A whale has earned more than $8 million from multiple short trades on Aster DEX. According to Odaily, citing Lookonchain, the trades generated profits of $2.35 million on SOXLUSD1, $1.17 million on SNDKUSD1, $1.03 million on BTC/USDT, and $615,000 on MUUSD1.

Anthropic has launched a Personal Finance beta in Claude for Pro, Max and Ultra subscribers in the US, letting them link bank and card accounts through Plaid and ask questions about their spending, with read-only access so Claude cannot move any money.

Vietnam is Samsung Electronics' largest smartphone production base, and a U.S. investigation could lead to additional tariffs on products made there. According to Sina Finance, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) plans to complete its Section 301 investigation into Vietnam's intellectual-property protection and enforcement on the 29th. The USTR designated Vietnam a “priority foreign country” over intellectual-property protection in April and opened the investigation in late May, citing online piracy and counterfeit goods. Samsung produces about half of its global smartphone output at factories in Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen provinces, and many phones and telecommunications devices supplied to the U.S. are made in Vietnam. The company has invested $24 billion there, equivalent to about 32.5 trillion won. Samsung's U.S. subsidiary opposed additional tariffs in a submission to the USTR in July. If Vietnam-made smartphones are included in any new tariffs, Samsung may have to raise prices or absorb the added costs. Higher memory-chip prices have already increased phone manufacturing costs. Samsung would also face difficulty quickly relocating production, as Vietnam hosts display and electronic-component production as well as phone assembly. Some orders could shift to India or other locations, but rebuilding the manufacturing network would take substantial time and investment. Possible outcomes include tariffs or import restrictions if the U.S. finds deficiencies in Vietnam's intellectual-property protections, limited direct effects if measures target only specific products or exempt smartphones, or the investigation ending without new tariffs if Vietnam strengthens its protections. U.S. law allows the investigation period to extend from six months to nine months in complex cases or while Vietnam pursues institutional reforms. A decision to impose tariffs on the 29th could bring additional costs from the end of the year; implementation generally follows within 30 days, but may be delayed depending on negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump warned on the 5th that foreign companies without U.S. factories could face tariffs of up to 300%. That proposal is separate from the potential tariffs in the Vietnam intellectual-property case. Analysts say Samsung would find it difficult to move production quickly.

Senegal’s plan to restructure billions of dollars of debt would probably constitute a default under Moody’s Ratings’ methodology, even as the country continues to make scheduled payments, Bloomberg reported. Senegal is Africa’s most distressed sovereign issuer.

France's efforts to tighten its cryptocurrency tax and reporting rules have suffered a major setback after the National Assembly rejected the revenue section of the country's proposed 2027 state budget, stripping three previously approved crypto-related amendments from the version of the bill heading to the Senate.

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund lost 1.7% in the three months through September, its first quarterly loss in six quarters, as global bond prices slumped and the yen gained, Bloomberg reported.

Lido said Lido Earn depositors now have two layers of loss protection, with eligible losses first absorbed by Firelight and remaining losses potentially covered by Lido DAO. According to Foresight News, the protection applies automatically at the vault level and requires no action from depositors. Firelight, an on-chain protection protocol, absorbs eligible losses up to set limits in each 30-day period. In the initial period, coverage is capped at 5.7% of EarnETH TVL and 8% of EarnUSD TVL, covering incidents including smart contract vulnerabilities, oracle failures, and governance attacks. For losses beyond Firelight’s limits, Lido DAO may absorb the remainder by burning shares held in the initial deposits, up to $3 million for EarnETH and $2 million for EarnUSD.

Alpha Dhabi Holdings reported group revenue of $15.9 billion for the first nine months of 2026, up 6.1% year over year. Its long-term strategy includes more UAE IPOs, according to Bloomberg. Derek Nicholson, chief strategist and investor relations officer at Alpha Dhabi Holdings, discussed investment strategy and future IPO plans with Bloomberg’s Jennifer Zabasajja on Horizons Middle East & Africa.

According to ChainCatcher citing STAR Market Daily, Honor CEO Li Jian said at the 2026 Mobile Network Conference that as the intelligent economy takes shape, delegated user intent is becoming scarce and business models are shifting toward monetization based on outcomes, a trend he called the “intent economy.” He said future AI entry points will emerge when users form intentions, with value centered on delivering outcomes users entrust to AI. Li said the industry faces three hurdles between intent generation and outcome delivery: a shortage of intelligence, which tests whether AI can complete tasks; a shortage of context, including understanding users’ identities, circumstances, needs and past behavior; and a shortage of trust. Because context is a personal asset, users’ authorization depends on AI being trustworthy, reliable and controllable. “Capability determines how fast AI can go; trust determines how far it can go,” he said.

On Polymarket’s market for Elon Musk’s tweet count from October 30 to November 6, 2026, the “Yes” option for “280–299” fell to 21.1% from 78.65% an hour earlier, a drop of 57.55 percentage points. According to ChainCatcher, the odds were monitored by Catcher Predict.

After this round of adjustments, the market may need to find a new direction, but there will always be a turning point. Now, we need to be more patient.

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The S&P 500 closed down 4.4%, its worst day since Trump announced the "Liberation Day" tariffs last April. The Nasdaq fared even worse, falling 5.5%, wiping out $2.5 trillion in market capitalization in a single day. Markets are concerned about potential Democratic bans on AI if they come to power.

Where will the value of tokenized deposits ultimately reside when they are transferred across banks?

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) reviewed the response after the incident, the status of user funds and withdrawals, and the assistance provided by Tether, Circle, law enforcement agencies, and other industry participants in freezing and tracking the stolen funds.

Citrini, a well-known Wall Street research firm, has once again spoken out, announcing that "the most optimistic expectations for AI infrastructure deals are over."

Zcash aspires to be "digital cash." The NU7 upgrade prioritizes speed. (Jinse Finance) What will this NU7 upgrade bring to Zcash?

Democrats are not wasting any time turning their barrels against Donald Trump, pushing for a fresh wave of investigations targeting the president's business interests and influential technology executives, putting his family-linked crypto ventures and corporate relationships under renewed scrutiny.