Taiwan Puts Bitcoin on the Reserve Agenda as Premier Seeks Year-End Review and Seized-Coin Audit

Taiwan debates adding Bitcoin to reserves. Premier Cho orders an updated assessment and a full audit of confiscated coins as the island weighs USD exposure and long-term strategy.

Auradine’s Teraflux miners target sub-10 J/TH with air, hydro, and immersion options

Auradine launches Teraflux bitcoin mining ASICs claiming 9.8 J/TH, with air, hydro, and immersion variants aimed at lower power costs and higher fleet uptime for large operators.

Winklevoss-backed Cypherpunk seeds $58M to accumulate 5% of Zcash, positioning ZEC as a privacy hedge to bitcoin

Cypherpunk, supported by Winklevoss, seeded $58M to target 5% of Zcash’s supply, pitching ZEC as a privacy-oriented hedge to bitcoin and hinting at a 2025 revival for privacy coins.

Exodus Q3: Profit Surges on Bitcoin-Paid Revenue as It Buys LatAm Stablecoin Platform

Exodus booked Q3 revenue of $30.3M (+51%) and $17M net income as 60–65% of sales arrived in BTC. Exchange volume hit $1.75B. It also acquired Grateful to expand payments in LATAM.

Bitcoin’s Signal Problem: Shutdown Wipes Out October CPI and Jobs Data, Repricing Fed Odds

A historic U.S. shutdown erased October CPI and payrolls, leaving the Fed short on data. Bitcoin slips to $102,100 as markets cut December rate‑cut odds and lean into volatility.

Ethereum at $3.47K: Whale Bids vs. Bearish Trend — Does $3.4K Hold or Crack?

ETH inches up to $3,473, but clustered bearish signals and 60% BTC dominance challenge bullish whales and a Dec. 3 upgrade. Watch $3,400 support and $3,600–$3,800 resistance.

Zcash Whipsaws as Arthur Hayes Tells Holders to Pull ZEC Off Exchanges and Shield It

ZEC fell to $430 before bouncing above $537 after Arthur Hayes urged his 766k followers to self-custody and shield funds—spotlighting the custody dilemma for privacy coins.

IBM’s Nighthawk Pushes Toward Fault Tolerance—But Bitcoin’s ‘Q‑Day’ Remains Far Off

IBM unveils Nighthawk (120 qubits) and Loon, targets community-verified quantum advantage by 2026 and steps to fault tolerance by 2029—what that really means for Bitcoin’s Q‑Day.

Brazil Reframes Stablecoins as FX, Seeks Power to Seize Crypto in Crime Probes

Brazil moves to curb illicit crypto use: the central bank proposes classifying stablecoin transactions as foreign exchange, while a new bill would let courts seize and convert virtual assets.

Bitdeer Ohio Mining Site Fire Damages Two Buildings; No Injuries as BTDR Slips

A fire at Bitdeer’s new Massillon, Ohio Bitcoin mining campus damaged 2 of 26 buildings. No injuries; hashrate unchanged. BTDR falls as investors reassess commissioning risk.