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2026/10/30
Intel's Stock Plunge Could Boost Accounting Profits Amid Escrow Deal
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) shareholders are living through one of the worst days in the company’s history. Strangely, Intel’s reported profit could come out ahead.Shares plunged as much as 30% early Friday, putting the stock on track for its steepest one-day drop since 1974. The sell-off followed Thu
TROOPS Signs Term Sheet with Young Platform to Accelerate Digital Exchange Development
CoinDesk reports:Hong Kong, October 30 (Reuters/PR Newswire) — TROOPS, Inc. (Nasdaq: TROO) (“TROOPS” or the “Company”) today announced that it has signed a term sheet (“Term Sheet”) with Young Platform S.p.A., a European digital asset technology provider, aimed at accelerating the development and la
Intel's 30% Stock Drop Could Generate $3.4 Billion in Accounting Gains
Intel shares dropped as much as 30% early Friday, putting Intel on course for its biggest single-day decline since 1974, or 52 years. However, simplified calculations suggest Friday's decline alone could produce about $3.4 billion in pre-tax accounting gains. The sell-off came after Intel issued a d
Santos Port Launches Routine Bioethanol Bunkering for Ships
CoinDesk reports:São Paulo, October 30 /PRNewswire/ — Copersucar, a global leader in the sugar and bioethanol industry; CMA CGM, a global provider of maritime, land, air, and logistics solutions; Bunker One, a global leader in bunker trading under the Danish Bunker Holding Group; and the Santos Port
Zcash Community Proposes Early Termination of Development Fund
ChainCatcher report: joshs, the proposer of Zcash's current development fund model (ZIP-1016), has posted on the Zcash community forum proposing to terminate the Zcash development fund ahead of its scheduled expiration in November 2028.Currently, the development fund accounts for 20% of each block r
Intel's AI Business Grew 78% but Stock Drops 30% on Weak Revenue Forecast
Intel shares dropped nearly 30% to $65.15 on Friday morning, erasing more than $100 billion of the chipmaker’s market value, after it forecast fourth-quarter revenue roughly $1.57 billion below what Wall Street expected.Hours earlier, Intel had reported that its data center and AI business grew 78%,
Onchain Options Premiums Triple in 2026, Derive Dominates Market Share
CryptoRank reports that onchain options premiums more than tripled in 2026. CryptoRank puts Derive's share of recorded premiums at 88% for the first nine months of 2026. CryptoRank reports that September 2026 premiums approached $85 million, almost five times the March 2024 level. However, notional
Morgan Stanley Transfers 1,387 BTC Worth $106M to Coinbase
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Arkham monitoring, Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin exchange trading address MSBT transferred 713.458 BTC and 673.864 BTC to a Coinbase Prime deposit address, totaling approximately 1,387 BTC, valued at around $106 million.
Meta, Alphabet, and Intel stock prices fall, hurting investors from recent stock offerings
BlockBeats news: On October 30, shares of several major companies in the AI infrastructure boom plunged, making it even harder for investors who participated in their large-scale stock offerings. On Friday, Intel, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms all saw their stock prices decline. This follows a previo
The strategy's preferred stock stability may enable Bitcoin repurchases.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that analysts from StoneX and TD Cowen believe that the stabilization of Strategy’s preferred stock financing structure and improved liquidity have created favorable conditions for the company to resume Bitcoin purchases and increase its Bitcoin holdings per share. Both i
Meta, Alphabet, and Intel stock prices fall, hurting investors from recent stock offerings
Huo Xing Finance reports that on October 30, shares of several major companies in the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom fell sharply, making it even harder for investors who participated in their large-scale stock offerings. On Friday, Intel, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms all saw their stoc
Ripio CEO Admits Configuration Error Caused wARS Conversion Issues
Ripio co-founder and CEO Sebastián Serrano said on Oct. 30 that a configuration error by its retail operations team had affected some users, after customers complained that its peso-linked wARS token was converting below its stated one-peso peg inside the app.“Last night the retail operations team m
Morgan Stanley ETF Transfers 1,387 BTC Worth $106M to Coinbase
Huoxing Finance reports, according to Arkham data, approximately 10 minutes ago, two addresses associated with Morgan Stanley's MSBT Bitcoin ETF deposited 713.458 BTC and 673.864 BTC, respectively, into Coinbase Prime deposit addresses, totaling approximately 1,387 BTC, valued at around $106 million
AstraZeneca Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Oncology Revenue Surges 17%
AstraZeneca announced third-quarter 2026 results on Friday that exceeded market expectations. Core earnings reached $2.79 per share, compared with a consensus estimate of $2.59. Revenue rose 7% year over year to $16.21 billion, exceeding the $16.03 billion consensus. Benzinga Pro data showed AstraZe
Ansem: BTC's Limited Decline Following the Binance Hack Does Not Signal the End of the Downtrend
ChainCatcher report: Crypto trader Ansem posted that the statement “$6 billion stolen, yet Bitcoin only dropped 2%” should not be directly interpreted as a bullish signal. He argues that Bitcoin’s current trading structure is markedly different from years ago; the market’s lack of an immediate price
