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Odaily News: AI data center developer Nscale plans to raise up to $3 billion through an IPO as early as this month, but has been revealed to be facing challenges including construction delays, equipment failures, regulatory issues, and employee complaints. Its flagship project—originally planned to build a 30-megawatt data center—is approximately 6 months behind schedule overall, and to accelerate construction, the company arranged for hundreds of construction workers to stay in a floating hotel. Additionally, the project has experienced liquid cooling system leaks and transformer fires. Local safety inspections also identified 10 violations, including ungrounded exposed components in high-voltage systems.Nscale was spun off from crypto mining company Arkon Energy in 2024. It has secured over $103 billion in contracts but has almost no data centers in operation. As of August, its actually built target compute capacity was less than 1% of its overall plan, relying heavily on leased capacity from other data center operators to fulfill contracts. The company's IPO filings show that Microsoft and Anthropic account for approximately 85% of its contract scale; Anthropic has committed to spending approximately $44.6 billion on dedicated AI chip infrastructure for the Monarch campus in West Virginia, but Nscale has yet to secure the financing and long-term chip supply agreements needed to fulfill that contract.Meanwhile, Nscale is seeking an IPO valuation of up to $35 billion. CEO Josh Payne previously summarized its model as "owning land, power, data centers, chips, and software," but multiple projects have yet to achieve this vertically integrated model, with power supply, grid connection, construction progress, and customer delivery all constituting potential bottlenecks. (Bloomberg)
据彭博社报道，AI 数据中心开发商 Nscale 计划最早于本月 IPO，但其数据中心建设正面临延误、设备故障、监管问题及员工投诉等挑战，目前 Nscale 几乎没有任何正在运行的数据中心，已建成或租赁的产能不足其 S-1 文件中列出的“潜在”产能的 1%。
Australia has released the draft Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2026: Tax Information Reporting, with a public consultation period ending on October 28. The draft seeks to incorporate the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) into Australia's legal system and introduce a domestic crypto-asset reporting regime. The Australian government expects to commence international exchange of cryptocurrency tax information in 2028.
According to Bloomberg, a U.S. federal judge denied a joint application by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Trust Co. to rescind a settlement agreement. The agreement was reached in January 2025 during the Biden administration and requires the Gemini exchange to pay a $5 million civil penalty.
Odaily reports: Prosecutors stated that in the case involving former NBA guard Malik Beasley allegedly manipulating his personal stats for betting purposes, 3 of the remaining 5 defendants plan to plead guilty, while 2 others have not yet accepted plea deals. The case involves conduct during Beasley's time playing for the Milwaukee Bucks.Malik Beasley's lawyer stated that he currently does not intend to plead guilty and is still reviewing evidence and possible defense arguments; former NBA player Ed Davis also attended the hearing. Co-defendant William Brown has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.Prosecutors allege that Beasley conspired with Davis to adjust his personal stats in 4 games to reduce his gambling debts, while other defendants used the related information to place bets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The trial is tentatively scheduled to begin on May 17, 2027. (Bitcoin.com News)
Coinbase officially announced that, following a recent asset review, trading for Neon EVM (NEON) and Syndicate (SYND) will be suspended at approximately 14:00 ET on November 16, 2026. This suspension will affect the Coinbase web and mobile platforms, Coinbase Exchange, and the institutional platform Coinbase Prime.
Odaily News: Sharjah Police in the UAE announced a joint law enforcement operation with the Ministry of Interior codenamed "End of Battle," dismantling four interconnected transnational criminal networks and arresting 33 suspects from 12 different nationalities, including key leaders of the criminal organizations. These criminal networks were involved in cyber intrusions, money laundering, digital wallet theft, fraud, extortion, illegal data trading, and violent attacks. Police seized assets worth over 200 million dirhams (approximately $54.5 million), launched reviews of more than 3,000 digital wallets, and protected over 30 companies and institutions worldwide, involving assets valued at more than 65 billion dirhams (approximately $17.7 billion).
Odaily News: MSCI has announced the formal adoption of its Non-Operating Company Index Exclusion Rules, which will be implemented during the November 2026 index review and take effect after the close of trading on November 30. Under the new rules, MSCI will first assess whether a company holds substantial operating assets; companies that fail the initial screening will undergo five financial ratio tests; if at least four exclusion criteria are triggered, the company will be ineligible for index inclusion. Bitcoin treasury companies Strategy and Metaplanet face potential removal, with the final list to be announced on November 11. JPMorgan previously estimated that if Strategy is removed from the MSCI index, it could face approximately $2.8 billion in selling pressure.
Odaily News: Australia has proposed legislation requiring the reporting of cryptocurrency transactions and international tax information sharing. Under the bill, crypto platforms will be required to report transactions involving Australian residents to tax authorities starting July 2027.
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that Citizen Lab researchers have discovered the first publicly documented case of mercenary spyware being delivered through targeted online advertising, in which malicious code can initiate infection once an ad loads, without the user needing to click or download anything. The campaign is called "AdFection." At least 45 Al Jazeera devices were targeted between 2024 and 2025, and the operation has been linked to Israeli advertising company Discover-Tech and spyware vendor Candiru.After analyzing approximately 4 billion ad bidding records, researchers found that Discover-Tech's ads had appeared on nearly 200,000 websites and apps worldwide, but ad exposure does not necessarily lead to infection. Discover-Tech previously conducted business through major ad networks, including Google, and was removed after the investigation.
Odaily News: Investor Bastion Trading has stated that it will not participate in SkyAI's proposed $201 million tender offer unless SkyAI addresses governance, disclosure, and pricing issues. Bastion Trading and its affiliates collectively hold approximately 9.99% of SkyAI's common stock. SkyAI plans to acquire up to 95% of its outstanding shares and eligible warrants at $3 per share.Bastion Trading is questioning the scale of SkyAI's sale of approximately 70% of its SOL treasury assets. SkyAI previously claimed to have sold about 1 million SOL, but subsequent regulatory filings showed it had only about 600,000 SOL remaining. Bastion Trading is demanding disclosure of the sale timing, average transaction prices, proceeds, transaction costs, and approval processes, as well as an independent review before the tender offer begins.Bastion Trading is also demanding the replacement of SkyAI board members, the establishment of an independent special committee to oversee the tender offer process, and a price increase to at least $3.50 per share. It is also calling for the removal of the $100 SOL price condition and the 50% minimum participation threshold, the exclusion of strategic advisor warrants, and a prohibition on insiders tendering their securities. (Bitcoin.com News)
U.S. cryptocurrency trading platform Binance US is seeking to raise up to $100 million in funding at a target valuation of approximately $1 billion. This valuation represents a decline of about 78% from its $4.5 billion valuation prior to its previous funding round in 2022.Binance US raised over $200 million in 2022, with investors including Foundation Capital, RRE Ventures, Circle Ventures, and VanEck. The platform is working to rebuild its market share by reducing fees, launching new products, and expanding its U.S. business coverage.Binance US plans to expand to all 50 U.S. states and apply for a derivatives license to explore perpetual futures, prediction markets, and other financial services. The platform restored USD deposits and withdrawals via ACH transfers in February 2025, and CEO Stephen Gregory assumed office in March 2026. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: The Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) has issued Resolution No. 249, launching a tokenized securities pilot program to test the simulation of stock trading and securities issuance, operation, and management on blockchain networks. The project will be conducted in a controlled environment, using stocks and funds that are specially created simulated assets, with no real financial risk involved.The project will compare the advantages and disadvantages of public chains versus private chains for securities business, and assess risks including cybersecurity, smart contracts, interoperability, and network resilience. Blockchain networks participating in the pilot must encode market rules into smart contracts, ensure privacy in securities operations, and remain subject to regulatory audits.The CVM will also use AI tools to assist with market monitoring. Brazil's largest stock exchange, B3, is building a tokenization platform, planned for launch in 2027, which will use a proprietary stablecoin. Initially, it will not offer 24/7 trading and will integrate liquidity pools from both digital assets and traditional markets. (Bitcoin.com News)
Coinbase Assets announced that, based on a recent asset review, Coinbase will suspend trading of Neon EVM (NEON) and Syndicate (SYND) at around 3:00 AM Beijing Time on November 17, 2026.
Bitcoin News posted on X that Lewis Barber has filed a lawsuit in the London Commercial Court against BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading, claiming 324.8 BTC, worth approximately $27.2 million. The lawsuit concerns 1,053 losing perpetual contract trades between 2018 and 2022, arguing that HDR Global Trading was not authorized by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide UK derivatives services, and therefore the related trades should not be enforceable. BitMEX said the lawsuit has been filed but has not yet been served; the exchange closed in September.
Fox Business crypto journalist posted on X platform that Jonathan Gould, head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, stated that the OCC's final rule implementing the GENIUS Act is expected to be released "very soon," no later than the end of October. Jonathan Gould made these remarks at the Milken Institute's "Building the New Digital Economy" event, which was held alongside DC Fintech Week.
According to Cointelegraph, the Bank of Russia has issued new guidelines confirming that direct peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions between individuals will be banned starting July 1, 2027, at which point all such transactions must be conducted through authorized intermediaries. Additionally, individuals are prohibited from transferring crypto assets from digital accounts to self-custody wallets. Meanwhile, the Bank of Russia has approved the country's largest bank, Sberbank, to provide cryptocurrency exchange services, and will bring exchange operators and custodial institutions under central bank regulatory oversight starting September 1 this year. Russia currently continues to prohibit the use of cryptocurrencies for payments for goods and services.
Odaily News: The Bank of Russia stated in updated regulatory guidelines that arrangements allowing individuals to directly conduct peer-to-peer crypto asset transactions will continue until July 1, 2027, after which such transactions must be completed through authorized intermediaries.The Bank of Russia also made clear that individuals may not transfer crypto assets from digital accounts to self-custodial wallets. Russia is expanding its regulated crypto market, and Sberbank, the country's largest bank, has been approved to provide crypto asset trading services, having previously been approved as a digital asset custodian.Russia's new crypto asset regulatory rules took effect on September 1, bringing trading operators and custodians under the supervision of the Bank of Russia; the country still prohibits the use of cryptocurrencies for payment of goods and services. Jan3 CEO Samson Mow said that P2P transactions are more resistant to regulatory crackdowns than centralized platforms. (Cointelegraph)
According to The Block, Bitwise Chief Information Officer Matt Hougan stated that regardless of whether AI development drives economic prosperity, investment bubbles burst, or growth remains modest, Bitcoin will ultimately benefit. Hougan noted that if AI collapses, it may temporarily drag Bitcoin lower in the short term, but government bailouts and monetary expansion policies will ultimately drive a rebound in Bitcoin.
Odaily News: Stripe has announced a partnership with Plasma to develop a multi-currency stablecoin card that supports individuals and businesses in spending directly with the currencies already held in their accounts, in order to reduce currency conversion and foreign exchange costs. Plasma will serve as a design partner and integrate into Stripe's stablecoin card infrastructure, supporting USD, Brazilian Real, Euro, Mexican Peso, and Colombian Peso, with stablecoins including USDC, OUSD, and eligible stablecoins that comply with the GENIUS Act requirements. The service currently covers more than 30 countries and plans to expand to over 100 countries by 2027. It will also support cardholders in spending from multiple account balances, with the system automatically selecting the appropriate currency at the time of purchase.