According to Jin10, a U.S. analysis report released on October 31 said that, by the end of August, attacks claimed by Iran or Iran-backed militia groups had damaged or destroyed 26 U.S. military bases and facilities housing U.S. military equipment in the Middle East. From April 1 to June 30 alone, Iranian attacks damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and other facilities at U.S. bases. The report said Iran initially focused on aircraft hangars and early-warning systems used to detect incoming missiles and drones, then expanded its targets, causing billions of dollars in equipment losses. The ongoing attacks have changed U.S. deployments in the Middle East; two officials said the U.S. military had withdrawn many assets from the Persian Gulf, while the losses have raised questions about its regional defense capabilities.

OnKey founder Yishi said older iPhones may pose security risks when used as cold wallets for crypto assets. According to Odaily, vulnerabilities affecting iPhone 4S through iPhone X, as well as iPhone XS, XR, 11 series and the second-generation iPhone SE, involve device boot code and cannot be fixed through iOS updates. Attackers with physical access to a device could use its USB port to execute code before iOS starts, and enabling airplane mode would not prevent such an attack. Yishi advised against storing recovery phrases on iPhone 11 and earlier models. Users who have saved phrases on these devices should generate new ones in a trusted environment and move their assets, rather than simply creating a new wallet address under the existing phrase. Yishi also recommended updating device software, using stronger device and wallet passwords, avoiding public USB charging ports, and guarding against physical access while devices are out of their owners’ control. In an earlier post on X, Yishi recommended using an iPhone as a cold wallet only if it was an iPhone 17 or newer.

Brokerages describe South Korea’s KOSPI as deeply undervalued and recommend gradually adding positions below 6,000. According to Sina Finance, Korean stocks are expected to be influenced over November 2–6 by the U.S. midterm elections and several key economic data releases. The U.S. midterm elections for the House and Senate will take place on November 3 (local time). Polls suggest Democrats could regain control of the House, while the Senate race is tight. A Democratic sweep could constrain further fiscal expansion and tax cuts under the Trump administration. Brokerages expect market uncertainty to ease after the election, regardless of the outcome. Data releases beginning November 3 include the U.S. October ISM manufacturing index. On November 4, ADP will publish its October private-sector employment figures, and the Labor Department will release September JOLTS data. The October ISM services index is due November 5, followed by the October nonfarm payrolls report on November 6. Markets expect modest job growth and an unemployment rate near 4.2%. Experts expect the U.S. labor market to continue expanding steadily and moderately, with employment data influencing the Fed’s year-end rate decision. NH Investment & Securities researcher Na Jeong-hwan said investors should focus on stocks rising on strong volume during the KOSPI’s rebound from the low 5,000s, adding that stocks with sustained inflows could lead the rally. Brokerages put the KOSPI’s forward P/E at just 4, an extremely low level, but say a sustained advance depends on confidence in earnings growth for 2027 and 2028 and continued net buying by foreign investors. Yuanta Securities Korea researcher Lee Jae-won said investors could gradually add positions below 6,000 based on shareholder return yield and P/B valuations, while maintaining semiconductor holdings and targeting materials, parts and equipment, and energy storage systems for excess returns. Daol Investment & Securities researcher Jo Byeong-hyeon said the P/E of 4 reflects a fully priced-in earnings discount, and advised keeping the first target below 6,600 even if positive developments materialize.

On Polymarket’s “LoL: Hanwha Life Esports vs. Bilibili Gaming – Worlds Group Stage” market, the “Yes” probability for “Any Player to Get a Quadra Kill” rose from 50% to 90%, a 40-percentage-point increase. According to ChainCatcher, the change occurred over the past hour.

The 'Yes' option in Polymarket's 'Ajay Mitchell: Points O/U 9.5' sub-market for 'Thunder vs. Rockets' surged. According to ChainCatcher, its probability rose from 48.5% one hour ago to 85.5%, a 37% increase.

The Kobeissi Letter said in a post on X that the Nasdaq 100 lost about $4 trillion in market value in 25 days, while AI stocks fell more than 13% in October. According to Odaily, the S&P 500 is 3.5% below its record high, even as about 58% of its constituents are down at least 20% from their own peaks; the index excluding AI stocks rose 8% over the same period and set a record on Friday. The Kobeissi Letter said 75% of technology stocks are in bear-market territory, and 91% of information technology stocks are down at least 10% from their highs. It said selling pressure is concentrated in technology-related stocks, leaving investors with heavy tech exposure feeling more strain than major indexes suggest. The letter also said record corporate capital spending on AI and a normal market pullback could lay the groundwork for another rally, while predicting significant volatility in November.

Troves, a DeFi strategy platform on Starknet, said its xWBTC/WBTC vault was exploited on October 31, with preliminary losses of about 8.6 BTC. According to ChainCatcher, Troves said its investigation had found no impact on other vaults as of the time of its statement. The exploit involved an older rebalancing contract that retained permissions after being replaced. Troves said it revoked the contract’s permissions within about 40 minutes of discovering the exploit and removed all rebalancing permissions from its LST vault. The team also paused the affected vaults and others that could have been exposed as a precaution. The xWBTC/WBTC, xSTRK/STRK, and xstrkBTC/strkBTC vaults are currently paused. Troves said it is continuing to investigate the scope of the exposure, track funds with security partners, and assess potential recovery options. The team plans to publish a detailed postmortem and options for affected depositors after verifying the findings.

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