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Top story · Bitcoin
Bitcoin touched $73,761 overnight, its lowest since August, then reclaimed $75,000 as over $1 billion of leveraged positions were wiped out.
- $913 million of the $1B+ liquidated were long bets; bitcoin accounted for $272 million, ether for $448 million.
- Triggers: Nvidia's board probe of its CEO and stalled US-Iran talks.
- Spot bitcoin ETFs ended last week with $1.28 billion of outflows, the worst since June.
CoinDesk · 9 Nov 2026More than $1 billion of leveraged bets were liquidated in 24 hours, $913 million of them longs; the triggers were the Nvidia CEO probe and stalled Iran talks.
CoinDesk · 9 Nov 2026 ↗BitcoinIts hashrate fell about 65% in a year, from roughly 26 EH/s to 9.2 EH/s; miners must repoint their machines before 07:00 UTC on 10 November.
CoinDesk · 9 Nov 2026 ↗BitcoinSunBit runs 30 systems that turn power into 60°C water for radiators; it puts the owner break-even just under $70,000 per BTC.
CoinDesk · 8 Nov 2026 ↗PolicyRage Weekly lists the transactions as linked to Iran, North Korea and Russia; the step follows the Binance hack and other recent sanctions.
CoinDesk · 7 Nov 2026 ↗Privacy/PolicyThe weekly roundup lists a Paraguay bank collapse that locked millions out of accounts, Hong Kong exchange reporting, and a Nigerian central bank P2P plan.
The Rage · 8 Nov 2026 ↗Top news · AI, Bitcoin & tech
AIHuang apologised in a memo to staff; the New York Times reported US intelligence suspected Alice Huang of spying for China, and Nvidia says it has not been accused of wrongdoing.
The Verge · 8 Nov 2026 ↗AIAfter 11 weeks of access, METR estimates 2x (range 1.3x to 3x); Anthropic redacted most of the evidence in the public report.
ITV/AP · 5 Nov 2026 ↗
AIThe New York Times found New Matrix, created 17 months ago, on the approved H200 list at an address described as a hollow gray shell.
The Verge · 7 Nov 2026 ↗
AIThe Presley suit cites Tennessee's ELVIS Act, which bars AI companies from cloning a singer's voice.
The Verge · 8 Nov 2026 ↗
AIVox says candidates who prioritise AI safety did well in the midterms; data centers are unpopular for noise, electricity demand and what they symbolise.
Vox · 6 Nov 2026 ↗Top news · World: El Salvador, Europe & U.S.
Latin AmericaPeña's resignation was not accepted by Congress; a national strike is set for 9 November and first payouts cover only accounts up to about $1,600.
Decrypt · 6 Nov 2026 ↗
El SalvadorHis own post on X is the only source so far: no independent confirmation yet, and the four missing Salvadoran technicians are still unaccounted for.
Bukele on X · 4 Nov 2026 ↗
U.S. politicsAP projections give Democrats at least 51 seats after flips in North Carolina, Texas, Ohio, South Carolina, Kansas and Iowa; the House is still being counted.
Al Jazeera · 4 Nov 2026 ↗
EuropeÓscar Puente also withdraws from the next election; a high-speed train kept running above 160 km/h after its safety system failed.
Euronews · 3 Nov 2026 ↗
EuropeInternet-connected refrigeration was hit and stores threw food away; Romania's cyber chief calls it "semi-amateurish" and sees no state actor. Nobody has claimed it.
Euronews · 3 Nov 2026 ↗