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China Rejects Spy Allegations as Basis for Nvidia Technology Restrictions
China has rejected national security arguments for restricting chip access, but official statements do not substantiate social media allegations linking Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Chinese intelligence.
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Markets
Rain falls 11.1% as broad crypto selling meets token supply pressure
RAIN dropped 11.1% as broad crypto weakness, tighter liquidity and ongoing token emissions intensified selling pressure, putting Rain’s prediction-market growth story under renewed scrutiny from traders.
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Protocols
Ethereum’s Four Minute Finality Plan Could Change the Cost of Settlement
Ethereum researchers propose splitting block-selection and finality votes to cut settlement from about 16 minutes to four, potentially reducing capital costs for bridges, exchanges, stablecoin issuers and other cross-chain infrastructure.
Protocols ·
Protocols
Bitcoin Core Says Tor Configuration Bug Exposed Thousands of Nodes
Bitcoin Core disclosed three vulnerabilities affecting Tor permissions, mining mempools and block processing, warning that thousands of nodes may have faced privacy and reliability risks outside Bitcoin’s consensus rules.
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Markets
Stablecoin Contraction Puts Crypto’s Liquidity Cycle at a Crossroads
Stablecoin supply has contracted sharply, raising questions about whether crypto liquidity is leaving permanently or being repositioned before a market turn. Glassnode, CryptoQuant and CoinGlass offer competing clues.
Markets ·
Markets
PEPE’s 10.4% Drop Looks Like a Macro Shock With Meme Coin Amplification
PEPE fell 10.4% as hotter U.S. inflation data, rising rate-hike expectations, bitcoin weakness and ETF outflows pushed investors away from speculative assets, with meme-coin positioning amplifying the decline.
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Business
Kraken Parent Payward Expands Tokenized Stock Plans Across Europe
Payward, Kraken’s parent, has tokenized all 40 DAX companies and expanded xStocks across Europe, offering blockchain-based stock exposure without direct ownership and excluding UK and US customers.
Business ·
Markets
Hot October CPI Opens Door to a 50-Basis-Point Fed Hike in December
October U.S. CPI exceeded expectations, prompting Bank of America to flag a possible 50-basis-point Fed hike in December, while retaining a quarter-point increase as its base case and warning of crypto-market pressure.
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Business
Deutsche Bank Opens Crypto Custody to Institutional Clients in Europe
Deutsche Bank has launched a regulated crypto custody service for institutional clients in Europe, supporting Bitcoin, Ether and stablecoins while building toward broader tokenization and settlement services.
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