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Fireworks Unveils Faster AI Inference and Enterprise Tools
At Forge, Fireworks introduced ultra‑fast inference up to 1,500 tokens/sec, lower‑cost background processing, Nexus model access, and enterprise infrastructure tools.
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Baseten Launches Grid, Sandboxes, and Serverless Loops
New Grid product for model routing, isolated Sandboxes for agent execution, and Loops for serverless fine‑tuning and reinforcement learning, allowing customers to retain ownership of trained weights.
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Siri AI Now Open to All Developers
iOS 27.3 beta enables developers to integrate Siri AI, offering advanced NLP and personal context features; unavailable in EU and for users under 13; supports multiple languages.
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Polkadot Stablecoin Exploit Results in $1.38M Loss
A security flaw in Polkadot's newly launched dotUSD stablecoin was exploited by an attacker, resulting in a $1.38 million loss absorbed by Polkadot's Treasury. The vulnerability was fixed in June but not implemented in production before the October attack. Parity Technologies, a blockchain infrastructure firm, reported the incident, revealing that the security flaw had been identified and corrected in June but never reached the affected production systems before the Oct. 24-26 attack.
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Bitcoin Bounces Back After Midterms
Bitcoin rebounds after briefly falling below $76,000 following the U.S. midterm elections, returning towards the $78,000 level as traders reassess the political and economic outlook. However, the recovery remains tenuous, with key moving averages likely to determine the direction of the market.
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Bitcoin Options Market Shows Calmest Year on Record
Deribit's DVOL index, which measures the implied volatility in Bitcoin options, has averaged 42.4 in 2026 through early November, marking the calmest year options traders have ever priced in. This is the lowest yearly reading since the index launched in March 2021, indicating a maturing market potentially attracting more institutional investors and stabilizing prices.
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AARP Calls for Ban on Crypto ATMs in Washington
AARP Washington has called for a statewide ban on crypto ATMs, citing rising fraud against older residents. In 2025, Washington residents reported 391 crypto kiosk complaints and over $8 million in losses to the FBI. The group plans to introduce a bill in 2027 after a survey showed broad support for removing the machines. The campaign follows a failed attempt to regulate crypto ATMs. AARP argues that local bans leave gaps, as scammers can send victims to a kiosk in a neighboring town. The group's survey found that 87% of Washington residents aged 50 and older know little or nothing about the kiosks and only 26% would feel confident reporting a scam.
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CVS falls 14% on plans to split off drugstore business
CVS Health shares dropped 14% after announcing plans to spin off its drugstore segment, representing a major breakup of the healthcare giant.
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The Graph Network Migrates BSC and Polygon Subgraphs
The Graph Network has moved traffic from BSC and Polygon Subgraphs to its Network Indexers, starting in October. The Rewards Eligibility Oracle has raised its service bar, and Substreams have expanded to more chains. The Upgrade Indexer has unallocated resources from 860+ BSC and Polygon Subgraphs, with fewer than 78 remaining in Studio as of October 27. The Foundation published a two-month retrospective on the Rewards Eligibility Oracle.
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Dow rallies 1,000 points as political risk eases after Democratic victory in U.S. midterms
The Dow index surged roughly 1,000 points as Democratic wins in the U.S. midterm elections lowered political risk, prompting a broad market rally. Data reflects a real‑time snapshot with a 15‑minute delay.
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Markets React to US Election Results and Global Trends
Democrats captured both chambers of Congress, prompting a brief dip in Bitcoin to $75,700 before rebounding above $78,300, while spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $1.16 billion net outflows. Central banks increased gold purchases by 42% in Q3, offsetting a 4.9% monthly price drop, as retail demand fell sharply. Beijing ordered a pause on IPOs and large share sales after the CSI 300 fell 8.5% in October, warning of AI‑related capital crowding. BlackRock transferred 7,244 BTC and 63,595 ETH to Coinbase Prime, continuing a month of large ETH outflows.
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Qualcomm says HBC silicon passes lab validation with 18× LPDDR5X bandwidth
Qualcomm’s High Bandwidth Compute silicon, stacking LPDDR memory to an AI accelerator, achieved 18‑fold LPDDR5X bandwidth and over 5× HBM4 bandwidth per watt; slated for the Dragonfly AI250 accelerator, sampling in early 2027. …
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Apple warns memory costs keep rising, supplier purchase commitments jump $33 B in one quarter
Apple CEO John Ternus said memory pricing is unprecedented, forecasting further rises in the December quarter; purchase obligations rose to $89.7 B, guiding Q4 gross margin to 45‑46% and noting supply constraints on Macs, iPads, iPhones.
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SpaceX's Starfall is a flat disk capsule built to return up to 1,000 kg from orbit
Starfall is an uncrewed reentry capsule about 10 ft across, launched on Falcon 9, targeting a splashdown 700 nm off the US West Coast; first demo launched June 23, competing with return‑capsule startups.
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Official Trump (TRUMP) token falls 10% to three‑month low after Democrats win midterms
The Democratic Party secured control of both the Senate and the House in the midterm elections, including wins in traditionally Republican states such as Texas. The results sparked heightened volatility across crypto markets, with many digital assets initially dropping before later recovering. Meme‑coins linked to former President Donald Trump experienced notable declines. The Official Trump (TRUMP) token dropped 10%, reaching its lowest price since August. Related tokens MAGA and MELANIA also posted losses following the election outcome.
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Strategy Acquires 849,327 BTC for $66M Purchase
Bitcoin-focused company Strategy has increased its Bitcoin holdings to 849,327 BTC by acquiring 811 BTC for $65.5 million. The company also repurchased approximately $208.2 million of its perpetual preferred stock, STRC. This move is expected to influence STRC's value and could signal supportive pricing for the security.
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Less than 10% of Stablecoins Deposited in DeFi
Token Terminal data shows that less than 10% of stablecoins and tokenized assets are deposited in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. The largest stablecoin, USDC, leads with a 38.2% share of total DeFi stablecoin deposits, amounting to $9.2 billion. Ethereum dominates DeFi deposits with 55.2% of total deposits, followed by Base and Solana.
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Bitcoin Gains Institutional Recognition After Major Asset Manager’s Forecast
A leading asset manager has incorporated Bitcoin into its 2027 long‑term capital market assumptions, projecting a 10% compound annual return and 55% volatility, with a 33% correlation to U.S. large‑cap equities. Analysts note Bitcoin’s potential as a portfolio diversifier because of its high expected returns and low correlation, while also pointing out the manager’s caution and the exclusion of Bitcoin from primary covariance matrices. The analysis highlights the institutional milestone and the associated risks.
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Florida Governor-Elect Backs Bitcoin Reserve
Florida congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds won the election. He advocates for Florida to establish a bitcoin reserve and questions the understanding of digital assets among lawmakers and regulators. Donalds suggests that bitcoin can serve as a hedge against monetary policy and central banking, and he introduced legislation to put a strategic bitcoin reserve into federal law.
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Mercado Bitcoin Hit by $46.3M Security Breach
Brazil’s largest crypto exchange reported a breach involving roughly $46 million in assets, paused transactions, and published the destination wallet address, though no customer data was compromised.
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MoneySmart Suffers Data Breach Exposing Customer Information
The financial services firm disclosed a security incident that may have exposed names, contact and shipping addresses, plus policy reference numbers of customers in Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Google Disrupts XCPE Botnet Built from 1.3M Android TV Boxes
The botnet used compromised TV boxes as residential proxies for ad fraud; Google took down operator domains and servers, potentially cutting off over 10 million infected devices.
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Free Chart Summit – Turning Midterms Into Money
Venue: Private online site · Mode: Online · Price: Free Live market analysis at 9:30 a.m. ET focusing on GE Vernova trade line, options strategies, and company scouting, with multiple analysts joining throughout the day.
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US Democrats win Congress, CLARITY crypto bill likely dead; CFTC clears stock perpetual futures; Moscow Exchange to launch crypto trading
Democrats secured control of both chambers in the midterms, gaining committee oversight and likely ending the CLARITY market‑structure bill, with critics expected to chair key panels. The CFTC approved stock‑based perpetual futures for U.S. exchanges, extending crypto‑style contracts to equities amid legal challenges. Moscow Exchange announced plans to offer Bitcoin, Ether and USDT trading from Dec 1, imposing investor caps and testing requirements.
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House Democrats Urge Trump to Maintain AI Chatbot Records
House Democrats are calling on Donald Trump to keep records of his interactions with AI chatbots, including Elon Musk's Grok, due to concerns about potential influence on White House decision-making.
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Zcash Needs 353% Rally to Reclaim $5,941
Zcash (ZEC) has recovered from its July 2024 low of $15.97 to reach a recent high of $1,683 in September 2026. However, the cryptocurrency remains approximately 78% below its all-time high of $5,941.80, set on October 29, 2016. At the current price of $1,311, ZEC would need to rise 353% to reclaim that peak, according to CoinMarketCap. While this rally is possible, it is not guaranteed given the historical context and the need to surpass a significant price threshold.
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Four Dexs Still Have Live Markets on Hyperliquid
Only four decentralized exchanges (dexs) — xyz, Paragon, EntropyIO, and Markets by Kinetiq — still have live markets on Hyperliquid. xyz is the most active with 120 markets, mostly tracking US-listed shares and ETFs. The exchange, run by trade.xyz, was chosen by ICE, the owner of the NYSE, to bring these perps to the US, pending CFTC approval. Hyperliquid already operates as a 24/7 stock market.
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Pre-Market outlook and financial tips (Wednesday)
• 5 Things Investors Need to Know About Wednesday’s Markets • Markets Live: Stock Futures Soar After Resounding Victory by Democrats in Midterm Elections • What Happens to Stocks After the Midterm Elections? • Why Recent College Graduates Are Adjusting Their Finances After Graduation • Don’t Choose Your 2027 Health Plan Until You Know This Retirement Trick • I Bonds Now Pay 5.51%, With the Highest Fixed Rate in Decades • How Much Have Americans Ages 65–74 Saved for Retirement? New Fed Data Reveal the Answer
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Bitcoin Rebounds After Democratic Sweep Despite ETF Outflows
Bitcoin rose above $78,000 after the Democratic sweep in the midterm elections, despite $1.157 billion in US spot ETF outflows over three sessions ending November 3. Analyst Ryan Kirkley's $90,000 year-end recovery forecast depends on stabilizing ETF flows, liquidity, and macro confidence. Bitcoin briefly fell below $76,000 as election results emerged, but recovered above $78,000 on Wednesday.