Fed’s Michael Barr warns AI adoption could deepen inequality
Speaking at Yale University, the Federal Reserve governor urged policymakers to establish guardrails before artificial intelligence reshapes labor markets.
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News Flow
Nov 12, 2026
Bitcoin purchase-demand estimate improves 29,500 BTC as perpetual futures weaken 63,500 BTC
RugaResearch said both estimated 30-day Bitcoin demand measures remained below zero between Nov. 7 and Nov. 10.
New York regulator issues crypto advertising guidance
The New York State Department of Financial Services gave licensed virtual currency entities until May 10, 2027, to strengthen advertising controls.
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U.S. existing-home sales slump to 3.75 million annual pace in October
Sales fell at their steepest monthly rate since January as mortgage rates above 7% and elevated October prices constrained the housing market.
Crypto Groups Back Challenge to Illinois Digital Assets Tax Act
a16z, DeFi Education Fund, Paradigm, Uniswap and other organizations say Illinois’ 0.2% transaction tax is overly broad and unfairly targets digital asset businesses.
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SOL
Coinbase offers $50 in bitcoin with first children’s book
The $21.01 book is available for U.S. pre-order, with shipping by Dec. 18, redemption ending Jan. 31, and a free digital edition available online.
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BTC
Trezor confirms three Safe 5 wallets sold by CryptoBilis were tampered with
Trezor found three affected Safe 5 devices sold through CryptoBilis, with no user funds lost, and said firmware 2.13.1 blocks the implants from capturing screen content.
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Securitize and Ethena launch up to $100 million 24/7 BUIDL liquidity service
The service lets eligible BlackRock BUIDL holders access supported stablecoin liquidity within one hour, including outside traditional market hours, with Ethena supporting Securitize’s operation.
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USDC
Megaspeed-linked companies invested in DeepSeek as U.S. probes Nvidia chip imports
Alice Huang-linked firms invested in DeepSeek and pledged Nvidia H100 and H200 chips as Megaspeed faces scrutiny over semiconductor imports.
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Fed’s Hammack backs gradual rate hikes as AI spending fuels sticky inflation
The Cleveland Fed president supports a restrictive policy stance and smaller increases, citing stalled disinflation and resilient demand from data-center investment.
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AI firms hire former intelligence officers as espionage risks grow
OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia and ASML are expanding counterintelligence defenses as strategic technology companies face rising espionage and insider-threat risks.
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1,500 BTC transferred between unknown wallets in $109,113,805 transaction
An alert identified the transaction but provided no information about the sending or receiving wallet addresses.
U.S. initial jobless claims reach 200,000 for week ending Nov. 7
Claims exceeded forecasts while staying historically low, as revised continuing claims fell to 1.697 million and employers continued adding jobs.
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DTCC plans Solana tokenization integration in second half of 2027
The planned connection will extend DTCC's Tokenization Service to Solana, enabling eligible DTC-held securities to move onchain while preserving ownership rights and investor protections.
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ETH
BNY taps Figment to add staking as custody assets reach $62.6 trillion
The partnership will initially support ETH, allowing eligible institutions to earn rewards on assets held through BNY’s Digital Asset Custody platform.
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ETH
AMD, PsiQuantum expand partnership for utility-scale quantum computers
AMD will contribute CPUs, GPUs, adaptive computing technology and software while taking an undisclosed equity stake; the companies are also discussing a possible Chicago site.
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Trump Says No Iran Deal Needed as Oil Prices Recover
Trump's latest Iran comments jolted crude markets after supply data from Saudi Arabia and Iraq had helped push prices lower.
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KPMG gives TG Commodities unqualified audit opinion on Tether Gold reserves
KPMG physically counted the Swiss-vaulted gold backing XAU₮ as Tether pursues wider audits and CEO Paolo Ardoino casts it as a potential gold ETF competitor.
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USDT
Google to invest $10 billion in Anthropic at IPO price
Anthropic’s proposed IPO values the AI company at up to $1.4 trillion, below an earlier $2 trillion expectation, while its private placement could boost demand.
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BitGo adds USDC minting and redemption to BitGo Mint
Eligible BitGo Bank & Trust clients can create or redeem USDC across nine networks, with flat fees disclosed before transaction confirmation.
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ETH