Tenstorrent tops last week’s crypto fundraising, clinching a $1.5 B AI‑infrastructure round 🎉.
Whop raised $200 M for its marketplace and payment suite. Erebor secured $30 M to expand finance, lending and stablecoin services. Smaller rounds saw Mural ($15 M), Dataline ($10.6 M), HoneyB ($5 M) and Lighthouse.storage ($1.6 M) focus on AI and data privacy 🔥.
Insider with a perfect record opens a $120 million short before the Fed decision 📉
He claims a 100% win rate on every market dip so far. The bet targets Bitcoin, predicting a hard crash as rate‑hike expectations rise. Such a massive position could amplify volatility across crypto markets.
Franklin Templeton injects $150 million of tokenized money‑market fund shares onto the XRP Ledger ⚡️.
The move marks the first major traditional asset manager to tokenise a money‑market fund on a public blockchain. It expands liquidity for XRP‑based DeFi applications and signals growing institutional confidence in distributed ledger finance. Analysts predict heightened demand for on‑chain yield products.
Sweden's government will block ChatGPT and Claude on all staff computers starting Oct. 26, leaving Microsoft Copilot as the sole approved AI tool 🇸🇪.
A security review flagged data‑privacy risks, prompting officials to limit external data transmission and meet EU compliance. The ban narrows AI choices for civil servants, giving Copilot’s market edge.
Watch for ripple effects across European public sectors 🔔
Vanguard’s flagship ETF makes its debut purchase of 4.5 million Metaplanet Bitcoin Treasury shares 🚀
The move signals growing institutional confidence in Bitcoin’s on‑chain ecosystem, expanding exposure beyond traditional spot holdings. Metaplanet’s tokenized treasury offers regulated access to BTC, potentially boosting liquidity and attracting further capital inflows. Analysts predict this could set a precedent for other large fund managers.
Bitcoin slumps below $80,000 as U.S. markets open, sparking an immediate sell‑off 🔥
The dip marks the first breach of the $80k barrier since March, erasing roughly $1.2 billion in market cap. Analysts cite tightening monetary policy and looming regulatory talks as catalysts. Traders are eyeing support levels near $78,500, while volatility spikes across major exchanges 🚀
Electrum patches critical flaw that let rogue servers swap legit Bitcoin transactions for fakes. ⚡
The high‑severity vulnerability was actively exploited, siphoning funds from unsuspecting users. Attackers intercepted broadcast transactions, replaced them, and forced victims to pay the counterfeit address. Electrum’s emergency update now blocks the swap and restores transaction integrity.
Bitcoin’s midterm‑election rally myth collapses as data shows modest recoveries. 🚀
All halvings aligned with U.S. elections, yet before each midterm Bitcoin sat 70% below its peak, compared with today’s 36% dip. Historical records show a 92% upside a year after 60% drops, while midterm years yielded only about 46% gains. The pattern offers no election boost. 📉
Bitcoin’s historic four‑year cycle shows cracks as 2024‑25 rally stalls at just 36% below its peak 🚀.
Supply shock fell from 12.5% in 2012 to under 1% this halving, muting the boost. Spot ETFs and corporate treasuries now dominate buyers, reshaping demand. Bear market depth is only 53% from the peak, with recovery sitting at a 36% loss.
Bitcoin may surge post‑midterms, with Binance Research noting a 54% average yearly gain after US elections. 🚀
Bitcoin fell in each of the last three midterms, then rose 24% (2014), 46% (2018) and 72% (2022) after a pre‑election dip near 70% of its prior high. A two‑day timing shift in 2022 doubled the measured return, underscoring early‑entry risk. 📊
Vanguard, the $13 trillion giant, secures indirect Bitcoin exposure with a $7.5 million stake in Japan’s Metaplanet via its VSS ETF 🚀.
The stake equals 4.5 million Metaplanet shares, Vanguard’s first Bitcoin treasury position. Via the VSS ETF, the firm gains a regulated crypto gateway. Analysts see it as a strong institutional vote for Bitcoin 📈.
Expect market ripples as institutional confidence builds ⚡️
Anthropic will file for its IPO today at 9 AM ET, eyeing a historic market debut 🚀.
Targeting a valuation above SpaceX’s $75 billion record, the AI firm plans investor marketing the week of Nov 9, with trading possibly starting before Thanksgiving 💰. The move could flood capital into generative AI and spark broader market volatility.
Strive Capital snaps up 6,182 Bitcoin for $511.4 million, swelling its stash to 43,000 BTC. 🚀
The acquisition marks the largest single‑day BTC purchase this year, underscoring Strive’s aggressive accumulation strategy. Industry analysts see the move as a bullish signal for Bitcoin’s price trajectory, while competitors may feel pressure to match the scale. The deal also highlights growing institutional confidence in crypto assets. 📈
Arthur Hayes, BitMEX co‑founder, says he ‘dumped it all’ and is exiting the market. 🚀
Hayes warns a steep correction ahead, claiming ‘we gotta go down to go up.’ He’ll stay on the sidelines until an ‘all‑clear signal’ appears, hinting at potential buying opportunities. 📊
Strategy Repurchases $205M in STRC, No Bitcoin Trades Reported! ⚡
The fund injected $205 million into its native token STRC, marking the largest repurchase to date. Meanwhile, its Bitcoin position remained static, with no buys or sells recorded this quarter. Analysts view the move as confidence in STRC’s growth trajectory and a hedge against market volatility.
SpaceX inks a colossal $40 billion GPU agreement with Apollo, marking the biggest hardware deal of the year! 🚀
The partnership will equip SpaceX’s Starlink satellites and AI‑driven launch systems with Apollo’s next‑gen GPUs 📡. The deal underscores the surge in demand for high‑performance computing in space tech. Analysts predict it could accelerate SpaceX’s autonomous navigation and data processing capabilities.
Keystone, a leading hardware wallet provider, confirms a breach that exposed customer names, contacts, shipping addresses, and order data 🚨.
The intrusion originated from a third‑party accessing Keystone’s website, not the wallets themselves. No private keys or funds were compromised, but the leak raises concerns over user privacy. Regulators may scrutinize security practices as the industry pushes for safeguards 🔐.
Digital ruble demand surges as 270,000 accounts open since September launch 🚀
Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina confirmed interest far exceeded forecasts, signaling rapid adoption of the state‑backed cryptocurrency 📈. The swift uptake could reshape domestic payments and bolster the ruble’s digital ecosystem. Regulators are now assessing infrastructure upgrades.