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Democrats plan probes into Apple, Meta and Musk after winning Congress

After winning majorities in both chambers, Democrats are setting investigation priorities including Trump's use of Musk's Grok chatbot in planning a military operation to seize Venezuela's Maduro, plus Apple over ICE tracking apps and Meta over local data-centre deals.

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MEXC says operations normal and plans talks with regulators after FinCEN order

MEXC says it has learned of the FinCEN directive and is assessing it, with operations entirely normal and user assets safe. It plans constructive communication with FinCEN and other authorities and has launched an independent review of its anti-money laundering and sanctions controls.

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Whale buys 8,775 ETH for $19.7m in USDT after five-month pause, Yu Jin says

On-chain analyst Yu Jin says a whale spent 19.7m USDT on 8,775 ETH at $2,245 about an hour earlier. The whale now holds 23,097 ETH worth $51.7m at an average cost of about $1,909, after buying 10,376 ETH at $1,626 in June.

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AI stocks rise as Nasdaq gains 1.09% and AMD jumps 11.04%

US stocks closed mixed, with the Dow down 0.46%, the S&P 500 up 0.31% and the Nasdaq up 1.09%, while the VIX fell 9.01%. AI-related shares gained, led by AMD at 11.04%, AeroVironment at 10.46% and Tempus AI at 7.98%, per MSX.COM data.

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Uniswap confirms V4 Hooks support on Elysium, mainnet due 9 November

Uniswap has confirmed it will support V4 Hooks on Elysium, a layer-two network in the Hyperliquid ecosystem, letting developers build liquidity pools with dynamic fees and custom trading logic. Elysium's mainnet is expected to launch on 9 November.

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OpenAI says it will keep investing in data centres as focus turns to Samsung and SK Hynix

OpenAI says it will keep investing in data centres, with attention turning to a rebound at Samsung and SK Hynix.

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Binance to end French operations on 31 December 2026 after missing MiCA licence

Binance says it will close Binance France user accounts and stop operating in France on 31 December 2026 after failing to obtain an EU MiCA licence. Deposits are already unavailable, and from 29 November accounts still holding assets will be charged a 0.025% monthly management fee, with a minimum of 10 USDC.

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CoinMarketCap crypto fear and greed index slips to 31

CoinMarketCap's crypto Fear and Greed Index fell one point to 31, keeping the market in fear territory. A reading near zero signals extreme fear and one near 100 extreme optimism.

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Machi Big Brother sells Bored Ape 32 for 12.5 ETH

Machi Big Brother sold Bored Ape 32 on OpenSea for 12.5 ETH, worth about $28,000, according to Onchain Lens.

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Hyperliquid buys back and burns 21,040 HYPE worth $1.64m in 24 hours

Hyperliquid bought back and burned 21,040 HYPE over 24 hours, worth $1.64m at an average price of $77.93, according to Onchain Lens.

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IREN says third-quarter Bitcoin output fell to 402 as AI cloud shift nears completion

IREN mined 402 Bitcoin in the third quarter, down from 2,039 a year earlier, with average operating hashrate at 8.8 EH/s against 45.3 EH/s. The company held no Bitcoin at the end of September and expects to largely complete its shift to AI cloud by 31 December 2026.

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Brokerages advise holding Samsung and SK Hynix after chip stock slump

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Circle mints 250m USDC on Solana

USDC Treasury minted 250m USDC, worth about $250m, on the Solana network at 06:06 Beijing time, with the transaction executed by a Circle minting address, Whale Alert says.

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Bitcoin breaks above $76,000, up 0.19% intraday

Bitcoin broke above $76,000 and was trading at $76,006.10, up 0.19% intraday, on OKX market data.

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TRM Labs calls $6.3bn Binance hack cyber warfare and warns North Korean attacks will continue

TRM Labs described the $6.3bn Binance hack as cyber warfare and said North Korean attacks will continue.

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Fidelity moves another 10,000 ETH to Galaxy Digital for possible sale

Fidelity has transferred a further 10,000 ETH, worth about $22.3m, to Galaxy Digital for a possible sale, bringing its total for the day to 27,000 ETH worth about $60.3m, according to Onchain Lens.

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US stocks close higher as Riot Platforms gains 14.55% and AMD rises 9.57%

All three major US indices closed higher, with the Nasdaq up 1.79%, the S&P 500 up 0.63% and the Dow up 0.06%. Riot Platforms rose 14.55%, MARA 8.31%, AMD 9.57%, Intel 7.13% and Micron 5.12%.

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OpenAI says it has closed a $11bn funding round at a $1.25tn valuation

OpenAI has completed a new $11bn funding round at a valuation of $1.25tn, according to market reports.

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