COAI Crypto Drops After Sprinting 100X: Is Chain Opera AI Run Finished?  Yahoo Finance
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According to reports, Ripple is moving into corporate treasury services with an acquisition valued at $1 billion. The purchase, tied to a treasury management firm, has prompted some market educators to lay out aggressive price scenarios for XRP, including a top-end projection of $1,000+.
Ripple Hits Corporate Treasury
A crypto educator who posts under the name “X Finance Bull” has mapped out a sequence of price milestones. Based on his outline, investors might see XRP trade near $2 to $3 in the immediate phase, climb to $5–$10 over a longer stretch, and reach $20–$100+ in a bullish expansion.
The educator then presents a theoretical maximum of $1,000+ if XRP were to capture a major share of corporate treasury flows. These figures are being shared widely, often without the caveats that would temper expectations.
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Why The Move Matters
The logic behind the bullish scenario is straightforward at a glance. If Ripple ties its software and token into treasury operations used by large firms, demand for on-ledger liquidity could rise.
Corporations handling cash, currency conversion, and liquidity tend to move very large sums. People in markets point out that tapping into those flows can change adoption dynamics for a token. Still, adoption at scale, legal clarity, and real usage patterns would all have to align for token prices to rise dramatically. Bull Case And Numbers
Supporters highlight the $1 billion price tag of the deal as proof that Ripple sees enterprise opportunity. They argue that treasury customers could need fast settlement rails and that XRPL tools might fit into those processes.
The educator’s projections include concrete bands: $2 to $3 early, $5–10 mid, and $20–$100+ later. But those bands assume broad corporate adoption and token demand patterns that are not yet proven.
Market caps implied by a $1,000+ XRP would be orders of magnitude larger than today’s totals, unless the circulating supply shrinks or new economic models are introduced.Regulatory Signals
Regulatory signals are a key variable. Courts and regulators have begun to clarify how tokens are treated in various jurisdictions, and that treatment will shape institutional appetite.
Also important are integration details: how the token is used in treasury software, whether firms hold or simply pass through XRP, and how custody and risk models adapt to tokenized liquidity.
Each of those steps can either support price appreciation or leave the token’s value marginal to enterprise operations.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fueled a rapid embrace of crypto technology within the country’s borders, according to a new study.
Russia is, by a wide margin, the top user of crypto among European nations, according to crypto forensic firm Chainalysis.
Russia has seen $379 billion in crypto inflows between July 2024 and June 2025, a year-over-year increase of more than 48%, the firm found. That placed the country ahead of the region’s longtime leader, the UK, which saw $273 billion in inflows — a relatively modest 32% increase from the year prior.
“I strongly believe that the growth and adoption of crypto assets in Russia has been driven by the war and sanctions regimes,” Matthias Bauer-Langgartner, Chainalysis’ head of European policy, told DL News.
“Crypto assets are not just casually used in order to evade sanctions. There is a real strategy, a long-term strategy behind them.”
The war’s effect on crypto usage with Russia is twofold. First, the Russian government has turned to digital currencies in order to skirt international sanctions, which have limited the country’s access to US dollars and to global payment systems such as SWIFT.
Second, those sanctions have battered the ruble, and inflation-weary Russians are turning to crypto and DeFi in order to protect their savings, according to Bauer-Langgartner.
Russia is subject to a record 19 sanctions packages from the European Union. The most recent, issued in September, targets Russia’s use of crypto.
“As evasion tactics grow more sophisticated, our sanctions will adapt to stay ahead,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement last month.
“Therefore, for the first time, our restrictive measures will hit crypto platforms. and prohibit transactions in crypto currencies.”
In 2024, Russian lawmakers legalized the use of crypto for international payments. A month later, President Vladimir Putin signed a law legalizing crypto mining.
“Putin is now a vocal cryptocurrency advocate,” the think tank Rand noted in a recent report. “At December’s annual Russia Calling investment forum, he claimed that ‘no one can prohibit the use of Bitcoin.’”
The report cited several examples of Russia’s newfound affinity for crypto, including an alleged scheme in which Rosatom, a state-owned nuclear technology company, laundered more than half a billion dollars in stablecoins for Russian clients who were trying to evade US sanctions and acquire “sensitive US technology.”
Indeed, transfers of over $10 million increased 86% in Russia, according to Chainalysis data. That’s double the 44% growth the firm saw in the rest of Europe during the same period.
Even as Russian firms increasingly use crypto for international payments, the use of crypto is banned within Russia.
“The Russian government is actually not very keen for crypto adoption within the larger population, because it’s something that can hardly be controlled,” Bauer-Langgartner said.
That hasn’t stopped regular Russians from turning to digital assets to protect their savings.
While inflation has slowed this year, it remained elevated at 8.2%, the Russian central bank said in September.
“Because there is this ban, we can see a lot of DeFi growth, where people go to no-KYC exchanges, peer-to-peer platforms, or so-called instant exchanges, where they can quite easily link their Russian, sanctioned bank account to a crypto trading platform,” Bauer-Langgartner said.
DeFi activity is now three-and-a-half times larger than it was in mid-2023, according to Chainalysis data.
Despite the ban on retail use of crypto, Bauer-Langgartner believes the Russian government has largely turned a blind eye to Russians’ use of tools such as instant exchanges.
“It’s not a massive priority amongst the many things the Russian government is currently thinking of,” he said. “Enforcement could still be enhanced, and it potentially will be in the future.”
Just this month, however, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov appeared to suggest the Russian government should move to accommodate retail crypto use.
“We have millions of citizens, by some estimates 20 million, who use cryptocurrency for various purposes,” he said, according to a report from Russian news agency Tass.
“Since they are already using it, we need our own infrastructure to protect citizens and to have both economic and technological benefits.”
To be sure, crypto remains a small part of Russia’s sanctions evasion efforts.
Crypto assets aren’t liquid enough to power one of the world’s largest economies, according to Bauer-Langgartner. Additionally, they’re easily traced, making it simple for centralized stablecoin issuers to freeze suspect funds at the request of US and European law enforcement agencies.
“These analytical capabilities that we have and constantly develop, they have a massive effect on the usability of funds with sanctions exposure,” he said.
“Regulation in Europe and the US is working, because it gives you a tighter net and a real blocker in being able to onboard funds coming from Russia.”
Aleks Gilbert is DL News’ DeFi Correspondent based in New York. You can contact him at aleks@dlnews.com.

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A planned protest against President Donald Trump has begun in New York City, the first of more than 2,500 rallies organised coast-to-coast across the US on Saturday.
Thousands have already packed Times Square for the event organised by No Kings, a coalition of left-leaning groups.
Demonstrations under their banner in June attracted over five million people nationwide, and were largely peaceful.
Trump allies have accused the protesters of being allied with the far-left Antifa movement, and condemned what they called "the hate America rally".
Republican governors in several US states have placed National Guard troops on standby, but it is unclear how visible the military presence will be.
Protests are expected to continue across the country throughout the day. In Washington DC, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is expected to be a keynote speaker, with events kicking off around noon local time.
The protest organisers say the gathering will challenge Trump's "authoritarianism".
"The president thinks his rule is absolute," they say on their website.
"But in America, we don't have kings and we won't back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty."
Throughout Europe, protesters have taken to the streets in Berlin, Madrid and Rome to show solidarity with their American counterparts.
In an interview with Fox News, set to air on Sunday but teased on Saturday, Trump appeared to address the upcoming rallies.
"A king! This is not an act," Trump said in a preview clip of the interview. "You know – they're referring to me as a king. I'm not a king."
"We'll have to get the National Guard out," Kansas Senator Roger Marshall said ahead of the rallies, according to CNN.
"Hopefully it'll be peaceful. I doubt it."
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday activated the state's National Guard ahead of a protest scheduled in Austin, the state's capital.
He said the troops would be needed due to the "planned antifa-linked demonstration".
Democrats denounced the move, including the state's top Democrat Gene Wu, who argued: "Sending armed soldiers to suppress peaceful protests is what kings and dictators do – and Greg Abbott just proved he's one of them."
Virginia's Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin also ordered the state National Guard to be activated.
Earlier this week actor Robert De Niro, a regular Trump critic, shared a short video urging Americans to join in "non-violently raising our voices".
"We've had two and a half centuries of democracy… often challenging, sometimes messy, always essential," he said.
"Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away: King Donald the First."
Among the celebrities expected to attend No Kings rallies are Jane Fonda, Kerry Washington, John Legend, Alan Cumming and John Leguizamo.
The 99-year-old broadcaster and naturalist wins for his work narrating the series Secret Lives of Orangutans.
Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub al-Muhtadi allegedly joined a paramilitary group that fought alongside Hamas during the 7 October attack.
George Santos was jailed for seven years for stealing identities, including from members of his own family.
Salesforce boss and Time Magazine owner Marc Benioff posted the apology on X following days of backlash
Fatal overdoses in the US are falling – and Kayla's state of North Carolina is at the forefront of that trend.
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Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is stabilizing near $107,000, down nearly 7% this week after a rapid unwind from its all-time high of $125,000. The move marks one of the sharpest pullbacks of 2025, erasing short-term gains but not the broader uptrend that has defined this year’s rally. While panic selling gripped parts of the market over the weekend, institutional positioning and on-chain metrics suggest the current correction could represent a reaccumulation phase rather than a trend reversal. The broader market tone has shifted from euphoria to cautious accumulation as traders adjust to tighter liquidity and renewed trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
After breaking below the $115,000 support, Bitcoin retested its 200-day moving average near $105,000, forming what many analysts consider a critical line in the sand. The RSI has fallen below 40, its weakest reading since April, reflecting cooling momentum but not capitulation. Short-term resistance has now formed between $108,000 and $110,000, a zone Bitcoin must reclaim to confirm a shift back toward recovery. Losing that range could expose a deeper move toward $100,000, a level coinciding with Bitcoin’s 50-week moving average, seen by many institutional traders as the ultimate defense of the current bull cycle. Historically, similar pullbacks of 20–25% from highs have served as mid-cycle resets, setting the stage for renewed upside once leveraged positions flush out.
Despite the decline, institutional flows into Bitcoin ETFs remain resilient. According to recent fund filings, 48 public companies have added Bitcoin to their corporate treasuries in Q3, lifting total holdings to over 1 million BTC, or nearly 5% of total supply. The combined value of corporate-held Bitcoin now exceeds $117 billion, marking a 28% quarter-over-quarter increase. MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) continues to lead with more than 640,000 BTC, while Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) expanded its holdings to 53,250 BTC following its latest acquisition. Fund managers like Bitwise and Fidelity have highlighted the institutional shift from speculative interest to long-term adoption, describing Bitcoin as “digital balance sheet capital.” This accumulation supports a key trend: despite short-term volatility, Bitcoin is being integrated into corporate risk frameworks as a strategic store of value.
ETF data from Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) and Fidelity Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) show minor outflows following the selloff, totaling less than 1.2% of total AUM, far below capitulation levels seen in previous drawdowns. Meanwhile, open interest in Bitcoin futures has declined 18% since early October, while funding rates turned neutral, indicating the purge of excessive leverage. According to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan, the absence of major liquidations and the stability of blockchain infrastructure through the correction suggest the ecosystem remains fundamentally healthy. “The professional side of crypto has largely ignored the panic,” Hougan noted, emphasizing that institutional-grade investors are still “accumulating, not abandoning.” This supports the thesis that the decline represents a controlled reset in an extended bullish cycle rather than a reversal into a new bear market.
The broader macro environment has been an underappreciated driver of the current volatility. Renewed U.S.–China trade tensions—including Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on Chinese goods—sparked global risk aversion last week, reversing flows from speculative assets like crypto back into safe havens. Compounding this, investors are digesting expectations for two additional Federal Reserve rate cuts by year-end, as inflation moderates toward 2.9%. While rate cuts are traditionally supportive for risk assets, the initial adjustment has sparked uncertainty around liquidity timing and dollar stability. Gold’s rally above $4,200 per ounce, coupled with Bitcoin’s decline, briefly challenged the “digital gold” narrative. Yet historically, the two assets have diverged temporarily before converging again when policy easing translates into real liquidity injections. As institutional capital rotates back into high-conviction assets, Bitcoin could regain its appeal as a non-sovereign hedge against monetary debasement.
On-chain sentiment data show a clear shift in market dynamics. The average futures order size has declined sharply, signaling reduced whale activity and a rise in smaller, retail-driven trades. This is often typical of late-cycle exhaustion phases. Meanwhile, long-term holders continue to accumulate, with HODL waves showing that coins held for over one year have reached 69% of total supply, the highest since mid-2022. That long-term accumulation contrasts with a drop in short-term speculative inflows, reinforcing that Bitcoin is maturing into a more institutional-dominated market. Analysts view this as a stabilizing force that reduces volatility over time but also dampens the aggressive rallies previously driven by retail speculation.
Bitcoin’s price behavior is heavily influenced by psychological levels—zones where trader conviction is tested. The $123,000 area acted as a critical resistance ceiling, while $112,000 served as short-term support during last week’s recovery attempts. Analysts such as Michaël van de Poppe and Peter Brandt both highlight that Bitcoin’s structural integrity remains intact as long as it holds the $100,000–$105,000 range. Brandt maintains that a reclaim above $120,000 could trigger a continuation pattern targeting $150,000, based on prior parabolic extensions. The golden cross that recently appeared on Bitcoin’s weekly chart—where the 50-week moving average crosses above the 200-week average—has historically preceded significant rallies, with prior instances yielding average gains of 220% within twelve months. Should Bitcoin replicate even half that magnitude, it would imply upside potential toward $150,000–$160,000 in early 2026.
The emotional pulse of the market remains volatile. After months of “Uptober” optimism, the recent downturn revived fear indices, pushing the Crypto Fear & Greed Index from 74 (“greed”) to 46 (“neutral”). Analysts like Mr. Anderson, known for mapping Bitcoin’s psychological thresholds, describe this phase as “collective recalibration,” where traders transition from euphoria to strategic caution. Historical cycles indicate such pauses are essential in sustaining structural bull markets. Behavioral data confirm that retail panic often peaks near key supports, while institutional accumulation strengthens in those same zones. The $100,000 psychological mark could therefore serve as the emotional equilibrium where both sides converge before the next directional move.
Beyond price action, Bitcoin’s ecosystem continues to expand. Bitcoin Hyper, a new Layer 2 project integrating Solana Virtual Machine and ZK-rollup technology, raised $24 million in presale funding, signaling renewed investor appetite for scalable Bitcoin-native infrastructure. This hybrid framework—anchoring security to Bitcoin while adopting Solana’s speed—has attracted early institutional backers and is viewed as a frontier for decentralized finance tied directly to BTC. As Layer 2 adoption grows, transaction efficiency and smart contract capability could redefine Bitcoin’s long-term utility, complementing its store-of-value narrative with real-world functionality. The success of projects like Bitcoin Hyper could gradually reprice Bitcoin’s value proposition beyond pure scarcity toward functional capital efficiency.
The next few weeks will likely determine whether Bitcoin’s correction deepens or stabilizes into consolidation before another advance. Key levels to monitor include support at $100,000 and resistance at $110,000–$115,000. Institutional accumulation remains the market’s backbone, with ETFs and corporate treasuries steadily increasing exposure. The macro backdrop—defined by easing monetary policy and persistent geopolitical friction—still favors scarce digital assets once near-term fear subsides. The absence of structural cracks in Bitcoin’s derivatives and funding markets further supports resilience. While volatility will persist, the balance of data, positioning, and sentiment indicates a market resetting before its next climb.
Verdict: Buy on Consolidation — Bitcoin (BTC-USD) remains structurally bullish despite short-term weakness. Holding above $100,000 would preserve the broader uptrend, with upside potential toward $150,000 into 2026 as liquidity returns and institutional accumulation continues.
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