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NFPrompt, an AI-driven Web3 platform for digital creativity, has partnered with the international tech firm Alibaba’s Wen and Qwen projects. The partnership focuses on improving consumer-generated content as well as AI-led creativity across the Web3 landscape. As per NFPrompt’s official X announcement, the development intends to bolster its technological foundation. Hence, the overall initiative highlights a wider trend of convergence between blockchain and AI platforms for intelligent, creator-focused, and scalable solutions. Partnership Announcement 🤝We’re collaborating with @Alibaba_Qwen and @Alibaba_Wan to bring advanced AI capabilities to the NFPrompt ecosystem.Alongside UGC creation, our team is researching the Qwen ecosystem to explore deeper…

Berkshire Hathaway posted a sharp 34% jump in third-quarter operating earnings, hitting $13.485 billion, while its cash stash ballooned to an all-time high of $381.6 billion. According to its earnings report, this massive profit surge came from a more than 200% surge in insurance underwriting income, which totaled $2.37 billion. But while the cash keeps piling up, Warren Buffett is refusing to deploy it. Not a single share was repurchased in the first nine months of 2025, even with the stock down. Investors were hoping for buybacks. They got silence instead. Despite Class A and B shares gaining 5% year-to-date,…

As the broader cryptocurrency market remains in a consolidation phase, BlackRock, the world’s largest investment management firm, has moved a significant amount of digital assets, signaling potential selling activity. According to data from Arkham, retrieved by Finbold on November 1, BlackRock transferred a total of $506 million in cryptocurrencies. On-chain data shows that roughly 3,496 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at about $384 million, and 31,754 Ethereum (ETH), worth approximately $122 million, were moved to Coinbase Prime. The transactions were traced to wallets linked to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) and iShares Ethereum ETF (ETHA). Notably, when institutions transfer assets to Coinbase…

Bank Negara Malaysia launches 3-year tokenization plan to explore blockchain use in financial systems. Tokenization aims to bridge Malaysia’s RM101 billion SME financing gap and boost financial inclusion. BNM’s plan could modernize Malaysia’s RM2.4 trillion Islamic market and RM240 billion ESG sector. Industry feedback invited until March 1, 2026, as pilots begin testing in 2026–2027. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has kicked off a three-year programme to test real-world asset tokenisation. A newly released roadmap aims to understand how blockchain-based tokenization can transform Malaysia’s financial landscape, from Islamic finance to supply chain management, with industry feedback open until March 1, 2026.…

Speaking with CNBC’s Sara Eisen at the sidelines the 2025 edition of the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Circle Internet Group (CRCL) Jeremy Allaire described Arc as “an economic OS for the internet,” arguing that core financial workflows are moving on chain and need predictable costs and performance. He said Arc is built for payments, foreign exchange, lending, and capital-markets activity, with dollar-denominated fees, sub-second settlement, and privacy controls meant to let enterprises shield sensitive balances or flows when required. The public testnet went live Oct. 28, with mainnet targeted for 2026 after builders trial smart contracts, transaction…

European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde released a statement on Friday touting the digital euro, a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as a unifying force in the European Union (EU) and said the ECB is aiming to launch it “as early as possible.” “As much as banknotes will continue to circulate, we want cash to be in the form of a digital euro as well,” Lagarde said, adding that the central bank digital currency could be used for online payments in the EU. She continued: “This is a big project because the euro is our currency, your currency. It…

Banks and financial institutions have started experimenting with tokenized bank deposits, bank balances recorded on a blockchain, but the technology is doomed to lose out to stablecoins, according to Omid Malekan, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. Overcollateralized stablecoin issuers, who must maintain 1:1 cash or short-term cash equivalent reserves to back their tokens, are safer from a liability perspective than the fractional reserve banks that would issue tokenized bank deposits, Malekan said. Stablecoins are also composable, meaning they can be transferred across the crypto ecosystem and used in various applications, unlike tokenized deposits, which are permissioned, have know-your-customer…

Despite the price of bitcoin still making headlines, states issuing dollar-backed stablecoins, and payments use cases dominating the conversation, there are substantial other headlines that investors might have missed in this flurry of activity. Particularly with the end of 2025 approaching, and with that the increased importance and focus of tax-related conversations, investors and advocates need to be especially vigilant to analyze institutional developments as well as what these deployments might mean for the wider marketplace. Another reason why certain investors and advocates might have overlooked the headlines below is the renewed focus that crypto hacks and breaches have brought…

Flare Networks directly challenges the narrative that XRP holders stay passive and avoid decentralized finance. New FXRP data shows strong and growing DeFi participation. Nearly 79.7% of FXRP’s total supply, or 66.9 million tokens, remains locked across Flare-based protocols. At current valuations, users actively deploy more than $124 million in DeFi capital. This data clearly contradicts the idea that XRP investors only hold and wait. Growth Continues During Market Weakness Dune Analytics data reveals steady growth in both locked value and user participation since September 2025. FXRP DeFi users have climbed to 5,699 wallets, even as the broader crypto market…

Although the cryptocurrency market is cooling down, with most assets in a state of uncertainty, a trader boasting a 100% win rate has once again gone long on Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL). Specifically, the trader currently holds 39,000 ETH worth $151 million at an average entry of $3,845.33, 1,070 BTC valued at $118 million at $110,114.10, and 569,050 SOL worth $105 million at $198.23, according to the latest on-chain data retrieved from Lookonchain by Finbold on November 2. He has also placed limit orders to add 40,000 SOL about $7.36 million to his long position at $184,…