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Gate CEO says crypto exchanges must prove they can survive a hack like Binance’s
Lin Han says Gate holds enough assets in cold storage to cover customer balances even if its hot wallets are emptied. An independent audit is underway.
Tech is about to get hammered in Congress
Tech CEO hearings. Tougher AI and data center guardrails. Investigations of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts. The gates are open for Democrats once they regain control of committee gavels come January after a historic win of majorities in both the House and Senate on Tuesday. “LAWYER UP,” the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee wrote … Read more
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Kraken parent Payward and its clients buy AAVE tokens in DeFi investment push
The investment follows talks first reported by CoinDesk in June that included a proposed equity stake in Aave Group.
Sam Altman Says It’s ‘Fucking Annoying’ His RAM Comments Were Taken Out of Context
The OpenAI CEO briefly renamed himself “Ram Altman” on X after Elon Musk mocked him for saying idle home PC memory is “quite terrible.”
Blockchain is ‘perfect solution’ for AI agent trust, VeChain CEO says
Sunny Lu said AI agents would need identity and reputation systems, making the case while promoting agent-building platform VeWorld.ai.
Can decentralized phone networks power the AI revolution?
Decentralized AI networks want to turn everyday phones into an alternative to centralized computing infrastructure — but skeptics have their doubts.
Google could take stake in bitcoin miner TeraWulf’s $19 billion AI project if Anthropic defaults
A $19 billion data-center agreement includes an unusual provision allowing Google to acquire part of the project if Anthropic fails to pay its rent.
Morning Minute: Democrat Sweep Pumps Crypto as Clarity Act Resurfaces
The Dems are already talking compromise on the Clarity Act and their requests all seem logical – does the bill have new life?
Stablecoins Go Mainstream as Samsung Wallet Adds USDC on Solana
Eligible U.S. Galaxy users can now buy, hold, send and receive USDC on Solana directly in Samsung Wallet, without a separate crypto app or private keys to manage.
Motorola is going ultra premium with its $1,600 ‘Signature’ phone
This green is so nice I can almost forgive the camera bump looking like a spider’s face. | Image: Motorola Motorola is trying something it hasn’t attempted in the modern smartphone era: to make an all-out flagship slab-style phone. Previous high-end Edge devices never quite hit the mark, and lacked features that would put it … Read more
A YC startup is putting $1M behind five unsolved materials science problems for AI
Discovered Materials, a months-old YC startup that uses AI to find chip materials, is offering $200,000 for each solution to five open materials science problems.
Spotify is coming to United Airlines seatbacks — with help from Starlink
United has built a custom, native Spotify app for seatback displays, allowing passengers to log directly in to their personal accounts and stream their own libraries, playlists, and video podcasts while flying 35,000 feet in the air. The new integration is being powered by Starlink’s satellite Wi-Fi, which is currently being installed throughout United’s entire … Read more
Binance cuts SignalPlus access after security warning, urges users to check accounts
The exchange says its systems are unaffected but has removed trading connections to the third-party platform as a precaution.
Ukraine’s central bank opposes crypto bill, citing monetary sovereignty concerns
Ukraine’s central bank won’t back a crypto legalization bill in its current form and wants lawmakers to revise it before a final vote.
Trump’s memecoin ventures derailed CLARITY Act, Scaramucci says
The SkyBridge founder said disputes over ethics restrictions also stalled negotiations, with both sides responsible for the setback.
Bitcoin is resilient, but leverage is missing and demand still tepid
Your day-ahead look for Nov. 5, 2026
Binance Cuts Off SignalPlus API Keys Over ‘Potential Security Issue’ at Trading Platform
The exchange said its own systems and user funds are unaffected, a week after it lost $6.4 billion in a hack blamed on North Korea.
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Canadian Man Extradited to US Over Plot to Hijack University Supercomputers for Crypto
Prosecutors say Ryan Roach and a co-defendant targeted U.S. universities with supercomputers, stealing logins and secretly mining crypto.
Agility is the first pure humanoid robot company on the stock market. Are you buying?
Agility arrives on the Nasdaq today as the first publicly-traded pure-play humanoid robotics company.
Bitcoin miners are oversold following 35% October rout, VanEck says
Investors dumped AI infrastructure providers across the board in October, treating companies in very different sectors as one monolithic trade.
Trump-linked American Bitcoin swings to $126 million profit but misses revenue estimates
Revenue fell to $63.4 million in the third quarter and missed analysts’ forecasts as bitcoin production declined and higher summer electricity prices pushed mining costs up.
Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM
Discord is finally giving up on Electron, the cross-platform framework that lets developers build desktop apps using web technologies. Electron web apps are notoriously heavy on system resources, and Discord is now moving its desktop app fully to Rust – a modern programming language designed for speed and memory safety. “We’ve been early adopters of … Read more
Thailand to block Bitget in December over unlicensed crypto trading
Thailand’s SEC filed a criminal complaint against Bitget’s operator, with access to its website and app set to be blocked from Dec. 5.
Bitcoin holds above $80,000 after Wednesday’s jump as injective rallies on staked ETF listing
Bitcoin slipped 0.2% to around $80,250 since midnight UTC, holding above $80,000 after Wednesday’s jump, as spot ETFs ended a three-day outflow streak.