Astra Nova Raises $48.3M to Grow Web3, AI Entertainment Ecosystem

AI-focused Web3 entertainment and infrastructure firm Astra Nova has raised $48.3 million to grow its suite of tokenized content tools and creator platforms. The funding includes $41.6 million from a recent strategic round and builds on earlier investments led by Outlier Ventures as well as family offices and institutional investors in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab…

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ETH News: Fusaka Coming in December

Ethereum core developers have confirmed a tentative roadmap for the network’s next major upgrade, Fusaka, during Thursday’s All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call. The upgrade, designed to further scale the blockchain, is now scheduled for early December, with follow-up changes aimed at more than doubling blob capacity in the weeks after. Before the Fusaka upgrade…

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CleanSpark (CLSK) Shares Fall 5% as Convertible Note Offering Grows to $1.15B

Shares of bitcoin miner and data-centre operator CleanSpark (CLSK) fell 5% after the company announced an upsized convertible bond offering of $1.15 billion. The move is part of a broader trend among bitcoin miners and AI-focused data infrastructure firms tapping the debt markets for fresh capital amid rapid sector growth. CoinDesk Research reveals that AI-aligned bitcoin miners are witnessing a record issuance of convertible debt, indicating investor demand for hybrid exposure…

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Reeves has mountain to climb in budget after borrowing rise | Government borrowing

Rachel Reeves has already seen the most significant numbers setting the backdrop for next month’s budget – the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) forecasts for five years’ time, when her fiscal rules are judged. But September’s public finances data, published on Tuesday, will hardly have lightened the mood in No 11 as she draws up…

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