FASB Stablecoin Accounting Proposal Would Let Qualified Tokens Count as Cash Equivalents
FASB stablecoin accounting proposal: tokens with on-demand $1 redemption could count as cash equivalents. Comments close Nov 19.
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Microsoft Maia 300 Chip Unveiled: Inference-First AI Accelerator Targets 1M Units
Microsoft Maia 300 chip unveiled: TSMC N2P, 8 HBM4 stacks, 96 per rack, 40% more tokens per MW. Production starts 2027.
Strive Bitcoin Purchase Hits 3,311 BTC Worth $280 Million, Largest Since January
Strive bought 3,311 bitcoin worth $280M in its largest purchase since January, an 8-K shows. Treasury now holds 32,773 BTC.
Blur NFT Marketplace to Shut Down as Trading Volume Collapses 99.5%
The Blur NFT marketplace is shutting down. The platform that dethroned OpenSea and turned NFT trading into a points-farming arms race will close on November 12, 2026, after monthly volume collapsed more than 99.5% from its peak – the marketplace won the war, then watched the prize evaporate. Blur disclosed the closure Tuesday. Monthly trading … Read more
Bitcoin Whipsaws Between $81K and $84K as Korean Stocks Slide on AI Fears
A Bitcoin whipsaw defined Tuesday’s session: the largest cryptocurrency slid below $81,000 in early Asian trading, ripped back above $84,000, and settled near $83,300 – a $3,000 round trip that flushed late longs and gave CPI-week positioning its first real gut check. The trigger was not crypto-specific. South Korea’s Kospi plunged 5.5% as AI-investment fears … Read more
IMF Says AI Market Correction Could Trigger Global Financial Turmoil
The IMF has put an AI market correction at the top of its near-term risk list. The fund’s Global Financial Stability Report, published Tuesday, warns that a sharp repricing of AI-exposed assets – amplified by rising sovereign bond yields and mounting cyber threats – could tip the global financial system into genuine turmoil. The uncomfortable … Read more
Circle Halts USDC Minting on Noble Today as CCTP V1 Wind-Down Begins
USDC minting on Noble stops today as Circle executes the first milestone of its CCTP V1 wind-down; $91.6M USDC stays redeemable 1:1 until the January 12, 2027 full pause.
Morgan Stanley Tokenized Equities Pushed to Q1 2027 as ATS Waits on Product
Morgan Stanley tokenized equities support slides from H2 2026 to Q1 2027 — not weak demand, but a shortage of tokenized stock product on its ATS ahead of DTCC’s October launch.
Dormant Bitcoin Whale Moves $378 Million After Six Years of Silence
A dormant Bitcoin whale moved roughly $378 million in BTC on October 13 after six years of doing absolutely nothing — a $40.8M nest egg from 2020 now worth a small fortune.
Zhibao Bedrock Tokenization Pact Would Put SEC-Registered Shares On-Chain
The Zhibao Bedrock tokenization framework, announced Monday, would give Nasdaq shareholders something Wall Street has promised for a decade and rarely shipped: their SEC-registered Class A ordinary shares recorded and transferred natively on public blockchains. The pact pairs a 2,380-Bitcoin treasury with a plan to put those coins to work – and it arrives with … Read more