Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

Blast said on Nov. 4 that it has shut down its Ethereum Layer 2, directing users with remaining funds to a recovery website for claims on Ethereum mainnet.In its shutdown notice, the team said remaining ETH or USD in Layer 2 wallets, pending withdrawals and Blast Mobile can be recovered through the

Key takeawaysApple forecasts lower margins despite record iPhone salesMemory shortages push manufacturing commitments toward $90 billionAI infrastructure demand threatens consumer electronics profitabilityApple is warning that soaring memory-chip prices could squeeze iPhone profitability during the

Anthropic, a leading AI research company, is leveraging its proprietary AI model, Claude, to expedite the development of custom AI chips. This initiative aims to reduce reliance on existing hardware providers like Nvidia and AMD by streamlining the chip design process. Anthropic’s approach reportedl

ChainCatcher reports that Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms has signed a $28 billion AI leasing agreement covering the entire Corsicana campus. To fund data center construction, Riot has sold a total of 20,264 bitcoins this year. The company’s third-quarter results show that mining operations st

Tether Gold's gold reserves increased by 59% year-to-date, with the total reserve value of XAUT reaching a record $3.44 billion. According to GoldNews, on November 4, Tether disclosed that as of the end of Q3 2026, the physical gold reserves backing Tether Gold (XAU₮) rose to 827,418 troy ounces, ap

Huo Xing Finance reports, according to Bitcoin News monitoring, the attacker exploited a range proof validation vulnerability in Elements to mint approximately 4,000 L-BTC without adequate Bitcoin reserves, reducing the reserve from around 4,205 BTC to 197 BTC. Most of the tokens have been returned,

CoinDesk reports:Reece Merrick, Senior Executive and Managing Director for Ripple in the Middle East and Africa, attended the recently concluded Dubai FinTech Summit. The summit, held from November 2 to 3, 2026, was hosted by DIFC as part of Dubai Future FinTech Week.In 2024, Ripple announced a part

ME News reports that on November 4 (UTC+8), contributors to the Node Operator Mechanism (NOM) working group initiated a proposal on the governance forum, suggesting an update to Lido’s MEV policy in response to Ethereum’s upcoming native Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS) upgrade. The proposal intro

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms has secured a 15-year lease for 910 megawatts of IT capacity at its entire Corsicana campus with Anthropic, a deal the company values at about $28 billion over the initial term.In its Nov. 4 earnings release, CEO Jason Les called the agreement the largest lease in Riot's

Yorkville Ives analyst Dan Ives warned that Democratic victories in the 2026 midterms will reduce the speed of AI infrastructure expansion in the United States. Ives issued the assessment in an investor note the morning after the election. Democrats won control of the House of Representatives and th

Huo Xing Finance reports that on November 4, according to data from the BIT stock platform, major U.S. tech stocks continued their strong performance, with significant gains in Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. Apple rose 6.50%, adding approximately $313.4 billion in market value in a single day

ME News reports that on November 4 (UTC+8), the Polkadot treasury suffered a loss of approximately $1.38 million due to an XCM patch failing to synchronize with the production environment. The patch defect caused a pricing discrepancy in the DOT/dotUSD liquidity pool, resulting in the treasury loss.

BlockBeats news: On November 4, Tether released data showing that as of the end of the third quarter of 2026, the physical gold reserves backing Tether Gold (XAU₮) increased to 827,418 troy ounces, approximately 25.7 metric tons—a 59% rise from 16.2 metric tons at the end of 2025—with a total market

Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Bitcoin News monitoring, on September 6, the attacker exploited a range proof validation vulnerability in Elements to mint approximately 4,000 L-BTC without adequate Bitcoin reserves, reducing the reserve from about 4,205 BTC to 197 BTC. Most of the tokens h

Huoxing Finance reports that Tether has released its Q3 reserve report for Tether Gold (XAUT). As of September 30, the physical gold reserves backing XAUT reached 827,418 troy ounces (approximately 25.7 metric tons), a 59% increase from 520,089 troy ounces (approximately 16.2 metric tons) at the end