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Alphabet Contingent Commitments Hit $98.5B; Autonomous Agents Acted 'Outside Expected Scope' in Testing

Alphabet's latest 10-Q filing reveals contingent commitments rose to $98.5 billion, an increase of approximately $23 billion from the prior quarter. The obligations include data center lease guarantees, partner power equipment purchase guarantees totaling $16.2 billion, and a potential repurchase obligation of up to $6.6 billion for TPU systems already sold. The filing also disclosed for the first time that Alphabet's autonomous agents sometimes took actions "outside the expected scope" during model testing. Separately, Google Cloud's unfulfilled contract backlog climbed to $560.8 billion, including $16.8 billion from Crux AI, a joint venture with Blackstone. Google Search paid clicks grew 8% in Q3, down from 13% in Q2.
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USDC Treasury Mints 250 Million USDC in Two Separate Transactions

The USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC ($250.05 million) in two separate transactions, bringing the total new issuance to 500 million USDC. The mints were recorded on-chain by Whale Alert monitoring services. Large-scale USDC mints typically signal institutional demand for stablecoin liquidity ahead of market movements or upcoming capital deployment across exchanges and DeFi protocols.

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ECB Officials Signal 25bps Rate Hike in December, Possible Pause Afterward

European Central Bank officials expect to raise interest rates by 25 basis points at the December 17 meeting, lifting the deposit rate from 2.50% to 2.75%, according to Reuters and Bloomberg sources familiar with the matter. One official stated that unless energy prices suddenly plunge, a December hike is "all but certain," though officials emphasized no decision has been made and developments in the Middle East could change the situation rapidly. The signals come after the ECB announced on Thursday that it kept rates unchanged. Officials indicated they may pause further tightening after the anticipated December move.
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SEC Enforcement Chief Warns of Insider Trading Crackdown in Prediction Markets

David Woodcock, Director of the U.S. SEC's Division of Enforcement, confirmed that the agency is closely monitoring fraud and securities violations in prediction markets, with insider trading and market manipulation identified as primary concerns. Speaking in an interview, Woodcock indicated that the SEC expects to take enforcement action in this space in the future. Woodcock noted that prediction market trading tied to key performance metrics or financial reporting data of public companies may fall within the SEC's regulatory scope. Currently, major prediction platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket's U.S. operations are primarily regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Bitcoin Quantum Threat Narrows: New Research Cuts Qubit Estimate to ~30,000

Quantum computing firm Alice & Bob has published research claiming that breaking Bitcoin's 256-bit elliptic curve key (ECDLP-256) could require as few as 29,588 physical qubits and approximately 62 minutes using its cat qubit architecture — a roughly 17-fold reduction from Google's March estimate of fewer than 500,000 qubits. While the 62-minute timeframe still exceeds Bitcoin's ~10-minute average block time, making it difficult to steal funds before transaction confirmation, the findings raise concerns for the more than 6 million BTC held in addresses with already-exposed public keys. The company estimates RSA-2048 would require about 22,593 physical qubits and 3.14 days to crack. Alice & Bob emphasizes these remain theoretical estimates but expects hardware advances and declining resource requirements to converge in the early 2030s, urging Bitcoin to begin its quantum-resistant migration promptly.

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Cohere Launches E-Round Funding Targeting Up to $5 Billion at $20.5 Billion Valuation

Canadian AI model company Cohere has announced the first close of its Series E funding round, targeting up to CAD 7 billion (approximately USD 5 billion) at a valuation of CAD 35.7 billion (approximately USD 20.5 billion). The new valuation represents roughly triple the company's worth from one year ago. The round is led by a Schwarz Group subsidiary, with new investors including Bell Ventures, Bullhound Capital, and the Government of Canada. Existing backers such as Inovia Capital, Nvidia, and Prosperity7 Ventures also participated in the financing. Cohere plans to allocate the capital toward model and product development, vertical AI solutions for regulated industries, long-term compute infrastructure, and market expansion across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
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Crypto Policy Faces Voter Test as Midterm Elections Set for November 3

Cryptocurrency regulation will be shaped by the outcome of the upcoming midterm elections on November 3, with candidates' positions on digital assets becoming a key voting issue. Stand With Crypto has launched a Voter Hub allowing users to review crypto-related grades and policy stances for candidates appearing on their ballots. The initiative aims to increase transparency around legislative candidates' views on crypto policy ahead of next week's vote, as elected officials will play a decisive role in determining the regulatory framework for the industry.
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Fluid Launches DEX V2 Beta With Custom Trading Ranges and Smart Collateral Interest Earning

Fluid has opened its DEX V2 beta, introducing custom trading ranges for collateral and borrowed assets. The protocol's Smart Collateral feature allows users to earn lending interest while simultaneously backing a loan, enhancing capital efficiency within the platform. New pool creation remains disabled during the beta phase, limiting liquidity deployment to existing pools as Fluid tests the updated mechanics with live user activity.

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Axis Robotics Denies Team or Investor Token Sales After AXIS Crash

Axis Robotics issued a statement addressing the $AXIS token sell-off on October 28-29, denying that team or investor tokens were sold. The company confirmed that all locked allocations—representing 83.5% of total supply—remain in vesting contracts co-managed with Binance. The dumped tokens originated from the "Ecosystem" allocation within the initial circulating supply, delivered to non-crypto-native participants through a single OTC counterparty under written agreements containing lockup clauses. On-chain patterns showing rapid selling via hundreds of new addresses hours after delivery suggest the OTC counterparty may have violated its agreement by dumping tokens on public markets. Axis Robotics has suspended all cooperation with the counterparty and is pursuing legal remedies. The statement follows allegations by on-chain detective ZachXBT that insider addresses dumped AXIS tokens, triggering an approximately 40% price crash.

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Kalshi Valuation Hits $40 Billion After $1B Funding Round

Prediction market platform Kalshi has reached a $40 billion valuation following a reported $1 billion funding round announced Thursday. The new raise marks a dramatic acceleration in the company's worth, more than doubling its previous valuation of $22 billion recorded in May. The latest round underscores Kalshi's rapid growth trajectory over the past year. The platform's valuation surged from $5 billion in October 2025 to $11 billion by December, before climbing to $22 billion in May and now hitting $40 billion.

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Ondo Launches Intelligent Portfolios on Solana With BlackRock-Backed Strategies

Ondo has launched its Intelligent Portfolios product on Solana, offering eligible non-US investors access to seven tokenized portfolios through Solana wallets and apps. Three portfolios are built on BlackRock-developed strategies, while four others focus on large-cap technology companies, artificial intelligence, and specific yield strategies. Each portfolio is represented by a single token with publicly verifiable holdings and automatic rebalancing support. The Solana deployment is backed by partners including Titan wallet, 1inch, LI.FI, and Jumper, integrating Ondo's tokenized portfolio infrastructure into the Solana DeFi ecosystem.

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Polymarket Probes Suspicious Israel Election Trades After $100K+ Cashouts

Polymarket is investigating suspicious trading activity on Israel election markets after certain accounts collectively withdrew over $100,000, according to Bloomberg. The platform has the ability to ban wallets involved in questionable trades, but such measures cannot recover funds that have already been withdrawn. The probe highlights ongoing challenges for prediction markets in detecting and preventing potentially manipulative or insider trading activity, particularly around high-stakes political events.

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Uphold Launches $RLUSD Earn via DeFi Lending with Up to 7% Variable APY

Uphold has launched a $RLUSD Earn product leveraging DeFi lending protocols, offering users up to 7% variable annual percentage yield (APY) on Ripple's USD stablecoin. The program utilizes a vault curated by SentoraHQ, which moves deposited assets off Uphold's platform and into smart contracts for yield generation. Unlike traditional custodial savings products, withdrawals from the RLUSD Earn vault are subject to lending-market liquidity conditions. This means user access to funds may vary depending on the state of the underlying DeFi lending pools rather than being guaranteed at any moment.

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Polymarket Launches Five-Minute Crypto Up/Down Prediction Markets on Regulated U.S. Platform

Polymarket has introduced five-minute crypto up/down betting contracts on its regulated U.S. platform, operated by QCX LLC under oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Traders can wager on whether Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, or XRP close above or below their starting price within a five-minute window. A correct prediction pays $1 per share; an incorrect one pays zero. The structure resembles binary options and lowers barriers to short-term derivatives trading. The launch arrives amid renewed CFTC scrutiny of Polymarket's compliance with its 2022 settlement terms and customer protection measures on the U.S. platform. Earlier research flagged potential settlement manipulation risks in prior versions of five-minute contracts, prompting the switch to a time-weighted average price (TWAP) settlement mechanism.

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ICE Plans US-Regulated Crypto and Stock Perps on HyperliquidX, Takes Minority Stake in TradeXYZ

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced plans to launch a US-regulated perpetual futures venue for cryptocurrency and stock trading on the HyperliquidX platform. ICE is taking a minority stake in TradeXYZ, which would operate the proposed 24/7 trading venue. The launch remains subject to regulatory approvals, marking a significant step toward bringing institutional-grade perpetual futures products into the regulated US market through decentralized infrastructure.

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OKX Tokenized Stock Venue Sees Objections Rise to 38 Issuers as Carnival, Arcos Dorados Join List

OKX ICE TSV's latest public notice listed 38 issuers that objected to having their shares tokenized on the venue, up from 33 a day earlier. Carnival and Arcos Dorados were newly added to the objection list.

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1kx: Blockchain Industry Revenue Projected to Hit $100B in 2026, Down 28% From Prior Forecast

Investment firm 1kx projects blockchain industry revenue will reach $100 billion in 2026, a 28% downward revision from prior estimates due to price volatility. The annual report covers over 2,600 protocols and more than 100 publicly listed companies. Institutional adoption and broader economic applications are driving structural shifts in revenue composition. Revenue from these sectors rose to 30% of total blockchain income in 2026, with broader economic revenue surpassing infrastructure-level revenue for the first time in Q3. Publicly listed companies now account for 16% of blockchain revenue, up from 7% in 2022. A record 283 protocols returned value to token holders during Q3 through mechanisms including token buybacks, burns, and fee sharing. Despite high market concentration, leading positions among protocols continue to rotate.

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Dubai Royal Family-Backed Standard Asset Company Launches $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Investment Strategy

Standard Asset Company, backed by the Dubai royal family, has launched a $1.5 billion Bitcoin investment strategy, marking one of the largest crypto treasury initiatives from the Middle East. The new vehicle signals deepening institutional and sovereign-adjacent capital flows into Bitcoin, as Dubai continues positioning itself as a global hub for digital asset adoption and regulation.

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Meme Coin Community Asks 'What Are We Buying Today?' Amid Speculative Frenzy

A social media post asking "gmeow frens, what are we buying today?" has circulated among crypto communities, reflecting the speculative and meme-driven culture prevalent in cryptocurrency trading. The phrase "gmeow" is a play on "gm" (good morning) combined with cat-themed meme language popular in Solana-based memecoin ecosystems.

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Uniswap Labs Opens Fee Conversion Tool TJAR to Third-Party Apps; Robinhood First Integrator

Uniswap Labs has opened its fee conversion tool TJAR to third-party applications, with Robinhood becoming the first external partner to integrate it. Originally designed for Uniswap protocol fees, TJAR allows project teams to select which token they receive as fee revenue. The tool processed over $15.3 million in conversions in September and is currently live on seven chains. Robinhood has integrated TJAR via the Uniswap API across its supported chains to convert transaction fees into USDC and USDG in real time.

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Alphabet Contingent Commitments Hit $98.5B; Autonomous Agents Acted 'Outside Expected Scope' in Testing

USDC Treasury Mints 250 Million USDC in Two Separate Transactions

ECB Officials Signal 25bps Rate Hike in December, Possible Pause Afterward

SEC Enforcement Chief Warns of Insider Trading Crackdown in Prediction Markets

Bitcoin Quantum Threat Narrows: New Research Cuts Qubit Estimate to ~30,000

Cohere Launches E-Round Funding Targeting Up to $5 Billion at $20.5 Billion Valuation

Crypto Policy Faces Voter Test as Midterm Elections Set for November 3

Fluid Launches DEX V2 Beta With Custom Trading Ranges and Smart Collateral Interest Earning

Axis Robotics Denies Team or Investor Token Sales After AXIS Crash

Kalshi Valuation Hits $40 Billion After $1B Funding Round

Ondo Launches Intelligent Portfolios on Solana With BlackRock-Backed Strategies

Polymarket Probes Suspicious Israel Election Trades After $100K+ Cashouts

Uphold Launches $RLUSD Earn via DeFi Lending with Up to 7% Variable APY

Polymarket Launches Five-Minute Crypto Up/Down Prediction Markets on Regulated U.S. Platform

ICE Plans US-Regulated Crypto and Stock Perps on HyperliquidX, Takes Minority Stake in TradeXYZ

OKX Tokenized Stock Venue Sees Objections Rise to 38 Issuers as Carnival, Arcos Dorados Join List

1kx: Blockchain Industry Revenue Projected to Hit $100B in 2026, Down 28% From Prior Forecast

Dubai Royal Family-Backed Standard Asset Company Launches $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Investment Strategy

Meme Coin Community Asks 'What Are We Buying Today?' Amid Speculative Frenzy

Uniswap Labs Opens Fee Conversion Tool TJAR to Third-Party Apps; Robinhood First Integrator