🛠 Polygon fixes a critical bug through a successful hard fork
Welcome to the Daily for Friday, September 12, 2025 ☕️
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Today is Friday, September 12, 2025, and just like every day from Tuesday to Saturday, we're bringing you a summary of the top news from the past 24 hours you shouldn't miss!
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A quick look at the market…
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24h crypto recap! ⏱
🤖 Bot networks accused of stoking tensions after Charlie Kirk’s assassination
The assassination of Charlie Kirk has triggered a wave of hostile messages on X, calling for revenge, civil war, or targeting the left, often through copy-paste posts. Several researchers have identified accounts suspected of being bots (AI-generated photos, generic bios, low posting history), but no official evidence confirms an orchestrated campaign at this stage.
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🏦 Russia considers a crypto bank to support miners and curb fraud
The Russian government is considering a state-owned crypto bank to regulate transactions, support miners, and strengthen supervision of financial flows. The project is part of a monetary sovereignty strategy, aiming to increase tax revenues and reduce dependence on foreign financial infrastructures.
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🔧 Polygon fixes a critical bug with a successful hard fork
Polygon deployed an emergency hard fork to fix a bug that was causing 10 to 15-minute delays in transaction finality on its PoS network. The Bor and Heimdall components were updated to restore validator synchronization and ensure the reliability of the protocol.
🏛 White House explores expanded blockchain uses for government services
The U.S. administration is planning partnerships with Chainlink to integrate blockchain into public services, potentially including elections or electronic voting.
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📌 Crypto of the Day: NEAR Protocol (NEAR)
🧠 What innovation and added value?
NEAR is a Layer 1 blockchain designed to combine performance, ease of use, and interoperability. Its architecture is based on Nightshade, a sharding system that distributes transactions across multiple shards to maximize scalability while reducing fees. NEAR also offers native compatibility with Ethereum via Aurora, making it possible to run Solidity smart contracts within its ecosystem.
Designed for developers, NEAR focuses on a Web2-friendly UX (readable accounts, smooth onboarding) while positioning itself for future use cases: decentralized applications powered by AI, simplified multichain experience, and autonomous agents. The protocol aims to host a more accessible and intelligent Web3.
💰 The NEAR Token: Utility and Benefits for Holders
The NEAR token is used to pay transaction fees, reward validators through staking, and participate in on-chain governance. It serves as a central lever in the protocol’s mechanics, both as an economic fuel and governance tool. To strengthen its appeal, NEAR recently reduced its annual inflation from 5% to 2.5%, making its model more sustainable in the long run.
📊 Real-time Performance (September 12, 2025)
Current price: $2.74 USD
24h change: +0.28%
Market capitalization: ≈ $3.43 billion USD
CoinMarketCap rank: #36
Circulating supply: 1,249,836,992 NEAR
24h trading volume: ≈ $179.65 million USD
Will XRP withstand Fed pressure?
XRP, long in search of a second wind, now hovers around a critical level as markets scrutinize the latest U.S. inflation figures. Could this tense macroeconomic context unlock Ripple’s token trajectory, or instead prolong its stagnation? A cross-analysis of economic data and technical signals.
An inflation report reshuffles monetary expectations
On September 11, the release of U.S. inflation data for August sent chills through the markets. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% month-over-month, after a 0.2% increase in July. On an annual basis, inflation stood at 2.9%, slightly above market expectations.
Breaking it down, core CPI — excluding food and energy — remained stable at 3.1% year-over-year, highlighting persistent inflationary pressures in key sectors of the economy. These results shifted expectations regarding Federal Reserve policy. While a rate cut seemed almost certain in the short term, the new data tempered investor enthusiasm. According to the FedWatch tool, the probability of a September cut fell from 91% to 88.7%.
In an environment where high interest rates restrict liquidity available for risk assets, cryptocurrencies like XRP are particularly exposed. Each signal of monetary caution can delay a bullish recovery, reinforcing volatility or stagnation in affected tokens.
XRP against technical resistances and market expectations
From a technical standpoint, XRP remains stuck in a neutral zone. The price is stabilizing around $3.00, with major resistance identified at $3.35. A breakout above this level could pave the way for a move toward $3.65, briefly reached before the last consolidation.
Indicators suggest a slight recovery in momentum. The MACD shows a buy signal, while the RSI is around 54, indicating a market neither overbought nor oversold. Another element to watch: rising Open Interest on XRP futures. This indicator, measuring the number of open positions in derivatives markets, reflects renewed investor interest and potentially increasing speculation around an upcoming move.
However, this setup remains fragile. Without a strong catalyst — such as a favorable monetary decision or significant regulatory announcement — XRP could fall back to $2.91, a key technical support zone. This creates a climate of anticipation, where each macroeconomic release can act as a bullish… or bearish trigger.
