Crypto Pulse

Overview The November 3, 2026 U.S. midterm elections—in which Democrats swept control of both chambers of Congress and flipped key governorships including Texas—triggered a two-stage market repricing that culminated on Thursday, November 5 in Wall Street's steepest single-day selloff since April 2025, erasing an estimated $2.9 trillion in AI-led equity value, sending the Nasdaq Composite down 5.52% into correction territory, knocking eight major semiconductor stocks down an average of 12.97%, an

Hong Kong is accelerating the integration of traditional finance with blockchain technology as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) advances its Project Ensemble pilot to support 24/7 settlement of tokenized transactions. Announced on November 2, 2026, the upgrade allows participating banks to settle tokenized deposit transactions using tokenized Central Bank Money (CeBM), removing the dependence on conventional banking operating hours for this settlement process.At the same time, HSBC's Hong

Ethereum is accelerating its efforts to protect the network against potential threats from quantum computers. Speaking at the opening ceremony of Devcon 8 in Mumbai on November 3, 2026, Justin Drake, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation (EF), said he hoped Ethereum could complete its transition to post-quantum cryptography and strengthen its resilience against AI-related risks by December 2028.This target is one year earlier than the Ethereum Foundation's current roadmap, which sets December

Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Russia's largest stock exchange, plans to launch an organized cryptocurrency trading market on December 1, 2026, allowing investors to trade Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Tether (USDT) through its existing financial market infrastructure. The announcement, published on November 2, marks a new stage in Russia's efforts to integrate digital assets into its regulated financial system.The new market will operate using Moscow Exchange's existing trading technology, with tr

Sending money across borders is still a complicated process for many people. Traditional bank transfers can involve multiple intermediaries, additional fees, currency conversion costs, and delays. For businesses, these problems can also affect cash flow, especially when they need to pay international suppliers or receive payments from overseas customers.Blockchain technology has introduced new ways to move money through digital assets and stablecoins. However, its role is gradually expanding bey

Coverage period: Monday, October 26 to Sunday, November 1, 2026Three shocks landed inside about 48 hours last week. A hawkish Federal Reserve hold on Wednesday, October 28 set a nervous tone. Big Tech earnings then disappointed on Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30. And late on Thursday, Binance disclosed the largest crypto theft on record, roughly $6.3 billion. Bitcoin climbed to $81,882 on Wednesday, slid to $76,155 by Friday, and closed the week at $78,239, down 2.26%.This weekly cry

Overview The Los Angeles Lakers enter their Friday, November 6, 2026 Emirates NBA Cup West Group C clash against the Portland Trail Blazers (tipping off on Saturday, November 7 at 11:00 Singapore Time / 03:00 UTC) as 2.5-to-3.5-point home favorites with an implied win probability between 56.2% and 58.0% (and an over-under total of 233.5 to 238.5 points), driven by a key backcourt availability shift: Portland starting point guard Ja Morant is officially ruled out with a Grade 2 hamstring strain a

The AI supply chain produced six items on November 5, spread across four layers, four of them completed, yet the counted column is entirely empty. NTT DATA signed a 900 MW onsite power agreement with Bloom Energy (Ticker: BE), the only transaction that reached signature all period, and the release disclosed no consideration at all. The same day Google (Ticker: GOOGL) committed $17.0B to a Wyoming campus, while Microsoft (Ticker: MSFT) tightened third-party compute leases and three lessors fell h

Overview The Philadelphia 76ers (8-1) and Cleveland Cavaliers (4-4) enter their 2026 Emirates NBA Cup East Group B clash on a razor-thin line where traditional sportsbooks price Cleveland as a 1.5-point home favorite (52.4% to 55.8% implied win probability), whereas live prediction markets price Philadelphia at 53.0% (and Cleveland at 47.0%) after Cavaliers starters Jarrett Allen and Peyton Watson both landed on the injury report as questionable. Tip-off at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio is sch

I. Today's Market: The Nasdaq Fell 5.52%, Its Worst Day in About 18 Months Unit: %, single-day change on November 5; all three readings are negative, so the zero line sits at the right edge and every bar runs left on one shared scale. The Nasdaq reads −5.52%, the S&P 500 −4.33% and the Dow −3.44%. All three indexes fell: the Nasdaq closed at 24,314.99, below its 200-day moving average, for its largest one-day drop in about 18 months, while the S&P 500 closed at 7,355.84 and the Dow at 51,523.06.