Crypto selloff pushes BTC below $77,000 as $100 million longs liquidated
Ether, XRP and Solana also fell below stated price levels, with the liquidations recorded across the cryptocurrency market in 60 minutes.
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Nov 2, 2026
US construction spending plunges 1.9% in September, missing expectations
Residential investment fell 5.5% as higher materials costs and rising mortgage rates weighed on renovation activity, while nonresidential spending increased.
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Securitize expands tokenized U.S. stock offering to 25 equities on Solana
The platform added 13 stocks, including Exxon Mobil, Johnson & Johnson and Uber, widening on-chain access while traditional market infrastructure adopts tokenization.
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Wall Street rises as oil tumbles 7% on renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy hopes
Lower crude prices pushed Treasury yields down and lifted airlines, homebuilders, retailers and small-cap stocks ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
Circle burns 100 million, then mints 1 billion USDC on Solana
Circle first removed about $100.151 million in USDC on November 2, 2026, then minted 1 billion tokens in four Solana transactions the next day.
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Jito names Triton One, Bitwise and SOL Strategies as first external BAM node operators
The operators will begin on testnet as Jito moves to decentralize Solana block building ahead of a targeted early Q1 2027 mainnet opening.
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Omen AI acquires Aquatic Labs for $16 million to advance data-center water sensors
The cash-and-stock deal combines elemental and alkalinity monitoring in one sensor, with a launch planned for early next year as AI infrastructure expands.
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trade.xyz restores GitBook documents after unauthorized activity
The platform restored its documentation by 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time and urged users to avoid links while investigating the incident.
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Tether reported to burn $2 billion of USDT on Ethereum
Cointelegraph said the Ethereum transaction removed issued USDT, while it remained unclear whether it reduced circulating supply or cleared redeemed tokens.
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Deutsche Bank upgrades CrowdStrike as AI drives cybersecurity demand
The bank lifted its price target to $300, saying investors are underestimating artificial intelligence’s potential to expand CrowdStrike’s market.
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Anthropic filing highlights surging revenue, $104 billion loss and massive infrastructure commitments
The amended filing shows rapid sales growth, largely noncash losses and nearly $900 billion in future compute and infrastructure obligations as Anthropic considers a Nasdaq listing.
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Gold surges as oil plunges on Iran diplomacy, while Bitcoin stays near $76,000
Gold and silver gained more than 2% as oil fell on Iran diplomacy, while European travel shares rallied and Bitcoin remained below ETF buyers’ average entry range.
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50 Companies Object to OKX-ICE Stock Tokenization Plan
New objections include Nvidia, Costco, Nike, Micron and Reddit as Nasdaq challenges the venue’s market structure and reporting framework.
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Solana marks 1,000 days without a network-wide outage
Solana’s uninterrupted run contrasts with major disruptions in 2021 and 2022, as the network expanded validator, networking and fee-market safeguards.
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Goldman Sachs restricts advanced AI coding tools to engineers
Goldman is narrowing traders’ and bankers’ access to Claude Code and GitHub Copilot while expanding its proprietary AI assistant to about 46,000 employees.
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London market maker LO:TECH raises $12 million in Series A funding
MMC led the round, joined by Faction, 13 Books Capital and new investor Atka, as LO:TECH targets New York and Singapore.
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Alphabet draws €17 billion demand for €6 billion euro bond sale amid AI spending scrutiny
The seven-tranche offering follows a major share-price selloff and comes as Alphabet expands data-center investment and borrowing through European debt markets.
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tZERO agrees to proposed $350 million SPAC merger and 2027 listing
The proposed transaction values tZERO before new investment, with trust-account cash subject to redemptions and a target NYSE American listing in early 2027.
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Strive buys 124 Bitcoin for about $10 million, lifting holdings to 43,124 BTC
The purchase used cash and marked Strive's first use of its SATS at-the-market program, as the company continued expanding its Bitcoin treasury.
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Mercado Bitcoin freezes crypto transfers after breach as linked wallets hold $46 million
The Brazilian exchange reported no customer losses or data leakage as Hypernative traced more than $40 million in transfers and Arkham linked 36 addresses to the incident.
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