OpenAI will acquire developer tools startup Pierre Computer, whose technology has been integrated into its Codex code-generation model. According to ChainCatcher, citing Axios, the acquisition puts OpenAI among the companies challenging Microsoft-owned GitHub as AI agents take on more programming work.

Hut 8 reported $71.07 million in revenue for the third quarter of 2026 and said it sold about 2,148 BTC in October to fund share repurchases. According to Foresight News, citing a U.S. SEC filing, revenue fell 14.9% year over year, mainly due to the sale of power-generation assets in Ontario and lower hosting revenue. Net income attributable to Hut 8 was $131 million, compared with $50.11 million a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share were $0.98. The company recorded $414 million in non-cash digital asset gains, as Bitcoin rose from about $59,847 to $83,415 during the quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $33.03 million, up from $30.48 million, and cash stood at $157 million as of September 30. Compute revenue declined 2.3% to $68.43 million. Bitcoin mining revenue fell by $2.6 million as average revenue per Bitcoin dropped from about $114,121 to $71,087, partly offset by an increase in mined Bitcoin from about 578 to 891. Power revenue was $1.26 million and digital infrastructure revenue was $1.38 million. Quarterly interest expense was $106 million, mainly reflecting increased financing for construction at River Bend Phase I and Beacon Point Phase I. As of September 30, Hut 8 had an energy capacity pipeline of 8,569 MW, including 1,330 MW under construction: 330 MW at the River Bend campus and 500 MW each for Beacon Point Phases I and II. Managed energy capacity was 710 MW. During the third quarter, Hut 8 sold about 954 BTC for net proceeds of $74.8 million and repurchased 953,802 common shares for $74.7 million at an average price of $78.32 per share. In October, it repurchased 2,384,677 shares at an average of $73.49 per share for $175.3 million, using net proceeds of $175.4 million from Bitcoin sales. In November, the board approved an additional $750 million buyback authorization, raising the total to $1 billion. In September, Hut 8 signed a four-year, $1.07 billion senior secured revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan as administrative agent. It also agreed to acquire, through a bankruptcy sale process, two data center sites in West Texas affiliated with Poolin for up to $180 million. The sites have up to 230 MW of energy capacity, with closing expected in December.

Circle reported $865 million in revenue and reserve income in the third quarter of 2026, while USDC on-chain transaction volume increased 49% year over year to $13.9 trillion. According to Odaily, the company’s total revenue and reserve income rose 17% year over year, and net income from continuing operations increased 5% to $226 million; adjusted EBITDA climbed 85% to $317 million. Reserve income fell 8% to $658 million, while other revenue rose 627% to $207 million, including $182 million from the ARC token presale. Average USDC in circulation was $73.3 billion, up 8% year over year. USDC had a 27% market share at quarter-end, and the number of wallets holding more than $10 in USDC reached 7.3 million, an increase of 16%. Circle’s payments network recorded an annualized total payment volume of $41.3 billion. The company signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tazapay, a Singapore-based cross-border payments platform, with the deal expected to close in 2027. Circle cut about 5% of its staff during the quarter and maintained its full-year 2026 financial guidance.

A report from Kairos Research, Golem Foundation, and Ethereum Institutional says 45.2 million ETH is staked, while Lido’s yield has fallen from 4.5% in April 2022 to 2.2%. According to PANews, about 74% of the visible ETH held by 28 treasury entities is staked, and most holders, including Bitmine and similar firms, are seeking returns beyond staking.

According to Jin10, Circle (CRCL.N) shares rose 2.9% in premarket trading after the company's third-quarter revenue and reserve income exceeded expectations.

The CLARITY Act is unlikely to become law in its current form, while Elizabeth Warren may become chair of the Senate Banking Committee. According to Foresight News, Crypto in America reported that Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, despite the crypto industry spending more than $170 million during this election cycle. Warren, one of the industry’s most outspoken critics, is currently the committee’s top Democratic member. Any future crypto legislation may include more changes backed by Democrats, the report said. Congressional oversight of Republicans and the Trump administration is also expected to increase. Robert Garcia, the incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee, posted “LAWYER UP.” Potential areas of scrutiny include links between the Trump administration and the crypto industry, the president’s crypto businesses, possible conflicts of interest, and regulatory decisions by the SEC and CFTC. The report said requests for hearings, investigations, and documents are likely to increase. Foresight News previously reported that Eleanor Terrett posted that several crypto-supportive lawmakers lost their midterm elections and that crypto legislation opponent Maxine Waters may become chair of the House Financial Services Committee.

India’s coffee output is likely to fall short of an earlier forecast after below-normal rains during the four-month monsoon season took a toll on crops, the Coffee Board said, according to Bloomberg.

Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice John Bodurtha ordered a laptop containing a Bitcoin wallet returned to the family of William Sandeson, who is serving a life sentence. According to ChainCatcher, prosecutors failed to prove the Bitcoin was connected to the murder, drug dealing, or criminal proceeds, leaving no basis for continued seizure. Sandeson was convicted of killing Dalhousie University student Taylor Samson in 2015.

스페인 축구 선수 헤수스 데 미겔의 이름과 사진을 이용한 밈코인이 그의 사망 직후 유포되기 시작하면서 암호화폐 거래자들 사이에서 분노를 불러일으켰고, 급속도로 성장하는 토큰 시장에서의 투기 윤리에 대한 의문을 다시금 제기했다.

트론 창립자 저스틴 선은 월드 리버티 파이낸셜(World Liberty Financial)과의 법적 공방을 강화하며, 캘리포니아 연방 법원에 트럼프 일가가 투자한 이 암호화폐 벤처 기업에 대한 제재를 요청했습니다. 그는 월드 리버티 파이낸셜이 아랍에미리트(UAE) 소유권 관련 정보를 늦게 공개함으로써 법원의 소송 관할권을 약화시킬 수 있다고 주장했습니다.

민주당이 상하 양원을 모두 장악하면서 암호화폐 업계에 기부된 6,300만 달러의 정치 자금이 물거품이 되었습니다. 인공지능과 데이터 센터에 대한 규제 강화로 인해 시장은 일시적으로 하락세를 반전시키고 상승했습니다.

BitMart는 2026년 11월 2일에 해킹을 당했다고 인정했으며, 거래소와 연결된 지갑에서 약 39만 1천 달러가 인출되어 Mercado Bitcoin 공격에 사용된 주소로 전송된 것으로 알려졌습니다. Mercado Bitcoin 역시 같은 날 수천만 달러의 손실을 입었으며, BitMart 설립자는 두 사건 모두 동일한 해킹 그룹의 소행이라고 보고 있습니다.

민주당이 상하 양원 모두에서 다수당 지위를 되찾으면서 러시아에 대한 제재 완화를 위한 두 가지 법안이 청문회와 입법 심의를 거치게 되지만, 법적 틀은 크게 변하지 않을 것으로 보인다.

AI 기업들은 반도체 주식과 업계 최대 기업들의 주가가 시장에서 급락하는 와중에도 확장을 위한 자금 조달을 위해 기록적인 규모의 차입을 하고 있습니다.

주말 동안 유럽연합(EU)의 한 금융기관에서 1억 3300만 달러 이상의 암호화폐가 도난당했으며, 대부분은 크라켄, 크립토닷컴, OKX 계정을 통해 인출된 후 다른 암호화폐로 교환되어 이동된 것으로 알려졌습니다. ZachXBT는 피해 기관이 프랑스 은행인 크레디 뮤추엘 아르케아(Credit Mutuel Arkea)일 가능성이 높다고 밝혔으며, 크라켄 측은 해당 계좌들을 동결하고 수사 당국과 협력하여 자금 회수를 진행하고 있다고 전했습니다.

민주당 후보들은 신규 건설을 중단하는 데 더 적극적인 반면, 전기 요금 및 송전망 비용 규제는 초당적인 지지를 받고 있습니다.

바이낸스에서 발생한 63억 6천만 달러 규모의 도난 사건의 핵심은 개인 키 유출이 아니라 서명 시스템에서 50건의 EIP-7702 위임 권한에 서명한 것이었습니다.

민주당이 상원 다수당 지위를 되찾으면서 AI 데이터 센터, 암호화폐, 연방준비제도 독립성, 청정에너지와 같은 분야의 정책 전망이 변화하고 있습니다.