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2026/11/08
Strategy spends $65.5M to purchase 811 BTC and reports $164M in common stock sales.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitcoin holding company Strategy increased its Bitcoin holdings by 811 BTC between October 26 and November 1, spending approximately $65.5 million at an average purchase price of $80,846 per BTC. This transaction represents its most recently disclosed Bitcoin purchas
Tornado Cash whale deposits $7M on Hyperliquid to open a 20x leveraged Bitcoin long position.
CoinDesk reports:An anonymous Tornado Cash whale deposited $7 million into Hyperliquid this morning, preparing to open a large Bitcoin long position. According to Lookonchain and Onchain Lens, the wallet is using aggressive 20x leverage and aims to profit from Bitcoin outperforming Ethereum.Large ho
Saylor Hints at Possible New Strategy Bitcoin Purchase as BTC Hovers Near $76K
The Strategy chairman's latest public remarks come as the company's STRC preferred shares return to par value.Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, has once again signaled that the company could be preparing to add Bitcoin to its balance sheet. Reports from crypto.news and CoinGape describ
Anthropic's $1.5 Trillion IPO Faces Valuation Concerns Amid AI Market Volatility
Anthropic is preparing for one of the biggest IPOs in history. But just as investors were weighing its $1.5 trillion valuation, Wall Street delivered a warning about the AI boom.On November 5, the Nasdaq plunged 5.5%, while Nvidia lost more than 9%. Concerns over expensive AI infrastructure and tigh
Strive CEO Hints at BTC Buyback Announcement
Huo Xing Finance reports that on November 8, Matt Cole, CEO of Bitcoin treasury company Strive, published a chart of Bitcoin holdings with the caption, "The hurdle rate is orange," hinting that data on additional BTC purchases will be disclosed next week. Strive's current total holdings amount to 43
XRP Ledger Proposes Fix for Rounding Errors in Loan Repayments
A new amendment aims to correct how the lending protocol calculates fair loan payments on the XRP Ledger.Developers behind the XRP Ledger have put forward a proposed amendment aimed at resolving rounding issues within the network's lending protocol. The change targets how loan repayment amounts are
China Mobile to Invest Over 10 Billion Yuan in Computing Power by 2027
ChainCatcher report, according to Caixin, Chen Zhongyue, Chairman of China Mobile, stated on November 6 at the 2026 Mobile Network Conference that the largest growth investment for China Mobile in 2026 will be in computing power. This year, three gigawatt-scale computing parks are under construction
Anthropic Secures Multibillion-Dollar Gas Power Deal Ahead of Planned IPO
The AI firm is reportedly securing gas-fired electricity capacity to power data centers as it prepares for a public listing.Anthropic has reportedly struck a deal worth billions of dollars to secure gas-fired electricity for its data centers, according to the Financial Times. The agreement is aimed
Vitalik Buterin Defends Slowdown in AI Data Center Construction
CoinDesk reports:Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin defended his stance against large AI data centers, stating that a slower pace of construction would give society more time to address cybersecurity and other emerging risks without significantly slowing technological progress.In a post on November
DeFi App Mechanics Explained: From Wallet Connection to Lending Deposits
Decentralized finance, or DeFi, uses programs on a blockchain—called smart contracts—to provide financial services such as token trading, lending and borrowing. A DeFi app gives users an interface for viewing or using those services.The key distinction is between the screen and the system behind it.
Hyperliquid whales accumulate $900M in BTC short positions, reaching a 2025 high
Huo Xing Finance reports that, on November 8, on-chain data shows that whale groups on Hyperliquid are aggressively shorting Bitcoin, with short positioning reaching its highest level since October 2025. Currently, whale accounts hold Bitcoin short positions valued between $892 million and $924 mill
The EU preliminarily finds that TikTok's recommendation mechanism violates the DSA.
ChainCatcher report, according to Caixin, the European Commission preliminarily determined on November 6 local time that TikTok’s recommendation system exhibits a “rabbit hole effect,” making it increasingly difficult for users to disengage, thereby violating the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Comm
CoreWeave Faces Earnings Volatility Amid AI Sector Pressure
This roundup examines expected earnings-related stock swings among U.S. companies with market capitalizations of at least $10 billion, using Benzinga Pro data. CoreWeave leads the ranking with an implied move of 20.89%. An implied move measures the percentage change in either direction that options
The EU preliminarily finds that TikTok's recommendation mechanism violates the Digital Services Act.
Huo Xing Finance reports, according to Caixin, the European Commission preliminarily determined on November 6 local time that TikTok’s recommendation system exhibits a “rabbit hole effect,” making it increasingly difficult for users to disengage, thereby violating the Digital Services Act (DSA). The
Analyst Warns Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP Face Further Losses Amid Sell-Off
Bitcoin risks falling toward $60,000 if it breaks below the analyst’s $73,000 mid-range support.Ethereum faces a potential decline to $1,963 after breaking below its $2,385 chart support.XRP could fall toward $0.99 after losing its channel midpoint, while its 22.68% decline exceeds BTC and ETH losse
