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XRP 'either 0 or 25 dollars' extreme forecast fuels debate

Debate is spreading among cryptocurrency investors after an executive at digital asset investment firm K9Strategy said XRP has become his third-largest crypto holding. Clemente said XRP could rise to $25 if retail demand keeps increasing, or fall to $0 if it fails to prove real value long term. He said he would revisit the view in about 12 months and also invests in memecoin SPX6900. Some investors disputed the $25 scenario as overly optimistic.

Industry

Samsung Electronics average pay up 21.5 percent amid expanded AI bonuses

Samsung Electronics' average annual pay per employee hit a record high last year, rising 21.5 percent to 158 million won, its 2025 business report released on March 10 showed. The company said expanded performance bonuses followed a recovery in results as the AI semiconductor market grew. It also disclosed compensation for registered directors and senior recipients, and outlined performance share units and other stock-based compensation tied to results and share-price performance.

Industry

Samsung Electronics posts record R&D spending last year, expands capex

Samsung Electronics invested a record 37.8 trillion won in research and development last year, up 7.8 percent from 35.0 trillion won a year earlier, its 2025 business report showed. The R&D-to-sales ratio was 11.3 percent, similar to the prior year. The company also focused on patents, registering 10,639 in South Korea and 10,347 in the United States. Capital spending rose to 52.7 trillion won, led by the DS division.