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The New York Stock Exchange announced on October 27 plans to introduce binary options on major technology stocks including Nvidia, Apple, and Tesla, with trading expected to begin within days. The exchange is responding to rapid expansion in prediction markets and growing demand for outcome-based tr

Former FTX Chief Operating Officer Constance Wang said on October 29 that the harm suffered by employees during the cryptocurrency exchange's collapse largely escaped public notice. Wang stated that people did not view FTX employees as individuals who had been harmed by the scandal, according to

Long-term Bitcoin holders own about 4 million BTC purchased between $85,000 and $118,000, mostly in 2025, according to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. With Bitcoin trading around $81,600, more than half of all long-term holder coins were bought above the current price. The Federal Reserve held ra

Shiba Inu (SHIB) approached its lowest price levels of 2026 during the October 29 trading session as persistent selling pressure and weakening cryptocurrency sentiment threatened to erase earlier recovery attempts. SHIB traded near $0.00000484 on October 29, down approximately 2.6% during the sessio

Ex-Palantir executives Andy Alder and Arjun Mather launched Dream with $17 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to build AI world models for the construction industry. The Stanford computer science graduates, who spent a decade at Palantir before founding the startup early last year, d

Coinbase added Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin to its retail application, Coinbase Exchange, and Coinbase Prime on October 28, enabling eligible customers to trade and manage the dollar-backed token across three platforms. The integration supports deposits and withdrawals on the XRP Ledger, Ethereum, and

Linde reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings on October 29 driven by AI-fueled semiconductor gas demand. The world's largest industrial gases supplier generated record quarterly sales of $9.4 billion, up 9% year over year, while adjusted earnings per share reached $4.59, exceeding

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage in the US fell to 7.24% as of October 29, marking the second consecutive week of decline, according to data from Freddie Mac reported by Walter Bloomberg. The decrease coincided with a drop in the yield on the 10-year US Treasury note, as investors

Amazon is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings results after the bell on Thursday, with investors focusing on the company's AI infrastructure spending. Analysts expect earnings per share of $1.96 and revenue of $202.31 billion, according to LSEG. The scrutiny comes as Amazon's cloud segment

An Nvidia spokesperson on Thursday denied a New York Times report about surveillance of a person close to CEO Jensen Huang. The Times report stated that Alice Huang, linked to Singapore-based cloud company Megaspeed, developed a close relationship with Jensen Huang, prompting US intelligence

Anthropic is requiring certain Claude users to verify their identities using government-issued documents and potentially live selfies. The Claude developer says identity checks may be triggered when users access certain capabilities, undergo platform security reviews or

Stellar has been added to MetaMask's default supported networks, as reported by Cointelegraph on October 29. Eligible MetaMask accounts will automatically receive a Stellar network address without requiring separate network setup. The integration applies to supported accounts only, though MetaMask h

OPEC+ is expected to keep December oil production targets unchanged when seven major producers meet on November 1, despite Brent crude remaining above $110 a barrel. Three sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters that Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan and Oman are

SpaceXSI, Elon Musk's data center business powering Grok AI, is buying 418 properties in Colonial Hills, Southaven, Mississippi, located approximately half a mile from the powerplant serving its data centers, according to The Guardian. Real estate agents have been offering property owners deals on b

Real estate investor Grant Cardone offered venture capitalist Jason Calacanis a $1 million wager that Bitcoin will reach $126,210.50 by October 28, 2028. The challenge followed Calacanis' prediction on October 27 that Bitcoin will never reach another record and could fall toward $57,000 over the

Standard Asset Company opened an office in the United Arab Emirates on October 29 to pursue a $1.5 billion investment strategy focused on Bitcoin and real estate. The company established the new UAE office to advance the dual-asset strategy. No allocation breakdown between Bitcoin and real estate

PC makers are facing a PCB shortage as AI demand consumes manufacturing capacity previously allocated to traditional electronics. An unnamed American PC maker executive told Nikkei Asia that securing PCB supplies remains difficult despite potential PC shipment declines. Multiple industry sources

Fidelity Investments entered Bitcoin mining in 2014, years before launching institutional crypto services. CEO Abigail Johnson disclosed at a 2017 conference that the company originally set up mining for educational purposes and confirmed the operation had become profitable. The firm joined

Arbitrum recorded a sharp increase in blockchain activity, with daily active addresses reaching approximately 1.09 million on October 28, marking the highest level in 30 days. The surge comes as Ethereum's Layer 2 networks continue competing for users and decentralized applications. According to

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk replied to a post by Stanley Druckenmiller about Hyperliquid on October 29. Musk responded with the single word 'Interesting' to Druckenmiller's X post mentioning the cryptocurrency project. Musk did not confirm whether he has invested in Hyperliquid or