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  • Major XRP Signal: Peter Brandt Reveals Cup and Handle

    Major XRP Signal: Peter Brandt Reveals Cup and Handle

    The subsequent recovery is what makes Brandt’s chart interesting. $XRP rebounded rapidly toward $1.60–$1.65 and has since moved sideways around $1.50. This consolidation could potentially serve as the “handle” portion of the formation, although confirmation remains absent while $XRP trades below Brandt’s $1.6572 resistance.

    The daily chart provides some support for the bullish interpretation. $XRP remains comfortably above its major moving averages, including short-term support around $1.45 and a cluster of longer-term averages around $1.35–$1.40. The earlier descending trend line has also been broken, removing one of the major technical barriers that constrained $XRP throughout September.

    Momentum is relatively healthy. The RSI sits in neutral-to-bullish territory rather than returning to the heavily overbought state seen during the August breakout. That gives buyers some room if another growth period starts.

    $XRP rises again

    However, $1.65–$1.66 remains the decisive barrier. $XRP has already produced several upper wicks around this area, indicating that sellers remain active. A convincing daily breakout above $1.6572 would strengthen the cup-and-handle interpretation and could put the August high around $1.70 back into focus. Beyond that, the psychological $2.00 level would become increasingly relevant.

    Failure to break resistance would leave $XRP trapped inside its current range. Initial support sits around $1.48–$1.50, followed by approximately $1.45. Losing those levels could invalidate the developing handle and expose the $1.35–$1.40 region.

    For now, Brandt’s cup reference looks less like a confirmed signal and more like a setup awaiting its trigger: $1.65.

  • Search for bodies comes to end after plane with six on board vanishes off US coast

    Search for bodies comes to end after plane with six on board vanishes off US coast

    A chilling update has been issued after a medical transport aircraft with six on board suddenly went missing over the weekend, sparking a major search.

    The plane had departed from Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport at 11.40pm local time on Friday (2 October), according to flight data from FlightAware.

    The Latitude Air Ambulance aircraft had been due to land at Boston’s Logan International airport at 1.30am, but never made it. Four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals were onboard.

    Two pilots and two medical staff had flown to Bermuda to collect a patient and their relative.

    The aircraft, a Gulfstream G100 instead vanished off the US coast. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notified the Coast Guard that it had lost contact with the aircraft.

    The flight path showed where the aircraft was last recorded location before it vanished.

    The flight path showing where the aircraft vanished (FlightRadar24)

    The flight path showing where the aircraft vanished (FlightRadar24)

    It indicated the jet was flying at around 24,000ft before descending 13,000ft in about two minutes shortly before the flight controllers then lost contact.

    The pilot had reportedly declared an emergency and reported electrical problems as the aircraft approached the coast.

    The audio, since shared by LiveATC.net, had indicated that the pilot may have been ‘coming in blind’ when a storm loomed ahead shortly before it vanished.

    A major search was launched in an area off the coast of Nantucket, before the Coastguard said a ‘debris field’ was found, which is an area where scattered pieces, fragments, or wreckage from a destroyed object or structure are found.

    The search for the missing plane (US Coastguard)

    The search for the missing plane (US Coastguard)

    Chilling update on ‘heartbreaking reality’

    The six people on board the medical aircraft are now presumed dead, according to a new statement from the flight’s operator.

    On Sunday evening (4 October), the United States Coast Guard announced it was ending its search for survivors off the coast of the Massachusetts island.

    “The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the people aboard the medical transport aircraft that went missing around 2 a.m. Saturday, as of sunset, after continuous searching by the Coast Guard and partner agencies,” a statement posted on X read.

    “We express our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones.”

    Latitude Air Ambulance meanwhile issued a statement on the ‘heartbreaking reality’ of the situation, explaining: “We must now face the heartbreaking reality that the four members of our Latitude team, our patient and the patient’s family escort, who were aboard Heartbeat 104, are presumed to have died.

    “Our thoughts are first and foremost with their families, loved ones, friends, and colleagues.”

    The US Coastguard found a 'debris field' (US Coastguard)

    The US Coastguard found a ‘debris field’ (US Coastguard)

    Peter Byl, President of Latitude Air Ambulance added: “This is an unimaginable loss for our Latitude family and for everyone who loved the six people aboard Heartbeat 104.

    “Our focus now is on supporting their families, supporting our people and assisting the authorities.

    “We will honour our colleagues by remembering the care, professionalism, and commitment they brought to their work every day.”

    Latitude said in its statement that it would continue to cooperate with authorities amid ongoing recovery efforts and investigations into what happened.

    “Determining the circumstances and cause of an aviation accident is a careful and methodical process, and we will not speculate about what occurred,” the company said.

  • Bitcoin is about to get a major bullish signal it hasn’t had in over a year

    Bitcoin is about to get a major bullish signal it hasn’t had in over a year

    The impending signal, therefore, suggests that bitcoin’s price recovery over the past three months is real. The token’s price has surged by more than 40% to $87,000 during the third quarter. Lately, the ascent has stalled at around $85,000 amid a sustained uptrend in the U.S. Dollar Index.

    “To state a fact, the latest signal confirms the recovery has endured,” Subburaj said.

    Some of the past alignments have marked the start of major rallies. One formed on Oct. 27, 2020, when $BTC traded around $13,600, and held until May 2021. By then, bitcoin had hit a then-record high above $64,000. Another, confirmed in early November 2023, stayed intact until May 2024, during which bitcoin more than doubled from roughly $35,000 to $73,000.

    Others have been far less rewarding. The bullish alignment that formed in June 2025 lasted 97 days, but bitcoin gained only modestly, rising from about $106,000 to $112,000. A similar set-up in June 2024 lasted just 20 days, and bitcoin fell about 10%.

    “The crossover strengthens the trend case, but it does not guarantee its continuation,” Subburaj said. “The asset’s price behaviour afterwards will determine whether it becomes a sustained bull-market structure or another short-lived alignment.”

    He explained that the real test now is whether bitcoin’s spot price can continue to stay above its 50-day average.

    “The more consequential test is whether Bitcoin can hold the 50-day average during a correction,” he said.

  • Ethereum has a 25-day wait to start staking, with nearly 1.5 million ETH in line

    Ethereum has a 25-day wait to start staking, with nearly 1.5 million ETH in line

    Demand to start staking has been cooling separately. About 1.5 million $ETH, worth roughly $4 billion, was waiting to enter on Monday, with an estimated wait of roughly 25 days, down from about 2 million $ETH and a wait of about 35 days in early September.

    Most of the jump came from MetaMask. The company, best known for its cryptocurrency wallet, also runs validators for Lido, a service that pools users’ ether for staking. At the time, Ethereum security researcher Kaden estimated the precautionary exits covered roughly 17,000 validators holding about 523,000 $ETH, figures MetaMask has not confirmed.

    MetaMask disclosed a security incident on Sept. 30 and began taking affected validators out of service. An Oct. 1 update said its investigation had found no indication that wallets or customer funds had been affected.

    That makes most of the exit queue a temporary detour for one operator’s coins. Lido expects the ether to return gradually as the affected validators leave, their balances are withdrawn and the coins enter staking again. It estimated the whole process could take up to about 45 days, with affected validators missing rewards while they are out of service.

    “No action is required from stETH holders,” Lido said last week, referring to the token that represents users’ stake in the service.

  • Unexpected Twist in $3.8 Million Crypto Attack: Hacker Returns All the Money! Here Are the Details

    $NEAR Intents announced that the $3.8 million received during the security breach has been fully refunded. The refund came after the announcement that the attacker’s identity had been determined.

    $NEAR Intents, a cross-chain transaction infrastructure operating within the $NEAR ecosystem, announced that it has recovered all funds lost in a security incident involving approximately $3.8 million. According to a statement by the platform’s general manager, Alex Shevchenko, the individual associated with the attack returned the assets in full after the 48-hour grace period granted to them.

    The incident stemmed from a flaw in the interaction between the Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure and the $NEAR Intents smart contract. Following the discovery of the security issue, some services were temporarily suspended, and the team announced that affected users would be fully compensated. On-chain researcher ZachXBT reported that some of the funds related to the incident were sent to KuCoin and subsequently transferred to the Bitcoin network.

  • Urban explorers make horrific discovery inside abandoned house

    Urban explorers make horrific discovery inside abandoned house

    A group of urban explorers say they made a horrific discovery while looking around an abandoned old property near Somerset.

    The groups, who share their explorations online under the names mission_urbex and Just Looking Explores, said when they first came across the old house they noticed a door at the rear of the property had been damaged, leaving it wide open so they decided to leave and explore an abandoned hotel nearby.

    However, in a post shared on Facebook back in August, the group said the property, which they dubbed ‘John’s House’, continued to ‘play on [their] minds’, so they went back for another look.

    After entering the house, the urban explorers said they found ‘everything’ still in its place, with coats and hats hung near the door and ‘everyday belongings’ filling the rooms.

    “Outside, John’s little red car sat rotting away, clearly having not moved for years,” they wrote.

    “The whole time we were taking photos, we felt on edge because we still weren’t sure whether the house was actually abandoned.”

    But as they ventured further into the house, they made the horrific discovery of the former owner’s deceased body.

    “We immediately called the emergency services, and the police and ambulance attended,” they wrote.

    “What started as a normal explore became something neither of us will ever forget.”

    The pair said that although the discovery was ‘horrible’ they were glad they went back when they did ‘otherwise, who knows how much longer John could have been there before somebody found him’.

    The photographers also shared several images from the home, showing pictures hanging on the wall, a large collection of VHS tapes, and an unmade bed.

    The post garnered a mixed-reaction, with some social media users praising them and their urban exploring for helping make the discovery, while others said the post was disrespectful.

    One said: “Thank goodness you did follow instincts. Well done team.”

    Another commented: “This is so sad. Thank God you went back, who knows how much longer he’d have been there otherwise.”

    However, others suggested the post shouldn’t have been shared, with one person branding it ‘disgusting’.

    Someone else commented: “Heartbreaking, his privacy was violated like this.”

    And a third said the post was not ‘very respectful at all’, adding: “Not everything needs to be done on a public platform, this is one of the reasons social media can be so harmful.”

    In a follow-up, mission_urbex hit back at the criticism, saying nothing they had posted had been done to ‘disrespect’ John.

    They wrote: “People can be living alone, die in their homes and remain undiscovered because nobody realises they’re gone. If anything positive comes from sharing this, hopefully it makes someone think twice and check in on an elderly or lonely neighbour they haven’t seen for a while.

    “I meant John no disrespect. I’m actually glad we followed our gut and went back, because otherwise, who knows how much longer he could have been there.”

    They also explained that they refused to share any further details on where the property was to avoid others visiting.

  • James Bulger’s father ‘absolutely raging’ at parole board decision over Jon Venables hearing

    James Bulger’s father ‘absolutely raging’ at parole board decision over Jon Venables hearing

    The father of James Bulger has said the decision to hold his killer’s parole hearing in private is ‘an insult’ in a scathing response and described the decision as ‘trampling over the toddler’s grave’.

    Child killer Jon Venables, who tortured and murdered two-year-old James back in 1993, will have his bid for freedom heard by parole chiefs at an oral hearing more than two years after his last appeal.

    But the Parole Board recently decided the hearing would be held in private, despite calls from James’s family and a number of media organisations that it be held in public.

    James’s father Ralph, 59, told The Sun on Sunday: “I’m absolutely raging at this. Our feelings and emotions don’t matter to faceless parole chiefs although we were given assurances we could attend.

    James Bulger being led away in the New Strand shopping centre (Malcolm Croft/PA)

    James Bulger being led away in the New Strand shopping centre (Malcolm Croft/PA)

    Parole Board hearings are usually held in private, but they can be made public ‘in the interests of justice’.

    “It’s an insult and like trampling over James’s grave,” Mr Bulger added.

    “Once again it’s all about looking after child killer and paedophile Venables while James’s family are tossed aside like the rubbish.”

    James’s mother, Denise Fergus, had previously demanded that the hearing be held in public to help combat ‘misinformation’ about the case.

    Ralph Bulger has hit out at the parole board (Dave Thompson/PA Wire)

    Ralph Bulger has hit out at the parole board (Dave Thompson/PA Wire)

    She argued that holding a public hearing could improve general understanding of the parole process and would have made her ‘finally feel listened to’.

    However the Parole Board said a public hearing would make it ‘very difficult’ for 44-year-old Venables to give evidence because he could be ‘being listened to by people who are seeking to get information so that they can kill him’.

    He has been given a new identity and anonymity from the public, with a ban in place on sharing anything that could identify him.

    “He’s a coward, and is still a danger to children,” Mr Bulger told the newspaper. “If the Parole Board buckle, I urge Andy Burnham to step in and block his release.”

    At Venables’ latest parole hearing in 2023, the Parole Board rejected the bid and found he still posed a danger to children and could go on to offend again.

    Venables was jailed alongside Robert Thompson after the pair of 10-year-olds snatched James from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, in February 1993.

    Venables was released on licence in July 2001 and recalled to prison in February 2010 after indecent images of children were found on his computer.

    Jon Venables (PA)

    Jon Venables (PA)

    He was once again freed in August 2013 and then called back in November 2017 for the same offence, with parole judges considering his case again in September 2020.

    A spokesperson for Ms Fergus previously said her application to observe the hearing had been granted.

    Victims have been able to attend parole hearings held in private under reforms rolled out nationally in April as part of efforts to boost confidence in the justice system.

    LADBible has contacted the Parole Board for a comment.

  • Chilling update after plane with six on board vanishes off US coast

    Chilling update after plane with six on board vanishes off US coast

    A chilling update has been issued after a medical transport aircraft with six on board suddenly went missing over the weekend, sparking a major search.

    The plane had departed from Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport at 11.40pm local time on Friday (2 October), according to flight data from FlightAware.

    The Latitude Air Ambulance aircraft had been due to land at Boston’s Logan International airport at 1.30am, but never made it. Four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals were onboard.

    Two pilots and two medical staff had flown to Bermuda to collect a patient and their relative.

    The aircraft, a Gulfstream G100 instead vanished off the US coast. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notified the Coast Guard that it had lost contact with the aircraft.

    The flight path showed where the aircraft was last recorded location before it vanished.

    The flight path showing where the aircraft vanished (FlightRadar24)

    The flight path showing where the aircraft vanished (FlightRadar24)

    It indicated the jet was flying at around 24,000ft before descending 13,000ft in about two minutes shortly before the flight controllers then lost contact.

    The pilot had reportedly declared an emergency and reported electrical problems as the aircraft approached the coast.

    The audio, since shared by LiveATC.net, had indicated that the pilot may have been ‘coming in blind’ when a storm loomed ahead shortly before it vanished.

    A major search was launched in an area off the coast of Nantucket, before the Coastguard said a ‘debris field’ was found, which is an area where scattered pieces, fragments, or wreckage from a destroyed object or structure are found.

    The search for the missing plane (US Coastguard)

    The search for the missing plane (US Coastguard)

    Chilling update on ‘heartbreaking reality’

    The six people on board the medical aircraft are now presumed dead, according to a new statement from the flight’s operator.

    On Sunday evening (4 October), the United States Coast Guard announced it was ending its search for survivors off the coast of the Massachusetts island.

    “The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the people aboard the medical transport aircraft that went missing around 2 a.m. Saturday, as of sunset, after continuous searching by the Coast Guard and partner agencies,” a statement posted on X read.

    “We express our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones.”

    Latitude Air Ambulance meanwhile issued a statement on the ‘heartbreaking reality’ of the situation, explaining: “We must now face the heartbreaking reality that the four members of our Latitude team, our patient and the patient’s family escort, who were aboard Heartbeat 104, are presumed to have died.

    “Our thoughts are first and foremost with their families, loved ones, friends, and colleagues.”

    The US Coastguard found a 'debris field' (US Coastguard)

    The US Coastguard found a ‘debris field’ (US Coastguard)

    Peter Byl, President of Latitude Air Ambulance added: “This is an unimaginable loss for our Latitude family and for everyone who loved the six people aboard Heartbeat 104.

    “Our focus now is on supporting their families, supporting our people and assisting the authorities.

    “We will honour our colleagues by remembering the care, professionalism, and commitment they brought to their work every day.”

    Latitude said in its statement that it would continue to cooperate with authorities amid ongoing recovery efforts and investigations into what happened.

    “Determining the circumstances and cause of an aviation accident is a careful and methodical process, and we will not speculate about what occurred,” the company said.

  • Kim Kardashian says she was single for ‘years’ as she opens up on dating life after Kanye West

    Kim Kardashian says she was single for ‘years’ as she opens up on dating life after Kanye West

    Kim Kardashian has opened up about being single for ‘years’ before starting her relationship with Lewis Hamilton.

    Kardashian sat down for an interview with the Times’ Style Magazine and revealed that when she split from Kanye West in 2021 she ‘was really single for five years’, with the exception of dating comedian Pete Davidson for a few months.

    “I really felt no rush. Like, I really didn’t feel empty. I felt like I needed my time,” she said.

    Kardashian, 45, said that it was ‘great’ to take a break from dating, saying that this gave her the opportunity to ‘focus on [her] kids and projects that [she] really wanted to be involved with’.

    This also gave her time to ‘completely heal’ and ‘just work on’ herself after separating from West, saying: “I wanted to completely heal and just work on myself.

    “I wasn’t ready to open up. I really wasn’t even thinking about it. The universe works in your favor when you just allow it to.”

    Kardashian has now confirmed that she is in a relationship with Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, a romance which she has not formally spoken about, though the pair have been frequently spotted together.

    Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton (Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Lucas Museum of Narrative Art)

    Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton (Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Lucas Museum of Narrative Art)

    This has included romantic holidays in Paris, as well as family trips to tropical destinations, as well as Kardashian appearing to ‘hard launch’ her relationship with Hamilton with some pictures of a bike ride they took together.

    Hamilton previously spoke about how it’s ‘amazing’ to have Kardashian’s support after he came second in the Monaco Grand Prix.

    Fans spotted Hamilton, who drives for Ferrari, blowing Kardashian a kiss in the crowd as he went to collect his trophy.

    “It is amazing to have her come this weekend and to have that support,” he said after the race, in the first public comments he has made about their relationship.

    “It is amazing to have good people around you, good people supporting you, and she does that for me every day.”

    However, Kardashian ended up catching flack over her response to Sky Sports Formula 1 reporter and former F1 driver Martin Brundle, who is highly respected in the F1 world, trying to get a few words from her prior to the event, only to be met with stony silence.

    Kardashian opened up about spending some time single (Annie Raistrick/Getty Images)

    Kardashian opened up about spending some time single (Annie Raistrick/Getty Images)

    Brundle approached Kardashian to try and get a word, saying to viewers: “What could possibly go wrong?”

    He approached her and introduced himself, saying: “Kim, Martin Brundle, Sky F1, how are you today?”

    However, Kardashian responded just by staring blankly at him, before awkwardly giving him a small wave.

    Unperturbed, Brundle persisted, explaining: “Normally people have a quick chat with us.”

    But this was unsuccessful as well, with Kim and Khloe Kardashian being escorted away.

    “Kim and Khloe aren’t talking today,” said Brundle, quipping: “Allegedly, they might do later.”

    Fans were not impressed with the reaction, wondering how she had not been briefed prior to the event about the possibility that she would be asked to say a few words.

    “No one is bigger than the sport!” one fan wrote. “She’s also representing one of the greats. It’s not hard to give a few words of your first impression to the entire F1 world.”

  • Ethereum Now Lets You Pay for AI Without Revealing Who You Are

    Ethereum Now Lets You Pay for AI Without Revealing Who You Are

    In brief

    • The Ethereum Foundation and the Open Anonymity Project announced zkAPI on Ethereum mainnet on October 1, letting users prepay in USDC and receive capped, short-lived API keys through zero-knowledge proofs.
    • The design follows a February 2026 Ethereum Research proposal by Davide Crapis, who leads the foundation’s dAI team, and Vitalik Buterin.
    • The project’s repository labels the protocol experimental, and its documentation points to OpenRouter as the AI provider behind the keys.

    The Ethereum Foundation has put zkAPI live on Ethereum’s main network, a system that lets people pay for AI services without tying their identity to what they ask, according to the Ethereum Foundation’s announcement.

    “Prompts are personal. People ask AI models about their health, their finances, their doubts. Under the current model, using AI means handing a running transcript of your thinking to whoever holds the billing relationship,” the Ethereum Foundation argued.

    Myriad: Where does Ethereum go next? Click to make your prediction.
    Myriad: Where does Ethereum go next? Click to make your prediction.

    “zkAPI separates payment from identity,” the Foundation continued. “You deposit credits (ETH, USDC, etc.) into a vault contract on Ethereum, one ordinary transaction. From then on, your balance exists as a private note: digital cash that only you can spend and that nobody can trace back to the deposit.”

    It was built with the Open Anonymity Project. Alongside the launch comes OA Chat, a browser-based private chatbot that needs no installation, and the code is open on GitHub.

    The concern over privacy in the AI space isn’t an abstract one. In May 2025, a federal court ordered OpenAI to preserve its output logs, including chats users had deleted, in a copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times and other publishers.

    With this implementation, every time you want to ask an AI something, software on your device builds a zero-knowledge proof—a mathematical receipt that proves a fact without showing the details behind it. This one proves you have enough funds and haven’t already spent them.

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    The server checks the proof and hands back a temporary API key, which is basically a password that lets software talk to an AI service. The key is capped at a dollar amount and lives only in your device’s memory.

    Your requests then go to the AI provider with that key and nothing else. No name, no payment details.

    When the key expires, the provider issues a signed usage receipt and you’re charged for what you actually used, not the cap. The provider sees what you asked, the payment layer sees what you spent, and neither can link the two.

    The project’s documentation describes short-lived keys that work with OpenRouter, a service that gives access to hundreds of AI models through one connection. Any app that speaks the OpenAI format can plug in by pointing at a local address.

    The idea comes from a proposal Davide Crapis and Vitalik Buterin posted on Ethereum Research in February. Crapis leads the foundation’s dAI team, which aims to make Ethereum the preferred settlement and coordination layer for AIs.

    He had already pitched Ethereum as plumbing for software agents. In August 2025, Crapis and Marco De Rossi proposed the ERC-8004 standard, a shared rulebook that lets autonomous AI agents find each other, verify identity and transact. Crapis predicted most Ethereum traffic would come from machines within three to five years.

    Buterin ran the same thread. On February 10, he had laid out an Ethereum-AI roadmap that included zero-knowledge payments for private API use.

    In April, he showed the other path: running an open-source model locally on his own Nvidia 5090 graphics card instead of feeding his life to cloud services. Local models keep your data at home. zkAPI covers the case where your prompts still travel to someone else’s servers.

    The same plumbing could cover other metered services, per the post: blockchain data queries, image and video generation, VPNs, and payments between machines. Providers would have to accept a proof instead of an API key and settle signed usage receipts to integrate directly.

    The repository itself labels the protocol experimental and does not list a formal audit.

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