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Ripple is the catchall name for the cryptocurrency platform, the transactional protocol for which is actually XRP, in the same fashion as Ethereum is the name for the platform that facilitates trades in Ether. Like other cryptocurrencies, Ripple is built atop the idea of a distributed ledger network which requires various parties to participate in validating transactions, rather than any singular centralized authority. That facilitates transactions all over the world, and transfer fees are far cheaper than the likes of bitcoin. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, XRP transfers are effectively immediate, requiring no typical confirmation time.  Ripple was originally founded by a single company, Ripple Labs, and continues to be backed by it, rather than the larger network of developers that continue bitcoin’s development. It also doesn’t have a fluctuating amount of its currency in existence. Where bitcoin has a continually growing pool with an eventual maximum, and Ethereum theoretically has no limit, Ripple was created with all of its 100 billion XRP tokens right out of the gate. That number is maintained with no mining and most of the tokens are owned and held by Ripple Labs itself — around 60 billion at the latest count.  Even at the recently reduced value of around half a dollar per XRP, that means Ripple Labs is currently sitting on around $20 billion worth of the cryptocurrency (note: Ripple’s price crashed hard recently, and may be worth far less than $60 billion by time you read this). It holds 55 billion XRP in an escrow account, which allows it to sell up to a billion per month if it so chooses in order to fund new projects and acquisitions. Selling such an amount would likely have a drastic effect on the cryptocurrency’s value, and isn’t something Ripple Labs plans to do anytime soon.  In actuality, Ripple Labs is looking to leverage the technology behind XRP to allow for faster banking transactions around the world. While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are built on the idea of separating financial transactions from the financial organizations of traditional currencies, Ripple is almost the opposite in every sense.  XRP by Ripple price can be found on this page alongside the market capitalization and additional stats.

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XRP is trending due to significant regulatory developments, including the Senate Agriculture Committee's advancement of a crypto market structure bill and upcoming White House meetings on digital assets. This is set against a backdrop of broader market declines and concerns over a new Fed Chair nomination, polarizing the community between those accumulating on a perceived "shake out" and others asserting its long-term decline as a manipulated asset.

Ethereum is a global, open-source platform for decentralized applications. In other words, it is a decentralized blockchain platform that enables developers to build and deploy smart contracts and applications without central authority control. Unlike Bitcoin, which primarily functions as digital currency, Ethereum operates as a programmable global computer where developers can create any type of decentralized service.   The platform hosts over $14 billion in DeFi applications with hundreds of thousands of active users across financial protocols, NFT marketplaces, and gaming platforms. Its transition to Proof of Stake in September 2022 reduced energy consumption by over 99%, addressing environmental concerns while strengthening network security.  The network operates through thousands of independent validator nodes that process transactions and execute smart contracts on the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Smart contracts are self-executing programs written in Solidity that automatically carry out agreements when conditions are met, eliminating intermediaries like banks or brokers.   Validators stake ETH as collateral to propose and validate blocks, earning rewards for honest participation while facing penalties for malicious behavior. The EIP-1559 upgrade introduced a dynamic base fee mechanism that burns ETH with each transaction, creating deflationary pressure during high network activity when more ETH is burned than issued to validators.  Vitalik Buterin proposed Ethereum in 2013, but seven co-founders helped build it, including Gavin Wood who created Solidity and the EVM technical specification, and Joseph Lubin who founded ConsenSys. The project launched in July 2015 after raising over $18 million through crowdfunding, quickly becoming the largest blockchain developer community. Major milestones include the 2020 Beacon Chain launch, the 2021 London hard fork implementing fee burning, and the 2022 Merge to Proof of Stake.   Ether (ETH) serves multiple functions: paying transaction fees (gas), staking to secure the network and earn 3-5% annual yields, serving as collateral in DeFi protocols, and purchasing NFTs and digital assets. The asset is increasingly adopted by traditional institutions, with publicly traded companies adding ETH to corporate treasuries to generate staking yields while maintaining blockchain exposure, and in 2024, the SEC approved spot Ethereum ETFs, allowing traditional investors to gain exposure through conventional brokerage accounts.  Ethereum's roadmap focuses on dramatically increasing transaction capacity to over 100,000 per second, reducing confirmation times, and enhancing decentralization while maintaining security against future threats like quantum computing.

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Ethereum is a hot topic amidst conflicting sentiment, as significant ETF inflows and growing staking activity point to institutional interest, while the community actively debates recent price drops, the potential for capital rotation from precious metals, and its evolving role in AI innovation.

United States Antimony Corp. engages in the extraction, processing and sale of antimony, zeolite, silver, and gold products. It operates through the following segments: United States Antimony Operations, Mexican Antimony Operations, Precious Metals Recovery, and United States Zeolite Operations. The company was founded by John C. Lawrence in June 1968 and is headquartered in Thompson Falls, MT.

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United States Antimony Corp

United States Antimony Corp is trending amidst community outrage and buying activity following a widely refuted Reuters report that caused a sector-wide critical minerals sell-off; investors are emphasizing UAMY's unique, contracted position as the sole domestic supplier of military-grade antimony.

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ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) is trending amidst a historic, amplified price collapse due to its 2x leverage on plunging silver prices, sparking intense community debate over potential liquidation risks versus an oversold rebound after a major market unwind.

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The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) is attracting significant attention as major bank earnings trigger profit-taking and debate, while a contentious credit card rate cap proposal adds to uncertainty, leading to strong community division between those fearing a looming banking crisis and those anticipating further upside from robust financials.

Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It enables peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions without intermediaries like banks or governments, operating on a blockchain secured by Proof of Work mining and the SHA-256 cryptographic algorithm.   With a fixed supply cap of 21 million coins and programmatic halvings every four years that reduce miner rewards, Bitcoin is designed as a deflationary digital asset often called "digital gold." Its value stems from solving the double-spending problem without trusted intermediaries, creating the first truly scarce digital asset with censorship resistance and permissionless access that no government, corporation, or individual can control.  Bitcoin operates as a decentralized peer-to-peer network where transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, distributed across thousands of computers globally. Transactions are grouped into blocks added approximately every 10 minutes through mining, where specialized computers compete to solve complex mathematical puzzles.   Bitcoin has achieved mainstream adoption through multiple vectors. The January 2024 SEC approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs opened Bitcoin investment to traditional finance participants, and corporations like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) are using Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset to protect against currency debasement, offering MSTR holders amplified exposure to Bitcoin.   The Bitcoin ecosystem continues to evolve with innovations like Ordinals, which emerged in January 2023 to enable NFT-like functionality directly on Bitcoin, and BRC-20 tokens, an experimental standard for creating fungible tokens using Ordinal inscriptions. BTCFi (Bitcoin Finance) represents emerging financial applications extending beyond Bitcoin's traditional role, with protocols like Babylon allowing Bitcoin holders to stake BTC to secure Proof of Stake chains.

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Bitcoin is trending as a significant downturn in precious metals sparks community discussions about a potential capital rotation into crypto, with many asserting Bitcoin's role as a superior store of value despite recent volatility and ongoing regulatory considerations like the Clarity Act.

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, which focuses on the development of transformative cell and exosome-based therapeutics for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (“DMD”), a rare form of muscular dystrophy which results in muscle degeneration and premature death, and other diseases with unmet medical needs. Its product candidate consists of CAP-1002, Engineered Exosomes, CAP-2003, and Exosome-Based Vaccine. The company was founded on June 17, 1996 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

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Capricor Therapeutics is trending as the FDA's request for the full HOPE-3 clinical study report, without additional trials, clarifies the regulatory path for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment, deramiocel, with BLA resubmission slated for February. The community is actively discussing this development, with many investors accumulating shares on dips, confident in the strong Phase 3 data and the company's broader exosome platform and Priority Review Voucher's potential value.

The Trade Desk, Inc. engages in the provision of a self-service and cloud-based ad-buying platform. It operates through the United States and International geographical segments. The firm offers omnichannel advertising, audience targeting, solutions for identity, application programming interface (API), custom, and programmatic, measurement and optimization. The company was founded by Jeffrey Terry Green and David Pickles in November 2009 and is headquartered in Ventura, CA.

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The Trade Desk is trending as investors react to the abrupt CFO departure and perceived lack of transparent communication from CEO Jeff Green, sparking a community debate between those concerned about management's actions and those who view the fundamentally strong company as an oversold rebound opportunity.

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of optical communications products. Its products include optical devices, such as laser diodes, photodiodes, related modules and circuitry, and equipment for applications in fiber-to-the-home, cable television, point to point communications, and wireless. The company was founded by Chih Hsiang Lin on February 28, 1997 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX.

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Applied Optoelectronics is gaining traction amid the AI data center buildout, with community excitement fueled by its 800G product ramp and potential for a short squeeze, though some caution against its historical volatility and long-term revenue visibility.

Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in developing and commercializing products across a range of therapies. The company has three commercial products: Gvoke, Keveyis, and Recorlev. Gvoke is ready-to-use liquid glucagon for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia. Keveyis is the therapy approved in the United States to treat hyperkalemic, hypokalemic, and related variants of primary periodic paralysis (PPP). Recorlev is a cortisol synthesis inhibitor approved for the treatment of endogenous hypercortisolemia in adult patients with Cushing’s syndrome. Its product also includes Ogluo which is used for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in adults, adolescents, and children aged 2 years and over with diabetes mellitus. The company was founded by Steven Prestrelski in 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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Xeris Biopharma is trending as rival Corcept Therapeutics received a FDA Complete Response Letter for its competing Cushing's syndrome drug, clearing the path for Xeris's Recorlev to significantly grow market share. This news, coupled with strong Q4 revenue pre-announcement and expected profitability, is driving community discussion and optimistic valuation predictions.

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Shares of OKYO Pharma (OKYO) jumped 8% on Monday morning after the company said that it is now planning to advance to a multiple-ascending-dose (MAD) clinical trial for its lead drug candidate Urcosimod.Urcosimod is being developed to treat neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a condition that causes severe pain and sensitivity of the eyes, face, or head, and is thought to result from nerve damage to the cornea combined with inflammation.In July, the company <a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://okyopharma.com/okyo-pharma-announces-registration-pathway-with-100-patient-multi-center-clinical-trial-of-urcosimod-in-neuropathic-corneal-pain/">announced</a> data from a mid-stage trial of Urcosimod in 17 NCP patients. After 12 weeks of treatment, 75% of per-protocol patients receiving 0.05% Urcosimod showed greater than 80% reduction in neuropathic corneal pain in that study, as measured by visual analog scale.Okyo said on Monday that it is now focused on advancing to a multiple-ascending-dose (MAD) clinical trial designed to enroll approximately 100 NCP patients across several U.S. clinical sites. The purpose of the trial is to identify the optimal registration dose for Urcosimod for future late-stage trials and to develop an understanding of the drug’s characteristics.On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/OKYO">OKYO stock</a> stayed within the ‘bullish’ territory over the past 24 hours, while message volume rose from ‘normal’ to ‘high’ levels.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:578/57;" src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2025_09_22_at_1_09_35_PM_png_4bfce5981c.webp" alt="OKYO's Sentiment Meter and Message Volume as of 1:09 p.m. ET on Sept. 22, 2025 | Source: Stocktwits" width="578" height="57"><figcaption>OKYO's Sentiment Meter and Message Volume as of 1:09 p.m. ET on Sept. 22, 2025 | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure>A Stocktwits user opined that they now see a “clear route forward.”<stembedurl>https://stocktwits.com/rp6577/message/629485633</stembedurl>The company said that it expects data from this new trial in 2026, and negotiations are underway with several clinical sites in the U.S. Okyo continues to progress toward a meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss requirements for an approvable drug to treat NCP and to define the primary endpoint required for potential registration, it said.“Our next &nbsp;MAD clinical trial is designed to give us the data needed to define an optimal registration pathway for urcosimod, and we are moving rapidly to initiate this study. With Fast-Track designation in place and a constructive engagement anticipated with FDA, we are well-positioned to bring this novel therapy closer to patients in need,” said CEO Gary S Jacob.OKYO stock is up 85% this year and approximately 112% over the past 12 months.&nbsp;Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/lyft-awarded-with-yet-another-price-target-hike-after-waymo-partnership/chDQu3aR32s">Lyft Awarded With Yet Another Price Target Hike After Waymo Partnership</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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OKYO Pharma Stock Rises After Company Outlines Development Pathway For Neuropathic Corneal Pain Drug

Okyo announced on Monday that it is now focused on advancing to a multiple-ascending-dose clinical trial, designed to enroll approximately 100 patients with neuropathic corneal pain across several U.S. clinical sites.

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Okyo announced on Monday that it is now focused on advancing to a multiple-ascending-dose clinical trial, designed to enroll approximately 100 patients with neuropathic corneal pain across several U.S. clinical sites.


OKYO Pharma Ltd. operates as a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of therapeutics for inflammatory eye diseases and chronic pain. It operates through the US and UK geographical segments. The company was founded on July 4, 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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