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Anthropic has secured an additional $77 billion in funding from Google, Amazon, and Broadcom. The financing agreement with Amazon is tied to computing power milestones, while the $20 billion commitment from Google is partially dependent on revenue targets. Google and Amazon have become the largest shareholders of Anthropic.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $83,642, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.356 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $76,160, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.227 billion.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on October 26, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by publicly listed companies worldwide (excluding mining companies) for the week was $510 million, an increase of 42.5% compared to two weeks ago.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) did not purchase Bitcoin last week.The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase Bitcoin last week.In addition, three other companies announced their Bitcoin purchases or holdings last week. Asset management company Strive announced on October 26 that it spent approximately $510 million last week to purchase 6,182 Bitcoins at a price of $82,732, bringing its total holdings to approximately 43,000 Bitcoins; the UK Bitcoin treasury company The Smarter Web Company announced on October 23 that it invested $1.65 million to purchase 20 Bitcoins at a price of $82,286, bringing its total holdings to 2,850 Bitcoins; French fabless semiconductor company Sequans Communications announced that as of October 23, it held a total of 1,018 Bitcoins, with specific total purchase amounts and average Bitcoin costs undisclosed.As of the time of publication, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the publicly listed companies included in the statistics (excluding mining companies) is 1,167,845 Bitcoins, an increase of 0.5% compared to two weeks ago, with a current market value of approximately $93.64 billion, accounting for 5.8% of Bitcoin's circulating market value.

Blockstream Chief Marketing Officer Peter Bain stated in a recent interview that Bitcoin has maintained the $81,000 mark amid stock market sell-offs, rising 10-year U.S. Treasury yields, and turmoil in Europe, which he described as "a very, very strong signal." He made this statement during a conversation with Grace Remington and Sean Hagan.Bain emphasized that technological development precedes price and discussed topics such as adoption, stablecoins, and tokenized stocks. He introduced Blockstream's new center established in Lugano and a new consulting department aimed at institutional clients, while explaining why treasury companies are mainly concentrated in the United States and why Switzerland will become the next market—Switzerland's clear regulatory framework and strong banking foundation make it an ideal launch market.Regarding quantum computing, Bain believes that the related threats will take decades to materialize, and that Bitcoin's real weaknesses lie elsewhere. He referenced the PHP vulnerability incident, stating that the industry needs to rethink the way software is released, and introduced Blockstream's research on quantum-resistant signature solutions, how consensus can be reached for quantum upgrades, and the Bitcoin Security Alliance. Additionally, he provided the first update on the Liquid Network event progress: the exchange service has been restored, the network is back online, and users can transfer Bitcoin back to the main chain. Looking ahead to 2027, Bain stated that institutional clients believe Bitcoin "is expected to usher in a major bull market."

NASDAQ-listed company BNB Standard Corporation (NASDAQ: BNC) rang the opening bell at Times Square in New York to commemorate the company's name change and the appointment of new CEO Alex Odagiu.The company, formerly known as CEA Industries, officially changed its name on September 29, with its main business including managing the BNB corporate treasury and planning to operate validation nodes on the BNB Chain. The company claims to hold the largest corporate BNB reserves in the world.

According to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was 159 million dollars, with long positions liquidated at 111 million dollars and short positions liquidated at 47.8962 million dollars. Among them, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at 26.2323 million dollars, Bitcoin short positions at 11.5416 million dollars, Ethereum long positions at 28.9202 million dollars, and Ethereum short positions at 12.2524 million dollars.

According to disclosures from Yingke Law Firm, the sale of the Texas mining assets related to Poolin's debtors has been approved by the Bankruptcy Court of New Jersey, USA. The transaction price is up to approximately 180 million USD, of which 100 million USD is for the delivery payment, and an additional up to 80 million USD is linked to subsequent milestones.The general deadline for creditor claims is set for December 31, 2026, at 4 PM Eastern Time, which is 5 AM Beijing Time on January 1, 2027; the court plans to hold a hearing on November 10. Creditors who are legally required to submit proof of claims may affect the confirmation of claims, plan voting, and subsequent distributions if they do not file by the final deadline set by the court. Yingke lawyer Wang Yufeng stated that the Poolin case involves a large number of Chinese users, and the claims include platform balances, IOUs, and mining pool earnings, and submitting materials does not equate to completing an effective claim.

According to Cointelegraph, Bernstein analysts expect that the prediction market will become a new profit growth point for the trading platform Robinhood Markets (HOOD), potentially bringing in about $1.7 billion in revenue by 2028, surpassing the estimated $1.6 billion from its cryptocurrency business during the same period.Analysts predict that Robinhood's prediction market revenue will grow from about $650 million this year to $1.7 billion by 2028, accounting for approximately 18% of its total revenue of $9.4 billion in 2028.This forecast was released the day before Robinhood's Q3 2026 earnings report. Bernstein expects Robinhood's Q3 revenue to increase by 13% quarter-over-quarter to about $1.5 billion, mainly driven by growth in stock nominal trading volume, options trading volume, event contract trading volume, and a rebound in cryptocurrency trading volume. Bernstein raised its revenue expectations for Robinhood by 3% for 2026, 4% for 2027, and 3% for 2028, while maintaining a target price of $160, citing improved assumptions for stock and cryptocurrency revenue.Robinhood is listed on NASDAQ, and its stock price fell to $93.6 in pre-market trading on Monday, having dropped over 29% in the past 12 months.

Anthropic publicly submitted its Nasdaq IPO application, with the stock code "ANT".Anthropic's revenue for the first half of the year was $16.3 billion. Anthropic may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability in the future.As of June 30, 2026, Anthropic reported a net loss of $80.7 billion for the six-month period. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are leading Anthropic's IPO.Anthropic disclosed that the company expects to pay Google up to approximately $11.45 billion before 2033 and to pay approximately $161.2 billion in rent under its leasing arrangements with Broadcom during the lease term (excluding interest).Anthropic stated that computing and infrastructure costs are expected to continue to increase in absolute terms and will become the company's largest operating expense in the foreseeable future. The company believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents are sufficient to meet operational funding and other needs for at least the next 12 months, but also warned that it may need to seek additional financing earlier than currently anticipated.In terms of safety, Anthropic mentioned that it has recently delayed the pre-training of its next-generation cutting-edge foundational model by more than a month to strengthen safety measures and prevent the leakage of model weights. The company also noted that as AI systems gradually automate AI research and development, associated risks will increase.

Michael Saylor posted on the X platform that Strategy has repurchased 205 million dollars of STRC.As of October 25, 2026, Strategy holds 848,500 BTC and 5.1 billion dollars in assets.

S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) announced that it has completed the acquisition of the on-chain financial security standards provider OpenZeppelin. The transaction was first announced on September 17, and the financial terms were not disclosed, with no significant impact expected on S&P Global's financial performance.OpenZeppelin was founded in 2015 and has completed over 900 security service projects, identifying more than 10,000 vulnerabilities before product launches. Its open-source smart contract library, OpenZeppelin Contracts, supports a value transfer scale of over $38 trillion, covering various mainstream stablecoins and tokenized funds.This acquisition will expand S&P Global's risk assessment capabilities to the on-chain technology risk layer, with both parties planning to jointly develop a new generation of on-chain security assessments and benchmarks. After the acquisition, OpenZeppelin will continue to operate as an independent business unit under its original brand, with founder Demian Brener remaining as the head and reporting to S&P Global Ratings President Yann Le Pallec. OpenZeppelin Contracts will continue to be open-source, free, and publicly maintained.

Empery Digital (NASDAQ: EMPD) plans to invest $65 million to acquire a 25% stake in a private entity that is acquiring an AI data center property in the Midwest of the United States. The facility currently has approximately 150 MW of power capacity and its own substation, with the potential to expand to about 300 MW in the future.According to information previously disclosed by the company, the project is expected to adopt a 15-year triple net lease (NNN) model, with a potential total lease payment of approximately $1 billion. Based on prior plans, the lease income corresponding to the 25% stake held by Empery is expected to exceed $440 million during the lease term, with payments expected to begin in early 2027. However, the relevant lease arrangements are still subject to the final signed formal agreement.This investment reflects that Empery is expanding its business layout from Bitcoin treasury to the AI infrastructure sector. The company previously stated that its financial commitment to the project is limited to $65 million, and potential tenants will bear the costs of data center renovation, electricity, and operational expenses.

According to PR Newswire, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) announced that its ETH holdings have increased to 6.05 million, accounting for 4.95% of the total ETH supply; the total holdings of crypto assets, cash, and tradable securities have reached $15 billion.Among them, 5.23 million ETH have been staked, and based on the current staking scale, the expected annualized staking income is approximately $318 million. In the past week, Bitmine has increased its holdings by 10,452 ETH, continuing to implement its weekly accumulation strategy.In addition, the company has repurchased 22.9 million shares of common stock in 2026, with a total amount reaching $399.6 million. However, its assets are highly concentrated in ETH, and the overall holding value still faces the risk of cryptocurrency price fluctuations, while staking income also depends on the actual staking scale and yield.

According to Fox Business Channel, Anthropic will release its S-1 filing for its initial public offering (IPO) at 9 AM Eastern Time (21:00 Beijing Time).The company expects its IPO size to be comparable to SpaceX's IPO, and it may even exceed the latter, with the IPO marketing activities set to begin as early as the week of November 9.

According to Watcher.Guru, asset management giant Vanguard disclosed the purchase of $7.5 million worth of shares in the Japanese Bitcoin treasury listed company Metaplanet (3350.T), indirectly positioning itself in Bitcoin through this investment.

The U.S. SEC filings show that SpaceX has signed a binding primary financing lease commitment with Apollo Global Management.According to the agreement, Apollo will purchase GPU clusters and related equipment and lease them to SpaceX, with the total principal payments under the related lease arrangements expected to reach $40 billion.

According to data from the Strategy official website, Strategy did not purchase Bitcoin last week, and the Bitcoin holdings remain at 848,517 coins.During the same period, the circulating face value of its STRC preferred stock decreased from approximately $8.598 billion to approximately $8.391 billion, a reduction of about $207 million; the annualized total preferred stock dividend decreased from approximately $1.534 billion to approximately $1.509 billion.

According to disclosures from the U.S. SEC, Bitcoin Treasury Company Strive has signed a sales agreement with seven institutions including Cantor Fitzgerald, Barclays, Clear Street, StoneX, B. Riley Securities, Maxim Group, and H.C. Wainwright, planning to periodically sell up to 15% of Series A perpetual preferred stock with a total issuance price of up to $1 billion through ATM (at-the-market) offerings, with the stock ticker SATS.The document shows that the annual dividend yield for the preferred stock issued this time is 15%, with a set amount of $100 per share. Strive may issue shares based on market conditions through existing trading markets such as Nasdaq or other legal means, with the relevant institutions acting as sales agents, with a commission of up to 2% of the total proceeds from each sale.This issuance is considered an additional offering and does not include the previously issued 7 million shares of SATS preferred stock. The document states that Strive may issue shares periodically based on market conditions, and the actual issuance scale and timing will depend on the company's arrangements and market conditions.