse, with the total market capitalization dropping by approximately $850 billion within hours.Bitcoin (BTC) fell around 10–15%, from highs near $124,000 to lows of $105,000. However, altcoins fared far worse, especially those traded on Binance, with many plunging 99.99-100% in minutes.That includes tokens like Cosmos (ATOM), IoTeX (IOTX), and Enjin (ENJ), whose prices on Binance briefly hit zero. ATOM/USDT,…

Friday’s crypto sell-off was a fast, leverage-driven cascade that crushed altcoins while bitcoin held up comparatively better — and the next phase hinges on a handful of signals, according to Wiston Capital Founder Charlie Erith.In a Sunday post titled “Crypto Crumble,” Erith said the market excluding bitcoin, ether and stablecoins fell about 33% in roughly 25 minutes on Oct. 10 before bouncing to a loss of around 10.6%. He added that about $560 billion, or 13.1%, has been erased from total crypto market value since Oct. 6 and cited $18.7 billion in liquidations during the episode. He linked the immediate…

The Trump-China drama may have been perfectly timed because Donald Trump struck a calm, almost rehearsed tone after Friday’s sudden market crash, before TradFi markets open on Monday.Crypto is often caught holding the ball as President Trump’s market-moving announcements tend to come on Friday, almost sparing stocks from the carnage.Sponsored Trump Calms China Fears, Fuels Bitcoin and Ethereum RecoveryGlobal markets could be steady by Monday morning, and crypto, which absorbed the shock over the weekend, is already leading the rebound.Bitcoin was approaching the $115,000 mark, while Ethereum reclaimed $4,100, following Trump’s comments on Truth Social, which eased China fears. Investors…

The USDe synthetic dollar depegged on the Binance crypto exchange due to an internal oracle issue and not because of the underlying collateral, the Ethena protocol, or the token itself, according to Guy Young, the founder of Ethena Labs, the creator of USDe.USDe minting and redeeming worked “perfectly” during Friday’s flash crash, he claimed; $2 billion in USDe was redeemed during 24 hours across crypto exchanges, including Curve, Fluid, and Uniswap, with minimal price deviations of 30 basis points (BPS) or less, Young said.The price of USDe fell from about $1 to $0.65 on Binance during the crash because the…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 11th, 2025, Chainwire According to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin fell 8.9% over the past week to $111,452.76, while Ethereum declined 16.4% to $3,770.65 and BNB dropped 6.8% to $1,093.59. The sell-off came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced additional tariffs on Chinese exports and software controls, triggering what Coinglass described as “the largest liquidation event in crypto history,” with over $19 billion in leveraged positions wiped out and more than 1.6 million traders liquidated. Pepeto (PEPETO) has now raised $6,996,954.27 in its presale, offering tokens at $0.000000158 each. Built on Ethereum, the project integrates zero-fee trading…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Solana has displayed an impressive performance in the crypto market over the past three months, with its price seeing a sharp growth from around $160 to as high as $230. However, recent on-chain data shows a less optimistic picture underneath the surface. Solana Network Activity On The Decline In a Quicktake post on the CryptoQuant platform, pseudonymous analyst CryptoOnchain revealed that there has been an increasing negative divergence between Solana’s price and the number of active addresses working with its network. The online pundit’s report was based…

XRP clawed back losses in Friday’s chaotic trade, rebounding from a 41% collapse to close above $2.47 as institutional bids rebuilt following panic liquidations. The session’s $1.14 range — from $2.77 down to $1.64 — was one of the widest in XRP’s 2025 trading history, driven by macro-led deleveraging and heavy futures liquidations across major venues.What to Know• XRP fell from $2.77 to $1.64 between Oct 10 16:00 – Oct 11 15:00, marking a 41% intraday collapse before rebounding to $2.49.• Over $150 million in XRP futures were liquidated as Trump’s 100% tariff announcement triggered cross-asset risk aversion.• Intraday volume…

I’m not your mother, your priest, or Gary Gensler.I’m not going to tell you that you shouldn’t use 50x leverage gambling on lower-liquidity altcoins on a centralized crypto exchange, because you are a human adult in the year 2025, and you can gamble whatever the hell you care to gamble.But I do have one word of advice, and you can take it or leave it.(I hope you take it.)Gamble with your money. Don’t gamble with your future.If you love to speculate on crypto, speculate with what you can afford to lose.Because whether you believe it’s CZ hunting down Wintermute (prolly…

Zora, which positions itself as a specialized scaling solution built for creators and DeFi primitives, has historically been subject to intense price volatility since its launch earlier this year. However, the last 48 hours have seen the asset establish a powerful momentum after listings on two critical trading platforms. The ZORA token is native to Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain Base.The Dual-Listing Market Shock and Price ActionThe price rally was initially triggered on October 9 when the mainstream retail investment platform Robinhood announced that it had officially added trading support for the ZORA token. Robinhood’s inclusion is often regarded as a major…