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Stocks and crypto headlines from Alpaca. Stored for 7 days. Total: 3828.
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Probe into Susan Collins’s contributions may impact reelection campaignThe probe could shift voter sentiment, potentially altering the dynamics of a tight race and affecting Collins's reelection prospects. The post Probe into Susan Collins’s contributions may impact reelection campaign appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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Circle Stock Eyes Comeback Past $100 as Arc L1, USDC, and Bond Yields JumpCircle stock is eyeing a comeback past the resistance of $100 as Arc Layer 1 growth continues and USDC market cap rises.
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Strategy Wants To Pay Preferred Stock Dividends Every DayTL;DR Strategy is asking shareholders to approve daily dividend record dates for STRC, STRD, STRF and STRK. The proposed change would alter payment frequency without changing dividend rates or increasing total regular dividend obligations. Shareholders are expected to vote on the amendments at a special meeting on October 28. Strategy is proposing an unusual change to the preferred stocks that sit alongside its enormous Bitcoin treasury: dividends calculated around daily record dates rather than monthly, semi-monthly or quarterly schedules. The company’s board approved the proposal on September 24, with Strategy filing details with the SEC the following day. Shareholder approval is still required. Daily Payments Would Not Mean Higher Dividends The proposal covers four U.S.-listed preferred securities: STRC, STRF, STRK and STRD. If approved, every calendar day would become a dividend record date. Any dividend declared for that date would then be paid on the following business day. That includes weekends and holidays as record dates even though the cash payment itself would wait for the next business day. The important detail is what does not change. Strategy says the amendments would not increase or decrease the regular dividend rates on the four preferred stocks and would not increase the company’s overall regular dividend obligations. This is a change in cadence, not a promise of extra income. STRC would move first, with the initial daily record date expected on November 1 if shareholders approve the change. STRF, STRK and STRD would transition from January 2027. Strategy Is Trying To Make Its Preferred Shares Behave More Like Digital Credit The company has increasingly described its preferred-stock products as “digital credit,” building different securities around fixed or variable distributions while using the proceeds to support its broader capital structure and Bitcoin strategy. Dividend frequency is part of that experiment. STRC only moved from monthly to semi-monthly distributions earlier this year. Now Strategy wants to go much further. More frequent distributions could make accrued income easier to price into the securities and reduce some of the friction around buying or selling shares between payment dates. Strategy says the goal is to support liquidity, demand and price stability. The change is not automatic. The proposal will go to a special shareholder meeting expected on October 28, and the amended terms would only become effective after shareholder approval and the required corporate filings. Strategy is best known for accumulating Bitcoin. Its capital structure is becoming nearly as experimental as the asset sitting inside it. If shareholders approve daily dividends, the company’s preferred shares will begin to look even less like conventional quarterly-income securities and more like continuously accruing financial instruments. This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
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OpenAI confirms existence of self-replicating prompt injectionsThe confirmation of self-replicating prompt injections highlights urgent security challenges, necessitating robust defenses in AI systems. The post OpenAI confirms existence of self-replicating prompt injections appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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OpenAI AI agents bypass security at US government websites, raising concernsIncreased regulatory scrutiny and investor concerns may impact OpenAI's market valuation and future AI deployment strategies. The post OpenAI AI agents bypass security at US government websites, raising concerns appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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Fed proposed stablecoin rule could trigger a 48-hour liquidation runThe Federal Reserve's proposed rules for the payment stablecoin issuers it supervises include a crisis clock measured in hours. An issuer whose reserves fall below the value of its outstanding tokens would have 24 hours to notify the Fed and submit a plan to restore full backing. Unless it closes the gap or the Fed […] The post Fed proposed stablecoin rule could trigger a 48-hour liquidation run appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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XRP Price Shows Calm Before the Storm as ETFs Near $2 Billion MilestoneXRP price is showing signs of having a calm before the storm as ETF inflows jumps and approaches the $2 billion milestone.
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331 S&P 500 companies mention AI on Q2 2026 earnings callsThe surge in AI mentions highlights its pivotal role in driving market performance, signaling a shift towards tech-centric investment strategies. The post 331 S&P 500 companies mention AI on Q2 2026 earnings calls appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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'We Don't Know What the Risks Are': GLP-1 Pill Boom Fuels Hundreds of Apps, but Research Is LaggingOral GLP-1 weight-loss pills are driving a health-tech boom, but research on their safe use is struggling to keep pace.
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Apple And Nvidia Tokenized Stocks Can Now Back USDC Loans On AaveTL;DR Aave V4 on Base has launched an Equities Hub accepting seven Coinbase tokenized U.S. stocks as collateral. Eligible non-U.S. users can deposit tokens representing Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla shares to borrow USDC. The tokenized equities are collateral-only at launch and use Chainlink market data for pricing. Tokenized stocks are starting to do something more interesting than simply trade. Aave V4 has launched an Equities Hub on Base that lets eligible users post Coinbase-issued tokenized U.S. equities as collateral and borrow USDC against them. Seven stocks are supported at launch: Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla. Tokenized Shares Become Borrowing Collateral Each asset is issued by Coinbase Onchain SPV Ltd. and represents a certificate linked to underlying shares held at Alpaca Securities in segregated custody. That gives holders economic exposure to real equities rather than a synthetic token whose value merely references the share price. On Aave, those tokens can now be supplied into a dedicated collateral market. USDC is the only borrowable asset at launch. The equities themselves cannot be borrowed, and users cannot create stock-against-stock borrowing positions. That keeps the initial structure relatively simple: deposit tokenized equity exposure, draw dollar liquidity against it. Chainlink provides the pricing data used to value the collateral. Its tokenized-equity feeds operate around the extended U.S. equity-market week rather than continuously updating through weekends, creating a slightly unusual risk profile for a lending protocol that itself never closes. DeFi Is Beginning To Connect With Traditional Portfolios The launch pushes tokenized equities into territory familiar from conventional brokerage. Investors in traditional markets routinely borrow against securities without selling them. Doing that onchain has been much harder because the collateral needs reliable ownership, custody, pricing and liquidation mechanics. Aave’s Equities Hub is an early attempt to put those pieces together. The initial market has risk limits around how much collateral and USDC can enter the system, and Aave says future additions will remain subject to governance and risk review. Access is also restricted. Coinbase’s tokenized stocks are Regulation S securities available only to eligible users outside the United States in permitted jurisdictions. That means this is not a route for U.S. retail users to borrow against Apple or Nvidia shares through DeFi. But the financial primitive is now live. Tokenized stocks have already become assets people can buy, sell and transfer onchain. Aave is showing what happens next: they start behaving like collateral. This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
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Bitcoin ETFs turn positive for 2026 with $2.4 billion weekly inflow, their largest since OctoberThe inflows pushed bitcoin ETFs' year-to-date net flows back above zero, after the funds sat roughly $5.8 billion in the red just two months ago.
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Claude Opus 5.5 takes the top spot on Text Arena with 1509 pointsClaude Opus 5.5's top ranking in Text Arena sets a new standard for AI models, pushing competitors to innovate and reduce costs. The post Claude Opus 5.5 takes the top spot on Text Arena with 1509 points appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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Bitcoin ETFs Notch Seven-Day Winning Streak as 2026 Flows Turn GreenBitcoin ETFs have drawn nearly $3 billion over seven straight sessions, erasing post-Clarity Act losses and pushing 2026 flows back into positive territory.
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Washington has $114 billion reasons to want Tether aroundNot that long ago, Washington fined Tether for misleading people about the dollars behind its tokens. Today, the company's insatiable appetite for American debt is the main argument for sending those tokens further around the world. The distance between those two positions tells us a great deal about where crypto ended up. Tether built a […] The post Washington has $114 billion reasons to want Tether around appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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Gold Is Up 17%, But the Fed Just Changed the Game for GLD and IAUGold’s 17% rally faces a new test as the Fed turns hawkish. Here’s what higher rates, Treasury yields and the dollar mean for GLD and IAU.
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XRP Whales Bought $742 Million This Week. How Will Price React?Large XRP holders accumulated 470 million tokens worth $724 million in five days, while spot ETFs extended their inflow streak. The combination of whale demand and institutional buying puts XRP price $1.60 resistance level firmly back in focus. XRP Whale Accumulation Signals Stronger Demand On-chain data cited by analyst Ali Martinez shows whale balances rising The post XRP Whales Bought $742 Million This Week. How Will Price React? appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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Elon Musk predicts China will resolve AI chip shortage in 2-3 yearsMusk's prediction could accelerate China's tech self-reliance, impacting global AI dynamics and challenging US export control strategies. The post Elon Musk predicts China will resolve AI chip shortage in 2-3 years appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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Bitcoin Price Eyes Rally to $100,000 as ETF Inflows Surge, Technicals AlignBitcoin surged to a multi-month high of $87,270 on Monday before pulling back below $84,000 as US bond yields climbed.
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CleanSpark Closes $2.276B Debt Financing As Miner Builds For Its Next ExpansionTL;DR CleanSpark has completed the closing of $2.276 billion in senior secured notes. The Bitcoin miner says proceeds will support data-center expansion and refinancing of existing credit facilities. The financing has closed, making this different from an earlier announcement of a proposed debt raise. CleanSpark has completed one of the largest financing transactions of the year for a publicly traded Bitcoin miner, closing $2.276 billion of senior secured notes. The company announced the completed transaction late on September 25, moving the financing from a capital-markets proposal into cash that can now be deployed across the business. CleanSpark Is Funding More Than Bitcoin Miners CleanSpark says the proceeds will be used in part to expand its data-center infrastructure and refinance existing debt. That distinction matters as the economics of the mining sector continue to change. Bitcoin miners still earn revenue by operating ASIC hardware and selling or holding the BTC they produce. But power contracts, substations, land and large data-center campuses have become valuable assets in their own right as demand for high-performance computing and AI infrastructure grows. CleanSpark has been building around that overlap. A large secured financing gives the company additional capital to expand sites without relying entirely on equity issuance or selling Bitcoin reserves. The notes were placed with qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A, a structure commonly used by public companies to raise debt from large investors without conducting a conventional public bond offering. Debt Gives Miners Capital, But It Also Changes The Risk The size of the deal is notable. Mining is a capital-intensive business, and borrowing more than $2 billion introduces a significant fixed obligation onto the balance sheet. That can work well when operating cash flow is strong and infrastructure investment generates attractive returns. It becomes more uncomfortable when Bitcoin prices fall, mining difficulty rises or power economics deteriorate. That tension has always existed in the sector. Mining companies need to spend heavily to stay competitive, but taking on too much capital-market risk can turn a downturn into a balance-sheet problem. CleanSpark appears willing to make the trade. The company has spent the past several years increasing scale, upgrading its fleet and accumulating infrastructure in the United States. Closing the $2.276 billion financing gives it substantially more firepower to continue that strategy. The important word here is “closing.” This is no longer a plan to raise money. The transaction has been completed, and CleanSpark now has to show what that capital can produce. This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
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XRP Forms Golden Cross Against BTC, but Timing Says Not NowXRP flashes bullish golden cross on its Bitcoin chart, with bulls now watching for what comes next.