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2026/11/04
SEC Staff Guidance Clarifies Governance Voting and Controlling Groups
Three documents entered the record this week — a staff guidance, a certified election result and a legislative proposal — and none of them actually settles what it addresses.Three documents entered the record this week — a staff guidance, a certified election result and a legislative proposal — and
Block Agrees to $764M DOJ Settlement Amid Bitcoin Profit Drop
Jack Dorsey's payments company Block has agreed in principle to pay $764 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into its anti-money-laundering controls — a proposed settlement larger than the $566 million profit it reported for the third quarter.The agreement, reached in October
Anthropic's IPO website launches, targeting retail investors in multiple countries.
ChainCatcher report: Anthropic, the AI company, has launched its dedicated IPO website, ipo.anthropic.com. The page is minimalistic, featuring only three progressively larger circles and the text: “More information to come.” Developers examining the website’s code found preconfigured paths for regio
ECB Links T+1 Securities Settlement to Tokenized Infrastructure Development
TL;DR: European Central Bank officials have discussed the planned move to T+1 securities settlement in October 2027 alongside longer-term work on tokenized settlement infrastructure. A future regulatory settlement date should not be confused with a finished network rollout.The deadline matters most
NetEase Enterprise Releases Three Upgrades to the 'Emperor Crab' AI Agent Platform
Huo Xing Finance reports that on November 4, NetEase Intelligence Enterprise unveiled three upgrades to its enterprise-grade AI Agent platform, "King Crab," at the Zhejiang Sub-forum of the 2026 World Internet Conference. The company also launched its first hardware product, the Smart ID Badge, and
GMGN Data: Groyper Leads 24H Smart Money Inflows with a 5034.7% Surge
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports, according to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with the highest net inflow of smart money over the past 24 hours are: Groyper (6VMS....ump): Net inflow of $2,000, up 5,034.7% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at $0.0002. 2. PEPE (PEPE...55m): Net inflow of $2,000, up 4.8%
India's EloElo Completes $80M Series C Funding, Total Raise Reaches $130M
According to Huoxing Finance, EloElo Group, the parent company of the short-form video app Story TV, announced the completion of an $80 million Series C round, bringing its total funding to $130 million. The round was co-led by Hornbill Capital and NBCUniversal, with participation from existing inve
Ethereum Aims for Post-Quantum and Post-AI Transition by 2028, One Year Ahead of Current Roadmap
ChainThink reports that, according to Cointelegraph, Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake stated at Devcon 8 in Mumbai that he hopes Ethereum will complete its full post-quantum and post-AI transition by December 2028.Drake said developers must complete three additional network upgrades withi
Democrats Gain Control of Both Chambers; Global Markets Stabilize
ChainCatcher report: As the Democratic Party gained control of both chambers in the midterm elections, a previously market-anticipated negative development has now been fully priced in, leading to an improvement in the prior downward trends across global mainstream capital markets, with some markets
Groyper Leads 24-Hour Smart Money Inflow on GMGN
ChainCatcher report, according to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with the highest net inflow of smart money over the past 24 hours are: Groyper (6VMS....ump): Net inflow of $2,000, up 5,034.7% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at $0.0002. 2. PEPE (PEPE...55m): Net inflow of $2,000, up 4.8% over t
GBP/USD Reaches 9-Month High Amid U.S. Midterm Election and Expectations of BoE Rate Hike
FXStreet reports—On Wednesday in Asian trading, the British pound surged against the U.S. dollar as strong buying interest pushed the pair above the middle of the 1.34 level, reaching its highest level since September 16. Early vote counts from the U.S. midterm elections increased expectations of a
Democratic Gains in Midterms Spark AI Regulation Concerns
The results of the U.S. midterm elections shifted market expectations regarding AI industry policies, causing brief pressure on semiconductor supply chain-linked markets such as South Korea and Japan. However, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have signed long-term supply agreements, providing contin
Sherrod Brown Defeats Jon Husted, Deal Breaker for Crypto PAC Fairshake
Mars Finance reports that former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown defeated incumbent Republican Senator Jon Husted in the Ohio Senate race, reclaiming his Senate seat—a setback for the crypto political action committee Fairshake. Earlier this year, Fairshake invested $30 million in Ohio’s campaign,
Global Markets Rally After U.S. Midterm Election Results
BlockBeats news, on November 4, as the Democratic Party gained control of both chambers in the midterm elections, the previously market-anticipated "negative" news has largely materialized. The downturn in global mainstream capital markets amid the preceding negative sentiment has improved, with som
Wenge AI subsidiary D2 Intelligence showcases four AI products at Hong Kong Fintech Week
CoinDesk reports:Hong Kong, November 3 /PRNewswire/ -- D2 Intelligence, a subsidiary of Wenge AI (1956.HK), is exhibiting at the Hong Kong Fintech Week x StartmeupHK 2026. This year’s theme, “Fintech Nexus: Bridging the World, Building the Future,” has drawn over 45,000 attendees from more than 120
