Cyber Hornet Seeks SEC Nod for S&P 500 and XRP ETF

- Tether minted $1B USDT on Ethereum, boosting total supply to $6B amid Fed rate cuts driving liquidity demand. - USDT now dominates 56% of global stablecoin market ($172.8B cap), serving cross-chain transactions and crypto hedging. - Ethereum hosts 45% of USDT supply ($81B), while Tether's $4.9B Q2 profits and $500B valuation target highlight its financial strength. - Regulatory scrutiny and competition with USDC ($74B) pose challenges as Tether expands U.S. compliance efforts via USAT.

- In late September 2025, crypto markets saw $1.6B in leveraged positions liquidated, with Bitcoin and Ethereum leading losses. - Overleveraged long bets, macroeconomic pressures, and weak ETF inflows triggered a 407,000-position collapse, 94% longs liquidated. - Analysts called it a "healthy correction," emphasizing Bitcoin’s need to hold $105,000 support amid ongoing macroeconomic risks.

- XRP gains institutional traction post-SEC resolution, targeting $3.70–$3.75 if it breaks $3.20 resistance. - Shiba Inu (SHIB) struggles with weak on-chain metrics despite community buzz, facing $0.000013 consolidation. - BlockDAG raises $410M in presale, aiming $1 price with 300+ apps and 19,000 miners, outpacing XRP/SHIB's speculative dynamics. - Q4 crypto focus shifts to infrastructure-driven projects like BlockDAG amid XRP's regulatory clarity and SHIB's fading utility.

- Bybit listed Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, expanding trading options and signaling institutional adoption growth. - RLUSD, fully backed by USD and Treasuries, enables 24/7 liquidity via partnerships with BlackRock, VanEck, and Securitize. - The stablecoin’s regulatory compliance and cross-chain support on Ethereum/XRP Ledger enhance its appeal for DeFi and RWA tokenization. - Ripple’s collaboration with Transak and BNY Mellon, plus the GENIUS Act, further solidify RLUSD’s institutional utility and market tr