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The United States has completed the awarding of contracts for the release of nearly 41 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, marking the final batch of awards for the 172 million barrel emergency release plan. Companies such as Trafigura and ExxonMobil have received contracts. This release is the second largest in U.S. history and is part of a larger plan by the International Energy Agency.

Consensys published on platform X that its cryptographer Youssef El Housni, along with collaborators from Wuhan University of Technology, KU Leuven, and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, proposed a new subgroup member detection method called Divide-and-Pair.Not all points on non-prime order curves like Curve25519 belong to the target subgroup; skipping this check may lead to small subgroup attacks. The NIST P series curves are of prime order and do not require this check. This method treats two known schemes as the two ends of the same parameter range, selecting optimal settings for each curve, with speeds not lower than the original methods. According to Consensys, the speedup factors for each curve are: approximately 1.6 times for Curve25519, approximately 1.3 times for Curve448, approximately 1.4 times for GC256A, approximately 10.8 times for FourQ, and approximately 7 times for Jubjub.This method has been integrated into the open-source library gnark-crypto. This library currently runs on Besu, Linea, go-ethereum, as well as systems based on gnark such as Succinct and Lighter. The related paper has been accepted by IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (TCHES) and will be published at CHES 2027.

During a speech at the 47th Financial Innovation Forum of the Hong Kong Securities Professionals Association, Chan Ho Lam from the Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau stated that in the face of the wave of cutting-edge technologies such as AI and blockchain, we must not only actively embrace this transformation but also harness the power of technology to jointly write a new chapter for Hong Kong's financial market.Chan Ho Lam mentioned that the Chief Executive of Hong Kong clearly pointed out in last month's "Five-Year Plan" that finance is the foundation and greatest advantage of Hong Kong. In terms of the development of financial technology, Hong Kong is fully promoting the comprehensive application of artificial intelligence in various financial sectors.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 29, down 21 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 47, and the average over the past 30 days is 59.

According to Gate market data, the S&P 500 Communication Services Sector Index has reached a new 14-month low, recently dropping by 6.9%.

Huobi HTX announced that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had previously initiated legal proceedings against the exchange in the UK. After a period of constructive communication between both parties, the matter has now been properly resolved.Huobi HTX has always sincerely cooperated with the FCA, actively collaborating and responding to its concerns regarding the UK market. During this period, Huobi HTX, based on its commitment to continuously adhere to compliance standards, has gradually strengthened restrictions related to the UK market and exit arrangements, and implemented supporting operational measures.These measures were already in place before this settlement was reached. The settlement further consolidates the aforementioned measures and does not constitute an admission of any legal liability, misconduct, or violations by Huobi HTX.The settlement eliminates relevant legal uncertainties and is consistent with the exchange's commitment to continuously enhance compliance levels. This is beneficial for Huobi HTX to focus on the most important matter, which is to provide high-value services to users and achieve long-term sustainable growth.Huobi HTX thanks all parties for their professional cooperation in properly concluding this matter and will continue to focus on responsibly serving users. Looking ahead, Huobi HTX is willing to constructively cooperate with all parties in the industry, including working hand in hand with regulators where appropriate, to jointly safeguard user interests and promote the healthy development of the digital asset ecosystem.

The trading application Fomo's early investor and advisor HDF (@PaikCapital) announced joining the Fomo team as the head of perpetual contract business.HDF stated that he has been engaged in trading for ten years. The goal of joining Fomo is not only to enable everyone to trade perpetual contracts but also to build a network that can elevate the level of all traders.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 50, an increase of 0 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 50, and the average over the past 30 days is 60.

Tencent officially launched Buddy One, integrating WorkBuddy, Tencent Docs, Tencent Meeting, Tencent Cloud Drive, and ima into a unified AI office system. After linking accounts, users can directly let WorkBuddy search for information and consolidate data across applications without needing to repeatedly authorize or copy and paste. For example, it can generate new plans by combining meeting minutes from Tencent Meeting, old proposals from Tencent Docs, and the ima knowledge base, along with sources of information.The points system has been unified, and WorkBuddy points can be used interchangeably in Tencent Docs, ima, and Tencent Cloud Drive. Points purchased separately in each application will not be merged. The Buddy One VIP official website currently lists a price of 700 yuan/month, which includes 50,000 universal points per month, 1TB of shared space across products, as well as benefits such as the flagship version of WorkBuddy, the professional version of Tencent Meeting, and the super member Plus of Tencent Docs.At the same time, Tencent Cloud Drive is responsible for providing unified storage. Currently, it mainly implements account linking, cross-application retrieval, and point sharing, while cross-application memory sharing has not yet been launched. WorkBuddy PC version must be upgraded to 5.9.0 or above to use it; account linking is free, but unbinding is not currently supported.

According to Bloomberg, Sarah Court, the chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), stated at a parliamentary hearing that the agency has not received any applications submitted by prediction market operators. Prediction market platforms like Polymarket may face strict regulation in Australia, and any application for an operating license will also undergo rigorous scrutiny.Sarah Court pointed out that the trading mechanisms of prediction markets are similar to the binary options that have been banned in Australia, characterized by a win-or-lose outcome, and the trading subjects are often unrelated to investment or financial markets. Although Australian users can directly access relevant overseas platforms, they are not protected by local financial regulations, making it difficult to obtain dispute resolution and customer fund protection measures.

The Solana-based token issuance platform Pump.fun announced on X that it has partnered with the on-chain perpetual contract protocol Hyperliquid to launch perpetual contract features within the Pump.fun application.Pump.fun stated that users can directly use their USDC balance within the app to go long or short on cryptocurrencies, stocks, and commodities without the need for cross-chain bridging. This feature is powered by Hyperliquid's on-chain perpetual contract engine for trading.

Michael Saylor posted that he believes artificial intelligence (AI) can attack cryptocurrency applications, so there is no reason to hold Bitcoin, just as there is no reason to speak English because AI can attack communication applications.Saylor uses this to refute the viewpoint that directly links AI's ability to attack applications with the value of holding Bitcoin.

The U.S. stock market's rare earth, lithium battery, and blockchain concept sectors have seen significant increases, becoming the focus of market attention. According to Gate stock market data, Critical Metals Company (CRML) surged by 27.83%, currently priced at $8.13; Enovix Corporation (ENVX) rose by 26.69%, currently priced at $3.37; Soluna Holdings, Inc. (SLNH) increased by 25.00%, currently priced at $0.65.Gate has established a trading service system covering the four core markets of U.S. stocks, Japanese stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, supporting over 10,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, over 1,000 Korean stocks, and about 300 Japanese stocks, totaling coverage of more than 12,800 stocks and ETF assets globally.Gate allows users to participate in global stock trading using USDT in a one-stop manner and offers fractional share trading starting from a minimum of 0.01 shares along with corresponding stock dividend rights. The platform also supports cross-brokerage transfers for U.S. and Hong Kong stocks and accommodates corporate actions such as stock splits and consolidations, further optimizing the stock investment service experience.

Binance announces that users holding Predict Points (PP Points) can prepare to receive the PREDICT airdrop tokens. The deadline for submitting the form is November 26, 2026, at 17:00. Users can choose Plan A to receive 35% of the tokens immediately or Plan B to receive 100% of the tokens after staking for one year. The tokens will be distributed to Binance Alpha accounts or Binance wallets based on the holding path.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 50, up 3 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 53, and the average over the past 30 days is 61.

Hardware wallet manufacturer Keystone's device verification keys were stolen, halting shipments and destroying 18,835 unsold devices, with 25,964 buyer records leaked.

Pump.fun application now supports the TON chain. Users can directly purchase tokens on the TON chain using their USDC balance.The official statement claims that this application is the fastest cross-chain social application with the lowest fees, but no comparative data has been provided.

According to the official announcement from Genius, the Genius App has been launched and provides download links for the App Store and Google Play, integrating trading, social, and creation functions within the BNB Chain ecosystem into mobile.Users can trade via their phones, follow other traders, discover market-focused assets, and share trading insights. The app also includes a token issuance platform, allowing users to create tokens, choose trading pairs, and track new markets.

The Ethereum institutional privacy technology organization EthSystems announced the completion of formal verification for its privacy pool (shielded pool), ranging from written specifications to the bytecode running on the Sepolia test network. The verification used different tools in layers: models, circuits, and hashes with Lean; contracts with Halmos and Kontrol; wallets with Aeneas and Verus; and validators and deployment verified through byte-by-byte reconstruction.Double spending and value conservation have been verified by the Lean theorem prover. During the verification, a total of 6 issues were discovered, 3 of which were found in the verification tools themselves. The team also listed the assumptions that still rely on: hash collision resistance, validators rejecting forged proofs, and contract behavior being consistent with the model.