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2026/10/26
Meta Announces Up to $95 Billion Equity Raise for AI Infrastructure
According to Woofun AI, Meta Platforms (META.US) has officially launched a large-scale equity financing initiative to address the substantial capital requirements for artificial intelligence infrastructure. On October 26 local time, the company announced the commencement of a public offering of appr
Meta Announces $95 Billion Stock Offering Amid Global Central Bank Silence
According to Woofun AI, major global macro and tech developments erupted on the evening of October 26: Meta (META.US) plans to issue $22.5 billion in Class A common stock, $12.5 billion in mandatory convertible preferred stock, and launch an additional $60 billion Class C stock ATM program, while Mu
Anthropic Files for IPO, Plans Nasdaq Listing Under 'ANT'
Anthropic, which develops the Claude family of AI models, announced on Monday that the company had filed for an initial public offering. Anthropic's public S-1 registration statement sets out plans to list Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under ANT. The offering's share count
AI Agent token usage surges 100x, market recalls 1998 crisis
According to Woofun AI, the artificial intelligence market is facing its most severe structural challenge since the dot-com bubble burst between 1997 and 1998. Although Dan Niles firmly believes that the explosive growth of agentic AI indicates the industry is far from reaching its peak, he has rece
Circle Shares Drop 7.2%, Leading Decline in U.S. Crypto-Related Stocks
Huo Xing Finance reports that on October 26, according to BIT (Bit.com) market data, U.S. listed cryptocurrency-related stocks widened their intraday declines: MSTR fell 5.23%, ASST (Strive) fell 4.04%, CRCL fell 7.20%, COIN fell 2.80%, BMNR fell 2.72%, SBET fell 3.93%, and HOOD fell 0.95%.
Ripple Asks SEC to Revise Crypto Token Securities Rules
Key takeawaysRipple wants clearer rules for ending investment contractsProposed Form TR should not become mandatory evidenceExchanges could gain protections when relying on filingsRipple is asking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to change how cryptocurrency projects establish that their
Strive buys 6,182 BTC for $51M, pushing corporate Bitcoin purchases to $510M in a week
Odaily Planet Daily report: According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:00 AM Eastern Time on October 26, 2026, the weekly net global corporate Bitcoin purchases by publicly traded companies (excluding mining companies) amounted to $510 million, a 42.5% increase compared to two weeks ago.Strategy (formerly
dYdX Community Votes to Close Multiple Trading Markets Including ENA, ONDO, and WLFI
Odaily Planet Daily reports that, according to an announcement from the dYdX Foundation, the community has initiated an on-chain governance vote to close several trading markets. The voting will conclude on October 29 at 20:40 Beijing Time, covering markets such as ENA, ONDO, WLFI, TRUMP, WIF, crude
Strategy holds 848,517 BTC with a $4.06B profit; Bitmine's ETH portfolio is down $6.12B.
According to ME News, on October 26 (UTC+8), Ember Analytics reported that Strategy did not purchase any Bitcoin last week and currently holds 848,517 BTC, valued at approximately $68.075 billion, with an average cost basis of $75,446 per BTC, resulting in an unrealized profit of about $4.058 billio
Downtown Seattle Office Leasing Hits 8-Year High in Q3 2026
Downtown Seattle office leasing reached an eight-year high. CoStar's Elliott Krivenko said new lease commitments in Seattle's traditional office core exceeded 550,000 square feet in the second quarter, the strongest quarter since 2018. CBRE said downtown occupied office space grew by 300,000 square
AI in Agriculture: Balancing Productivity Gains and Inequality Risks
The author, the chief economist of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, argues that agricultural AI needs safeguards to avoid deepening inequalities in access. The author cites Pope Leo XIV's recent AI encyclical as calling for digital technology to be judged by whether opportunities ar
Compound Proposal Aims to Eliminate the Community Multisig’s Cancellation Power
According to the Compound governance forum, the proposal submitted by community member Humpy, titled "Termination of Community Multisig Proposal Cancellation Rights," has entered an on-chain pending state. The proposal seeks to invoke the Governor contract’s setProposalGuardian function to set the e
Strategy BTC holdings rose 6.3% with a $4.06 billion profit, while Bitmine ETH fell 30.3% with a $6.12 billion loss.
Odaily Planet Daily reports: According to Yujin statistics, Strategy did not purchase Bitcoin last week and currently holds 848,517 BTC, valued at approximately $68.075 billion, with an average cost basis of $75,446, resulting in an unrealized profit of about $4.058 billion and a gain of 6.3%. Bitmi
Strategy Pauses Bitcoin Buying, Spends $205M on STRC Repurchase
Strategy said on Monday that the company made no Bitcoin purchases last week, ending weekly buying that began in mid-September. Strategy instead spent $204.9 million to repurchase 2,068,459 shares of STRC, the company's variable-rate preferred stock. The STRC repurchase was Strategy's biggest weekly
Poolin's Texas mining assets approved for sale, priced up to $180M
ChainCatcher report: According to Yingke Law Firm, the sale of Poolin’s related debtor’s mining assets in Texas has been approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for New Jersey, with a maximum transaction value of approximately $180 million—$100 million as closing consideration and up to an additional
