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Anthropic announced Thursday that Claude is launching a new Personal Finance tool designed to help users track their spending and understand their finances. The tool allows users to connect bank and credit card accounts through Plaid integration, with read-only access that cannot move, manage, or in

The Cboe Volatility Index, known as Wall Street's fear gauge, jumped as much as 48% intraday on November 5, according to Walter Bloomberg. The surge marked the largest single-day rise since April 4, 2025, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs that triggered a market selloff. Th

Morpho reported USDC deposits have surpassed $4 billion on its platform. The platform, described as a leading venue for USDC-based credit, highlighted this milestone through a post on X (formerly Twitter). USDC is a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar and is widely used for transactions and

Crypto commentator James Seyffart projects that exchange-traded funds will surpass mutual funds in assets under management within the next 2-3 years. The prediction reflects a growing investor preference for ETFs due to their trading flexibility and cost-effectiveness compared to traditional mutual

The Trump administration maintained secret communications with Iranian authorities regarding the deportation of Iranian nationals even during wartime, according to a report by Walter Bloomberg on November 5. The discussions centered on repatriating more than 100 Iranian nationals through three

HIWIN (stock code 2049) reported October consolidated revenue of NT$2.85 billion, increasing 4.8% month-on-month and 35.6% year-on-year, setting a single-month historical high. The surge was driven by robust demand from semiconductor, AI, electronic equipment, large-scale infrastructure, and

Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has acquired AAVE tokens on the secondary market, according to a social media post by @0xKolten that gained widespread attention. The acquisition reflects Payward's strategic interest in decentralized finance assets as Kraken explores de

Frax Finance highlighted increased trading activity using frxUSD on Featherlend following Brazil's election on October 25, where Lula won a fourth term. The Brazilian real plunged 8% when traditional markets reopened after the election results, creating volatility in FX markets. This event

Hollywood studios and production companies are warning employees not to bet on prediction markets using insider knowledge, The Hollywood Reporter reported on Thursday. The new guidelines prohibit staff from placing bets on events such as studio earnings, casting decisions, and release

The Digital Chamber filed a motion for summary judgment on November 5, 2026, challenging Illinois' Digital Asset Tax for discriminatory treatment of PayPal's stablecoin PYUSD. The motion argues that the tax violates both the Illinois Constitution and U.S. Constitution by imposing financial burdens s

Polygon highlighted the role of onchain rails in maintaining money market operations through a statement shared on its official social media account. The blockchain infrastructure provider emphasized the critical importance of these mechanisms as decentralized finance continues to expand. Polygon op

NEAR Protocol launched the Delta League, an open competition designed to enhance AI models by enabling developers to directly edit model weights. The initiative encourages developers to submit models for evaluation on a hidden test set, with verified submissions eligible for further development. NEA

Algorand rolled out a consensus protocol upgrade on November 5, 2026, requiring all node runners to update to algod version 5.0.5. The upgrade is essential for maintaining network consensus and performance. This move reflects Algorand's ongoing commitment to enhancing its blockchain

Federal Reserve December rate hike odds dropped to 67% after the U.S. midterm elections, down from more than 80%, according to a November 5 report by Walter Bloomberg. The probability of rates being left unchanged rose to 33%, the highest level since mid-September. The shift in prediction market pro

In US Stock Market News, interest rates connect the economy with the stock market through household spending, bank lending, business investment, and corporate earnings. When rates change, they alter monthly loan payments, financing costs, and the income available from bonds—shifts that influence eco

Microsoft declined an expansion opportunity that would have more than doubled its artificial intelligence computing agreement with Nvidia-backed Nscale in Texas, walking away from a potential deal worth tens of billions of dollars. The decision was disclosed November 5 by Reuters, following

Solana Labs' Leap launched a beta mobile trading app on Thursday, enabling users to trade tokenized stocks, ETFs, metals, currencies, and crypto in a single platform. The app is available in early access on iPhone through Apple TestFlight, with an Android version coming soon, though it is not access

GRIN's price surged 14.31% to $0.01325 in 15 minutes as of 16:48 UTC, reflecting heightened trading interest. The rapid increase coincided with growing social media activity surrounding the cryptocurrency. The broader crypto market displayed mixed signals during this period, with varying momentum ac

US Stock Market News shows Meta Platforms Inc. (META) and SanDisk Corp. (SNDK) unveiled landmark stock split plans within eight days of each other, marking their first-ever forward splits (October 21 and October 29 announcements, respectively). Both companies are executing these splits to lower

Ethereum (ETH) retreated below $2.3K this week after a rebound from the $2.2K demand level was rejected at the $2.5K supply zone. The rejection occurred at the exact area where the asset's multi-month ascending channel broke down in October. At the time of writing, ETH is trading below $2.3K,