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- Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi unveils $110B stimulus to combat stagnation and bolster security amid China tensions. - Plan includes tax cuts, utility subsidies, defense spending, and strategic investments in AI, semiconductors , and shipbuilding. - Funded by 14-trillion-yen supplementary budget, with potential expansion to 20-trillion-yen ($133B) as per analyst estimates. - Shift from austerity reflects Takaichi's hardline security stance and response to China's travel advisory over Taiwan remarks. - Impleme

- Bitcoin surged past $96,000 as buyer accumulation and seller exhaustion drove short-term recovery, though $106,000–$118,000 remains a key resistance zone. - Harvard’s $443M investment in BlackRock’s IBIT highlights growing institutional adoption, contrasting traditional preferences for private equity. - Bitcoin Depot reported 20% Q3 revenue growth but faces regulatory challenges, expanding internationally while projecting Q4 declines due to compliance costs. - MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor denied Bitcoi

- Bitcoin faces $62K crash risk amid Fed uncertainty caused by U.S. government shutdown's "data blackout" disrupting inflation/labor data. - Post-Nov 13 reopening saw BTC rebound above $102K, but markets remain fragile with 20% decline from October peak despite $140B ETF growth. - Fed rate cut odds dropped to 52% for December, creating volatility as institutions like Harvard Endowment invest $443M in Bitcoin ETFs. - U.S. miners struggle with 37.75% global hashrate share amid lack of federal incentives, con

- Alternative Data's Fear & Greed Index hit record low 10 on Nov 16, signaling extreme crypto market fear and frozen investor sentiment. - Bitcoin fell 5% to $96,000 while CD20 lost 5.8% as profit-taking, liquidations, and liquidity declines accelerated selloffs. - Rising U.S. Treasury yields and central bank uncertainty worsened losses, with Nansen noting "perfect storm" of macro risks and institutional outflows. - Harvard's $443M IBIT ETF investment contrasts current bearishness, highlighting diverging i