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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>
The long-short account ratio for ETH contracts is 2.39.
Bjie.com data: The ETHUSDT 4-hour long-short account ratio is 2.39, with more net long accounts than net short accounts. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it decreased by 0.1363.
ExxonMobil is seeking to replicate Guyana's oil and gas boom off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, according to the Financial Times.
According to a report by the UK Financial Times, ExxonMobil is seeking to replicate Guyana's oil and gas boom offshore Trinidad and Tobago. John Ardill, the company's vice president of global exploration, revealed that ExxonMobil will decide by mid-2027 where to drill its first well in Trinidad and Tobago. Ardill said that development in Trinidad and Tobago is proceeding much faster than in Guyana. ExxonMobil finalized a production-sharing agreement with the Trinidad and Tobago government within seven months, and Ardill said, "That is only half the time it would normally take, even under smooth conditions." The report said that BP, Shell, and the Trinidad and Tobago government are advancing cross-border agreements with Caracas, Venezuela, and Washington, United States, to supply Venezuelan natural gas to the country's liquefied natural gas industry.
Anthropic launches new Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides connectors (beta)
CoinWorld news, Anthropic: launches new Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides connectors (beta), through which Claude can directly create and edit Google files on the Claude platform. Claude now supports Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides.
Waymo, Google's self-driving car unit, launches fully autonomous driving in Detroit.
According to Bijie News, Google's self-driving car unit Waymo: launching fully autonomous driving in Detroit, USA.
CFTC initiates federal rulemaking for crypto exchange framework.
CoinWorld news: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched rulemaking for a federal crypto market framework on October 5. The agency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on crypto asset trading and market regulation, potentially creating a federal registration path for crypto platforms operating under the CFTC's existing authority. The proposal includes Regulation CTX for crypto asset trading and Regulation CAM for market regulation, defining requirements for CFTC-registered exchanges. The framework would allow participating exchanges to choose to operate under a single federal market regulatory regime and would permit retail customers to trade on a margin, leverage, or financing basis. The CFTC noted that state-licensed exchanges are not entitled to offer the same trading arrangements and that it cannot require all regulated crypto assets to be traded on its registered platforms without congressional authorization. The initiative would establish a voluntary federal option within the CFTC's existing powers.
Brazilian government data shows that crude oil exports in September reached 11.69 million tons, up from 8.22 million tons in the same period last year.
Brazilian government data shows that crude oil exports in September reached 11.69 million tons, up from 8.22 million tons in the same period last year.
2026 reality of AI agent payments: over 90% of payments are below one cent.
CoinWorld data: BeInCrypto's latest research, "The State of AI Agent Payments in 2026," shows that in the financial sector in 2026, AI agent payments are seen as the next major disruption, similar to contactless payments. The study found that between July and August 2026, of the 6.4 million payments recorded, more than 90% were for amounts below one cent. The most commonly used paid resource was AI-generated cryptocurrency security assessments, charged at two cents per request. Solana accounted for 99.2% of transactions in the sample, with activity highly concentrated, as transactions within 8 days made up 94.5% of all recorded payments.
Fed's Schmid: More work needed on short-term rates
According to Bijie Network news, Jinlianchu's Schmid stated that although long-term yields have risen, the Federal Reserve still needs to work on short-term interest rates.
OpenAI: Partnering with Ironclad to research AI agents for complex contract workflows
CoinWorld news, OpenAI: Partnering with Ironclad to conduct AI agent research for complex contract workflows.