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<span class="">By <span><span class="underline"><a class="text-text-sub-600 gg-dark:text-gray-100 font-semibold" href="/author/jose" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jose Antonio Lanz</a></span></span></span> <span class="">Edited by <span><span class="underline"><a class="text-text-sub-600 gg-dark:text-gray-100 font-semibold " href="/author/guillermo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guillermo Jimenez</a></span></span></span> <span class="whitespace-nowrap">Oct 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026</span> Meta employees burned through 60 trillion AI tokens in 30 days earlier this year, chasing spots on an internal leaderboard nicknamed "Claudeonomics." Tech columnist Gergely Orosz <a href="https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/the-pulse-tokenmaxxing-as-a-weird-new-trend/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>estimated the tab</a> at roughly $900 million at Anthropic's list prices, though Meta likely pays far less. Bain & Company consultant Jue Wang sees a quieter version of that waste everywhere: "So many companies, so many users, default to using Opus for everything, including generating emails," she <a href="https://wtop.com/news/2026/07/a-flex-in-corporate-america-ai-tokenmaxxing-fades-as-workplaces-look-to-cut-tech-spending/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>told the Associated Press</a> this summer, referring to Anthropic's high-end models. If you do the same thing, you're hiring Albert Einstein to calculate your change at a MacDonald’s. Every word you type into ChatGPT or Claude, and every word it writes back, is metered in <a href="https://help.openai.com/en/articles/4936856-what-are-tokens-and-how-to-count-them" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>tokens</a>, chunks of text that average about three-quarters of a word. On a $20 subscription that meter decides how fast you hit your usage limit. On the API, the pay-per-token access developers use to plug models into their own apps, it decides the bill. Here's Anthropic's current <a href="https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>price list</a>, per million tokens: Haiku's rate applies to prompts under 100,000 tokens; longer prompts cost five times as much. The top model costs 100 times more than the smallest, and OpenAI's <a href="https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>own lineup</a> runs the same spread, from $10 to $0.10 per million input tokens. Those per-token prices add up fast for the labs—and you: Anthropic's revenue run rate went from about $9 billion at the end of 2025 to more than <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/29/anthropic/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>$47 billion</a> by May, while OpenAI is fighting a <a href="https://decry
Nine blockchain organizations have formed a quantum alliance to address the security risks of quantum computing.
According to CoinWorld news, nine blockchain organizations have formed the Quantum Alliance, aimed at developing quantum-readiness standards and establishing testing methods for quantum-resistant capabilities across networks, wallets, and infrastructure. Founding participants of the alliance include Quantus, Postquant Labs, and others, with work covering blockchain migration, post-quantum zero-knowledge systems, wallet security, and cross-chain compatibility. The alliance states that elliptic curve signatures leave 6.04 million bitcoins exposed to quantum risk; if a quantum computer with sufficient computing power runs Shor's algorithm, it could theoretically reverse-engineer private keys and take control of the assets. The alliance cites projections indicating that the risk window lies in the late 2020s, and that Google Quantum AI research has lowered the number of qubits required to break Bitcoin's cryptography to fewer than 500,000.
The most recent funding rate for the SOL perpetual contract is -0.003369%.
CoinWorld data: The most recent funding rate for the SOLUSDT perpetual contract is -0.003369%, with shorts paying longs. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it has decreased by 0.0033 percentage points; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it has decreased by 0.0066 percentage points.
The most recent funding rate for the ETH perpetual contract is 0.006878%.
CoinWorld data: The latest funding rate for the ETHUSDT perpetual contract is 0.006878%, with longs paying shorts. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it rose by 0.0029 percentage points; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it rose by 0.0043 percentage points.
The most recent funding rate for the BTC perpetual contract is 0.003587%.
CoinWorld data: The most recent funding rate for the BTCUSDT perpetual contract is 0.003587%, with longs paying shorts. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it is down 0.0021 percentage points; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it is up 0.0029 percentage points.
CryptoMichNL: Ethereum's accumulation phase has lasted more than five years, and it may break through $25,000 in the future.
CryptoMichNL stated that Ethereum's accumulation phase is the longest among all crypto assets, having lasted more than five years without yet reaching a new high. He noted that despite this, institutional adoption is accelerating ecosystem growth, significantly increasing the risks and potential impact facing Ethereum. He believes the market may be underestimating Ethereum's upside potential in this cycle, and that if it breaks out of the accumulation range, the price could reach $15,000, $20,000, or even $25,000.
BTC saw a net capital outflow of 1,275.1932 BTC over the past 24 hours.
CoinWorld data: BTC saw a net capital outflow of 1,275.1932 BTC over the past 24 hours. This figure is aggregated from continuous 1-hour resolution data and represents a rolling 24-hour net capital flow denominated in BTC assets. It does not represent exchange net inflows, on-chain exchange flows, or institutional capital flows, and should not be conflated with deposit/withdrawal data from any single exchange. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it is down 106.64%; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it is down 111.36%.
The U.S. high-yield bond option-adjusted spread is quoted at 323 basis points.
Bjie.com US stock market data: The latest daily reading of the US high-yield bond option-adjusted spread is 323 basis points. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours earlier, it is unchanged.
ICNT rose to $0.2419, hitting a nearly 3-month high.
According to Bijie.com data: The ICNT/USD trading pair on Coinbase Pro reached a price of $0.2419, hitting a nearly 3-month high, rising 36.75% within 24 hours, with a trading volume of $3.24 million. After the price hit a new high, the market expects a possible price correction.
BTC liquidations over the past 24 hours totaled 36.0928 million USD.
CoinWorld data: BTC's rolling 24-hour liquidation amount is approximately 36.0928 million USD, involving about 2,473 liquidated accounts. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it is down 36.97%; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it is up 412.64%.