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Ripple Prime will provide prime brokerage, clearing and financing services to funds managed by the $35 billion alternative investment manager. Ripple Prime will provide multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing and financing services to funds managed by Brevan Howard, a global investment manager with about $35 billion in assets. Under the expanded agreement, Brevan Howard will gain access to Ripple Prime’s services across traditional and digital asset markets, according to a Tuesday announcement. The deal builds on an existing relationship between the firms. Brevan Howard-affiliated funds participated in a $500 million investment in Ripple in 2025 that valued the company at $40 billion. “As digital and traditional markets become more interconnected, the need for institutional-quality digital asset infrastructure that enables a seamless experience for investors is only growing,” Brevan Howard chief operating officer Alan McGroarty said. The investment manager serves global clients including sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension plans, foundations and endowments. The agreement comes as Ripple expands its prime brokerage business. In August, Ripple Prime raised <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-raises-275m-us-prime-brokerage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">$275 million through a senior note offering</a> to fund its expansion into prime brokerage, financing and multi-asset clearing. Ripple launched the business after acquiring prime broker Hidden Road for about $1.25 billion in 2025. <em><strong>Magazine: </strong></em><a href="https://" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em><strong>Too big to pause: Could an AI slowdown crash the economy?</strong></em></a>
Bryan Johnson Spent Millions to Reverse Aging. He Says a Filter Works Better
Bryan Johnson, the face of the "Don't Die" movement, just posted the least immortal tweet of his career. "Sadly, the best anti-aging therapies are filters, retouch and lighting," the biohacker <a href="https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2107357184375853247?s=20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>wrote </a>on X on Tuesday. That's an odd line from a man who has said he spends<a href="https://decrypt.co/205729/bryan-johnson-longevity-blueprint-sleep-gene-therapy-kate-tolo" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS" rel="nofollow"> $2 million a year</a> trying to make his body act 18 again. This man has done everything and more in his quest for immortality, from changing his entire habits to weird things like <a href="https://decrypt.co/152950/billionaire-biohacker-wants-live-forever-just-started-penis-rejuvenation-therapy" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS" rel="nofollow">shockwave therapy</a> on his penis. So is Johnson giving up and praying the gospel of Botox and makeup? Not exactly. But the summer changed him. sadly, the best anti-aging therapies are filters, retouch and lighting — Bryan Johnson (@bryan_johnson) <a href="https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2107357184375853247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" rel="nofollow external noopener" target="_blank">October 6, 2026</a> On June 30, he <a href="https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2074929493819756557?s=20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>announced </a>he has autoimmune gastritis, a chronic condition where the immune system attacks the stomach lining. He said he was diagnosed in May. Weeks later, his girlfriend and Blueprint co-founder Kate Tolo was diagnosed with endometriosis, plus PMOS and adenomyosis, after about six weeks of testing. On July 21, Johnson said he had "cloned" himself as a newborn. A community note disagreed. What he made was induced pluripotent stem cells, which are reprogrammed adult cells and not a clone. I just cloned myself...as a newborn + become my own blood boy<br/>+ test therapies on the clone<br/>+ grow organs for transplantation<br/>+ develop new treatments<br/>+ inject young cells This baby-bryan lives in a petri dish for now. This may be scary to some… <a href="https://t.co/Ved8ij9Col" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Ved8ij9Col</a> — Bryan Johnson (@bryan_johnson) <a href="https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2079672688034083030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" rel="nofollow external noopener" target="_blank">July 21, 2026</a> Then came the pivot. In a July 24 post, Johnson wrote that he nearly shut down his longevity company last year and asked himself what to build on the eve of superintelligence. His answer? <a href="https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2080690740532019638" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>Cure all diseases</a>. He po
Abstract's closure drives Pudgy Penguins NFT floor price up, token falls
According to data from Biji World: Abstract announced it will shut down on December 15, 2026, causing the floor price of Pudgy Penguins NFTs to rise from about 3.07 Ethereum (ETH) to 3.37 ETH, with trading volume reaching ten times that of a normal day, at 237 ETH. However, its token Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) fell to $0.00917, down about 87% from its all-time high. The Abstract team stated that due to a restricted decentralized finance ecosystem, insufficient liquidity, and limited budget, its growth stalled. Igloo Inc. CEO Luca Netz said that despite investing tens of millions of dollars, it still has not found product-market fit.
Finland suspends construction of Google data center due to missing environmental impact assessment.
Coin World News reports that Finnish authorities have ordered a halt to construction on two planned Google (GOOG.US) data centers due to concerns over the clearing of more than 300 hectares of forest. These projects are part of Google's record-breaking €13 billion investment plan in Finland, announced less than a month ago and described by Google as its largest single investment in Europe. Finnish regulators said construction at one of the sites proceeded without a mandatory environmental impact assessment and ordered a suspension until October 23 of construction activities that would "significantly alter the environment." Google said the company "fell short of its own high standards in this instance" and will follow the regulator's guidance.
Currently, the risk balance is more conducive to oil prices remaining around $100.
Bitcoin World news, analyst: the current risk balance is more favorable for oil prices to remain around $100. Analyst Eamonn Sheridan said that U.S. forecasters report the storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 within two days and could hit oil and gas facilities. The offshore production areas along the storm's path account for 15% of U.S. crude oil output and 5% of natural gas output. As many as six additional refineries may be affected. U.S. refining capacity is about 18 million barrels per day, with the Gulf Coast states accounting for about half of that, so the storm's impact on fuel supply is no less than on crude oil. For a market already facing numerous supply issues, this is an unwelcome new variable. The threat of refining disruptions is especially sensitive right now. Diesel prices are at historic highs. On the supply side, export flows from the Middle East have improved somewhat. But a new round of escalation has offset the effect of improved supply. On Monday evening, a Saudi airport was attacked twice.
The long-short account ratio for ETH contracts is 2.68.
Bjie.com data: The ETHUSDT 4-hour long-short account ratio is 2.68, with more net long accounts than net short accounts. Compared with the same-metric snapshot 24 hours ago, it rose by 0.1866.
Mike Belshe: Bitcoin is the best-performing asset of the past 15 years.
Bitcoin has been the best-performing asset in almost every time period over the past 15 years, according to BitGo CEO Mike Belshe.
Malaysia's palm oil yield decreased by 5.02% month-on-month.
According to CoinWorld news, data from the Southern Peninsula Palm Oil Millers' Association (SPPOMA) shows that from October 1 to 5, 2026, Malaysia's palm oil yield decreased by 5.02% month-on-month compared with the same period last month, the oil extraction rate decreased by 0.18% month-on-month, and production decreased by 5.97% month-on-month.
Bitcoin falls below $84,000, with $360 million in long liquidations.
Bitcoin's price fell below $84,000, with $360 million in long liquidations across the cryptocurrency market over the past 10 minutes, according to Watcher Guru.
Luca Netz: Abstract is losing tens of millions of dollars in operations, and the project will be shut down.
According to news from Bijie.com, Pudgy Penguins founder Luca Netz announced the shutdown of Abstract, with parent company Igloo Inc. shifting its focus to Pudgy Penguins, Pudgy NFTs, and Pengu. Over the past two years, Igloo Inc. invested funds into Abstract and accumulated losses amounting to tens of millions of dollars, as the project failed to find product-market fit. Abstract had once achieved 300 million on-chain transactions, but faced issues such as an insufficient DeFi ecosystem, limited liquidity, and excessively high costs. After losing 10 million dollars, Igloo Inc. decided not to raise funds through token issuance, and the company will stop diverting funds from Pudgy Penguins to support Abstract.