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2026/11/05
TeraWulf Shares Drop 14% Ahead of Q3 Earnings Amid Crypto Market Weakness
TeraWulf shares dropped about 14% on Thursday, following a 6.6% decline Wednesday. The company will release third-quarter results before Friday's market opening and hold an earnings conference call Friday at 8 a.m. ET. Analysts forecast a loss of about 19 cents per share and revenue of $61.8 million
Anza Urges Solana Validators to Upgrade Agave Before Epoch 1079
Anza urged Solana mainnet-beta validators on Nov. 5 to install Agave 4.4.1, warning that nodes without the patch are planned to fork off at epoch 1079, expected to begin Nov. 6 at about 8:30 a.m. ET.Being forked off means an affected node would no longer track the network's agreed state. That puts o
Solana Validators Urged to Upgrade by Nov. 6 to Avoid Network Fork
Anza has issued an urgent notice urging Solana validators to upgrade to the Agave 4.4.1 software version. Validators failing to update risk being forked off at epoch 1079, expected to occur on November 6 at approximately 13:30 UTC. This announcement highlights concerns regarding validator-client com
Anza urges Solana validators to upgrade to Agave 4.4.1 before the fork.
ChainThink reports that on November 6, Anza recommended that Solana mainnet validators urgently upgrade to Agave 4.4.1;Unpatched nodes are expected to be forked off the network at epoch 1079, around 21:30 Beijing Time. This version enforces a minimum load data size limit on the loader-v3 ProgramData
Riot Platforms' 15-Year Powered Land Lease in Texas Adds Construction Efficiency, Election Risk
Riot Platforms has signed a powered land lease for 15 years at the company's Corsicana site in Texas. Chardan analyst Bill Papanastasiou said the arrangement lowers Riot's construction funding needs and transfers operating risk to the tenant. However, Needham analyst John Todaro said the Texas elect
Carlyle Group Aims for $60 Billion in Fundraising by 2026
Carlyle Group management expects inflows of at least $20 billion in the fourth quarter. Management expects those inflows could bring 2026 fundraising to approximately $60 billion, more than 10% above 2025. Carlyle raised $11 billion during the third quarter, mainly through credit. Third-quarter infl
Riot Platforms' 15-Year Powered Land Lease in Texas Reduces Costs, Election Adds Risk
Riot Platforms has signed a powered land lease for 15 years at the company's Corsicana site in Texas. Chardan analyst Bill Papanastasiou said the arrangement lowers Riot's construction funding needs and transfers operating risk to the tenant. However, Needham analyst John Todaro said the Texas elect
Zillow Stock Falls 9.38% After Q3 Earnings Miss and Revenue Guidance Cut
Benzinga Pro data showed Zillow Group shares down 9.38% at $30.72 at publication on Thursday. The decline followed third-quarter results that missed expectations and a reduction in full-year revenue guidance.Zillow reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of 55 cents per share, compared with Wall St
Trump-backed American Bitcoin reports $126 million Q3 profit amid Bitcoin price surge
CoinDesk reports:Key pointsAmerican Bitcoin, a mining company supported by the Trump family and majority-owned by Hut 8, reported a net profit of approximately $126 million in the third quarter, reversing a loss of $57.2 million in the second quarter; adjusted EBITDA was approximately $221 million.T
EEZ Launches Rollup X With Mainnet Liquidity Integration
The Ethereum Economic Zone launched Rollup X at Devcon in Mumbai on Nov. 4 and ran three demonstrations in which contracts on the rollup and on Ethereum mainnet called one another inside a single transaction, the EEZ said in a thread on X.In the first, a user on Rollup X signed one order and CoW Swa
Meta Announces Voice Mode Support for Muse AI
ME AI message,Meta now allows users to engage in real-time voice conversations with its Muse AI agent, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today.I’ve gained access to this feature and experienced it through the iOS app while writing this article. During conversations with the Muse agent, the avatar at the
ApeChain Adopts Chainlink CCIP for APE and USDC Transfers
ApeChain is replacing LayerZero with Chainlink CCIP. This move comes as the layer 3 blockchain aims to strengthen its infrastructure and improve connectivity across the Yuga Labs ecosystem.The migration makes CCIP the official cross-chain standard for ApeChain, Bored Ape Yacht Club applications, and
Bitcoin Falls Below $76,000 Amid AI Stock Selloff and Midterm Election Impact
Bitcoin dropped below $76,000 on Thursday as selling in artificial intelligence-linked stocks spread across markets and into cryptocurrencies. The Nasdaq fell nearly 6%, heading toward the index's worst session since Trump introduced tariffs in April 2025. A chip-sector index dropped more than 10% d
VIX Surges 11.5 Points, Largest Intraday Jump in 18 Months
The Cboe Volatility Index climbed 11.5 points to 28.09 on Thursday, reaching an eight-month high. The intraday increase was the largest in more than 18 months. Heavy selling in chip and data center-related stocks pushed major stock indexes down. The VIX subsequently stood at 27.65, while the Nasdaq
AI shopping agents threaten a $74.4 billion retail advertising market
CoinDesk reports:Key pointsAI shopping agents threaten the lucrative retail advertising businessAmazon and Walmart dominate a $74.4 billion market.Automated purchasing may shift control over product recommendations.Amazon and Walmart built massive advertising businesses around a simple idea: when cu
