Russia’s Finance Ministry pays wages in digital rubles for first time 
XRP Ledger Targets Oct. 9 for Upgrade Bundling 8 Transactions 
Kiyosaki Sees Bitcoin as Part of a Broader ‘Financial Prepper’ Bet 
XRP Ledger Nears 12 Million x402 Payments as AI Agents Buy Services 
XRP Asia Launches With Ripple Backing to Accelerate XRPL Adoption 
MetaMask exits Ethereum validators amid undisclosed security incident
MetaMask said it is investigating the threat internally and said it has found no immediate threat to its wallets.
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