Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

CoinDesk reports:Briefly describeBitcoin developer Cory Fields has proposed a hidden "landmine" mechanism that could allow wallet holders to seize the collateral of quantum thieves.Two auction designs will target seemingly abandoned coins, where no one may be present to trigger the mine.All remains

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says ETH’s value should rest on its role as a long-term store of value—not on the idea that burning transaction fees will steadily make the token scarcer and thus more valuable.In a post on X, Buterin argued that Ethereum should prioritize decentralization, securi

Ripple’s XRP Ledger developers have proposed a targeted fix to how loan repayments are rounded — a small change with meaningful consequences for borrowers and lenders on the ledger.What’s changing- On Nov. 6 a GitHub pull request introduced LendingProtocolV1_2, a protocol amendment that corrects how

The latest report from ZeroHedge indicates that major AI hyperscalers, including Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle, have surpassed their full-year debt forecasts, issuing $296 billion in bonds in 2026. This figure exceeds Goldman Sachs’s projection of $250 billion for the entire year. Th

Saylor traced corporate financing from the Dutch East India Company in 1602 through centuries of preferred stock, securities regulation and public market development.Historical tax rules, SEC shelf registration and at-the-market programs helped establish the financing structures used in modern capit

Key takeawaysRipple engineer signals major XRP Ledger improvements for 2027XRPL's published throughput benchmark stands at 1,500 TPSInstitutional payments create new demands for blockchain infrastructureRipple is preparing significant performance improvements for the XRP Ledger in 2027, raising ques

Nvidia shares have fallen 23% from the record reached in early October, entering a bear market ahead of the company's earnings release. Investors' concerns about the artificial intelligence industry have accompanied heavy selling in Nvidia shares over recent months.Other AI companies, including busi

Nebius Group will release financial results on Thursday, testing a share-price decline that continued last week after Democrats won the midterm elections. Nebius shares reached $113.7 on Thursday, the lowest price since April and 62% below the year-to-date peak. Options pricing points to expectation

Bitcoin appeared to break one of the most basic rules of time on November 7. A newly mined block showed an earlier timestamp than the block before it.The discovery raised an unusual question: is there a bug in the Bitcoin blockchain?Galaxy Digital research head Alex Thorn highlighted the incident, e

Key takeawaysXRPL lending remains eight validator votes below thresholdSingleAssetVault leads lending proposals with 23 validator approvalsNative lending activation still requires sustained supermajority supportThe XRP Ledger's proposed native lending protocol remains stalled at 60% validator suppor

A reported 70% of altcoins have slipped under their 200-day moving average, signaling broad technical weaknessAltcoins have collectively lost close to $200 billion in value, according to a report published by CryptoBriefing. The outlet said roughly 70% of altcoins it tracked have dropped below their

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitcoin News posted on X that Electrum has released version 4.8.4, its 15th-anniversary edition, which fixes multiple security vulnerabilities and bugs affecting Bitcoin and Lightning Network wallets. One key fix addresses a Lightning Network vulnerability: malformed

SOL has broken below its third downside target, bringing the marked 82–86 regions into focus for traders.Parabolic SAR remains bearish as lower highs and failed rebounds continue to define Solana’s daily price structure.RSI weakness and negative MACD positioning favour caution, although neither indi

Stripe-owned Bridge received preliminary conditional approval on Feb. 12, 2026, to establish a national trust bank that would issue dollar stablecoins, hold digital assets and manage stablecoin reserves under federal supervision.The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s decision authorizes org

Between first publication and today's updates, one claim gained outlets, one gained a narrower scope of risk, and one gained only volume.Between first publication and today's updates, one claim gained outlets, one gained a narrower scope of risk, and one gained only volume.Saylor's Hint Gained Sourc