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Strive, the Bitcoin treasury company led by chairman and CEO Matt Cole, closed its upsized initial public offering of SATS preferred stock on Oct. 20, raising $630 million gross, according to the company’s announcement. The company has not specified how much of the proceeds it will use to buy Bitcoin (BTC).Strive sold 7 million shares at $90 each. The company estimated net proceeds of $608.15 million after underwriting discounts, commissions and expenses, according to BitcoinTreasuries.net. In an SEC filing, Strive said it intended to use the funds for general corporate purposes, including Bitcoin purchases, working capital, income-generating assets, capital expenditures,…

Xbox’s Mythic Achievements feel like a long-awaited addition that brings back a little nostalgia, especially for those of us who love the satisfaction of ticking off every achievement in a game. There’s definitely something special about having a clear goal to work toward and a badge to show for completing a game, and Xbox itself has acknowledged it as one of its most player-requested features. However, Steam’s new achievement sets have caught my attention for a different reason. It offers players more flexibility in how they track their progress across DLC, game modes, and seasonal content. If you enjoy revisiting…

Crypto traders can put AI agents to work around the clock, but Animoca Brands chairman Yat Siu warns that users risk building their trading routine around a service they don’t control.An agent can keep searching for new information and alert its user to developments they might otherwise miss, Siu tells Cointelegraph on the sidelines of Token2049 Singapore.He uses conference planning as an example. A chatbot could supply a list of events when asked, but an autonomous agent would be on the lookout for new announcements and suggest attendance when a worthy event popped up.But the technology still has teething problems.…

Robots still aren’t that good at picking things up, despite billions of dollars of investment and endless videos fed into deep learning models. That may be about to change, thanks to a manipulation architecture built by Eka Robotics, which encompasses a force-sensitive gripper and a new kind of deep-learning model. Founded by MIT professor Pulkit Agrawal and former Google DeepMind researcher Tuomas Haarnoja, the startup just closed an $150 million Series A round that values it at $1.45 billion post-money, led by venture funds a16z and F-Prime. “They are already exceeding superhuman performance for certain tasks, and so we think…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: RTX — The defense stock gained 1% after RTX posted third-quarter earnings of $2.26 per share, excluding items, on revenues of $24.97 billion. That exceeded the LSEG estimates of $1.78 earnings per share on revenue of $24.08 billion. Northrop Grumman — Shares gained 0.5% after the defense contractor reported mixed results for the third quarter. The company earned $7.89 per share, beating an LSEG estimate of $7.18 per share. However, revenue of $11.12 billion was just below the $11.14 billion consensus. General Motors — The automaker fell roughly 5% despite GM…

Akane in NTE will be released on October 20, 2026, at 11:00 PM ET (UTC-4). She’s the second phase banner in NTE 1.4, and even though phase 1 comes with a rerun of Lacrimosa, Akane’s debut will be available alone. Her banner will last for three weeks, like a typical board in NTE. Related Neverness to Everness: Every Playable Character Available Right Now (& How To Unlock Them) The official unlock requirements for all 14 NTE Espers who are currently available, including S-Class Lacrimosa. Akane Banner Release Date In NTE 1.2 (Neverness to Everness) Akane Release Date In NTE 1.4:…

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is looking to expand its crypto fund lineup with a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) that offers limited downside protection in exchange for capped gains.The world’s largest asset manager on Monday filed a preliminary prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF (PBIT).The proposed ETF would use options linked to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) rather than holding Bitcoin (BTC) directly, according to the preliminary prospectus filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).IBIT is the world’s largest spot Bitcoin ETF by assets. It holds Bitcoin…

Building your habitats just how you like them is a huge part of Planet Zoo 2. When it comes to meeting the requirements, you may run into a few hiccups compared to how you envisioned the space. Many of the animals have a specific amount of shelter space required to get their welfare to 100%. But when it comes to building a shelter, you have options, which we’ll share below! Related Planet Zoo 2: Frontier Workshop Guide Enjoy or share creations with other players from around the world with the Planet Zoo 2 Workshop. Here’s how it works! How to…

Corporate Bitcoin purchases could accelerate toward the end of 2026 and into 2027 if the cryptocurrency rallies, but investors are likely to be more selective about which treasury companies they finance, according to analysts. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Bitwise head of research Ryan Rasmussen said there was a broad slowdown in Bitcoin treasury buying in Q3. Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings increased by a net 1,666 BTC in Q3, down from 83,901 BTC in Q2, according to company filings. Other public companies added a net 5,617 BTC, compared with 45,725 BTC in the previous quarter, according to figures supplied by Rasmussen. Rasmussen said he expects…

Two of New York’s sweethearts, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and activist and “Broad City” star Ilana Glazer, spoke about AI at Webster Hall in Manhattan on Monday night, with Glazer posing questions to the mayor about the future of AI in society.   Mamdani encouraged New Yorkers to resist the overwhelming feeling that AI is inevitably coming for their jobs, their kids’ minds, and their dignity, and to take back control instead.  His message came at a moment when the federal government is doing little to regulate AI, leaving cities to act on their own. At The People’s AI Assembly, an event…