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Strive CEO Matt Cole Hints at New Engine Purchase
Cole’s X post suggested another buy, referencing a prior acquisition of 6,182 BTC at about $82,732 each, bringing holdings to 43,000 BTC.
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Cole’s X post suggested another buy, referencing a prior acquisition of 6,182 BTC at about $82,732 each, bringing holdings to 43,000 BTC.
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Saylor posted a hint about more Bitcoin buying on X, following Strategy’s disclosed purchase of 267 BTC on Oct 19, raising holdings to 848,517 BTC.
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Binance is launching a community appreciation campaign to thank users for their support, offering trading rewards with up to 10% APR. The activity period is from November 2, 2026, at 11:30 UTC to November 21, 2026, at 23:59 UTC. Users automatically qualify for the rewards.
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HTX has introduced EWZS/USDT, OXY/USDT, SMR/USDT, NU/USDT, and MPWR/USDT perpetual futures, offering 1-20x leverage for both long and short trades. The platform supports USDT-margined futures with various conditions and fees, and users can stay updated on the latest parameters on the trading page. HTX also encourages users to sign up for an account and enable trading bots for additional rewards and earnings.
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Trezor, a cryptocurrency hardware wallet, has expanded the passphrase limit for its wallets to 128 characters. This follows the exposure of weak recovery phrases due to Coldcard thefts, and the company has also warned users about the risks associated with passphrases.
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Abu Dhabi has signed four agreements with OpenAI to integrate artificial intelligence into various sectors, including government services, energy operations, and investment. ADNOC, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, has partnered with OpenAI to deploy the company's GPT models and computing infrastructure. The initiative aims to streamline field development planning and compliance checks, reducing the time from months to hours. Human oversight will remain for critical decisions.
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Bitcoin US elections are drawing investor attention this week as the cryptocurrency market prepares for major political developments and important employment figures. The November 3 midterm elections and November 6 employment report could influence financial markets, while additional economic releases and Federal Reserve commentary may add to the uncertainty.
Price Prediction
Analyst Ali Martinez identifies four cryptocurrencies—Cardano (ADA), Algorand (ALGO), Aave (AAVE), and Raydium (RAY)—showing buy signals, suggesting potential market recovery following the $6.3 billion Binance hack. Martinez is building a diversified portfolio of five altcoins, including Injective (INJ), Sui (SUI), Midnight (NIGHT), PENGU, and PROMT, with strong buying opportunities.
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Admiral Brad Cooper, the top U.S. commander overseeing Middle Eastern operations, met with President Trump to discuss potential military actions against Iran. The meeting, which occurred on Thursday, was a rare personal visit by the commander to the White House. The U.S. is considering a return to large-scale military initiatives.
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Brent and WTI crude fell more than 4% as negotiators renewed diplomatic efforts to ease Iran tensions, with a draft proposal circulated after Doha talks. Goldman Sachs lifted its December price forecast to $105 per barrel for Brent and $94 for WTI, citing disruption risk. Chip makers SK Hynix and Samsung saw sharp gains, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited South Korea to discuss chip partnerships. Apple’s earnings preview highlighted its 28% YTD gain and upcoming CEO John Ternus call. Midterm election coverage noted Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan’s acceptance of results and a cross‑party endorsement in Michigan.
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XRP derivatives trading has shown a strong recovery, with monthly Futures volume climbing to $68 billion in October. However, rising speculation has not translated into stronger direct buying demand. Meanwhile, declining stablecoin liquidity on the XRP Ledger raises concerns about Ripple’s market recovery. Traders are questioning whether growing Futures activity can support XRP or if liquidity constraints will limit further gains.
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Gate is hosting a 48-hour challenge where participants can win rewards by completing designated stock trading tasks. The challenge involves trading SNGDK, INTCG, and TQQQG stock tokens, and earning up to 20 draw chances with each valid draw. The challenge is available for 48 hours and participants can earn up to 5 USDT trading fee cashback vouchers.
New Web Product
Startale Group has launched Startale Card, a virtual payment card that allows users to spend USDSC at over 150 million merchant locations. The card integrates with the Startale App and is issued by Rain, a Visa principal member. Eligible users can activate the card through the Startale App, complete KYC verification, and activate the virtual card. The product includes cashback paid in USDSC and is available to early contributors with invitations extended to other waitlisted users in November.
Hacking News
Anza and the Solana Foundation urged Solana validators to secure their servers against a critical Linux vulnerability, CVE-2026-98432, which could allow hackers to remotely take control of affected Linux servers. The vulnerability, rated 9.8 out of 10, has already been fixed in the Linux kernel but remains unpatched in Ubuntu, an operating system commonly used by Solana validators. Tim Garcia, validator relations lead at the Solana Foundation, advised affected operators to block incoming TCP packets containing IPv4 options, disable Multipath TCP (MPTCP), and turn off TCP request-socket migration until a security update becomes available.
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The USA is proposing the resumption of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, according to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. The plan is being discussed within energy talks between Ukraine and Russia ahead of winter. However, the initiative faces opposition from European governments, which have taken a course of full rejection of Russian gas.
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Binance reports a 7.95% decline in USDT holdings to 29.48 billion tokens as of October 31, covering 10 assets following a hack. The news is an update on Binance's reserve snapshot.
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Testing uncovered data loss, crashes, and incorrect SQL results; most were fixed, but serious transaction bugs remain, with Orkes claiming a newer release addresses them.
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The new index allows hybrid similarity and SQL‑filtered queries on Iceberg tables without duplicating source data, though index size matches embedding size and freshness follows snapshot sync.
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Logical replication enables near‑zero‑downtime migrations by running target clusters in parallel, streaming changes, and cutting over when ready, offering rollback safety and cross‑environment portability but requires manual handling of schema changes and sequences.
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On a 23 GB dataset with 2 GB RAM, Polars 2.1 completed processing in 438 seconds, nearly twice as fast as DuckDB 2.0’s 837 seconds, while DuckDB added client‑server and AI features.
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PostHog’s review agent identified 62% of bugs across 33 past incidents and tested playback failure impacts, using isolated, resettable environments for fair comparison.
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Crypto ETFs experienced extended selling, with BTC ETFs losing $436.6M from Monday to Thursday, followed by a $643.2M outflow on Friday, wiping out all gains. ETH ETFs saw outflows every day, losing $396.6M for the week. Spot sell orders exceeded buys by $399.9M, and BTC long-term holder supply fell by 33,370 BTC.
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USDD, a stablecoin, offers four strategies for earning through partnerships with BinanceWallet, GateDEX, pendle_fi, and TRON DeFi Summer. The ecosystem allows users to access diverse earning opportunities across multiple chains and ecosystems. For more information, visit the provided link.
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Apollo Global Management has launched a $11.2 billion European private credit platform to provide loans to European businesses and support real estate and infrastructure projects. The fund is backed by major investors including Abu Dhabi Investment Council. The platform aims to capitalize on a 'generational opportunity' to finance Europe's long-term growth agenda using global pools of capital.
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KuCoin Futures has introduced cross margin mode, allowing users to use their entire futures account balance as margin for all related positions. USDT-margined contracts share the same margin, while coin-margined contracts like ETH and BTC are settled in their own currencies. This feature maximizes account funds without frequent transfers or position adjustments.
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Bitget has released its Q3 2026 Transparency Report, highlighting impressive quarterly trading volume of approximately $1.86 trillion across six categories. The report emphasizes Bitget's leadership in BTC and ETH futures order-book depth, with a combined market share of 0.05%. Bitget also announced the launch of its Cross-Asset Unified Account, expanding access to over 370 eligible assets, including 100 tokenized U.S. stocks. The report also covers product enhancements, including AI-assisted research and yield-generating balances, and mentions security measures taken after a wallet infrastructure incident.
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USDD Earn, a feature that helps users grow their stablecoins while keeping their funds accessible, has been updated with new on-chain yield opportunities powered by Smart Allocator. No lock-ups or deposit caps are in place, allowing users to earn across multiple platforms including GateDEX, BinanceWallet, pendle_fi, and Morpho. A video demonstrating how USDD Earn works is available for viewing.
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This represents a 14% increase from the 5% of FOPs who re-registered in 2023. The increase is attributed to simplified procedures, reduced administrative costs, and the ability to save on taxes.
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BYTEX co-founder Diana Pires, speaking at Ripple Swell 2026, discusses the challenges financial institutions face in deploying AI-driven trading systems at scale. Pires, who has experience in both traditional and cryptocurrency markets, emphasizes that institutional adoption depends more on infrastructure and controls than on model capabilities. BYTEX's open-source system connects with existing financial platforms, allowing institutions to introduce automated execution without developing an entire infrastructure stack internally.