Bitcoin

21 hours ago

Adam Back says pension funds could drive Bitcoin’s third adoption wave

Adam Back, chief executive and co-founder of Blockstream, said in a Bitcoin Magazine program that Bitcoin adoption has unfolded in waves, starting with individuals and then exchange-traded funds, with a third phase still largely ahead. In his view, that next leg is likely to come from model portfolios, managed funds, and pension funds. The discussion also covered why Blockstream opened an office in Lugano, why it began offering consulting services, and how Swiss banks are preparing for institutional demand. Other topics listed for the episode included quantum-safe Bitcoin custody, tokenized money market funds versus stablecoins, tokenized shares on Liquid and Blockstream AMP, whether institutions should build custody systems in-house or rely on external custodians, and how regulation and Basel rules affect the cost of holding Bitcoin. The post was published by Bitcoin Magazine and written by Mark Mason. The program also carried a disclaimer stating that the views expressed were those of the participants and were provided for informational and educational purposes only, not as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice.

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Starknet

22 hours ago

Starknet community backs research into standalone L1, but no migration approval yet

Starknet said on X that during Token2049, Eli Ben-Sasson raised the question of whether the network should transition into a standalone Layer 1 to advance a quantum-secure network. A first non-binding community vote, which ended on Oct. 22, showed strong support for studying the proposal. The vote did not authorize a migration, nor did it settle on any specific plan for building an L1. Starknet said a joint working group formed by StarkWare and the Starknet Foundation is now examining the proposal’s technical benefits, security assumptions, trade-offs, and broader implications. The group is expected to publish a research paper for community review. The update makes clear that the process remains at the research stage, with no formal approval yet for a network transition.

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crypto treasury stocks

21 hours ago

Crypto Treasury Stocks: Bigger Holdings Do Not Automatically Mean More Value Per Share

A larger bitcoin or ether treasury does not automatically translate into more crypto backing each share, nor does it guarantee a positive stock return, according to The Defiant. In its market analysis, the publication argues that investors looking at crypto treasury stocks need to focus on valuation mechanics rather than headline treasury size alone. The report points to Strategy’s disclosures as a clear example of why the formula matters. Two factors sit at the center of that framework: mNAV and dilution. Together, they shape how much value common shareholders are actually getting from a company’s digital asset holdings. The piece suggests that simply comparing the size of corporate bitcoin or ether reserves can miss the more important question of how those assets are reflected on a per-share basis. For investors in listed companies built around digital asset accumulation, treasury growth by itself is not enough to determine whether the stock offers better exposure or stronger returns.

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Europe

21 hours ago

Connected supermarket fridges in several European countries reportedly hit by cyberattack

Connected refrigeration systems at supermarkets across several European countries were reportedly targeted in a new cyberattack, with stores in Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and Sweden seeing temperatures rise and food spoil. According to the report cited by Techub News, dozens of locations were affected. Retail groups Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt confirmed they had been hacked. A Belgian company operating Delhaize systems said the attackers changed device settings to defrost mode, which led to large volumes of food being thrown away. The incident follows a similar attack reported in France in October 2026 involving equipment made by Danish connected-fridge manufacturer Danfoss. Cybersecurity firm Claroty had also warned in August 2026 that the devices carried remote attack risks. The original report was attributed to TechCrunch.

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Li Jiaqi

22 hours ago

Li Jiaqi’s Double 11 livestream sold 100,000 Qwen Office memberships in 30 minutes

Li Jiaqi’s Double 11 livestream featured a new kind of product: Qwen Office Token. According to a report cited in the source article, 100,000 personal monthly memberships were sold within 30 minutes on the night of Nov. 2, with total usage reaching about 2 trillion tokens. In this case, “token” did not refer to a crypto asset. It referred to large-model token usage, described as AI computing credits that can be exchanged for Qwen Office memberships and generation quotas. Qwen Office CEO Chen Yusen appeared in the livestream alongside Li Jiaqi and demonstrated several office-related use cases, including organizing children’s homework papers, generating business analysis reports for livestream operations, and building a global fishing map. The source article also said this was the first time Li Jiaqi’s livestream had sold an AI computing product in token form. It added that the session previewed AI PCs, AI note-taking cards, and desktop robots tied to the “Tmall Qwen Office AI Computer Plan.” The article framed the sale as a step that moved AI services themselves onto a major livestream shopping shelf, rather than only selling hardware with AI features built in.

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Cardano

22 hours ago

Cardano long liquidations hit $217,700, or 14.5 times short liquidations

CoinGlass data showed a sharp imbalance in Cardano liquidations, with long positions accounting for about $217,700 versus roughly $15,000 for shorts, putting long liquidations at about 14.5 times the short side and leaving the imbalance ratio at 1449%. ADA was down 1.29% over the past 24 hours to $0.19 and had fallen about 8% over the past week, while failing to break above $0.197. Techub, citing U.Today, said market sentiment remained cautious after the Binance hack incident, with most digital assets moving lower. On the development side, Intersect said the Node 11.2 pre-release is now out and is advancing testing for the Dijkstra hard fork. A tagged pre-release of Node 11.3 that includes Leios is expected in three to four weeks.

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LO:TECH

22 hours ago

LO:TECH raises $12 million in Series A led by MMC

London-based high-frequency trading and market-making firm LO:TECH has closed a $12 million Series A round led by MMC, with participation from Faction, 13 Books Capital, and new investor Atka. The company said it will use the proceeds to expand in New York and Singapore and to build out trade execution services across traditional finance, digital assets, and prediction markets. Since completing a $5 million seed round in August 2025, LO:TECH said its revenue has tripled and its team has doubled in size. The firm now serves more than 50 clients, including public companies. LO:TECH also said it has posted triple-digit revenue growth in each of the past two years. Looking ahead, the company plans to extend beyond digital asset markets into traditional exchanges covering equities, foreign exchange, and commodities. Founded by Tim Meggs, Marcus Horsley, and Alex Williams, LO:TECH focuses on high-frequency trading and liquidity provision, executes tens of thousands of trades per second, and operates across proprietary trading, market data distribution, and trading technology services. The firm has also obtained a Kalshi data distributor license.

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Chainlink

22 hours ago

Chainlink launches 24/7 oracle service for weekend and holiday market data

Chainlink has officially launched Chainlink 24/7, a new oracle offering designed to provide continuous market data for stocks, commodities, and other real-world assets during trading hours, weekends, and market holidays. According to the official announcement cited by ChainCatcher, the rollout expands the scope of Chainlink’s data services beyond the workweek. The company said its earlier 24/5 Streams product was built to address data coverage gaps on weekdays, while the new 24/7 service extends that coverage to weekends and holiday periods. The update points to broader availability of offchain market data for onchain use cases tied to real-world assets.

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