Información sobre los eventos más importantes que dan forma a la industria de las criptomonedas.
China's Producer Price Index rose 5.7% year-over-year in October, exceeding the consensus estimate of 5.3% and accelerating from the previous month's 5.0% reading. The stronger-than-expected data signals persistent upstream price pressures in the Chinese economy.
China's year-over-year CPI for October came in at 0.7%, below the 0.8% consensus estimate and down from 0.9% in the prior month. Core CPI also missed expectations, printing 0.8% versus the 0.9% forecast and 1.0% previously, signaling continued softness in domestic demand.
Short interest in Hims & Hers Health has risen to 23% of float ahead of the company's upcoming earnings report. The elevated short positioning raises questions about whether the stock can break out post-earnings.
Velo highlights that Bitcoin perpetual funding rates spiked following a price decline, raising questions about potential market direction. The post points to a linked analysis exploring what typically happens next when funding surges post-drop.
Mohamed El-Erian commented on Nvidia's recent reassurance efforts, noting multiple layers of concern including unfortunate timing. He highlighted Nvidia's systemic importance for tech, markets, and the economy, and pointed out that investors struggle to price in key-person and governance issues.
The US President publicly praised NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, calling him an honorable person who has done an incredible job for the country. The remarks suggest a response to some controversy, with the President expressing hope that everything is fine and implying Huang likely has a valid explanation.
Whale Alert reported that 250,000,000 USDC, worth approximately $250,054,000, was minted at the USDC Treasury. Large stablecoin mints are often watched as potential indicators of fresh capital entering the crypto market.
Senator Blumenthal's Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations sent official letters to Binance, Tether, World Liberty Financial, and Fight Fight Fight LLC demanding records by January 4, 2027. The probe covers illicit crypto use, with the subcommittee warning it will seek other means if the deadline is missed.
Iraq's oil minister announced that the country's crude production has surpassed 5 million barrels per day, exceeding its OPEC+ quota of 4.431 million bpd by more than half a million. Since OPEC+ quotas are based on production rather than exports, the overproduction complicates Baghdad's efforts to secure a larger output baseline for 2027.
Upbit's weekly trading volume fell 20.8% to 6.7 trillion won ($4.9 billion) in the week ended November 8. XRP was the most traded cryptocurrency on the platform, followed by Bitcoin and USDT.
Gold spot prices climbed nearly 1%, reaching $4,104.09 per ounce. The move reflects continued bullish momentum in the precious metals market.
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal has issued a deadline of January 4th for Binance, Tether, and Trump family crypto firms to hand over records as part of ongoing investigations. The demand signals increased regulatory scrutiny of major crypto entities and politically connected digital asset businesses.
Elon Musk's Terafab, a Tesla-SpaceX joint venture, has informed equipment suppliers of plans to produce 1 million wafers per month by 2032, allocating 700,000 to memory chips and 300,000 to logic chips. The venture's procurement team has approached Japanese chipmaking equipment suppliers, according to Nikkei.
Jito CEO Buffalu highlighted Solana's dramatic improvement in settlement times, noting they have decreased from 500ms-1s to 100-200ms. He emphasized that this is only the beginning, stating Solana will only get faster going forward.
Trump faced tough questioning about his family's crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, and whether foreign investors could be purchasing influence through the company. The scrutiny centered on Trump's role as co-owner while his sons help manage operations and accept outside investment.
In a 60 Minutes interview, President Trump addressed questions about World Liberty Financial, stating that most of his money is managed by the biggest firm on Wall Street for investment purposes. He added that he has no idea what they are buying, distancing himself from direct involvement in the crypto venture's decisions.
Ethereum fell nearly 5% to $2,120 on Sunday evening as $343 million in leveraged long positions were forcibly liquidated, with the largest single liquidation hitting a $48.16 million ETH/USDT position on Binance. Ether dropped from a high of $2,243 to a low of $2,063, an 8% decline, while Bitcoin lost only 1.9% over the same period. The sell-off was amplified by a liquidation cascade, with 96% of $745 million in hourly forced closures hitting long positions, compounded by $93 million in net outflows from US spot Ether ETFs on Friday.
Germany's financial regulator BaFin ordered the operator of Bitcoin Revolution, a CFD trading platform promoted through fake celebrity endorsements, to cease unlicensed financial portfolio management. The scheme lures users with a €250 minimum deposit and fabricated profit displays, while investigators from seven countries recently seized over 100 servers linked to suspected suppliers of such platforms.
Binance has reopened withdrawals for Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Aptos (APT) following a major platform audit. The Hyperliquid community had experienced extended withdrawal delays amid fallout from a high-profile cyberattack. The article references a prior incident in which hackers drained $6.3 billion from Binance wallets.
Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton warned in a Guardian interview that a major AI-enabled disruption, such as a massive power brownout or a week-long financial system outage, could occur later in 2026 or in 2027. He compared recent incidents involving OpenAI agents and Hugging Face to the Three Mile Island accident as a precursor to something bigger. Hinton called for an independent regulatory body akin to the FDA to vet AI models before release, while criticizing Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg for prioritizing profit over safety.
