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  1. Funding

    Goldman Sachs and Apollo Seek Investors for $40 Billion SpaceX AI Chip Financing

    Goldman Sachs and Apollo Global Management are seeking investors for a $40 billion financing deal tied to AI chips for SpaceX. The deal involves an Apollo-managed entity purchasing GPUs and server equipment and leasing them to SpaceX, keeping the obligations off SpaceX’s balance sheet. The financing is split into multiple tranches with different levels of risk and return, allowing various types of investors to participate. The arrangement is expected to begin in the first half of 2027.

  2. Update

    American Bitcoin's Profit Rises on Bitcoin Rally

    American Bitcoin (ABTC), co-founded by Eric Trump, reported a $126 million profit in the third quarter (Q3), primarily due to a $197.3 million gain in Bitcoin (BTC) operations. The company released its earnings after the US market closed on November 4.

  3. Funding

    BTC Dual Investment Offering Up to 849% APR

    BTC Dual Investment is offering up to an 849% annual percentage rate (APR) on fixed interest. The rate is locked upon subscription, and the interest is earned regardless of whether the Bitcoin (BTC) price rises or falls. The investment works in both directions, and rates update daily. The higher the BTC price movement, the greater the investment opportunity.

  4. Update

    KuCoin Daily Market Watch: BTC and ETH Recover

    KuCoin's daily market watch shows BTC recovering from around $75.6K to briefly above $81K, while ETH moved back above $2,400. Institutional demand remains cautious, with spot BTC ETFs recording $116M in net outflows on November 3. The CLARITY Act faces a tougher path in the Senate, with Democrats winning both chambers of Congress, and alternative market-structure legislation is expected to expand SEC authority and strengthen consumer protections.

  5. News

    ARM and Qualcomm Earnings Reports

    ARM reported revenue of $1.44 billion, up 27% year-over-year, beating the expected $1.38 billion. Qualcomm reported revenue of $10.44 billion, down 8% year-over-year, with handset revenue declining 26% and automotive revenue increasing 89%. The stock of both companies saw after-hours price movements.

  6. Update

    Lumentum Holdings Stock Launched on HTX

    Lumentum Holdings (LITE) has benefited from increased shipments of optical transceivers, high-power EML lasers, and narrow linewidth continuous wave (CW) laser source chips for AI data centers. This has led to the launch of trading for LITE and related stocks such as MRVL, COHR, and Corning GLW on HTX.

  7. Update

    Gate adds 500+ assets to its stock futures offering

    Gate.io announced that its stock futures platform now supports over 500 assets. The offering includes futures on U.S., Japanese, Korean, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese markets. Leverage of up to 75x is available for these contracts. Users can trade the global popular stock futures in a single interface on Gate. The service is promoted as the largest and most comprehensive stock futures selection.

  8. Hacking News

    India Warns of AI-Powered Crypto Exchange Hack

    India’s national cybersecurity agency, CERT-In, has warned of an AI-assisted hacking campaign targeting cryptocurrency exchanges and other financial businesses. The threat actor, designated as 'CRAFTY FALCON,' has escalated its attacks, stealing wallet keys and siphoning funds. The campaign uses AI attack tools and operates at machine speed, with attackers exploiting vulnerable applications and cloud infrastructure to deploy malicious files. CERT-In has identified crypto exchanges as among the affected businesses, and has received reports of successful attacks from financial institutions, including nonbank lenders, fintech companies, and digital lending platforms.

  9. News

    Saylor Links Republican and Democratic Wins to Bitcoin Reserves

    Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy Inc., cited victories by Republican Byron Donalds in Florida and Democrat James Talarico in Texas as evidence of bipartisan support for government bitcoin holdings. Their legislative records connected the election results to federal and state reserve initiatives. Saylor stated that bitcoin reserve support crossed party lines, with Donalds’ victory in Florida and Talarico’s win in the Texas Senate race supporting the idea of a federal bitcoin reserve initiative.

  10. Exchange Listing

    Gate Futures Adds 10 New Stock Contracts

    Gate Futures, a cryptocurrency exchange, has added 10 new stock contracts to its platform. The contracts include #OXYUSDT for Occidental Petroleum Corporation, #LNGUSDT for Cheniere Energy, Inc., and #XPUSDT for XP Inc. Trading of these contracts will commence on November 5, 2026, at 6:00 AM (UTC). The exchange now supports 511 stock contracts.

  11. Update

    Gate Trenches Welcome Back Rewards Live

    Gate Trenches has launched Welcome Back Rewards, allowing eligible returning users to claim up to 65 USDT in rewards for trading trending BSC tokens. The event ends on November 9 at 16:00 UTC+8.

  12. News

    Kiyosaki Buys Bitcoin During Market Dip

    Robert Kiyosaki, known for his financial advice, continued buying Bitcoin, gold, and silver during a market downturn, citing rising debt and the erosion of wealth by fiat currency. He views a potential price decline as a buying opportunity.

  13. Update

    Bitcoin Jumps 4.6%

    Bitcoin's price rose 4.64% over 24 hours to $80,480, according to BeInCrypto. Crypto liquidations reached $974.80 million in 24 hours, with losses mainly affecting traders who bet on further declines.

  14. Update

    USDD Reports Strong Q3 Treasury Performance

    USDD, a decentralized stablecoin, has reported strong treasury performance in the third quarter of 2026, with a $9.7 million revenue and a treasury balance of $31.24 million. The protocol's utility has expanded, with $1.48 billion in circulating supply and $2.18 billion in total value locked (TVL) as of October 29. USDD's utility has also grown, with new DeFi integrations and transfer solutions enabling users to earn and transfer USDD more easily.

  15. Hacking News

    French Bank Arkéa Resumes Transfers After Attack

    French bank Arkéa resumed almost all operations on November 4 after an attack enabled fraudulent crypto transactions from its own account. The bank's own account was used through a service provider's platform, and some funds were sent to other banks. The bank did not confirm the conversion of these funds into cryptocurrency or their connection to specific crypto wallets. The amount involved in fraudulent transactions is not necessarily the bank's final loss, as blocked funds and recoveries are still being accounted for. The incident is described as contained and did not affect customers' holdings.

  16. News

    Bitget US Stock Hotspot Sniper

    Bitget, a cryptocurrency exchange, publishes a news article about the US stock market. The article discusses the midterm elections' impact on the AI narrative, highlighting the rebound of hyperscale cloud names like Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT), and Google (GOOGL), as well as the headwinds for data center stocks. Qualcomm (QCOM) faces pressure due to memory shortages, while AppLovin (APP) jumps after strong ad tech earnings. The article also mentions the post-election capital flow into large-cap tech stocks like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT).

  17. Event

    NFP Trading Rush Event

    NFP Trading Rush is an event starting on November 5, 04:00 AM (UTC) and ending on November 15, 16:00 PM. Participants can trade eligible TradFi products on Gate to win rewards. Users must trade at least $5,000 worth of TradFi and submit a registration form. Winners will be selected and receive $5 each. The event is organized by Gate.

  18. Price Prediction

    $PVP, $TRUMP5S, and others hit all-time highs

    The top 5 gainers in the Gate Spot Top 5 Gainers (24H) list include $PVP with a 126.15% increase, $TRUMP5S with a 125.39% increase, and $OLE with a 79.22% increase. The US Stocks Top 5 Gainers (24H) list features $DUOL with a 25.99% increase, $YOU with a 23.70% increase, and $PCOR with a 19.58% increase. The TradFi CFD Top 5 Gainers (24H) list includes $SWK with a 13.61% increase, $MSFU with a 13.40% increase, and $ZBH with a 12.59% increase.

  19. New Coin Listing

    Gate Trenches Adds $HIGH Listing

    Gate Trenches, a professional on-chain trading aggregation platform, has listed the token HIGH on its platform. Users can now trade HIGH, which has a contract address of 7ymF66Z6VhgNiwadtVhjTtT6U7iQRpSxeiRrhfufhigh. The platform also offers rewards for new users and daily check-ins.

  20. News

    US Democrats Win Both Chambers of Congress, Affecting Markets and Policy

    Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in the US elections, prompting reassessment of fiscal, energy, and AI oversight policies. The ADP private employment report showed an increase of 86,000 jobs in October, with services adding 82,000 jobs and goods-producing businesses adding 4,000. Oil prices fell sharply, with December WTI at $87.79 and January 2027 Brent at $94.56 per barrel. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) prices rose, with BTC at $80,465.19 and ETH at $2,415.76, and the total crypto market capitalization increased to approximately $2.71 trillion.

  21. Update

    Block Size Increase Components

    The block size increase is enabled by graphene for relay, parallelization for validation, Merklix for input lookup, and UTXO commitments for pruning. These components make the block size increase usable.

  22. Update

    Feather frxUSD Vault on Polygon Utilized and Earning High Yields

    The Feather frxUSD vault on the Polygon network is currently fully utilized and earning yields of 50% or more until utilization decreases. The Morpho App, a non-custodial interface, provides access to the Morpho protocols, which do not hold users' assets and are not regulated financial institutions. Users are advised to check each smart contract approval before signing onchain transactions.

  23. News

    Traders used frxUSD on Featherlend to trade Brazil real plunge after Lula's election win

    Brazil's presidential election was decided on Sunday, Oct 25, with Lula winning a fourth term. The Brazilian real fell 8% when traditional FX markets reopened. While those markets were closed, traders on Featherlend, a platform on Polygon, had already been trading the move overnight. They used the frxUSD stablecoin to power these FX trades, as detailed in a linked thread.

  24. News

    Bitcoin climbs above $81,000, reaching $81,041.60

    Bitcoin rose 2.25% in four hours to $80,430 on Binance spot, while $94.95 million in liquidations were recorded across three exchanges, mainly from short positions. The rally pushed the price above $81,000, hitting $81,041.60 after a daily gain of 4.3%. It also crossed $80,000 on OKX, reaching $80,028.80 after a 3% one‑day increase, and rose above $79,000 on Binance spot to $79,200, up 1.06% in one hour. BTC was quoted at $80,398 and ETH at $2,413.

  25. Update

    Ethereum Announces Fork Plan for Lean Ethereum

    Ethereum's Lean Ethereum plan aims to enhance scalability and security by introducing a series of hard forks. The plan, led by the Ethereum Foundation and including Vitalik Buterin, involves upgrades to the network's consensus, execution, and data layers. The final fork, L*, is targeted for completion by the end of 2029, with the first named upgrade, Glamsterdam, expected to be completed by late 2026 or early 2027. The plan also includes the introduction of quantum-safe hash-based signatures and recursive STARK proofs for verifying transactions.

  26. Update

    Lightning Labs Ships LND Mitigation for Linux Kernel Flaw

    Bitcoin Core and Lightning developer Matt Corallo highlighted a critical Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2026-98432 affecting the IPv4 TCP handshake code with a CVSS score of 9.8. Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team showed it could be exploited remotely as a root exploit. Lightning Labs responded by releasing lnd v0.21.6-beta and v0.20.7-beta, which disable MPTCP listeners by default to mitigate the exploit path. The project noted that only a patched kernel fully resolves the issue.

  27. Update

    BTC ETFs Show Outflows, Spot Buyers Slow

    BTC ETFs experienced $1.16 billion in outflows over three sessions, the largest since late June. Bitfinex Alpha Intelligence analyzed IBIT's $405.3 million outflow on November 2, which is its biggest since the year began. This could indicate a return of demand, as three consecutive inflow days of similar size would be the first sign of this. The aggregate bitcoin futures open interest rose to 701,548 BTC on November 3, its highest since September 22. Perpetual funding rates have remained at 11% annualized over the past two weeks, while spot buyers have been relatively inactive. The short-term holder Spent Output Profit ratio has been below 1 for six consecutive sessions, indicating continued distribution at a loss. The realised price distribution shows a shift, with supply acquired between $77,000 and $80,000 rising to 1.28 million BTC on November 4, while supply acquired between $81,000 and $84,000 fell to 1.05 million BTC on the same day.