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$BTC ( ▼ 0.55% ) recently dipped below $80K, while $ETH ( ▼ 0.47% ) and major altcoins also took a hit. Traders appear to be playing defense ahead of the Fed's October 28 decision, with the recent selloff in Asian tech stocks adding to the risk-off mood.

Will the Fed calm those nerves or give markets another reason to dump? Not exactly the Uptober ending we were hoping for, fam. 😬

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Here’s what we got for you today:

  • 👀 Free crypto? 6 ways to earn

  • ⭐ Anthropic’s $2T IPO: too much hype?

  • ⭐ Keystone hack: fake wallet scare?!

  • 🔥 Burning hot takes for the road

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Think you need thousands of dollars or crazy trading skills to make money in crypto? Think again, bros. 👀

Some people have earned crypto just by testing new projects. Remember Uniswap's legendary airdrop? A free allocation of 400 UNI eventually reached nearly $18,000 at its peak.

And that's just one way to get started.

In this guide, I'll walk you through 6 ways to earn crypto, including opportunities that require little or no upfront investment.

🤫 Our secret: Some methods cost nothing to try, while others put your existing crypto at risk. Knowing the difference could save you from some expensive mistakes. 👇

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🚨 ANTHROPIC'S $2T IPO DREAM LIFTS AI STOCKS. WALL STREET ISN'T SOLD YET

Anthropic is officially heading toward Wall Street, bros. And the AI trade is already heating up.

The Claude maker filed for a Nasdaq IPO under the ticker $ANT ( 0.0% ), with a potential valuation of $2 trillion. Nvidia jumped 2.4%, while Broadcom and Micron rallied alongside it, helping the Nasdaq gain 0.8% on Monday.

But investors aren't agreeing on the price. Some are now floating $1.5 trillion, a 25% discount to the earlier $2T expectations.

So what's making Wall Street hesitate?

1/ Anthropic's growth is crazy. So are its costs.

The IPO filing revealed some massive numbers:

  • $16.3B in revenue during the first half of 2026, compared with $4.6B for all of 2025.

  • $80.7B net loss, including a $72.4B non-cash accounting charge tied largely to convertible debt.

  • Nearly 12,000 enterprise customers generating at least $100K in annual revenue each.

That headline loss looks terrifying, but the underlying operating loss was much smaller, at roughly $693M.

Still, running frontier AI isn't cheap. Computing and infrastructure alone cost nearly $9B in six months.

2/ AI investors now face a $2T question

A blockbuster IPO could benefit Anthropic's biggest partners, including Amazon, Alphabet, and Broadcom.

Chipmakers are already enjoying the excitement. More AI adoption means more demand for computing power, data centers, and cloud infrastructure.

→ But there's a catch. Anthropic has major long-term cloud spending commitments, and some contracts require minimum payments even when actual usage falls short.

→ That's why investors are debating whether the company's explosive growth can support a trillion-dollar-plus price tag.

Anthropic could begin trading as soon as November 16, though its final IPO price and valuation remain undecided.

🧠 The prelude to OpenAI's mega IPO

Anthropic hitting public markets under ticker $ANT (slated to begin trading as early as November 16) is the ultimate stress test for Wall Street's AI appetite.

With OpenAI expected to target a massive valuation ahead of its own IPO in early 2027, every retail investor and institution is watching to see how Wall Street prices $ANT. If this debut rips out of the gate, expect the entire AI infrastructure trade to catch a massive second wind. Keep watching the order books, fam!

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Elon Musk. Jensen Huang. Washington. What’s the Connection?

AI is moving into the physical economy.  

Elon is building it. Jensen sees it in Agriculture. Washington is backing it. And DIT AgTech is already putting it to work in livestock. 

Most investors haven’t connected the dots yet. 

At $1 a share, you still can.

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🧨 KEYSTONE HACK EXPOSES 26K BUYERS. AND A KEY THAT COULD VERIFY FAKE WALLETS

Hardware wallet security is taking a brutal hit this year. Just as users thought cold storage was the ultimate fortress, popular cold wallet maker Keystone suffered a major security breach, exposing personal data for nearly 26,000 customers and - even worse - compromising the device authentication keys!

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If you own a hardware wallet or have bought from Keystone recently, here is the full breakdown of what happened, why they are destroying thousands of units, and what you need to do to protect your stack.

1/ Nearly 26K buyers exposed. Some data should've been deleted years ago

Hackers exploited a vulnerability in a third-party analytics tool, with suspicious activity detected on October 20.

  • 25,964 purchase records from 2024-2026 were exposed, including names, phone numbers, addresses, and order details. Another 12,873 incomplete checkout records were also accessible.

  • Keystone promised to delete shipping data after 180 days, but faulty automation left records over 2 years old exposed, raising serious phishing concerns.

Keystone has admitted the failure and is cutting its data retention period to 90 days.

2/ The stolen key is the bigger problem

Hackers also stole Keystone's WebAuth authentication key, which verifies whether a hardware wallet is genuine.

With that key compromised, attackers could potentially create fake wallets that pass official authenticity checks.

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Keystone says there's no evidence of such counterfeits yet, but it's taking precautions: destroying 18,835 unsold wallets, pausing shipments, and switching to a new authentication key for future devices.

3. Are your funds safe? (the good news)

Thankfully, the core cryptographic security of your funds remains intact:

  • Seed Phrases & Private Keys: Keystone confirmed that seed phrases, private keys, wallet passwords, and banking/payment details were not compromised. The website database breach is strictly a retail and privacy incident, not a network-level protocol exploit.

  • Do You Need to Move Funds? If you are already using a genuine Keystone device that you received prior to October 20, your device is safe, and you do not need to wipe your wallet or move funds out of panic.

🧠 Supply chain & retail are the new attack vectors

Cold storage protects your private keys, but your security also depends on the company selling you that wallet.

And Keystone isn't alone. Trezor, SafePal, and Ledger have all faced security incidents this year.

→ Don't panic-move your funds just because of this breach. But never share your seed phrase, and ignore anyone claiming you need to return your wallet or transfer your crypto for a security check.

Sometimes the weakest link in cold storage sits outside the wallet itself.

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🔥 BURNING HOT TAKES FOR THE ROAD

While Strategy sits quiet, Strive ($ASST ( ▼ 9.15% )) just bought 6,182 BTC for $511M, bringing its stash to 43,000 BTC, the fourth-largest corporate holding. Read more

Hyperliquid ($HYPE ( ▲ 1.1% )) teams up with Kraken's parent Payward to potentially bring CFTC-regulated perpetual futures to U.S. traders via HIP-3. Read more

Ripple secured final OCC approval for its national trust bank, bringing federal oversight to its $2.5B $RLUSD ( ▼ 0.01% ) stablecoin reserves. Read more

CZ wants BNB Chain to power AI payments, while BNB Standard ($BNC), holding 515K+ $BNB ($383M), rings Nasdaq's opening bell. Read more

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