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In the U.S. midterm elections, 40 out of 41 ballot measures restricting data center construction are expected to pass. Despite significant investments in data centers by Microsoft and Amazon, their stocks fell approximately 2.5% and 1.5%, with declines lower than other related companies.The market believes that the slowdown in construction will help reduce capital expenditure pressure and improve free cash flow. Attention should be paid to the regulatory agenda and local policy implementation after the Democrats take control of Congress.

According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $75,000, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $550 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin rises and breaks through $80,000, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.45 billion.The liquidation chart does not show the exact number of contracts pending liquidation or the exact value of contracts being liquidated. The bars on the liquidation chart represent the significance of each liquidation cluster relative to nearby liquidation clusters, that is, the intensity. Therefore, the liquidation chart shows to what extent the underlying price reaching a certain position will be affected. Higher liquidation bars indicate that once the price reaches that level, there will be a stronger reaction due to liquidity waves.

Uniswap posted on platform X that the Permissioned Pools Hook is a new standard that introduces permitted assets into automated market makers (AMM) and performs compliance checks at the protocol level.

According to Bloomberg, the American defense technology startup Shield AI plans to acquire radar sensor company Echodyne for $5.3 billion, which includes $4.8 billion in cash and equity, as well as an additional $500 million contingent on the achievement of milestones by Echodyne.Shield AI will also raise $2.5 billion in new funding to support the acquisition, which includes $1 billion in structured equity financing provided by Blackstone and $500 million in debt financing provided by JPMorgan Chase. Along with the previously completed $1 billion Series H financing, the company's valuation will reach $28.8 billion, more than doubling from a valuation of $12.7 billion in March. This financing will be in place after the acquisition is completed. Shield AI was founded in 2015 and primarily develops AI software systems called Hivemind for autonomous aircraft.

Institutional-level cryptocurrency platform Anchorage Digital has submitted a swap dealer registration application to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to expand its institutional cryptocurrency options business. The application was submitted through Anchorage Digital Swap Dealer, LLC to the National Futures Association (NFA) and is currently awaiting NFA's review. The company's CEO and co-founder Nathan McCauley did not provide a timeline for the completion of the review, only stating that further progress will be announced at the appropriate time.McCauley stated that if the application is approved, Anchorage Digital Swap Dealer plans to offer European-style options for Bitcoin and Ethereum, with a maximum term of one year, and will subsequently launch more products as it meets its own approval processes and regulatory requirements. Once the registration is complete, institutional clients will be able to trade digital asset derivatives with CFTC-registered counterparties while also utilizing Anchorage Digital's existing custody and other services.Anchorage Digital noted that the growth of its existing options business primarily comes from publicly traded companies holding Bitcoin and Ethereum on their balance sheets, with asset management firms and funds using options to manage exposure also contributing. Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A. became the first federally licensed digital asset bank in 2021, regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; this swap dealer entity will adhere to CFTC requirements regarding capital, risk management, and margin, applying the same framework used for interest rate, credit, and foreign exchange market banks under the Dodd-Frank Act. In March of this year, Anchorage Digital added collateral management features to the Atlas platform, and in December of last year, it acquired the wealth management division of Securitize.

According to the New York Times, although Trump hinted that he is not in a hurry to resume bombing operations, thousands of U.S. Air Force and Navy personnel are on standby, planning to launch large-scale military operations against Iran.The military forces of the United States and Israel have developed specific plans, with potential targets including Iran's energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and missile and drone arsenals.

According to Techcrunch, Dropbox announced plans to acquire cloud technology company Tigris Data for $350 million, which could become its largest acquisition to date. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2026 and aims to enhance its AI infrastructure capabilities and support the development of the storage platform DBX Agent Cloud for enterprises and developers.Initially, the platform will provide independent object storage services, compatible with Amazon S3 tools and applications, with plans to add file system functionality later to support AI agents in managing files and maintaining continuity across different tasks and sessions. Dropbox will also upgrade the AI capabilities of its core products, allowing users to process files through AI, select different models, and connect to third-party tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Muse.The company stated that there are currently no plans for layoffs due to the acquisition; it had already reduced its global workforce by about 9% last month. Tigris Data was founded by engineers who were involved in developing Uber's storage infrastructure and completed a $25 million Series A funding round last year.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones up 0.56%, the S&P 500 index down 0.13%, and the Nasdaq down 0.8%. The market is concerned that the U.S. "blue wave" may lead to stricter regulations on AI and data centers, causing technology stocks to weaken. Qualcomm fell 13%, AMD fell 7%, Micron Technology fell 4.9%, Tesla fell 3.5%, and SpaceX fell 4%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 2.5%.

Zilliqa stated that operating independently as Layer 1 for the past nine years has not achieved the expected success, with insufficient usage, funding, and liquidity, and recent security incidents have highlighted the high maintenance costs of an independent chain.The team has decided to adjust its direction, and Zilliqa will transform into Zilliqa Institutional Layer (ZIL), becoming a regulated Ethereum Layer 2. The ZIL token will continue to be retained, and holders do not need to take any action at this time. Technical details will be announced in advance, and any exchanges or migrations will be based solely on official announcements from the website.

After the U.S. midterm elections, the Democratic Party is set to regain control of both chambers of Congress, but the party leadership is trying to downplay the possibility of immediately impeaching President Trump, shifting the policy focus to inflation, cost of living, and government accountability.According to U.S. media reports, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries stated on Wednesday local time that no Democratic House member has approached him with a request to impeach Trump.Jeffries mentioned at a press conference that he has not discussed the impeachment issue with any Democratic House members, and the caucus has been focused on improving the affordability of living for the public and fulfilling Congress's oversight responsibilities over the executive branch.

According to Fortune magazine, the on-chain uranium spot trading platform Uranium Digital announced the completion of a $16.5 million Series A financing round, led by Blockchain Capital, with existing investors Portal Ventures and Apeiron Investment Group participating. This round of financing was completed last month, and the funds will be used to expand its electronic trading platform.Uranium Digital was established in 2024, aiming to track the ownership of physical uranium in storage facilities through blockchain technology and provide a trading platform for institutions to buy and sell uranium. The company hopes to shift uranium trading from the traditional model of broker inquiries, email contracts, and offline storage and delivery to electronic trading.Previously, the company completed a $6.1 million seed round financing in 2025. With the growth of energy demand driven by AI data centers, the nuclear power and uranium fuel markets have received more attention.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released a new report titled "Combating the Full Chain of Illegal Fund Flows Related to Scam Hubs," calling on countries to take globally coordinated action to dismantle scam parks and their criminal networks.The report points out that criminals use channels such as cash, virtual assets, and instant payment platforms to launder money, and leverage AI, deep forgery, and automation technologies to scale up their operations. Among these, virtual assets have become the core channel for money laundering; in some cases, scam hubs even have dedicated over-the-counter trading counters for handling virtual asset exchanges and domestic fund transfers.In one case, blockchain analysis revealed that the total amount of funds sent in by victims exceeded $100 million, ultimately flowing into a cluster of virtual asset wallets associated with a particular scam hub.To address this, the FATF proposed six core principles, including focusing on a broader criminal ecosystem, end-to-end disruption of illegal fund flows, enhancing interdepartmental information sharing and cooperation, rapid cross-border action (especially within 24-72 hours after an incident), a victim-centered approach, and continuously adapting to changes in criminal methods.

According to Cointelegraph, VeChain co-founder and CEO Sunny Lu recently stated in Cointelegraph's Chain Reaction program that autonomous AI agents operating around the clock require a "new accountability system" to establish public trust, and that "the perfect solution is blockchain."He made this statement while introducing the AI agent platform VeWorld.ai built on the VeChain blockchain. According to his vision, AI agents will have digital "passports" and operate within a "decentralized reputation system" that tracks the reputation of agents and their creators, while smart contracts can help settle transactions between agents or between agents and people. VeChain has previously advanced blockchain applications through supply chain tracking, including food traceability projects.Lu believes that AI agents can also help individuals convert their expertise into businesses or services, expanding software development opportunities to non-developer groups. He likened this opportunity to mobile app stores, which allow individual developers to distribute and monetize their creations, while agent-building tools can open this market to people beyond programming skills, including those with professional experience, local knowledge, or hobbies.He himself has undertaken several initiatives, including creating an educational agent for his daughter, an agent to support his mother's daily routine and rehabilitation, and a virtual employee to manage procurement, inventory, sales, and operations for a shop owned by an acquaintance in Milan.Meanwhile, other industry participants have pointed out the risks of relying on agent service providers. Animoca Brands Chairman Yat Siu stated in an October interview with Cointelegraph that while crypto traders can have AI agents work around the clock, he warned users that they might build trading strategies around services they cannot control.

For the week ending October 24, the number of people continuing to receive unemployment benefits in the United States was 1.718 million, higher than the expected 1.71 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.701 million to 1.695 million.

For the week ending October 31, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States was 189,000, lower than the expected 196,000, and the previous value was revised from 194,000 to 195,000.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a wallet suspected to be related to hackers that had been inactive for over 3 years (0xd175...CEC5) spent 4.16 million DAI to purchase 1734.1 ETH and deposited it into Tornado Cash.

According to CoinDesk, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) stated that it does not support the current version of the draft for the legalization and regulation of crypto assets, calling on lawmakers to continue revising it before the final vote.The NBU supports advancing regulation by referring to the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and recommendations from the International Monetary Fund, but believes that draft No. 10225-d still does not address its key concerns, and the final text was only delivered on Tuesday night, leaving insufficient time for review and lacking transparency in the legislative process.The NBU warned that foreign tokens not adequately regulated in their place of issuance may enter Ukraine, some of which could function as electronic money, threatening monetary sovereignty and financial stability, and bypassing requirements applicable to domestic similar assets. The NBU hopes to obtain the authority to assess and limit their use when necessary.Regarding market access, the NBU stated that a preliminary compromise had been reached to select three crypto trading platform operators through competition, but the final draft leaves the number of access points for the first five years to the discretion of the securities regulatory authority, raising concerns about monopolies and corruption risks. According to the draft, the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine will become the main regulator, with a 5% transitional tax rate applicable to existing crypto assets until the end of 2028, and transactions between crypto assets explicitly exempt from tax.

According to The Block, Keel Infrastructure (formerly the mining company Bitfarms) announced its third-quarter results for the period ending September 30, 2026. The company sold 2,520 bitcoins during the quarter, including approximately 2,261 from previous inventory and 259 mined during the quarter, raising approximately $192 million, with the bitcoin holdings at the end of the quarter being negligible.The revenue from continuing operations for the quarter was approximately $28 million, down from about $68 million year-on-year, primarily due to the intentional halt of bitcoin mining operations in the United States since the second quarter to advance high-performance computing and AI development, as well as a decline in the average bitcoin price.In terms of operations, Keel stated that it obtained all necessary permits and began construction in Moses Lake in September, expecting it to be the first site to be powered and generate HPC revenue in 2027. Permits for Sharon and Panther Creek are progressing, and lease negotiations for three nearby sites are ongoing.As of November 4, the company had approximately $780 million in unrestricted cash liquidity, with no additional debt or equity financing needs before signing leases. The net loss from continuing operations was approximately $62.39 million, with adjusted EBITDA being negative at about $27.45 million.

The Bank of England raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.00%, marking the first rate hike since August 2023, in line with market expectations.Bank of England Governor Bailey: Unless the war in Iran is resolved, this is unlikely to be the last rate hike.

According to Decrypt, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that a Canadian man has been extradited to the United States, facing charges of assisting in the intrusion of university computers, stealing login credentials, and secretly mining cryptocurrency.A federal grand jury in the Western District of New York indicted 35-year-old Ryan James Roach, a resident of Saskatchewan, and 41-year-old Mathiew James Stubbings, a resident of Ontario, on charges including conspiracy to obtain and damage protected computer information, obtaining protected computer information, and intentionally damaging protected computers, which could result in a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.The indictment shows that between June 2016 and December 2019, the two targeted U.S. educational institutions with supercomputers, first researching their cybersecurity weaknesses before executing the intrusions. Once inside the systems, they allegedly deployed malware, stole login credentials, and forced the victims' computers to mine for them.Victims included institutions in New York, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. The two reportedly used virtual private servers registered under false names in multiple countries to send malware and mining programs and store stolen credentials, while also forwarding attacks through other victims' compromised computers to hide their identities.Roach was extradited from Canada on October 28 and was arraigned in Rochester, New York, where he is currently detained awaiting a detention hearing. Extradition proceedings for Stubbings are still ongoing in Canada. This case falls under cryptocurrency hijacking, where attackers use others' computers to mine, leaving the victims to bear the electricity costs and suffer performance degradation. The Department of Justice did not specify the particular cryptocurrencies mined by the two.Google's Threat Intelligence team released a report on Monday stating that attackers are expected to increasingly prioritize LLMjacking over traditional resource thefts like cryptocurrency hijacking, which involves hijacking corporate access to AI models and shifting the billing.