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In a report dated November 10, the Japanese holding company SoftBank (one of the world's largest technology investors) disclosed that back in August it had pledged 87 million Intel shares - about 1.6% of all outstanding shares of the chipmaker. It has already received $7.4 billion against the collateral.
Third-quarter reports show that major US and UK banks increased their stakes in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF - a fund that is bought on an exchange like a regular stock and holds the asset for you). At 1389 institutions that have already filed reports, investments grew to $5.25 billion from $3.35 billion over the quarter.
Germany's largest bank, with assets of around $1.7 trillion, began offering cryptocurrency custody services to paying clients on November 11. It filed its application with regulator BaFin back in June 2023 - the wait stretched to 41 months.
CoreWeave (Nasdaq: CRWV - an American data center operator that leases computing capacity for artificial intelligence tasks) reported third-quarter results: revenue grew 2.7x to $3.66B, while net loss widened to $709M. After the main session closed, the stock was up as much as 8%.
A group of major banks invested about $270 million in the Faro project - the issuance of its own stablecoin (a coin with an exchange rate pegged to the dollar). The money will cover five years of operation for the issuing company, and the coin's launch itself is stated for the first half of 2027.
Thailand's Securities Commission stated on November 5 that the Bitget operator, BG Limited, provided crypto trading services without a license from 2022 to 2025. The exchange's website, related domains and app in the country will be blocked from December 5, 2026.
The Financial Times, citing people familiar with a memorandum by US officials, reported that US intelligence believes Jensen Huang (founder and CEO of Nvidia) had a romantic relationship with a senior executive of a company client who was recruited by Chinese state security. No charges have been filed against anyone.
The Capital Markets Alliance Association, which includes Cboe Global Markets, Citadel Securities and Healthy Markets Association, challenged in federal court the CFTC's November 3 decision on perpetual futures on individual US stocks. The judge has already noted that the plaintiffs are likely to prevail.
Since Monday, November 2, American banks have been receiving questions from two supervisory agencies: whether they had any unusual activity or service disruptions. The trigger was the $6.34 billion theft from Binance - there is no formal case, but banks' crypto risks are being examined in connection with this episode for the first time.
On Monday, Brent (the benchmark crude oil grade used to price oil in Europe and Asia) plunged 7.63% to $104.77 per barrel on signals of US-Iran talks. On Tuesday, quotes recovered about 1.1% after a report of a US strike on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude (the benchmark grade used to price oil in Europe and Asia) fell to $110.06, losing $3.37 in a day. The reason is not OPEC+, which on Sunday left December quotas unchanged, but Tehran's statement that the Strait of Hormuz could be opened in two days.
Oil gained $2.63 per barrel on Friday after the fourth tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz this month. Today seven OPEC+ countries are meeting online, but according to Reuters, everything is decided in advance for December: production will be left as is.
Topstep, Apex Trader Funding, Tradeify and Goat Funded Trader have ended their partnership with Match, one of the largest prop firm aggregators. The publicly stated reason was concerns over affiliate tracking: the mechanism by which the catalog earns a commission on every challenge purchased through its link.
Andrew Kang is stepping down as CFO of Strategy (Michael Saylor's company, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin) a week after the company posted the largest quarterly operating profit in its history - about $21B. Shares fell 6.4% in premarket trading.
On October 29, the KuCoin crypto exchange announced the termination of services for users from Russia and Belarus. The restrictions apply to all products and services of the platform and take effect immediately, with no transition period.
Brent futures (the North Sea benchmark crude) fell about 1% on Thursday to $114.20 a barrel, while WTI (the U.S. benchmark) dropped 1.4% to $101.40. The market is simultaneously pricing in two scenarios from Washington: an offer of talks to Iran and preparations for a strike after the November 3 election.
On October 28, The Depository Trust Company (DTC) - the main US depository, through which clearing of trades on NASDAQ passes - activated the DTCC Tokenization Service. Traditional stocks and bonds can now be converted into tokens on a blockchain and sent to digital wallets while retaining the same ownership rights.
France has become Europe's main problem: the yield on its 10-year government bonds (OATs) broke through 5%, and the spread with German paper reached 158-160 basis points - the widest since 2011, that is, since the height of the eurozone debt crisis.
Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said the inflation forecast looks worse than the bank's own calculations. AUD/USD rose about 0.45%, broke through the round 0.7000 level and reached 0.7017 - a two-week high and the fourth consecutive gain.
On October 20, 2026, the MEXC crypto exchange announced that it is ceasing to serve users from Russia and Belarus. There is no single shutdown date: each client will receive their deadlines individually.
The KBW Bank Index (a stock market indicator made up of shares of the largest US banks - it is used to judge whether investors believe in the financial sector) has been declining for the sixth week in a row and has lost 11% in a month and a half. There has not been such a long streak since the 2008 crisis.
On October 16, the calendar has four reasons for movement at once: inflation in the European Union, US industrial statistics, the fifth day of the annual IMF and World Bank meeting with central bank heads participating, and a morning speech by Fed Chair Warsh.
