Daily Brief, 9 Nov 2026
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SpaceX proposes a $24 billion Texas supercomputer worth 17 times its bitcoin pile
Aerospace manufacturer SpaceX has proposed a massive twenty-four billion dollar artificial intelligence supercomputer project located in Texas. The planned facility will feature its own dedicated gas-fired power plant to meet energy demands. Notably, the total valuation of this ambitious infrastructure endeavor represents approximately seventeen times the current overall value of SpaceX's bitcoin holdings.
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Solana moves to scrap the transaction feature used in the $270 million Drift hack
Solana developers have introduced a draft proposal to deprecate the durable nonces transaction feature, which was previously exploited in a $270 million hack on Drift. Scheduled for implementation no earlier than May 5, 2027, the proposed change will require institutional custodians relying on offline signing mechanisms to restructure their asset transfer workflows.
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Zcash devs propose another block time cut days after NU7 upgrade
Developers working on Zcash have introduced a proposal to further decrease the network's block time, arriving just days after the NU7 upgrade. The team aims to lower transaction confirmation delays through this change. This adjustment targets better user experiences for retail point-of-sale payments, exchange deposit processing, and cross-chain token swaps across the ecosystem.
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Two rival Ethereum proposals aim to stop Glamsterdam breaking old contracts
Developers are considering two competing Ethereum proposals designed to prevent the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade from breaking existing smart contracts. The planned changes involve adjusting gas mechanics. Both proposals address the issue using distinct approaches to modify what smart contracts perceive while altering what users ultimately pay to execute their transactions on the network.
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Binance's bitcoin mining pool finds just one block in a week as shutdown nears
Binance's Bitcoin mining pool has produced only a single block over the past week as its scheduled shutdown approaches. Once a prominent player in block production, the exchange's mining pool operations have almost completely vanished from the network's rankings. The service is set to officially close all remaining operations on November 10.
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ETHSpaceX proposes a $24 billion Texas supercomputer worth 17 times its bitcoin pile
Aerospace manufacturer SpaceX has proposed a massive twenty-four billion dollar artificial intelligence supercomputer project located in Texas. The planned facility will feature its own dedicated gas-fired power plant to meet energy demands.
Solana moves to scrap the transaction feature used in the $270 million Drift hack
Solana developers have introduced a draft proposal to deprecate the durable nonces transaction feature, which was previously exploited in a $270 million hack on Drift. Scheduled for implementation no earlier than May 5, 2027, the proposed change will require institutional custodians relying on offline signing mechanisms to restructure their asset transfer workflows.
Zcash devs propose another block time cut days after NU7 upgrade
Developers working on Zcash have introduced a proposal to further decrease the network's block time, arriving just days after the NU7 upgrade. The team aims to lower transaction confirmation delays through this change.
Two rival Ethereum proposals aim to stop Glamsterdam breaking old contracts
Developers are considering two competing Ethereum proposals designed to prevent the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade from breaking existing smart contracts. The planned changes involve adjusting gas mechanics.
Binance's bitcoin mining pool finds just one block in a week as shutdown nears
Binance's Bitcoin mining pool has produced only a single block over the past week as its scheduled shutdown approaches. Once a prominent player in block production, the exchange's mining pool operations have almost completely vanished from the network's rankings.
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