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As BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) aggressively accelerated its digital asset and blockchain footprint, as Finbold reported, Ondo (ONDO), the governance token for the Ondo Finance ecosystem and the Ondo DAO , has emerged as a primary beneficiary. Over the past 24 hours through September 24, 2026, Ondo’s price rocketed by 24.19%, trading at approximately $0.517 at the time of writing.  ONDO price chart for 24 hours. Source: Finbold This significant uptick for the ONDO ERC-20 token was catalyzed by a partnership announcement with BlackRock earlier on Thursday. Ondo Finance announced the launch of Ondo Intelligent Portfolios , a suite of tokenized and multi-asset investment portfolios built around model strategies, developed by BlackRock.  The initial rollout debuts three distinct portfolio tokens – including ⁠BLKHIon⁠ for high income, ⁠BLKDIGon⁠ for diversified growth, and ⁠BLKGRWon⁠ for high growth. As such, Ondo Intelligent Portfolios ensures eligible ...

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 25 basis points after Wednesday’s FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting. While many anticipated the cryptocurrency market to face a correction in the event of an interest rate hike, the developing pattern is quite contrary. CoinGecko data shows that Bitcoin (BTC) has rallied by 0.5% in the last 24 hours. Let’s discuss why Bitcoin (BTC) is not going down despite the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. Why Is Bitcoin Not Going Down Despite Interest Rates Going Up? Source: Forbes One possible reason why Bitcoin (BTC) has gained in the last 24 hours instead of facing a correction is that the asset already faced a correction on Wednesday on account of the CLARITY Act not passing through the US Senate. BTC faced a steep dip, falling to the $75,000 price level. It is possible that investors have exhausted the selling pressure. Also Read: Crypto Market Crashes After CLARITY Failure: More Risk Ahead Another reason for Bitcoi...

Z Squared, a public company that got Dogecoin mining rigs from a fund advertising 28% annual returns for investors, is facing SEC enforcement actions, a new seven-figure lawsuit from retirees, and a stock price down 76% over the past year. Reitrees Paula and Stephen Darby, both 77 years old, sued Broad Street Global Management, LLC, BroadStreet, Inc, Steven Baldassarra, and Joseph Baldassarra in Miami federal court on September 4, and the court issued summons yesterday. The Darbys allege that the Baldassarras “are trying to steal over half a billion dollars from their own investors, including the Darbys’ approximate $1,415,373 .” All-time chart of Z Squared. Source: TradingView Anyone can make allegations in a civil lawsuit, which aren’t necessarily indicative of wrongdoing. Readers of a legal complaint shouldn’t interpret initial claims by plaintiffs seeking money as accurate nor probable. The Broad Street Global Fund allegedly transferred investm...

Search interest in XRP price prediction October results is climbing right now, and the forecasts themselves sit anywhere between $0.80 on the low end and $1.60 on the high end, and that gap alone says a lot about how split the market still is. Anyone running an XRP price prediction 2026 search is really asking one thing, whether XRP will go up before the CLARITY Act and the Fed both weigh in this September. At the time of writing, XRP trades near $1.45, and the XRP price target most analysts keep repeating sits around $1.20 to $1.40 heading into XRP October 2026, with the louder calls sitting well outside that. Source: CoinGecko Also Read: XRP Just Reached the Level an Analyst Was Waiting For, Sets Target XRP Price Prediction, October 2026 Forecast And Price Targets Source: TradingView The Catalysts Being Watched Two dates are doing most of the work behind this XRP price prediction for October, and they land just a day apart. The Senate holds a cloture vote on the CLARITY Act at 2:15 p...