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2026/11/06

Wall Street Fear Gauge Surpasses Crypto Amid Nasdaq Crash

Wall Street’s fear gauge jumped nearly 70% on Thursday as the Nasdaq crashed 5.52%. Sentiment readings now place US stocks in deeper fear than crypto, flipping the usual order.CNN’s Fear and Greed Index for stocks sits at 20, in extreme fear. The crypto version reads 28, yet it lost 22 points in one

Solana Completes October Protocol Upgrades to Cut Slot Time and Finality

TL;DRSolana completed two protocol upgrades in October, cutting target slot times to 200 milliseconds on October 9 and activating Alpenglow on mainnet on October 21.Alpenglow replaced TowerBFT and targets transaction finality of roughly 150 milliseconds, while the slot-time reduction halves Solana’s

Bitcoin ETFs Purchased Nearly Twice Q3 Mining Output, But $430M Withdrawn on Nov 5

Farside Investors recorded $430 million in withdrawals from US spot Bitcoin ETFs on Nov. 5, Thursday. A Nov. 2 report from 21Shares put third-quarter ETF purchases at 79,800 BTC, compared with mining production of 41,300 BTC. The figures cover the quarter ending Sept. 30. According to 21Shares, Aug.

Ethereum Delays the Glamsterdam Upgrade Due to Eight Smart Contract Risks

CoinDesk reports:Ethereum developers have postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodie testnet after security researchers found that the proposed gas fee adjustments could invalidate assumptions in eight existing smart contracts.The Ethereum Foundation stated in a blog post on November 6 that the

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Outpace Q3 Mining Output, But $430M Exits Recorded

Farside Investors recorded $430 million in withdrawals from US spot Bitcoin ETFs on Nov. 5, Thursday. A Nov. 2 report from 21Shares put third-quarter ETF purchases at 79,800 BTC, compared with mining production of 41,300 BTC. The figures cover the quarter ending Sept. 30. According to 21Shares, Aug.

Ondo to Offer Tokenized Anthropic Shares From IPO Day

Ondo Finance said on Nov. 6, 2026 that it plans to offer tokenized Anthropic shares through Ondo Stocks from the AI company's first day of public trading.“Anthropic is coming onchain,” Ondo announced on X. “Launching on IPO day through Ondo Stocks.”The planned launch would offer a share-backed alter

Tesla to Wind Down Cybertruck Production Amid Sales Decline, Shifts Focus to Cybercab

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is winding down Cybertruck production after U.S. sales plunged 48% last year, as CEO Elon Musk makes room for his next big bet: the Cybercab robotaxi.Musk announced that Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas would wind down around mid-2027 to accommodate increased Cyber

Bitcoin ETFs Purchased Nearly Twice Miners' Output in Q3, But Demand Uncertain

Bitcoin's ETF buyers added 79,800 BTC in the third quarter, against 41,300 BTC newly mined, according to 21Shares' Nov. 2 report. The comparison supports the scarcity argument, but offers limited reassurance about demand today: most of that buying arrived in two short windows, while older-holder bal

Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.47M in Crypto

Former FBI agent Patrick Steven Yaroch has pleaded guilty to stealing $2.47 million in cryptocurrency using classified investigative records. The 37-year-old admitted to wire fraud and money laundering on November 5 in Virginia. Prosecutors said his actions compromised 35 investigations involving cr

U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Increase Probability of December Fed Rate Hike to 77.7%

BlockBeats news, on November 6, following the release of the U.S. October non-farm payrolls data, according to CME's "FedWatch": the probability of the Federal Reserve holding rates steady in December is 22.3%, while the probability of a 25-basis-point rate hike is 77.7%.Previously reported, the U.S

Berkshire Hathaway’s AI Push Faces Setbacks as Alphabet Stake Loses $3B

Martian Finance reports that on November 6, following Warren Buffett’s departure as CEO, Berkshire Hathaway is attempting to expand its investments in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. However, the technology investment strategy championed by new CEO Greg Abel has quickly faced market headwin

The Algorand Foundation Halts Removal of the Supply Cap and MEV Capture Plans; Staking Rewards Extended Through 2028

According to ME News, on November 6 (UTC+8), the Algorand Foundation announced on Twitter that it is indefinitely pausing the "Project King Safety" roadmap. Plans previously discussed—including removing the ALGO supply cap (to provide incentives via inflation), enabling and capturing MEV, and increa

Ethereum Devs Delay Glamsterdam Hoodi Fork Over Smart Contract Risks

TL;DREthereum Devs: Core developers have postponed the Glamsterdam hard fork on the Hoodi testnet after security reviews identified risks tied to eight smart contract invariants.Smart Contract Risks: Findings from ChainSecurity showed that EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 may affect projects that depend on fix

Bitcoin Falls After Every Fed Hike Following a Pause, Historical Data Shows

The Federal Reserve hiked rates on Sept. 16 and paused on Oct. 28. Markets now price a second hike on Dec. 9. This report examines what that sequence has historically meant for Bitcoin, and how stocks fared alongside it.AdvertisementCrypto Briefing ProFollow the news about what you own.Add your hold

Global crypto liquidations reach $836M in 24 hours, with long positions dominating.

According to CoinGlass data, over the past 24 hours, 179,235 traders were liquidated across the network, with a total liquidation amount of $836 million. Long positions accounted for $691 million in liquidations (82.7%), while short positions accounted for $145 million (17.3%).

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