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Bitcoin remains strong near $74K; Tom Emmer's win boosts crypto leadership amid market shifts.
David Schwartz Hasn’t Bought XRP in Years: And His Latest Comments Sparked a Firestorm
CryptoPotato - David Schwartz's reluctance to buy more XRP has triggered fresh debate over Ripple's business model, adoption claims and expectations surrounding the token.
PNC lets businesses accept USDC without keeping the crypto
CryptoSlate - Eligible corporate clients can receive dollar deposits through automatic USDC conversion, while broader bank funding effects remain unmeasured. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Polymarket Cuts Staff and Contractors in Reorganization
TheDefiant - Marketing was a focus of the cuts, Front Office Sports reported, as Polymarket trails Kalshi despite rising reported revenue.
Nomura Explores Laser Digital Sale, Bloomberg Reports
TheDefiant - Marex is among the potential buyers, according to Bloomberg. The talks concern a business spanning crypto trading, asset management and onchain credit partnerships.
DeepMind’s AI humanoids are already doing factory work at Mercedes
CryptoSlate - Apollo 2 handled automotive kitting on active production lines, but trial size and human-intervention rates remain undisclosed. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Scroll patches withdrawal-forging bug with no independent sign-off
Cryptopolitan - Scroll has fixed a serious bug that could have let an attacker take money from its bridge. Scroll says no one used the bug. The incident also marks the first emergency fix the company has shipped since it removed its independent Security Council. What was the bug found in a Scroll contract? Scroll has released...
Thousands of Bitcoin nodes gave anonymous strangers a pass around security limits
CryptoSlate - The November 10 disclosure traces misplaced peer privileges to bundled Tor-and-whitelist settings, with fixes available since October 2025. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Tom Emmer Wins House Minority Whip, Keeping Crypto Ally in Leadership
Bitcoin.com - Tom Emmer’s election as House minority whip kept a digital asset advocate in Republican leadership after Democrats won control of Congress. His role preserves influence over Republican votes as crypto legislation faces disputes over regulation and presidential financial interests. Republican Leadership Keeps a Crypto Advocate Current House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) was elected Republican […]
This Is Why Some Bitcoin Core Nodes Can Stop Building Blocks
CryptoPotato - A bug could leave a miner's node with transactions spending unavailable outputs, causing its block template to fail the validity check.
AI chip startup Fractile hits $7 billion valuation in funding round
Cryptopolitan - British AI chip startup Fractile has raised $720 million in its latest funding round, bringing its value to $7 billion. The UK government also supported the deal, a person involved told Reuters. Fractile, which is based in London and Bristol, is now one of Britain’s most valuable tech startups. Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Lightspeed and...
Coinbase and Kalshi Back the CFTC as a Judge Signals It Overstepped on Stock Perps
CoinPaprika - Coinbase, Kalshi and Kraken parent Payward filed a motion on 10 November 2026 to support the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in court. The firms back the regulator against a Cboe- and Citadel-backed lawsuit challenging its approval of single-stock perpetual futures.
A High-Severity Bug Could Have Stalled Bitcoin Mining—Bitcoin Core Has a Fix
Decrypt - Three bugs—spanning denial-of-service and privacy issues rather than coin theft—have all been patched, with the most serious capable of halting a miner’s ability to build new blocks.
Jensen Huang returns to Nvidia office amid alleged Chinese spy scandal
Cryptopolitan - Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang showed up at the company’s California headquarters on Monday, barely a day after admitting to an affair that has now landed him in the middle of an alleged Chinese espionage scandal. Instead of avoiding his executives, Jensen opened their usual morning meeting with an apology, according to CNBC. He...
Bitcoin hovers near $74K as stocks rise despite US bond yield rebound
CoinTelegraph - Bitcoin traded in a narrow range as investors bought the dip in tech stocks and US bond yields climbed on high CPI inflation data.
Variational Ends Omni Beta, Removes Invite-Code Gate
TheDefiant - The trading API remains unavailable under Variational’s published documentation, while its VAR token is still scheduled for Q4 2026.
Stacks Tests Post-Quantum Signatures With sBTC Transfer
TheDefiant - A mainnet vault withdrawal used a Lamport one-time signature. The test does not upgrade ordinary sBTC wallets or the Bitcoin backing the token.
White House Seeks Remote AI Chip Curbs: Report
TheDefiant - The reported request targets overseas computing rentals used by Chinese AI labs, a gap Nvidia has lobbied against closing.
FSA panel member warns heavy redemptions could force a JGB fire-sale
Cryptopolitan - A Financial Services Agency (FSA) study group member warned that a rush of stablecoin redemptions could force issuers to sell large amounts of Japanese government bonds. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan (BOJ), which owns close to half of Japan’s bonds, is roughly $7 trillion in debt and is trimming its purchases. What risks is the...
Runway Releases Praxis-1 Robot Model With Open Weights
TheDefiant - Apache 2.0 weights and code move the robot controller beyond partner testing, but new hardware still requires substantial adaptation.
Maple Co-Founder Flanagan Exits Over Strategy Split
TheDefiant - Joe Flanagan said he will support a handover through year-end. Maple described an agreed transition and said its direction remains unchanged.
Pyth Adds Real-Time NYSE Data to Its Data Marketplace
TheDefiant - The Level 1 feed covers five NYSE Group exchanges. Clients must license the data directly with NYSE before receiving it through Pyth.
BitMine Will Soon Stop Buying ETH. Here’s Where Its New Coins Come From
BeInCrypto - BitMine posted a $6.3 billion net loss for the year to August 31, according to its annual report. Unrealized drops in the value of its Ethereum (ETH) holdings drove nearly all of it. Yet staking brought in about 97% of BitMine’s revenue over the same period. That income now has to carry more weight, as The post BitMine Will Soon Stop Buying ETH. Here’s Where Its New Coins Come From appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Why Pronostyx Is Building Prediction Markets for Questions the Big Platforms Ignore
CryptoSlate - Illustrative Spanish-language markets on Pronostyx, each with its named resolution source. Image: Pronostyx. Prediction markets have had a breakout few years. What began as a niche corner of crypto has become a mainstream way to put a number on uncertain events, from elections and central bank decisions to championship finals. Newsrooms now quote market odds… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Russia Opens Bitcoin Trading, but Its Biggest Exchange Is Under US Sanctions
BeInCrypto - Russia opens Bitcoin trading Nov. 22, but its biggest exchange is under US sanctions. See what that means for Russian buyers. The post Russia Opens Bitcoin Trading, but Its Biggest Exchange Is Under US Sanctions appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Keplr User Reports 1,200 ATOM Move Amid Recovery Effort
TheDefiant - Onchain records confirm the staked assets moved to an address outside the Nov. 8 recovery list. That does not establish who controls it.
Little-Known CoreWeave CEO Line Helps Fuel 15% CRWV Stock Rally
BeInCrypto - CoreWeave stock jumped 15.6% premarket after its CEO ruled out unsecured debt at current yields, citing $9B in prepayments. The post Little-Known CoreWeave CEO Line Helps Fuel 15% CRWV Stock Rally appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Bitcoin holds $73,000 as odds of a December 50 bps rate hike jump
CryptoSlate - The odds of a 50-basis-point Federal Reserve hike in December rose from 0% to 13.6% on Nov. 10 after October CPI beat forecasts, as Bitcoin fell to an intraday low below $73,000. Meanwhile, the odds of a 25-basis-point hike climbed from 84% to 86.4%, according to a Nov. 10 CME FedWatch snapshot reported by Barron's.… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Finland approves Tesla assisted driving tech after changes made before EU key vote
Cryptopolitan - Finland has allowed Tesla’s driver-assistance software to be used on public roads, with the approval taking effect immediately. Transport regulator Traficom said on Wednesday that Tesla owners can now use the system. However, an EU-wide vote in a few weeks could overturn this approval and others granted by individual countries. What Traficom recognized Finland’s transport...
Bitcoin Covenants Part 5: MATT and OP_CHECKCONTRACTVERIFY — How Bitcoin could carry state across transactions
CoinTelegraph - OP_CCV embeds contract state directly into Taproot output keys and enforces valid state transitions onchain. This makes it possible to achieve stateful contracts and compact fraud proofs.
Why Anthropic Cares More About Cash Than Its $1.5 Trillion Price Tag
BeInCrypto - Anthropic’s bankers are reportedly weighing a share price above the $70 to $78 range set on Tuesday. That could lift the Claude developer’s valuation to $1.5 trillion or more. The shift would come less than a day after a corrected filing cut the top from $80. A higher price would also push total funds raised The post Why Anthropic Cares More About Cash Than Its $1.5 Trillion Price Tag appeared first on BeInCrypto.
CoreWeave stock jumps 15% premarket after Q3 revenue beats estimates
CoinTelegraph - CoreWeave’s third-quarter revenue rose 168% to $3.66 billion, beating analyst estimates by 3.4%. Its revenue backlog reached $132.5 billion.
This Is Why XRP May Need 3 More Years to Reach Its Next Peak: Analyst
CryptoPotato - Institutional ETF demand is one factor that could make XRP's current market cycle different from previous downturns.
Morning Minute: What Anthropic’s $1.4 Trillion IPO Means for Crypto
Decrypt - Hint: if it plays out similarly to the SpaceX IPO, it means the Bitcoin bottom is very close.
Staking now makes up almost all of Bitmine's revenue, annual report shows
Cryptopolitan - Bitmine's 10-K shows staking and validation brought in $121.4 million, or 97% of its $124.8 million revenue, in the year to August 31.
Nvidia Sheds $430B in Two Days as Jensen Huang Faces Calls to Resign
Decrypt - Nvidia's independent directors have hired Wachtell Lipton to investigate its CEO's ties to an alleged Chinese spy, as pressure mounts.
Arca Opens to Everyone, Paying People for the AI Sessions They'd Otherwise Throw Away
BeInCrypto - After invite-only early access, the desktop app from the team behind Brevis is now open to anyone on Mac and Windows. Arca, a new desktop app from the team behind Brevis, opened to the public today. Arca pays people for the AI sessions they’d otherwise throw away. It finds the session history their AI tools The post Arca Opens to Everyone, Paying People for the AI Sessions They'd Otherwise Throw Away appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Trump Media’s $409M Profit Dwarfs Its $3M Revenue
Bitcoin.com - Trump Media and Technology Group reported a $409.7 million third-quarter profit, reversing a $54.8 million loss a year earlier, largely driven by non-cash gains on digital assets and equity securities. Non-Cash Digital Asset Gains Drive $409.7 Million Profit Trump Media and Technology Group reported net income of $409.7 million for the third quarter ended […]
Kalshi offers $1 million to study its own midterm markets as scrutiny mounts
Cryptopolitan - Kalshi has pledged to supply $1 million and data about the prediction markets it hosted during US midterm elections for up to 50 research projects looking to produce studies based on the dataset. The offer from the leading prediction market platform comes after CEO Tarek Mansour took a victory lap about the accuracy of the...
iOS 27.2.1 Leaves Sandbox Flaw Open, Researcher Says
TheDefiant - The worse_query escape could expose wallet data stored in plaintext, SlowMist warned. Trust Wallet and Zerion said their iOS users are not affected.
Bitcoin short-term holders send 47K BTC to exchanges at a loss
CoinTelegraph - Bitcoin fell to an 11-week low of $72,670 after slipping below short-term holders’ average cost basis of about $75,700, according to CryptoQuant.
Anthropic’s $1.4 Trillion IPO Target May Rise: Report
TheDefiant - The Nov. 10 share-price range implied a valuation of about $1.4 trillion. Bloomberg subsequently reported, citing the Financial Times, that bankers were weighing $1.5 trillion or more.
96% of older Bitcoin being sent to exchanges is now underwater
CryptoSlate - November 10 below-cost deposits fell 29.22% from the prior day but still accounted for about 96% of the cohort's exchange inflows. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Prisoner Jailed for 8 Years Over $2.7M Crypto Theft Plot Run From His Cell
Decrypt - Robert Barr planned to have accomplices force a crypto investor to install remote-access software so he could drain the wallet from prison.
Bitmine posts $6.3B net loss for fiscal 2026 as Ether prices slide
CoinTelegraph - Bitmine booked $6.2 billion in unrealized losses on digital assets. It held 6.07 million ETH on Sunday, or 4.97% of Ether’s supply.
Trump Still Wants to Buy Bitcoin but a Legal Wall Stands in the Way: Witt
Bitcoin.com - Former White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt says President Donald Trump is still interested in buying bitcoin for the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, but open-market purchases face a serious legal problem. “The President’s Interested in It” Witt, who stepped down as executive director of the White House crypto council in October for the private sector, […]
Fourteen public firms offloaded eight billion dollars in Bitcoin
TheCurrencyAnalytics - MARA and Riot Platforms led corporate Bitcoin sales in 2026, while short-term holder exchange inflows slowed despite prices falling below $74,000. Read the original on MARA and Riot led $8.08B in corporate Bitcoin sales. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
ECB warns legislative delays could postpone digital euro launch
CoinTelegraph - ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone warned EU lawmakers that delays in finalizing digital euro legislation could push back its potential 2029 rollout.
Stock ETF buyers pounce on dip as Bitcoin funds bleed $1.6 billion
CoinTelegraph - US spot Bitcoin ETFs have lost $1.6 billion in November, while stock funds attracted billions of dollars from investors buying the dip.
Evernorth Slides 24% After 73.7 Million-Share Filing
TheDefiant - The XRP treasury company's prospectus covers potential resales by existing investors, but it does not lift key holders' six-month lock-ups.
SEC enforcement actions fall 24%, crypto cases in spotlight
CoinTelegraph - The SEC filed 348 actions in fiscal 2026, down from 456 a year earlier. Cases included alleged Bitcoin mining fraud and an FTX audit settlement.
Ripple CTO Emeritus Schwartz Trims XRP Holdings To 3 Million
TheCurrencyAnalytics - David Schwartz disclosed that he reduced his XRP position from 26 million to 3 million tokens, citing a personal risk-aversion rule and a pact with his wife. Read the original on Schwartz Cuts XRP Holdings To 3 Million, Keeps Ripple Stock. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Pavel Durov Calls GRAM ‘Ridiculously Undervalued’ After 8% Surge
CryptoPotato - Despite Durov's confidence, GRAM remains approximately 86% below its $8.25 all-time high, leaving considerable ground to cover.
XRP Ledger Foundation plans quantum-resistant account research for 2027
TheCurrencyAnalytics - The XRP Ledger Foundation's protocol roadmap outlines research into quantum-resistant accounts and ML-DSA-44 signatures, with work scheduled across 2027 and 2028. Read the original on XRP Ledger Foundation Targets 2027 for Quantum-Resistant Account Research. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Rothschild Investment reveals new Bitwise XRP ETF position in latest filing
TheCurrencyAnalytics - Rothschild Investment LLC reported holding 6,300 shares of the Bitwise XRP ETF in its latest SEC filing, a new position valued at $104,769 as of Sept. 30. Read the original on Rothschild Investment discloses $104,769 Bitwise XRP ETF stake. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Justice Department Sues Lyft, Seeking $53,000,000 Over Alleged Refusal To Serve Riders With Disabilities
DailyHODL - The federal government has sued Lyft, accusing the ride-hailing company and its drivers of routinely refusing service to passengers with disabilities. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges Lyft violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Justice Department says. The civil lawsuit accuses Lyft […] The post Justice Department Sues Lyft, Seeking $53,000,000 Over Alleged Refusal To Serve Riders With Disabilities appeared first on The Daily Hodl.
MARA Sold $1.1 Billion in Bitcoin and Plans to Sell More
CoinPaprika - MARA Holdings sold 13,597 bitcoin for about $1.1 billion over six weeks, using $750 million to repay all its bitcoin-backed loans. The miner released 17,477 pledged coins and said it plans to keep selling bitcoin to fund AI infrastructure.
Ripple's David Schwartz Reveals Massive XRP Sale
U.Today - Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz has revealed that he has slashed his XRP holdings by a staggering 23 million tokens, while also selling nearly all his Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings, citing his extremely low risk tolerance. Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz has revealed that he has slashed his XRP holdings by a staggering 23 million tokens, while also selling nearly all his Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings, citing his extremely low risk tolerance.
China's NDRC to Coordinate Silk Road Shipping, Ports and Trade and Facilitate Customs Clearance and Settlement
Binance News - According to Jin10, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) held a press conference on November 11 to discuss the Belt and Road Initiative. Liang Linchong, director-general of the NDRC's Department of Regional Opening-Up, said that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the commission would advance the development of four systems and guide China-Europe freight trains toward higher quality, better efficiency and greater safety. The work includes improving transport organization and services through coordination along the routes and more convenient customs clearance; developing diverse and resilient routes by coordinating rail, road, sea and air transport ...
David Perdue: US-China Engagement to Continue Despite 'Bumpy' Ties
Binance News - US Ambassador to China David Perdue said Washington aims to diversify supply chains rather than fully decouple from Beijing, while describing relations as “bumpy” and marked by many areas of disagreement. Engagement will continue, according to Bloomberg.
Goldman Sachs Expects Third Fed Rate Hike in March 2027, Delays Rate-Cut Forecast by a Quarter
Binance News - Goldman Sachs said the October U.S. CPI report came in well above expectations. According to Sina Finance, David Mericle, the firm’s chief U.S. economist, said Goldman still expects a second 25-basis-point rate hike in December and has added a third 25-basis-point hike in March 2027 to its forecast. Mericle said the third hike could come in early January, but March is more likely because Goldman expects milder inflation reports in November and December, followed by persistent cost pressures early in the year that would push January inflation higher and drive a sharp increase in prices. Goldman Sachs still expects prices to trend significantly lower by the end of ...
AI TRENDS | Morgan Stanley Expects AI-Related Leveraged Financing to Stay Weak as Deal Bar Rises
Binance News - Morgan Stanley said AI-related leveraged debt issuance is likely to remain subdued, with a higher bar for new deals as rising borrowing costs and potential construction delays weigh on market activity. According to Sina Finance, the bank’s latest report put October issuance at $5 billion, all from a single borrower, Volta Infrastructure Holdings Ltd., which raised the funds through a term loan priced at a yield above 11%. Morgan Stanley expects issuance to remain limited through year-end. The bank’s strategists wrote that after the U.S. midterm elections, companies relying on high-yield bonds and leveraged loans may face more obstacles in securing power ...
Tom Emmer Elected House Republican Minority Whip
Binance News - Pro-crypto U.S. Representative Tom Emmer has been elected House Republican minority whip, securing the party’s second-highest leadership position as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress in January. According to Cointelegraph, Emmer defeated Texas Representative August Pfluger in a 103-76 secret ballot vote, as reported by Politico. Emmer previously served as House Republican majority whip and will remain the party’s No. 2 leader under incoming Minority Leader Jim Jordan. In the minority whip role, he will be responsible for rallying Republican votes, coordinating legislative strategy and helping maintain party unity on key bills. Emmer has also been a prominent Republican voice on digital assets. In March 2025, he and Representative Ritchie ...
Crypto ally Tom Emmer elected House GOP minority whip
CoinTelegraph - The Minnesota lawmaker, who helped establish the Congressional Crypto Caucus, will stay on as Republican whip after Democrats won the midterms.
Nikkei 225 Rises for Third Day as AI Optimism Returns
Binance News - According to ChainCatcher citing Reuters, the Nikkei 225 rose for a third consecutive trading day as data and corporate earnings revived optimism in the AI sector. A Reuters survey found Japan’s manufacturing confidence index reached a more than five-year high in November. Despite declines in U.S. stocks, AI cloud company CoreWeave expects to become profitable in the first half of 2028. Nomura Securities strategist Wataru Akiyama said investors are watching Nvidia’s earnings next week, and strong results could lift shares of Japan’s AI-related companies.
Brian Hong Joins Fomo to Lead Asia-Pacific
Binance News - According to ChainCatcher, Brian Hong announced that he has joined social trading app Fomo to lead its Asia-Pacific efforts. Hong was previously identified as head of Asia-Pacific growth at consumer blockchain project Abstract.
Alibaba Opens Qwen4-Max Preview, Focusing on Complex Programming
Binance News - According to ChainCatcher, Alibaba has opened its next-generation Qwen4 model for public testing, starting with a preview of flagship model Qwen4-Max. The model is available through Alibaba Token Plan, Qwen Office, Qoder, Qwen App, and QwenStudio. Qwen4 prioritizes complex programming, front-end design, and agent capabilities. Alibaba also highlighted professional office tasks and software operation, saying the model is designed to use tools autonomously and complete multistep tasks. ...
India Short-Term Rates May Climb, Pressuring Spending and Investment
Binance News - Many consumer firms in India are absorbing higher costs instead of passing them on to customers, reflecting weak household purchasing power, Bloomberg reported. Short-term rates may rise, weighing on spending and investment.
Trump Media posts $410M profit on Bitcoin gains
TheCurrencyAnalytics - Trump Media & Technology Group posted a $409.7 million third-quarter profit, driven primarily by a 42% rise in Bitcoin prices rather than operating revenue, which totaled just $2.97 million. Read the original on Trump Media $410M Profit Driven by Bitcoin. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Alphabet Plans First Hong Kong Dollar and Singapore Dollar Bond Sale
Binance News - Alphabet is planning its first bond sale denominated in Hong Kong dollars and Singapore dollars, according to a term sheet. According to Sina Finance, the company has appointed HSBC and JPMorgan as joint global coordinators for a potential dual-currency offering of fixed-rate senior unsecured notes. If issued, the bonds are expected to be rated Aa2 by Moody’s and AA+ by S&P, in line with Alphabet’s issuer ratings. The Hong Kong dollar tranche may include two-, five- and 10-year senior unsecured fixed-rate notes, subject to market conditions. The issuance would mark Alphabet’s first bonds denominated in Hong Kong dollars and Singapore dollars. ...
Metis Hybrid Rollup Goes Live on Devnet as Post-Quantum Proof Work Advances
Binance News - Metis said its Hybrid Rollup has launched on Devnet, combining validity proofs with its existing optimistic Rollup architecture to shorten withdrawal waits through on-chain verification of execution results. According to Foresight News, Metis first presented the design at ETHDenver in March 2023, with an original goal of reducing the withdrawal period from seven days to hours. The upgrade includes combining optimistic challenges with validity proofs based on Ziren, an open-source zkVM developed by ZKM, and adding support for ML-DSA post-quantum signatures to the decentralized sequencer (DSeq). The Devnet codebase supports both elliptic-curve cryptography (ECC) and post-quantum ...
STOCKS | Indonesia Exchange to Add 300 Stocks to Concentration List
Binance News - Indonesia’s bourse will add 300 stocks to its high shareholder concentration list, making a third of index members ineligible for benchmark calculations as it seeks to boost market transparency, according to Bloomberg.
Nidus Raises $30 Million in Round Led by Kleiner Perkins and Costanoa
Binance News - According to ChainCatcher, U.S. robotics company Nidus has raised $30 million in a round led by Kleiner Perkins and Costanoa. Ludlow Ventures, SF1, Absolute Partners, Tau and angel investors also participated, including Hadrian founder Chris Power, Dulo co-founder Adrian Aoun and Archer Chief Business Officer Nikhil Goel. Nidus develops and deploys foundation models that enable traditional industrial robots to perform precision assembly. Its sovereign AI training approach allows customers to retain their own knowledge. The company currently delivers custom models for wire harness processing automation through a proprietary platform ...
Mercor Raises $750 Million in Series D at $20 Billion Valuation
Binance News - According to ChainCatcher citing an official announcement, AI data and expert-network company Mercor raised $750 million in a Series D round at a $20 billion valuation, double its valuation of $10 billion in October 2025. Investors included Benchmark, Felicis, Fundomo, an Apollo-affiliated fund, G Squared, General Catalyst, GladeBrook Capital, Nvidia, Salesforce, Sapphire Ventures, StepStone VC, XTX Ventures, and Zoom. Founded in 2023 and based in San Francisco, Mercor began as an AI recruiting platform and later shifted to supplying human experts to frontier AI labs, including OpenAI, for model post-training, evaluation, and reinforcement ...
Alphabet Names HSBC, JPMorgan Joint Global Coordinators for Potential HKD and SGD Bond Issuance
Binance News - According to Jin10, a term sheet shows that Alphabet has mandated HSBC Holdings and JPMorgan to serve as joint global coordinators for potential inaugural bond issuances denominated in Hong Kong dollars and Singapore dollars.
AI | Cohere’s Aidan Gomez on Growth After $25 Billion Valuation
Binance News - Cohere’s latest funding round valued the company at $25 billion, and co-founder and CEO Aidan Gomez discussed its growth strategy, according to Bloomberg. He shared his outlook amid surging interest in AI investments and growing investor scrutiny of sector spending during an interview with Haidi Stroud-Watts on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade.
Ternium Says Weak Enforcement Limits Gains in Mexico Steel Sales
Binance News - Ternium’s Mexican steel sales are rising as import tariffs steer customers toward locally produced metal, but weak enforcement is limiting further gains, Chief Executive Officer Máximo Vedoya said, according to Bloomberg.
India’s Wealthy Investors Shift to Real Estate as Stock Returns Weaken
Binance News - Wealthy investors in India are seeking higher-yielding assets for their portfolios, including real estate and logistics, after two years of lackluster stock-market returns, Bloomberg reported.
Across Systems Fully Restored as Company Plans to Compensate Affected Users
Binance News - Across's systems have fully recovered after its website was shut down earlier today. According to Odaily, Across said its domain registrar was targeted in a social engineering attack, causing its official domain to become a phishing site, and it plans to fully compensate all affected users.
Ethereum Foundation-Linked Wallet Sells 1,000 ETH Worth About $2.03 Million
Binance News - A wallet linked to the Ethereum Foundation, identified as 0x5CBC, sold 1,000 ETH for about $2.03 million again. According to Odaily, Lookonchain monitored the transaction, which took place nine hours ago.
MiniMax Open-Sources H3-Image Model, Generating 16.8-Megapixel Images in Six Steps
Binance News - According to ChainCatcher, MiniMax has released H3-Image and open-sourced its model weights. The model generates 4096-by-4096 images, about 16.8 million pixels, without upscaling, using six sampling steps. MiniMax says generation takes under 10 seconds and can be up to five times faster than mainstream products. H3-Image combines text-to-image generation and image editing in one model and supports up to 16 reference images. The model uses the H3 video architecture, with its audio component removed and an image decoder designed for image generation. Its core generation network has 33.1 billion parameters; the original weights and reused text encoder total ...
PRECIOUS METALS | Spot Gold Touches $4,050 per Ounce, Up 0.42% Intraday
Binance News - According to Jin10, spot gold touched $4,050 per ounce, up 0.42% on the day.
TRON Inc. Buys 155,800 TRX Today, Holdings Valued at About $224 Million
Binance News - TRON Inc. bought 155,800 TRX today, according to Onchain Lens. According to Odaily, the company continues to accumulate TRX daily and bought 1.09 million TRX over the past seven days and 4.56 million over the past 30 days. It currently holds 723.05 million TRX.
Hedge Funds Have Cut FX and Rate Exposure Since November, Traders Say
Binance News - Many hedge funds had already reduced their foreign-exchange and interest-rate exposure this month, limiting their exposure to currency and rate swings after U.S. inflation data were released. According to Sina Finance, traders said currency trading within ranges and interest-rate volatility had earlier prompted many funds to reduce positions; funds are seeking high-conviction trades, but such opportunities are scarce. On Tuesday, the Bloomberg Dollar Index rose 0.5%, while the two-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed about 18 basis points. Some of the information came from foreign-exchange traders familiar with the trading, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Plume's Kimber Digital Securities Gains FINRA Membership and Completes SEC Registration
Binance News - Kimber Digital Securities, a broker-dealer owned by Plume, has gained membership in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and completed its broker-dealer registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to Foresight News, Plume said the firm plans to support investors holding tokenized securities in self-custody wallets with full shareholder rights, including eligible stocks, ETFs, and bonds, while maintaining securities interests corresponding to records at the Depository Trust Company (DTC). Services will follow regulatory requirements, including best execution, independent oversight of operational and cybersecurity risks, and ongoing disclosure.
Indian Carriers Scale Back Diwali Flights for First Time Since Covid
Binance News - India’s airlines operated fewer routes during the peak Diwali travel season for the first time since Covid, according to Bloomberg. Rising costs and operational disruptions are beginning to cool momentum in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets.
AI TRENDS | Vision Makers Raises $4 Million Across Multiple Funding Rounds
Binance News - Vision Makers has raised a total of $4 million across multiple funding rounds, with participation from MH Ventures, Castrum Istanbul and Titans Ventures, among others. According to Odaily, the project operates an AI-powered crypto research and trading platform.
New York Judge Rejects Novig's Bid to Block State Gambling Laws
Binance News - A federal judge in New York rejected sports prediction market Novig's request for a preliminary injunction, ruling that its event contracts are not “swaps” under the Commodity Exchange Act and that New York gambling and sports betting laws may apply to its activities. According to Odaily, gambling attorney Daniel Wallach said state regulators may soon move from defending their enforcement authority in federal court to exercising it in state court, which he described as a possible next chapter in litigation over sports prediction markets.
Glassnode: 35.4% of Bitcoin Supply Has Exposed Public Keys, Potential Quantum Computing Targets
Binance News - According to ChainCatcher citing Glassnode data, public keys linked to about 35.4% of Bitcoin’s supply, or 7.12 million BTC, are visible on-chain and could be targeted by future quantum computers. Address reuse accounts for 25.8% of the exposed supply, while exchange-related holdings account for 11.6%. The exposed share has risen steadily from 24.8% in early 2021. Glassnode says transferring the tokens to new addresses would eliminate this exposure.
STOCKS | Morgan Stanley: T-Head Spin-Off Listing Could Unlock Alibaba's Valuation Potential
Binance News - Morgan Stanley said a potential spin-off listing of T-Head could unlock Alibaba's valuation potential. According to Sina Finance, the bank said Alibaba's in-house chips could strengthen supply resilience and support higher margins and return on invested capital. Analysts including Gary Yu named Alibaba their top pick, citing its full-stack capabilities across chips, cloud computing, models and applications. T-Head aims to contribute 40% to 50% of computing power toward Alibaba's goal of 20 GW in global data center capacity by 2032, and is expected to remain an Alibaba subsidiary after listing.
CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator Sees No Reason for Nvidia Partnership to Change
Binance News - CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator said he sees no reason for the company’s partnership with Nvidia to change, according to Bloomberg. Nvidia is a key backer and supplier to CoreWeave and is now engulfed in controversy.
South Korea’s November 1–10 Exports More Than Doubled to $33.5 Billion, Chips Made Up Half
Binance News - South Korea’s exports in the first 10 days of November more than doubled year over year to $33.5 billion, with chip exports accounting for nearly half of the total. According to Sina Finance, citing data released Wednesday by the Korea Customs Service, the export value was the highest ever recorded for the first 10 days of November. Imports rose 45% year over year to $24.7 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $8.8 billion. Chip exports surged 331.2% to $16.6 billion, making up 49.7% of total exports, up 25.3 percentage points from a year earlier. Petroleum product exports more than doubled to $2 billion, while automobile exports fell 4.3% to $1.4 billion. ...
PRECIOUS METALS | iShares Silver Trust Holdings Unchanged at 15,695.75 Tons
Binance News - According to Jin10, holdings in the world's largest silver ETF, the iShares Silver Trust, were unchanged from the previous trading day at 15,695.75 tons.
Poland’s Orlen Terminates One of Two Long-Term LNG Contracts With QatarEnergy
Binance News - According to ChainCatcher, Polish energy company Orlen SA has terminated one of its two long-term liquefied natural gas contracts with QatarEnergy after ongoing conflict prevented the supplier from fulfilling deliveries. Orlen said it ended the contract, which was due to run through 2034, because of continuing force majeure, while retaining the other contract. It is the first customer of QatarEnergy to terminate a contract.
CD&R’s Cornerstone Building Brands to Proceed With Monarch Alternative Capital Deal
Binance News - Cornerstone Building Brands Inc. is set to proceed with a deal reached with Monarch Alternative Capital to raise additional liquidity after months of negotiations with existing lenders, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Ripple Ex-CTO Tells Angry XRP Holders There Is No Secret Plan
Binance News - Ripple CTO emeritus David Schwartz told frustrated XRP holders that Ripple has no secret plan for the token and said its price is driven mainly by the broader crypto market. The comments followed X users’ demands for an explanation, according to BeInCrypto, with Schwartz saying Ripple discusses its plans openly and XRP Ledger-specific developments have only a secondary effect on the token’s price; he described that view as personal rather than proven in a 2023 post. Schwartz agreed a higher XRP price would make liquidity more cost-effective and reduce slippage, but said XRP’s use to pay network fees is not expected to significantly drive its price; he instead cited XRP’s ability to be held on the ledger without a counterparty. XRP has lost more than half its ...
China Copper Crunch Squeezes Metal Processors as Costs Rise
Binance News - China’s copper crunch is squeezing activity and margins at companies that turn the metal into wires, rods and tubes used in cables, electronics and consumer goods, according to Bloomberg.
Apple Reportedly Develops Harbor Mac App for Local AI Models
Binance News - According to ChainCatcher citing Gelonghui, Apple is developing Harbor, a Mac app that turns Apple silicon computers into private AI inference servers. The app lets users download, manage, and run open-weight models locally without uploading data to the cloud. Harbor can also connect two or more compatible Macs over Thunderbolt 5, automatically creating a cluster and pooling unified memory to run models that exceed a single computer’s capacity or handle more concurrent requests. It requires no manual configuration or command-line use. Apple software subsidiary Claris is currently conducting a private preview, and no public release date has ...
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says Cancer and Alzheimer’s Could Be “History” Within a Decade
Binance News - According to ChainCatcher citing Yahoo Finance, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in a company IPO roadshow video that cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease and mental illness could become things of the past in less than a decade. Amodei said companies that manage risks effectively could earn society’s “license to operate” and be trusted to deliver AI’s benefits responsibly. If handled well, he said, humanity could enter a “miracle age” and solve problems that have persisted for thousands of years. ...
South Korea's Finance Ministry to Announce Fuel Price Cap Policy on November 13
Binance News - According to Jin10, South Korea's Finance Ministry will announce a fuel price cap policy on November 13.
STOCKS | SK Group Executives to Meet This Week, With AI a Key Topic in Next Year's Strategy
Binance News - SK Group will hold a three-day CEO seminar from Thursday through Saturday to discuss next year's business strategy, with AI expected to be a key topic. According to Sina Finance, Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will host the event, which will bring together executives from major group subsidiaries. The annual meeting will include internal presentations, discussions and external lectures, providing a forum to review key group-wide issues and discuss business strategy for the coming year. Executives are expected to focus on potential synergies among SK hynix's semiconductor business, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM), SK Innovation's AI-related energy business and SK Telecom's AI data center business. They are also expected to discuss possible changes in memory chip ...