Bitcoin Dev Proposes Quantum Landmines to Deter Theft
Summary: Developer Cory Fields outlined thought experiments for quantum landmines and auctions to penalize thieves, requiring new consensus rules and quantum-safe wallets.
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Binance CFO Kaiser Ng to depart after five-year tenure
Summary: Binance finance chief Kaiser Ng is leaving to pursue a new venture after more than five years, with Justin Yek named as his successor, the exchange confirmed.
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Berkshire Hathaway Doubles Q3 Buybacks to $9.6 Billion
Summary: Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $9.6 billion in stock during the third quarter as operating earnings fell 5.8% and overall profits dropped 28% amid weaker insurance results.
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Polymarket probes $200K bet placed before Senate poll
Summary: Vanderbilt researchers flagged a near-$200,000 Polymarket wager on Pete Ricketts made an hour before a favorable poll. The user won over $77,000 as platforms investigate.
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Greece Passes Crypto Tax Law With 10% Gains Levy
Summary: Greece’s parliament passed a bill imposing a 10% capital-gains tax on crypto profits and 15% on staking income, effective January 1, 2027, with a €500 exemption threshold.
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Anthropic IPO Valuation May Halve to $1T After Tech Rout
Summary: Investors tell the Wall Street Journal Anthropic’s expected $1.5 trillion IPO valuation may drop to $1 trillion after a tech sell-off, raising risks of a delayed offering.
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Bitcoin Holds $75K as Hot Jobs Data Fuels Rate Hike Bets
Summary: Bitcoin traded near $75,800 after U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in October, far exceeding forecasts and raising the odds of a December Federal Reserve rate hike.
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Ethereum delays Glamsterdam Hoodi fork over contract risks
Summary: Ethereum developers postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet to resolve security concerns regarding eight smart contract invariants tied to gas pricing changes.
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ECB releases consolidated EU banking data for end-June 2026
Summary: The European Central Bank published consolidated banking data for the second quarter of 2026, covering 336 groups and nearly 100% of the sector's balance sheet.
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US Bitcoin, Ether ETFs shed $530M as election rally fades
Summary: US spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs recorded $530 million in net outflows Thursday as markets reversed prior gains. Bitcoin fell below $76,000 amid a sharp Nasdaq decline.
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American Bitcoin posts $126M profit as mining costs rise
Summary: American Bitcoin reported a $126 million quarterly net income driven by Bitcoin holdings gains, while mining revenue fell and costs rose amid industry shifts toward AI infrastructure.
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American Bitcoin Posts $126M Q3 Profit on Asset Gains
Summary: American Bitcoin reported a $126 million third-quarter net income, reversing a prior loss as rising Bitcoin values generated a $197 million digital asset gain.
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Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Resumes Ops After Cyberattack
Summary: French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa resumed most operations after a cyberattack. The lender assesses losses as onchain analysts trace over $133 million in suspicious crypto withdrawals.
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Coinbase Says 99% of Crypto Is Offline After Binance Hack
Summary: Coinbase states it was unaffected by the recent Binance hack, noting that over 99% of customer assets are held in offline cold storage with split private keys and strict access controls.
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Riot Shares Jump on $28B AI Lease as Hut 8 Slides
Summary: Riot Platforms shares rose over 13% after announcing a $28 billion AI data center lease, while Hut 8 stock fell more than 22% following a revenue miss.
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Strategy’s STRC Preferred Stock Reclaims $100 Par Value
Summary: Strategy's STRC preferred stock hit $100 par for the first time since May after over $2 billion in buybacks and a shift to daily dividend payments.
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Lightning Labs Ships LND Fix for Critical Linux Kernel Flaw
Summary: Lightning Labs released emergency LND updates disabling MPTCP listeners to mitigate CVE-2026-98432, a severe Linux kernel vulnerability that allows remote root exploits on exposed systems.
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Riot, Hut 8 Sell Bitcoin for AI Leases, Buybacks
Summary: Riot sold bitcoin to fund a $28 billion AI lease. Hut 8 used crypto sales for buybacks, raising its authorization to $1 billion as both firms adjust capital strategies.
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OpenAI Launches Grid Program, Rebrands Data Centers
Summary: OpenAI unveiled the Grid Protectors Program to cut AI facility power use during emergencies, while planning to rename data centers as "AI compute campuses" to address public opposition.
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Supermarket Freezer Hacks Spread Across Nine EU Nations
Summary: Cyberattacks on Danfoss and Copeland controllers caused defrost failures in 700 French stores and disrupted refrigeration in nine other European countries, prompting investigations.
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