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Jack Dorsey’s Block tops earnings estimates in Q3 2026.

Research firm Bernstein cut its target prices on seven Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) miners by as much as 54% on Wednesday...

Bitcoin plunged to its lowest price since September before staging a dramatic same-day recovery, but the trading data behind the bounce raises serious questions about whether buyers or forced liquidations deserve the credit.

Key TakeawaysStrategy shares rose 7% today as Bitcoin and the broader market rallied after the midterm elections. CEO Phong Le ranked Strategy fourth among US stock sellers in 2026, calling it a “Bitcoin capital cycle.

Financial stocks were advancing in Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising

Michael Saylor keeps stacking bitcoin even as ETF investors flee in one of the biggest single-day outflows of the year, but the numbers reveal something unexpected about where Strategy Inc. is actually spending most of its cash.

Moby summary of Riot Platforms, Inc.'s Q3 2026 earnings call

Investors will watch for updates on AI customer demand and the company's transition into computing infrastructure.

Financial stocks were advancing in Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising

Asset sales are now funding a bigger AI push.

Gold and bitcoin, 2026's two worst major assets, rallied the day after the midterms as the dollar slipped.

XRP whale wallets just surged to a yearly high while the price was falling, and now that XRP is pushing back above $1.30, traders are split on whether big money is loading up or simply reshuffling coins ahead of another drop.

In recent days, IREN confirmed plans for a 300MW AI data center campus in Badajoz, Spain, while also formally objecting to tokenized trading of its shares on the planned ICE and OKX blockchain venue. The business is pushing ahead with large scale AI infrastructure in Europe at the same time as political shifts in the US raise questions over how regulatory and permitting headwinds could affect future data center expansion plans in key states such as Texas. The next key issue will be how...

Scott Melker discusses crypto spending big in the elections, only for the blue wave to materialize; Binance claims that a fake job interview opened the door to the hack; and Block (XYZ) reaches an anti-money-laundering deal with the DOJ. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto.

Scott Melker breaks down the fallout from the midterm elections and what the shifting political landscape could mean for bitcoin (BTC-USD). Despite potential legislative roadblocks and political gridlock, Melker explains why bitcoin could remain positioned for long-term growth as Washington debates the future of crypto regulation.

Bitcoin slid to about $75,600 while the midterm results came in, then climbed past $81,000 on Wednesday, forcing out hundreds of millions of dollars in bets against crypto.

Key TakeawaysBloom Energy fell 8% as AI stocks sold off after Democrats swept Tuesday’s elections, and Lumentum and MARA Holdings fell with it. Data center contractors fell even more, a sign investors fear fewer data centers will get built, which would hurt Bloom too.

Bitcoin bounced back after Democrats won control of Congress, but a stalled market structure bill and heavy industry campaign spending reveal crypto’s exposure to shifting US political power.

Riot Platforms just sold nearly all the Bitcoin it mined last quarter, pouring the proceeds into AI data centers instead. Whether that pivot signals the death of mining economics or a smarter play with the same assets depends on costs most investors never see.

Circle Internet stock rises as usage of its stablecoin, USDC, increased 8% from a year ago.