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2026/11/02
Mercado Bitcoin Suspends Crypto Deposits and Withdrawals Following Security Incident
CoinDesk reports:Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s leading cryptocurrency exchange and a Ripple blockchain payments partner, has temporarily frozen cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals following confirmation of a security breach.The company stated in an official statement that this security incident caus
Billionaire Dan Loeb Invests $41.7M in Ares Management Amid AI Infrastructure Expansion
Dan Loeb's Third Point purchased a 375,000-share holding in Ares Management in the second quarter. The holding had a value of about $41.7 million as of June 30.Last week, Ares reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.26 for the third quarter, compared with an analyst estimate of $1.29. Ares report
New Jersey Rescinds Coinbase Staking Order, Clearing Path for Restart
New Jersey securities regulators have rescinded their penalty and cease-and-desist order against Coinbase, clearing a state enforcement barrier to reopening staking for New Jersey customers. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said access would return “very soon,” rather than announcing an immediate restar
Ethereum Devcon 2026 Kicks Off in Mumbai, Focusing on Delivery and Implementation
TL;DRDevcon is scheduled for November 3–6 in Mumbai.The official programme spans technical and application topics.Conference proposals should be distinguished from deployed upgrades.Ethereum’s developer community gathers in Mumbai this week for Devcon, scheduled for November 3–6. The official event
Aave Integrates Chainlink 24/7 Price Feeds for Tokenized Stocks
TL;DRAave Horizon integrates Chainlink’s 24/7 price feeds to value tokenized real-world assets used as loan collateral, including major U.S. equities. The system uses perpetual futures market data during weekends and holidays, when traditional stock exchanges are closed. The integration expands inst
Anthropic Reaches $40 Billion Gross Profit in 5 Years, Raising $2 Trillion Valuation Question
Anthropic (NASDAQ:ANT) has reached a level of annual gross profit that took Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) more than three decades to achieve — and it has done so in just five years. The comparison captures the extraordinary speed of the AI startup’s rise.But investors weighing its coming IPO will need t
Animoca Brands Completes Abu Dhabi Fund Management Authorization
Animoca Brands has received regulatory authorization in Abu Dhabi that broadens how it can manage investment capital for institutions. The company said on Monday that its subsidiary, Animoca Asset Management (AD) Limited, has been approved by Abu Dhabi Global Market’s Financial Services Regulatory A
Anthropic Hits $40B Annualized Gross Profit in 5 Years, Outpacing Nvidia's 31-Year Timeline
Fiscal.ai found that Anthropic reached $40 billion in annualized gross profit in five years after Anthropic was founded in 2021. The measure represents annualized gross profit rather than accumulated profit or net income. Fiscal.ai's November 1 analysis identified 79 companies producing more than $4
SUI Tests $0.89 Support Amid Volatile Price Action
SUI returns to its 200-day moving average near $0.89 after breaking above the indicator in September.Perpetual liquidation spikes increased during September and October as leveraged traders faced repeated forced closures during sharp price swings.Holding $0.89 could put $1.00 back in view, while a b
Wikipedia Joins OpenAI Copyright Case, Advocates for Fair Use and Licensing Balance
The Wikimedia Foundation submitted an amicus brief in federal court on Friday asking the Southern District of New York to balance AI development with safeguards for online information. The filing concerns the copyright lawsuit that The New York Times brought against OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023. The
BlackRock’s ETHA Drives $1.4B in October Ethereum ETF Outflows
BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) saw a wave of redemptions in October, with analytics firms flagging large token movements that underscore rising outflows from Ethereum ETFs.Key figures- Lookonchain (Nov. 2) reports BlackRock-related wallets moved 580,145 ETH (~$1.32 billion) out of address
Metaplanet Spends ¥25.3B on Share Buybacks to Boost BTC-per-Share
Metaplanet doubled down on a share-buyback program this month, spending ¥25.27 billion (about $160 million) to repurchase 96.45 million common shares as the Japanese Bitcoin-treasury company retools its capital allocation amid pressure on its stock valuation.Key facts- Repurchases: 96,447,400 shares
India Probes RedotPay and Offshore Crypto Cards Over AML and Payment-Rail Concerns
India’s financial watchdogs are turning a close eye on a growing corner of the crypto-payments market: offshore prepaid cards that let residents convert crypto into rupees at the point of sale.What’s happening- According to The Economic Times, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Financial Intell
Immunefi Refunds Submission Fees to 700+ Researchers with Retroactive Credits
Immunefi will refund bug-submission fees to more than 700 researchers whose valid reports were closed as duplicates or handled as private known issues, the platform announced Nov. 2.The new credits system automatically returns submission fees for eligible reports submitted since Immunefi began charg
Amazon's $2 Billion Ohio Data Center Faces Election Day Threat
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) faces a potential setback to its planned $2 billion Ohio data center on Tuesday, when local residents vote on a measure that could block the project.The vote in Sunbury, Ohio, is one of 41 data-center ballot measures across 10 states, as communities increasingly push back agains
