Ripple Prime is expanding its relationship with Brevan Howard, providing the investment manager’s funds with institutional prime brokerage, clearing, and financing across traditional and digital assets. The platform includes crypto assets such as $XRP and RLUSD, while Ripple Prime has also expanded into U.S. stock trading through its Delta One business. 💰 The partnership dates back to last year, when Brevan Howard affiliates participated in Ripple’s $500M funding round, valuing the company at $40B. Ripple’s valuation has since risen to $50B following a $750M buyback earlier this year.

The cryptocurrency market on October 6, 2026, is showing stability among major assets after recent volatility, moving into a price consolidation phase. While the flagships are holding key support levels, the focus of short-term investors is shifting toward altcoins demonstrating local strength. 🌐 Major digital assets: • Bitcoin (BTC): The leading cryptocurrency is holding near the $85,000–$86,000 range. Analysts assess market sentiment as neutral with a moderately bullish bias. • Key levels: To resume the uptrend toward $88,000, buyers need to close the daily candle above $87,000. A break below the $82,500 support level could sharply worsen market conditions. • Ethereum (ETH): The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is up 3% over the week and trading around $2,720. • Technical picture: A local trading range has formed between support at $2,704 and resistance at $2,716. A break above the upper boundary would open the way to $2,730, while losing the $2,704 level would shift bears’ targets toward $2,684. 📊 Market trends and altcoin dynamics: • Altseason in low gear: As Bitcoin’s price stabilizes, smaller altcoins are taking the initiative and outperforming BTC. Traders are actively rotating liquidity in search of higher returns, which could trigger local rallies in individual ecosystems (with Solana and XRP retaining particularly strong interest). • Seasonal factor: Historical data points to a moderately positive seasonal probability for Bitcoin in early October (with an average intraday gain of around +0.21%). ⚠️ Risk factors: Investors should exercise caution: although Bitcoin is showing resilience, overall macroeconomic uncertainty and profit-taking in traditional markets (such as the S&P 500) could put pressure on high-risk digital assets in the coming weeks ahead of important November events.