Research firm declares ‘end of the AI trade as we know it’ — and Asian tech stocks reflect the shift
Now that absolute value is much harder to find in the AI trade, with bets having to be made on a longerterm, more speculative basis, it’s time to search for…
Mercado Bitcoin hack continued hours after exchange said attack was contained, report finds
The same attacker took about $391,000, mostly from wallets Bitquery ties to BitMart, whose founder confirmed a Nov. 2 hack and suspects a link. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin win rate vs. S&P 500 recovers as post-midterm history favors stocks
Bitcoin outperformed the S&P 500 in half of the past 90 US trading sessions, while historical midterm data highlights gains for stocks. Source:Cointelegraph
A prolonged war in Iran is the market’s real ‘black swan,’ says this strategist
Alicia Levine, of BNY’s wealth management business, said markets have not priced in the possibility of the war in Iran lasting for a long time.…
Toyota stock rallies after company lowered sales guidance. Here’s how rare that is.
Toyota Motor on Thursday saw an odd combination of a powerful stockmarket gain after lowering its annual sales forecast. Source:MarketWatch
Bitcoin miner Riot could pay Anthropic 12% interest under $28 billion AI deal
Riot has sold most of its bitcoin to fund its move into data centers. Its latest agreement gives Anthropic a way to finance part of the build and collect…
South Korea seeks 4th crypto tax delay, targets 2029 start
South Korea is seeking a fourth delay to its 22% crypto tax, months after reaffirming plans to begin taxing digital asset gains in January 2027.…
OpenAI says its AI can break into Linux at scale. Here's what it means for crypto
OpenAI says its AI found 948 Linux flaws and wrote a working attack for each one. Crypto security voices say decentralization leaves the industry better placed…
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa resumes operations after attack, assesses losses
The bank said customer funds were unaffected after attackers accessed its systems through a service provider’s platform. Source:Cointelegraph
Zcash is about to freeze $16 million in its oldest privacy pool
About 12,200 ZEC remains in Sprout, the privacy pool Zcash launched in 2016. Roughly 10,000 coins have left over the past week, but only about 40 moved out…
The pile of lawsuits against Kalshi just grew by one
Arkansas has accused the prediction market of running illegal gambling, joining Utah and several other U.S. states that have filed criminal or civil charges.…
Trump Media moves $342 million in bitcoin to Crypto.com, blockchain data show
A wallet supposedly linked to Trump Media has made a large BTC transfer to Crypto.com, data tracked by Arkham show. Source:CoinDesk