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Ripple released 1 billion XRP from escrow on September 1, 2026, through three transactions of 100 million, 400 million, and 500 million XRP.  At XRP’s price of about $1.38, the unlocked tokens were worth roughly $1.38 billion. The release reduced Ripple’s escrow holdings from about 32.28 billion XRP to 31.28 billion XRP. The monthly unlock is part of a program introduced in December 2017, when Ripple placed 55 billion XRP into time-based escrow contracts on the XRP Ledger.  The protocol automatically releases up to 1 billion XRP on the first day of each month, making the tokens available to Ripple-controlled accounts without any additional action from the company. Once unlocked, the tokens can be used for operational needs, institutional sales, and On-Demand Liquidity corridors.  Historically, Ripple has re-locked most of each monthly release, typically between 600 million and 800 million XRP, into new escrow contracts, extending the o...

US President Donald Trump says he is raising tariffs on all Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts, and steel to 50% starting in 2027. Trump’s latest tariff threat would double top-line U.S. tariffs on Canadian auto imports, which currently sit at 25%. A trade deal between the US and Canada fell through again last week, but Trump believes that Canada continues to “rip us off.” JUST IN: President Trump raises tariffs on all Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts, and steel to 50% starting 2027. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) August 24, 2026 “Canada has been ripping off the United States of America for years,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, accusing the long-time trading partner of hurting U.S. farmers through its own tariff policies. “Not sustainable, and NOT ANYMORE!” he wrote. “On January First, 2027, Tariffs on all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel, will be increased to 50%.” On Saturday, the U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of C...

One of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector’s longest established exchanges, Balancer, has suffered an ongoing smart contract hack, with losses totalling $129 million so far. The exploit, which hit the exchange’s v2 liquidity pools on multiple blockchains, also reportedly affected projects which had “forked” Balancer’s code. Just over two hours after the attack began, Balancer acknowledged the incident, stating it was “aware of a potential exploit impacting Balancer v2 pools.” Update: @Balancer and its forks are under attack, with total losses across multiple chains reaching ~$128.64M so far. https://t.co/67XGX5RcRR pic.twitter.com/FIwx20ALSz — PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) November 3, 2025 Read more: EXCLUSIVE: ‘Code is Law’ documentary explores the void between DeFi and law First launched in the run-up to 2020’s DeFi summer, Balancer’s v2 later expanded on the existing “constant product” model of automated market makers (suc...

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The Mog Coin price has slumped 18% in the last 24 hours to trade at $0.000001414 as of 7 p.m. EST on an 8% drop in trading volume to $50 million. MOG’s plunge made it the biggest loser among the largest meme coins by market capitalization, according to CoinMarketCap. Mog Coin Price Faces Resistance Despite Strong Rally The MOG price has declined from the resistance level of $0.000002363 but is steadily rising within a bullish channel as bulls work to drive the price higher. According to GeckoTerminal, the bulls appear to be regrouping and establishing a solid support zone at $0.0000008109, which aligns with the channel’s lower trendline. If this pattern continues, the price could rebound to the previous resistance level, potentially allowing the bulls to recover their profits. MOGUSDT Analysis (Source: Tradingview) The MOG price is trading below the 50 simple moving averages (SMAs), but remains relatively above the 200 SMA, which gives the bulls an upper hand...

Although Solana (SOL) and the general crypto market are witnessing a capital outflow, an analyst has pointed out that the decentralized finance (DeFi) asset is facing general bullish sentiments. Particularly, in an X post on August 1, Ali Martinez pointed out that Solana appears to be forming a bullish megaphone pattern on its four-hour chart. Notably, the bullish megaphone pattern is characterized by higher highs and lower lows, forming a widening wedge. This pattern is typically indicative of increasing volatility and a potential bullish breakout. Picks for you How much money does Ronaldo make a second? 57 mins ago Machine learning algorithm predicts XRP price on August 31, 2024 1 hour ago ...