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Warsh\'s second U.S. FOMC as oil back above $100 revives rate-hike expectations

Markets are factoring in the possibility that Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh could raise the policy rate at this week’s meeting. Oil prices have climbed above $100 a barrel as fighting between Iran and the United States resumes, reviving concerns about energy-driven inflation. Rate-hike odds priced in by futures markets have risen sharply, while bond selling has pushed long-term yields higher in the United States and Europe. Strong U.S. jobs data and inflation still above the Fed’s target are also weighing on expectations.

Crypto

Ripple escrow holdings put at about 32.45 billion XRP, community says it can be verified on public ledger

The XRP community has reaffirmed that Ripple’s publicly visible XRP escrow holdings total about 32.445 billion XRP, after confusion persisted in the market amid mixed figures from older sources. A user on X shared a snapshot based on the current ledger. The XRP Ledger Foundation’s community director said the same figure can be checked on XRPScan. Data shared also listed active accounts, burned XRP, escrow holdings, and circulating supply.

AI & Enterprise

AI-driven security automation to find and fix flaws is already reality, Microsoft executive says

Tae-soo Kim (김태수), vice president for agentic security at Microsoft headquarters, said AI-driven security automation to find and fix bugs is already usable now and that combining multiple AI models can improve results. Speaking at Codegate 2026 in Seoul, he said distinguishing what AI should handle versus what humans should judge is key. He described a multi-agent approach used in DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge and Microsoft’s MDASH project.