Summary: Kingma, Bollen, and van der Linden map financial power in "The Waterworks of Money," revealing how bank-created money drives inequality. The project examines bitcoin's dual role as an institutional asset and potential challenger to traditional payment systems in Europe.
Summary: The SEC will hold a public roundtable on November 9, 2026, to discuss machine-understandable data and Super Intelligence. Chief Economist Joshua White emphasized gathering market feedback to inform how the Commission can better facilitate SI while addressing associated risks and costs.
Summary: DHS ordered civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek and related third-party services from IT systems, citing risks of sensitive data transfer to China. The ban prohibits new purchases and follows earlier restrictions by the Navy and several states, amid broader federal scrutiny of Chinese tech.
Summary: Revolut obtained a Distributed Ledger Technology license from Gibraltar's regulator via a new subsidiary. This approval supports global crypto expansion beyond the UK and EEA, following recent regulatory progress in Dubai and the US.
Summary: Super League shareholders approved a deal giving Metaplanet a 93.7% stake via 2,100 BTC and $2.5M cash. The rebranded Superplanet will list on Nasdaq under SUPA, focusing on Bitcoin accumulation funded by preferred shares rather than debt.
Summary: Anthropic holds 75% odds of announcing a 2026 IPO on Kalshi, outpacing rivals like OpenAI and Plaid. Despite a June SEC filing, recent revenue deceleration and lowered valuation expectations challenge its path to a public debut.
Summary: World launches World ID for banking, offering cryptographic proofs to verify human transactions amid rising AI fraud risks. Despite partnerships with firms like Bain Capital, the project faces ongoing regulatory bans and fines in multiple countries over its iris-scanning biometric data practices.
Summary: Dutch police seized an anti-fascist server in Amsterdam at U.S. request, handing data to Washington after A/I was labeled a global terrorist group. Privacy advocates warn this sets a terrifying precedent for politically motivated cross-border seizures.
Summary: Strategy bought 267 BTC for $22.1 million and repurchased $193.1 million of STRC preferred stock. The board raised the repurchase program cap to $3 billion, leaving $1.16 billion available. Holdings now total 848,517 BTC.
Summary: Three men jailed for up to six years after a failed violent home invasion in Bristol aimed at stealing cryptocurrency. The case reflects a surge in "wrench attacks," which caused $124 million in global losses in early 2026.
Summary: ESMA added nine crypto-asset service providers to the MiCA register, bringing the total to 375. Key entrants include BingX and YouHodler, both announcing recent authorizations for operations across the European Economic Area.
Summary: Bitcoin holds at $82,000 amid a tentative market rebound after KOSPI-led sell-offs. Tech earnings and Fed rate expectations dominate focus, while PPI data shows persistent inflation. On-chain metrics reveal declining US demand, raising risks for further price corrections.
Summary: ECB Executive Board member Frank Elderson stated that climate change and nature degradation are now structural macroeconomic drivers, citing the record-hot summer of 2026. Research indicates severe water scarcity threatens up to 24% of euro area output, while policy uncertainty hinders necessary green investments.
Summary: South Korean finance officials will meet crypto exchanges Tuesday amid calls to delay the January tax implementation. Regulators have postponed the tax three times, while a new bill proposes linking its start to OECD data-sharing protocols, potentially pushing it to 2029.
Summary: HEX founder Richard Heart was detained in Istanbul, causing the token's market cap to drop significantly. Meanwhile, Ledger launched a new post-quantum hardware wallet amid supply chain controversies, and Starknet voted to migrate to a Layer 1 blockchain.
Summary: MapQuest added a "Surveillance Layer" showing ALPRs from Flock, Motorola, and others amid bipartisan backlash. The feature maps camera locations and directions, though the data source remains undisclosed. This arrives as Texas freezes Flock funding and Sen. Sanders pushes for a ban.
Summary: Reuters/Ipsos polls show 69% of Democrats and 61% of Republicans oppose betting on US elections via prediction markets like Polymarket. This bipartisan disapproval coincides with a legal clash between the CFTC and states over regulatory authority.
Summary: StepFun launches the STEPX Neo, a $560 phone with an OS-native AI agent, aiming to solve app fragmentation issues that plagued rivals. Nearly 100 partners, including Tencent and Alipay, have integrated with the new Amoo agent.
Summary: Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire announced plans to enter 40 developing markets, citing a shift to mainstream blockchain scaling. The move targets regions with rising stablecoin demand, following Bernstein's report that USDC overtook Tether in transaction volume share in 2026.
Summary: Chainalysis revealed that a task scam operator lost $4.8M in Bitcoin during the recent Ledger hardware theft. The scammer had moved illicit funds to Ledger addresses just weeks before criminals drained them via compromised devices sold by a Malaysian reseller.