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CoinMarketCap reports:Brussels, November 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) today announced that it will continue hosting live OSIA interoperability demonstrations during TRUSTECH Paris, taking place from December 1 to 3, 2026, at the Paris Porte de Versailles Exhibition Cente

The Defiance Daily Target 2X Short MU ETF (NYSE:MUZ) ranked among Thursday's strongest performers after rising more than 25% at one point. Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) continued a steep decline during a wider retreat from AI and semiconductor stocks. MUZ's technical pattern suggests traders ar

As Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and Solana (SOL) capitulated on November 5, 2026, the crypto market capitalization flash-crashed by more than $120 billion.The crypto market cap fell to $2.57 trillion at the time of reporting, down from $2.69 trillion on Wednesday. As a result, the total crypt

Anthropic’s latest internal AI model, referred to as Model 4 by METR, has demonstrated notable performance by achieving a score above 50% on every benchmark it was tested on, according to a recent analysis. This development marks the first time in METR’s dataset that a model has cleared the 50% thre

Zcash's planned NU7 upgrade could freeze approximately 12,224 ZEC held in Sprout, the network's original privacy pool. ZecStats data updated Thursday gives that remaining balance. Recent market prices value the coins at roughly $15 million to $16 million. Holders could lose access even with the corr

ETF providers are reportedly planning to launch a series of products to offer investors exposure to Anthropic, the AI company, both before and after its anticipated IPO. The move suggests a strategic effort to capture investor interest in Anthropic as it transitions from private to public markets. M

OpenAI and Anthropic have announced the release of more affordable AI models, GPT-6.1 Terra and Claude Opus 5.5, respectively. These new offerings are positioned as cost-effective solutions that could significantly reduce customer expenses, potentially affecting the sales of their higher-end models.

South Korea's government announced on November 5 that the government would pursue a two-year delay in crypto income taxation, targeting 2029. The government plans to consult the National Assembly on the postponement. The government also proposed letting taxpayers carry losses forward for three years

TeraWulf shares dropped about 14% on Thursday, following a 6.6% decline Wednesday. The company will release third-quarter results before Friday's market opening and hold an earnings conference call Friday at 8 a.m. ET. Analysts forecast a loss of about 19 cents per share and revenue of $61.8 million

Anza urged Solana mainnet-beta validators on Nov. 5 to install Agave 4.4.1, warning that nodes without the patch are planned to fork off at epoch 1079, expected to begin Nov. 6 at about 8:30 a.m. ET.Being forked off means an affected node would no longer track the network's agreed state. That puts o

Anza has issued an urgent notice urging Solana validators to upgrade to the Agave 4.4.1 software version. Validators failing to update risk being forked off at epoch 1079, expected to occur on November 6 at approximately 13:30 UTC. This announcement highlights concerns regarding validator-client com

ChainThink reports that on November 6, Anza recommended that Solana mainnet validators urgently upgrade to Agave 4.4.1;Unpatched nodes are expected to be forked off the network at epoch 1079, around 21:30 Beijing Time. This version enforces a minimum load data size limit on the loader-v3 ProgramData

Riot Platforms has signed a powered land lease for 15 years at the company's Corsicana site in Texas. Chardan analyst Bill Papanastasiou said the arrangement lowers Riot's construction funding needs and transfers operating risk to the tenant. However, Needham analyst John Todaro said the Texas elect

Carlyle Group management expects inflows of at least $20 billion in the fourth quarter. Management expects those inflows could bring 2026 fundraising to approximately $60 billion, more than 10% above 2025. Carlyle raised $11 billion during the third quarter, mainly through credit. Third-quarter infl

Riot Platforms has signed a powered land lease for 15 years at the company's Corsicana site in Texas. Chardan analyst Bill Papanastasiou said the arrangement lowers Riot's construction funding needs and transfers operating risk to the tenant. However, Needham analyst John Todaro said the Texas elect