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Anthropic launched the personal finance feature Personal Finance for Claude on Thursday, available in beta form for paid subscribers of Claude Pro, Max, and Ultra in the United States. Users can link their bank and credit card accounts through Plaid, which handles the login process, allowing Claude to access financial data without account passwords. This feature can summarize expenses, identify duplicate charges or unusual fees, explain interest expenditures, and generate charts or billing calendars. Anthropic stated that access is read-only, and Claude cannot transfer, manage, or invest user funds; Personal Finance does not include ads or sponsored recommendations.Cryptocurrency investor Anthony Pompliano raised allegations after the feature's release. His product Silvia is positioned as a personal AI Chief Financial Officer, and he claimed that Anthropic employees have been in contact with Silvia engineers since April, ostensibly to understand the company's growth and computing power needs, but in reality to probe into the product's construction and reasons for its popularity. He also described a steak dinner allegedly attended by representatives of Anthropic, claiming someone informed the Silvia team that the meal was paid for by CEO Dario Amodei. Pompliano stated that his engineers refused to disclose sensitive information and claimed that someone at Anthropic warned his team several days in advance about the upcoming product release, noting that Silvia's use of its own models and hardware incurs computing costs approximately 97% lower than cutting-edge AI models.Anthropic is not the first general chatbot company to enter the personal finance space. OpenAI launched a similar bank account linking feature for ChatGPT in May, also providing read-only access through Plaid. Anthropic stated that Personal Finance is just the first step and is exploring collaborations with licensed professionals and regulated financial institutions; currently, this beta version is limited to users of the three paid Claude subscription plans in the United States.

Hyperliquid Strategies (PURR), a digital asset treasury platform listed on NASDAQ, disclosed in its quarterly financial report for the period ending September 30, 2026, that its subsidiary has submitted an application to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) seeking registration as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). If regulatory approval is granted, this FCM will handle U.S. customer accounts for the licensed market deployed under the HIP-3* framework, enabling the company to bring perpetual contracts to U.S. customers within a regulated framework. The company also stated that it cannot guarantee the timeline or final outcome of the application approval.In terms of financial data, the company recorded a revenue of $13.3 million for the quarter, of which $12.3 million came from staking income and validator commissions related to HYPE holdings, and $1 million was interest income; net income was $620.6 million, primarily from unrealized gains of $803 million on HYPE tokens, with a provision for income tax of $172.3 million. As of September 30, the company had total assets of $3.7643 billion, holding approximately 38.52 million HYPE, valued at $3.5053 billion based on a price of $90.99 per token, along with cash and cash-equivalents of $254.6 million, shareholder equity of $3.403 billion, and no debt.During this quarter, the company raised $911 million through committed equity financing instruments and deployed $802 million, of which $785 million was used to purchase 9.1 million HYPE, increasing the treasury holdings from 29.3 million as of June 30 to 38.52 million, and an additional $17 million was used to repurchase 2.7 million PURR shares. The validator node in collaboration with Unit has become the largest non-foundation validator node in the network. Hyperliquid recently announced that it will add deployer functionality under HIP-3*, allowing independent operators to operate their own licensed markets in a compliant manner, while the underlying chain remains a neutral infrastructure layer.

Meta Platforms issued $4 billion of senior notes maturing in 2036 with a coupon rate of 6.55%, $1.75 billion of senior notes maturing in 2046 with a coupon rate of 7.35%, and $2.75 billion of senior notes maturing in 2056 with a coupon rate of 7.5%.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the establishment of the "Superintelligence" Special Task Force (DOJ-SITF), led by Deputy Attorney General Stanley Woodward and Deputy Deputy Attorney General Stephen Weiss, specifically to oversee the misuse of advanced artificial intelligence. The task force's established mission is to ensure that the United States' leading position in the "superintelligence" field is not undermined by criminals, targeting foreign governments and their agents, transnational crime organizations, as well as businesses and individuals using AI to commit fraud and other crimes.Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that the development of "superintelligence" will continue to be driven by American innovators, and the task force will collaborate with SI Force Chairman Jay Clayton to prevent critical AI technologies from being manipulated by domestic and foreign criminals. He noted that the Department of Justice will continue to identify and prosecute individuals who violate the law using superintelligence, including malicious actions targeting American taxpayers, U.S. critical infrastructure, or other national security areas.Weiss stated that the Department of Justice also has the responsibility to enhance regular reporting on superintelligence risks and responses, and to ensure that businesses implement strict internal controls to ensure that relevant technologies "operate as intended." This task force is one of the federal-level initiatives to advance AI regulation; the SEC has included "superintelligence" in its review priorities for 2027, and U.S. banking regulator OCC also released its first AI framework this week. The Department of Justice did not specify the timeline for the task force or disclose how it will coordinate with other agencies.

According to The Information, Nvidia (NVDA.O) is in talks with Apollo to transform Brightspeed's assets into AI data centers.

The Solana development team Anza posted on platform X, suggesting that Solana mainnet-beta validators urgently upgrade to version Agave 4.4.1, or they will be forked out of the network.This version applies a minimum loading data limit to the loader-v3 ProgramData account, and nodes that do not install the patch are scheduled to be forked out of the network at the 1079th epoch (around 21:30 Beijing time).

The proposal from the U.S. SEC regarding amendments to the financial responsibility, recordkeeping, and reporting rules for cryptocurrency asset brokers has been submitted for review by the White House.

In the U.S. midterm elections, 40 out of 41 ballot measures restricting data center construction are expected to pass. Despite significant investments in data centers by Microsoft and Amazon, their stocks fell approximately 2.5% and 1.5%, with declines lower than other related companies.The market believes that the slowdown in construction will help reduce capital expenditure pressure and improve free cash flow. Attention should be paid to the regulatory agenda and local policy implementation after the Democrats take control of Congress.

According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $75,000, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $550 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin rises and breaks through $80,000, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.45 billion.The liquidation chart does not show the exact number of contracts pending liquidation or the exact value of contracts being liquidated. The bars on the liquidation chart represent the significance of each liquidation cluster relative to nearby liquidation clusters, that is, the intensity. Therefore, the liquidation chart shows to what extent the underlying price reaching a certain position will be affected. Higher liquidation bars indicate that once the price reaches that level, there will be a stronger reaction due to liquidity waves.

Uniswap posted on platform X that the Permissioned Pools Hook is a new standard that introduces permitted assets into automated market makers (AMM) and performs compliance checks at the protocol level.

According to Bloomberg, the American defense technology startup Shield AI plans to acquire radar sensor company Echodyne for $5.3 billion, which includes $4.8 billion in cash and equity, as well as an additional $500 million contingent on the achievement of milestones by Echodyne.Shield AI will also raise $2.5 billion in new funding to support the acquisition, which includes $1 billion in structured equity financing provided by Blackstone and $500 million in debt financing provided by JPMorgan Chase. Along with the previously completed $1 billion Series H financing, the company's valuation will reach $28.8 billion, more than doubling from a valuation of $12.7 billion in March. This financing will be in place after the acquisition is completed. Shield AI was founded in 2015 and primarily develops AI software systems called Hivemind for autonomous aircraft.

Institutional-level cryptocurrency platform Anchorage Digital has submitted a swap dealer registration application to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to expand its institutional cryptocurrency options business. The application was submitted through Anchorage Digital Swap Dealer, LLC to the National Futures Association (NFA) and is currently awaiting NFA's review. The company's CEO and co-founder Nathan McCauley did not provide a timeline for the completion of the review, only stating that further progress will be announced at the appropriate time.McCauley stated that if the application is approved, Anchorage Digital Swap Dealer plans to offer European-style options for Bitcoin and Ethereum, with a maximum term of one year, and will subsequently launch more products as it meets its own approval processes and regulatory requirements. Once the registration is complete, institutional clients will be able to trade digital asset derivatives with CFTC-registered counterparties while also utilizing Anchorage Digital's existing custody and other services.Anchorage Digital noted that the growth of its existing options business primarily comes from publicly traded companies holding Bitcoin and Ethereum on their balance sheets, with asset management firms and funds using options to manage exposure also contributing. Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A. became the first federally licensed digital asset bank in 2021, regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; this swap dealer entity will adhere to CFTC requirements regarding capital, risk management, and margin, applying the same framework used for interest rate, credit, and foreign exchange market banks under the Dodd-Frank Act. In March of this year, Anchorage Digital added collateral management features to the Atlas platform, and in December of last year, it acquired the wealth management division of Securitize.

According to the New York Times, although Trump hinted that he is not in a hurry to resume bombing operations, thousands of U.S. Air Force and Navy personnel are on standby, planning to launch large-scale military operations against Iran.The military forces of the United States and Israel have developed specific plans, with potential targets including Iran's energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and missile and drone arsenals.

According to Techcrunch, Dropbox announced plans to acquire cloud technology company Tigris Data for $350 million, which could become its largest acquisition to date. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2026 and aims to enhance its AI infrastructure capabilities and support the development of the storage platform DBX Agent Cloud for enterprises and developers.Initially, the platform will provide independent object storage services, compatible with Amazon S3 tools and applications, with plans to add file system functionality later to support AI agents in managing files and maintaining continuity across different tasks and sessions. Dropbox will also upgrade the AI capabilities of its core products, allowing users to process files through AI, select different models, and connect to third-party tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Muse.The company stated that there are currently no plans for layoffs due to the acquisition; it had already reduced its global workforce by about 9% last month. Tigris Data was founded by engineers who were involved in developing Uber's storage infrastructure and completed a $25 million Series A funding round last year.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones up 0.56%, the S&P 500 index down 0.13%, and the Nasdaq down 0.8%. The market is concerned that the U.S. "blue wave" may lead to stricter regulations on AI and data centers, causing technology stocks to weaken. Qualcomm fell 13%, AMD fell 7%, Micron Technology fell 4.9%, Tesla fell 3.5%, and SpaceX fell 4%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 2.5%.

Zilliqa stated that operating independently as Layer 1 for the past nine years has not achieved the expected success, with insufficient usage, funding, and liquidity, and recent security incidents have highlighted the high maintenance costs of an independent chain.The team has decided to adjust its direction, and Zilliqa will transform into Zilliqa Institutional Layer (ZIL), becoming a regulated Ethereum Layer 2. The ZIL token will continue to be retained, and holders do not need to take any action at this time. Technical details will be announced in advance, and any exchanges or migrations will be based solely on official announcements from the website.

After the U.S. midterm elections, the Democratic Party is set to regain control of both chambers of Congress, but the party leadership is trying to downplay the possibility of immediately impeaching President Trump, shifting the policy focus to inflation, cost of living, and government accountability.According to U.S. media reports, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries stated on Wednesday local time that no Democratic House member has approached him with a request to impeach Trump.Jeffries mentioned at a press conference that he has not discussed the impeachment issue with any Democratic House members, and the caucus has been focused on improving the affordability of living for the public and fulfilling Congress's oversight responsibilities over the executive branch.

According to Fortune magazine, the on-chain uranium spot trading platform Uranium Digital announced the completion of a $16.5 million Series A financing round, led by Blockchain Capital, with existing investors Portal Ventures and Apeiron Investment Group participating. This round of financing was completed last month, and the funds will be used to expand its electronic trading platform.Uranium Digital was established in 2024, aiming to track the ownership of physical uranium in storage facilities through blockchain technology and provide a trading platform for institutions to buy and sell uranium. The company hopes to shift uranium trading from the traditional model of broker inquiries, email contracts, and offline storage and delivery to electronic trading.Previously, the company completed a $6.1 million seed round financing in 2025. With the growth of energy demand driven by AI data centers, the nuclear power and uranium fuel markets have received more attention.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released a new report titled "Combating the Full Chain of Illegal Fund Flows Related to Scam Hubs," calling on countries to take globally coordinated action to dismantle scam parks and their criminal networks.The report points out that criminals use channels such as cash, virtual assets, and instant payment platforms to launder money, and leverage AI, deep forgery, and automation technologies to scale up their operations. Among these, virtual assets have become the core channel for money laundering; in some cases, scam hubs even have dedicated over-the-counter trading counters for handling virtual asset exchanges and domestic fund transfers.In one case, blockchain analysis revealed that the total amount of funds sent in by victims exceeded $100 million, ultimately flowing into a cluster of virtual asset wallets associated with a particular scam hub.To address this, the FATF proposed six core principles, including focusing on a broader criminal ecosystem, end-to-end disruption of illegal fund flows, enhancing interdepartmental information sharing and cooperation, rapid cross-border action (especially within 24-72 hours after an incident), a victim-centered approach, and continuously adapting to changes in criminal methods.

According to Cointelegraph, VeChain co-founder and CEO Sunny Lu recently stated in Cointelegraph's Chain Reaction program that autonomous AI agents operating around the clock require a "new accountability system" to establish public trust, and that "the perfect solution is blockchain."He made this statement while introducing the AI agent platform VeWorld.ai built on the VeChain blockchain. According to his vision, AI agents will have digital "passports" and operate within a "decentralized reputation system" that tracks the reputation of agents and their creators, while smart contracts can help settle transactions between agents or between agents and people. VeChain has previously advanced blockchain applications through supply chain tracking, including food traceability projects.Lu believes that AI agents can also help individuals convert their expertise into businesses or services, expanding software development opportunities to non-developer groups. He likened this opportunity to mobile app stores, which allow individual developers to distribute and monetize their creations, while agent-building tools can open this market to people beyond programming skills, including those with professional experience, local knowledge, or hobbies.He himself has undertaken several initiatives, including creating an educational agent for his daughter, an agent to support his mother's daily routine and rehabilitation, and a virtual employee to manage procurement, inventory, sales, and operations for a shop owned by an acquaintance in Milan.Meanwhile, other industry participants have pointed out the risks of relying on agent service providers. Animoca Brands Chairman Yat Siu stated in an October interview with Cointelegraph that while crypto traders can have AI agents work around the clock, he warned users that they might build trading strategies around services they cannot control.