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On the morning of November 3, oil rose by about 2% - the market reacted to a report by The Wall Street Journal that the US is carrying out covert strikes on Iran.
Switzerland published the consumer price index (CPI - the main measure of inflation, the growth in prices of goods and services for the population) for October. The figures came in above expectations for both monthly and annual dynamics.
On the morning of November 3, BTC fell below $77,000, while Asian exchanges opened down 3-4% due to chipmaker stocks. Over two sessions, $1.04 billion was withdrawn from US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (funds through which the asset is bought like a stock).
The state Bureau of Securities withdrew the June 2023 order along with the $5 million fine. State residents will again be able to stake (lock coins in the network for a reward) through Coinbase; the company did not name an exact date.
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.
Intel shares (INTC, the American processor manufacturer) closed Monday at $59.97 - 8.8% below Friday's level of $65.76. This is the second wave of selling after Friday's 28.6% plunge, the worst day for the stock since 1974.
Third-quarter results are due after the US session close, with the management call at 01:00 MSK. The stock headed into the report already battered: on Monday it closed at $466.84, down 7.52% and near the day's low.
Michael Selig, chairman of the CFTC (the US derivatives market regulator), in an interview with CNBC on October 30 called the theft from Binance an argument in favor of federal rules for crypto exchanges operating outside the US.
On the morning of November 3, at 08:02 MSK, Apple (AAPL) and Palantir (PLTR) shares were each down 3% - a reaction to the earnings reports released.
Nvidia (the world's largest manufacturer of artificial intelligence chips) has recommended that cloud business clients sell at least 51% of services to non-Chinese companies. Financial Times reported this on the morning of November 3.
The Reserve Bank of Australia at 06:30 MSK raised the rate by 25 basis points, to 4.85% from 4.60%. This is the fifth hike since February and the highest rate level in 18 years, but the Australian dollar moved down, not up, on the decision.
Revenue for the September quarter was $114.5 billion (+12% year over year), earnings of $2.10 per share, both figures above consensus. After the close, the stock fell about 1%, to $335.
From 07:00 Moscow time on November 3, Binance is again letting money out according to a new list of assets. This is the second stage of unblocking after the largest hack in the exchange's history, which caused withdrawals to be stopped completely.
Money flowed out of the tech sector after Oracle filed documents to raise $20 billion for artificial intelligence projects. Nasdaq 100 erased its intraday gain and turned negative, hitting -10% from its October peak, while the old industrial Dow Jones closed in the green.
On Tuesday morning BTC lost about 2% and is trading just below $77,000, erasing Monday's rebound. The trigger was a sell-off in the US tech sector: the Nasdaq 100 index dropped 10% from its recent high, meaning it entered a correction.
On the evening of November 2, at around 20:55 Moscow time, the Bitcoin price broke below the $77,000 mark. The move was recorded in trading on the crypto market, which operates without weekends, so Sunday evening here is a full-fledged trading session.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, traded on the NYSE, bought another 8,573 ETH worth about $19 million last week and is closing in on its goal of holding 5% of all Ethereum coins.
On November 2, US stocks rebounded sharply after recent sell-offs. There are two reasons: anticipation of a peace deal on Iran and public statements by the White House's chief economic adviser that there is no crisis in the artificial intelligence sector.
Of the 62 American companies whose shares the OKXICE platform planned to trade as tokens around the clock, 43 have officially banned it. In total, there are 50 refusals; the response deadline for the first batch of notifications expires on Tuesday, November 3.
On November 2, reports emerged that Meta (the company is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation, and its activities are banned) is again preparing a bond offering to finance capital expenditures on artificial intelligence. The parameters of the issue - amount, term, yield - have not yet been disclosed.
Brazil's largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin suspended deposits and withdrawals on Monday, November 2, after its wallets were emptied across ten blockchains at once. Loss estimates from specialized security firms exceed $40M.
On Tuesday, November 3, the US holds midterm elections - the re-election of Congress in the middle of the presidential term. Democrats need to win back just three seats in the House of Representatives to take it over and stall Donald Trump's agenda in the final two years of his term.
Oracle (an American software giant, one of the heavyweight stocks in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100) filed documents to offer new shares and bonds worth $20 billion - the money will go toward building AI infrastructure. The stock responded with a drop of about 5%.
