Bitcoin Surges Beyond $115,000

Hypercall, an on-chain options platform built on Hyperliquid, plans to launch an IPO pre-option market linked to Anthropic, claiming it is the first such market. Trading is scheduled to launch on Monday, will operate 24/7, support small positions, and is only available in select non-U.S. jurisdictions, not for U.S. customers. The platform will support call options, put options, and more complex spread strategies. The related contracts are synthetic, cash-settled derivatives; traders will not hold actual Anthropic stock or receive voting rights, and settlement amounts are calculated based on the strike price and expiration reference price. Existing Anthropic-linked perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid will provide hedging channels for option market makers. Hypercall currently offers options linked to SpaceX, the S&P 500 index, Bitcoin, and Ethereum. Founder Jake Sylvestre previously revealed that the platform’s September options notional volume reached $536 million.

Bittensor has launched a quantum-resistant wallet, adding post-quantum digital signatures and an optional automatic signature key rotation feature. The update aims to counter security threats posed by future quantum computing, protecting TAO transfers, staking, and validator operations.

According to Bloomberg, a diplomat familiar with the negotiations revealed that the U.S. and Iran are moving closer to a potential breakthrough to end the conflict, with Tehran showing willingness to discuss nuclear program-related issues it had previously refused to address. The diplomat noted that Iran is reviewing a proposal on its nuclear activities put forward by Qatar, the main mediator. If Iran makes concessions on this matter, it could drive significant progress in the talks. Negotiations have been stalled since the collapse of a temporary peace agreement the two sides reached in June. U.S. President Trump recently held a phone call with Qatari leaders to discuss efforts to ease regional tensions, indicating Trump’s desire to end the conflict, which has been a key backdrop for the Democrats’ defeat of the Republicans in this week’s U.S. midterm elections.

According to the South China Morning Post, Joseph Chee, Chairman and CEO of Nasdaq-listed Solana Company, said the firm plans to expand its operations in Hong Kong to tap into the region’s growing demand for tokenization. The Hong Kong team will grow from its current size of fewer than 10 people to up to 30. Chee pointed out that the U.S. has made “much faster” progress in tokenization, while many large financial institutions in Hong Kong have only just started considering or launching tokenization projects. The company expects to assess the Hong Kong market in about six months; if no major tokenization service providers have emerged there by then, it may build its own team to meet local banks’ needs. Last month, Solana Company was designated a “key enterprise” by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s Key Enterprise Introduction Office. Its Hong Kong operations will also serve as the new Asia-Pacific headquarters, positioning itself as a digital asset infrastructure and service provider.

Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf has released its third-quarter 2026 financial report. The company recorded $76.2 million in revenue for the quarter, with high-performance computing (HPC) leasing revenue hitting $63 million, accounting for roughly 83%. Net profit stood at approximately $709.9 million, boosted by non-cash changes in the fair value of stock warrants. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was negative $12.8 million. As of September 30, the Lake Mariner campus had 102 MW of critical IT capacity in operation, with an additional 336 MW under construction. CB-4 is expected to be phased delivered in the fourth quarter and start collecting rent, while CB-5 is projected to begin phased delivery in early 2027. At quarter-end, the company’s total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash stood at around $2.4 billion. The company also disclosed it has signed a 20-year lease with Anthropic for roughly 401 MW of critical IT capacity, with initial contract revenue of approximately $19 billion, and secured credit support from Google for financing of the related proposed project. Facilities at the Justified campus are expected to reach operational status in phases from the end of 2027 to the second quarter of 2028.

FxPro’s Chief Market Strategist Alex Kuptsikevich said that weighed down by concerns over tech stocks, global risk appetite has declined, leading the U.S. dollar to find support and rebound. Investors’ worries about the future of artificial intelligence have prompted them to sell off equities and shift to safe-haven assets. Previously, investors primarily allocated funds to safe-haven assets such as U.S. Treasuries, gold, the Japanese yen, and the Swiss franc; now the U.S. dollar has also come into favor.