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2026/11/02
Meta Platforms Faces Investor Scrutiny Over AI Spending and Credit Outlook
Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is facing growing investor scrutiny over the cost of its AI buildout as rising capital commitments, equity issuance and weaker free cash flow raise questions about how quickly the company can convert heavy spending into returns.S&P Flags Credit Risk As AI Spendi...
Wall Street analysts adjust ratings: Oracle upgraded, Reddit downgraded
CoinMarketCap reports:The most watched and market-moving research rating changes from Wall Street are now all in one place. Here are the research rating updates investors need to know today, compiled by The Fly.Five Upgrades:Stephens upgraded Oracle (ORCL) from Equal Weight to Overweight and raised
Inovio Stock Surges 192% After FDA Grants Accelerated Approval for RRP Treatment Voceryq
Benzinga Pro data showed Inovio Pharmaceuticals shares rising 192.07% to $1.75 at publication on Monday. Benzinga Pro recorded session trading volume of 8.969 million shares, against average volume of 4.604 million shares. The FDA granted Voceryq accelerated approval on Friday to reduce how often ad
Meta Platforms Stock Faces Pressure Amid S&P Outlook Change and AI Spending Concerns
S&P Global Ratings changed the outlook for Meta Platforms' AA- credit rating to negative, citing rising leverage. S&P also cited uncertainty about the duration of elevated capital expenditures and negative free operating cash flow. Investors are increasingly questioning how quickly Meta can ...
Securitize Adds 13 New Tokenized Stocks, Bringing the Total to 25
ME News reports that on November 2 (UTC+8), the tokenized assets platform Securitize announced an expansion of its Securitize Stocks product, adding 13 new U.S.-listed equities, bringing the total number of tradable stocks on-chain to 25. The offering is available to accredited investors in the Unit
MetaGuard AI Launches Vanguard to Enhance Cyber Defense with AI-Driven Attack Simulations
CoinMarketCap reports:San Jose, California, and Tokyo, November 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — MetaGuard AI, Inc., a spin-off of Quantum Ventura Inc., today launched two AI-powered security products: CNRT Vanguard and CNRT CodeLens. CNRT Vanguard simulates cyberattacks in an isolated test environment to eva
Core Lightning Nodes May Crash After Upgrade Until Malicious Record Removed
A disclosed flaw in Core Lightning, software used on Bitcoin's Lightning payment network, can cause repeated crashes even after an upgrade. Researcher Nishant Bansal's disclosure on October 24 identifies v25.02 through v26.04 as the affected versions. A restart loads the stored malicious announcemen
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Lose $635M in Weekly Flows
Bitcoin ETFs lost $203 million from October 26–30, with Fidelity’s FBTC accounting for $166 million in withdrawals.Ethereum ETFs recorded $432 million in outflows, more than twice Bitcoin funds’ losses, extending their withdrawal streak to five weeks.Historical Bitcoin ETF flows show repeated inflow
Eagle Point Software Acquires Global eTraining to Expand Learning Capabilities
CoinDesk reports:This integration will combine complementary technologies and expertise to deliver greater value to organizations in the AECO, design, and manufacturing industries.Dubuque, Iowa, November 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Eagle Point Software, developer of the Pinnacle Series applied learning platfo
PropHub Completes Strategic Venture Round to Expand Its Modular Broker Technology Platform
CoinDesk reports:Funding round backed by Merchant Seven and a group of private investorsSão Paulo, Brazil, November 2 /PRNewswire/ -- PropHub (“PropHub”), a professional technology provider for brokers, prop trading firms, and crypto platforms, today announced the completion of a strategic venture c
Securitize Expands Tokenized Stocks to 25, Adding 13 New U.S. Equities
Odaily Planet Daily reports: Tokenized asset platform Securitize has expanded its Securitize Stocks product by adding 13 new U.S.-listed equities, bringing the total number of tradable stocks on-chain to 25, available to qualified investors in the United States, the European Union, and other approve
Virtuals Launches Web-Based App with AI Trading Assistant Butler in Closed Beta
ME AI message: Virtuals Protocol has announced the launch of the web version of the Virtuals App, currently in an invite-only closed beta, featuring an AI trading assistant named Butler. Butler monitors macro data, security events, social media, and on-chain data across chains and assets, helping us
Trezor Increases Passphrase Limit to 128 Characters After Coldcard Wallet Thefts
TL;DRTrezor increased its optional passphrase limit from 50 to 128 characters, citing lessons from July’s Coldcard attacks and demand for stronger passphrase options.Coldcard’s firmware flaw generated backups with insufficient randomness, allowing attackers to reconstruct affected wallets offline, w
BNB Chain Implements Millisecond Timestamps via Jenner Hard Fork
Huoxing Finance reports that BNB Chain has announced that the BEP-706 proposal has been incorporated into the Jenner hard fork. By introducing a precompiled contract at address 0x70, smart contracts can now read the current block’s millisecond-level timestamp. Previously, contracts could only access
BSC Jenner Hard Fork Introduces Millisecond Timestamps for Smart Contracts
Odaily Planet Daily reports: BNB Chain has announced that the BEP-706 proposal has been incorporated into the Jenner hard fork. By introducing a precompiled contract at address 0x70, smart contracts can now read the current block’s millisecond-level timestamp. Previously, contracts could only access
