BTC at $78,082, up 2.30% over 24 hours, and ETH at $2,502.79, up 2.81%. Gold at $4,424.70 and silver at $67.65; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose 1.14% and 1.73%, respectively, while WTI and Brent fell 1.44% and 2.08%.
1. Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chairman
Warren Buffett announced he is stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, becoming chairman emeritus effective immediately, with his son Howard Buffett taking over. The 96-year-old, who has led the roughly $1 trillion conglomerate for more than 50 years since 1965, wrote in a letter to shareholders that "Father Time always wins."
Assets to watch: BRKB
2. Bank of Japan raises rates to 1.25%, a 31-year high
The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, the highest since 1995. Governor Kazuo Ueda said the bank has entered a new phase focused on preventing inflation from overshooting and signaled further hikes; the yen strengthened, while Japanese and Korean equities closed higher. Citi expects additional 25bp hikes in December 2026, March 2027 and July 2027.
3. Oil falls for a third day, WTI briefly dips below $100
Oil prices fell for a third straight day on hopes for additional Saudi supply, with WTI briefly dipping below $100 a barrel before settling at $100.44, down 1.44% on the day; Brent fell 2.08% to $102.64. U.S. diesel prices had just touched a record $6.31 per gallon, leaving crude and refined products moving in opposite directions.
Assets to watch: CL, BZ
4. BTC back above $78,000, ETH breaks $2,500
Crypto markets extended their rebound, with BTC recovering to $78,082, up 2.30% over 24 hours, and ETH breaking above $2,500 to $2,502.79, up 2.81%. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $159 million yesterday, and the Fear & Greed Index rose to 56 in the greed zone.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
5. SoftBank lifts Arm-backed loan to $25 billion
SoftBank Group increased its margin loan backed by shares of chip designer Arm by $5 billion to $25 billion, to fund its expanding investments in artificial intelligence. The move follows the group's earlier expansion of an existing credit line to $6.5 billion.
Assets to watch: ARM
6. Solana cuts block time to 250 milliseconds
Solana reduced its target block time to 250 milliseconds, speeding up blocks by about 17% while leaving transaction capacity unchanged. SOL rose 5.38% on the day to $105.48.
Assets to watch: SOL
7. Hyperliquid launches lending, 21Shares adds HYPE
Hyperliquid launched a manual lending feature allowing users to collateralize HYPE and BTC to borrow USDC and USDT. The same day, 21Shares added to its HYPE position for the first time in 20 days, buying roughly $2.4 million in a single day. HYPE rose 12.97% over 24 hours to $90.15, leading the altcoin rally.
Assets to watch: HYPE
8. UNI jumps 26%, whale books profit after a year
Uniswap's UNI rose 26.22% over 24 hours to $8.68, among the day's biggest gainers in major assets. On-chain data shows a whale took large profits for the first time after holding UNI for a year, selling 500,000 UNI over the past four hours.
Assets to watch: UNI
9. Bitcoin whale moves 1,651 BTC to Kraken
On-chain data shows a bitcoin whale transferred 1,651.82 BTC, worth about $127 million, to the Kraken exchange, among the larger single on-chain transfers of the day.
Assets to watch: BTC
Market snapshot
BTC: $78,082 (24h +2.30%) | ETH: $2,502.79 (24h +2.81%)
Gold: $4,424.70 (+0.57%) | Silver: $67.65 (+2.35%)
WTI: $100.44 (-1.44%) | Brent: $102.64 (-2.08%)
S&P 500: 7,637.76 (+1.14%) | Nasdaq 100: 29,446.98 (+1.73%)
1. Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chairman
Warren Buffett announced he is stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, becoming chairman emeritus effective immediately, with his son Howard Buffett taking over. The 96-year-old, who has led the roughly $1 trillion conglomerate for more than 50 years since 1965, wrote in a letter to shareholders that "Father Time always wins."
Assets to watch: BRKB
2. Bank of Japan raises rates to 1.25%, a 31-year high
The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, the highest since 1995. Governor Kazuo Ueda said the bank has entered a new phase focused on preventing inflation from overshooting and signaled further hikes; the yen strengthened, while Japanese and Korean equities closed higher. Citi expects additional 25bp hikes in December 2026, March 2027 and July 2027.
3. Oil falls for a third day, WTI briefly dips below $100
Oil prices fell for a third straight day on hopes for additional Saudi supply, with WTI briefly dipping below $100 a barrel before settling at $100.44, down 1.44% on the day; Brent fell 2.08% to $102.64. U.S. diesel prices had just touched a record $6.31 per gallon, leaving crude and refined products moving in opposite directions.
Assets to watch: CL, BZ
4. BTC back above $78,000, ETH breaks $2,500
Crypto markets extended their rebound, with BTC recovering to $78,082, up 2.30% over 24 hours, and ETH breaking above $2,500 to $2,502.79, up 2.81%. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $159 million yesterday, and the Fear & Greed Index rose to 56 in the greed zone.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
5. SoftBank lifts Arm-backed loan to $25 billion
SoftBank Group increased its margin loan backed by shares of chip designer Arm by $5 billion to $25 billion, to fund its expanding investments in artificial intelligence. The move follows the group's earlier expansion of an existing credit line to $6.5 billion.
Assets to watch: ARM
6. Solana cuts block time to 250 milliseconds
Solana reduced its target block time to 250 milliseconds, speeding up blocks by about 17% while leaving transaction capacity unchanged. SOL rose 5.38% on the day to $105.48.
Assets to watch: SOL
7. Hyperliquid launches lending, 21Shares adds HYPE
Hyperliquid launched a manual lending feature allowing users to collateralize HYPE and BTC to borrow USDC and USDT. The same day, 21Shares added to its HYPE position for the first time in 20 days, buying roughly $2.4 million in a single day. HYPE rose 12.97% over 24 hours to $90.15, leading the altcoin rally.
Assets to watch: HYPE
8. UNI jumps 26%, whale books profit after a year
Uniswap's UNI rose 26.22% over 24 hours to $8.68, among the day's biggest gainers in major assets. On-chain data shows a whale took large profits for the first time after holding UNI for a year, selling 500,000 UNI over the past four hours.
Assets to watch: UNI
9. Bitcoin whale moves 1,651 BTC to Kraken
On-chain data shows a bitcoin whale transferred 1,651.82 BTC, worth about $127 million, to the Kraken exchange, among the larger single on-chain transfers of the day.
Assets to watch: BTC
Market snapshot
BTC: $78,082 (24h +2.30%) | ETH: $2,502.79 (24h +2.81%)
Gold: $4,424.70 (+0.57%) | Silver: $67.65 (+2.35%)
WTI: $100.44 (-1.44%) | Brent: $102.64 (-2.08%)
S&P 500: 7,637.76 (+1.14%) | Nasdaq 100: 29,446.98 (+1.73%)