U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending Nov 22 were 216K (vs. 225K expected, 220K prior)

- Token Cat appoints Sav Persico as COO to accelerate enterprise crypto asset management and infrastructure expansion. - Partnership with Ouyi Industrial targets $1B in overseas sales via cross-border supply chain platforms for EV components. - Stock surged 9.89% post-announcement, but $30.7M valuation raises doubts about execution capacity amid "WEAK" financial ratings. - Analysts highlight risks in scaling blockchain operations while balancing regulatory challenges and stakeholder confidence.

- Blockrise, a Dutch Bitcoin startup, became the first EU firm to secure a MiCA regulatory license, enabling fully compliant Bitcoin services across Europe. - The company offers custody, trading, and asset management, plus Bitcoin-backed loans for businesses, with an 8% interest rate and monthly reviews. - MiCA currently excludes lending but provides compliance foundations, with CEO Jos Lazet anticipating future expansion to cover loans and mining. - Blockrise’s semi-custodial wallet model balances securit

- Alphabet's $3.62T market cap surge surpasses Microsoft , driven by Gemini 3 AI's 37.5% HLE benchmark score and Berkshire Hathaway's 17.85M-share purchase. - Gemini 3's performance challenges OpenAI and Meta , with potential TPU adoption by Meta and Alphabet's ecosystem advantage in monetization. - AI sector volatility persists as Microsoft drops 12.9% and Nvidia faces scrutiny despite $57B Q3 revenue, signaling market caution toward AI-driven growth. - Buffett's rare tech bet sparks debate, with critics

- Education infrastructure emerges as a high-impact, undervalued investment, addressing social inequities while driving measurable economic growth through workforce readiness and GDP gains. - U.S. student-counselor ratios (385:1) highlight systemic underfunding, with improved access correlating to 90% graduation rates and long-term economic benefits like reduced social service reliance. - EdTech's $146B→$549.6B market growth (2023–2033) and AI-driven innovations position it as a core infrastructure subset,