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On November 10, AI company Anthropic disclosed in its IPO roadshow video that the company believes it can achieve an adjusted operating profit margin of 35% or more in the long term, up from 15% in the third quarter of 2026, but did not provide a specific timeline for achieving this. Chief Financial Officer Krishna Rao stated that the company plans to improve its long-term cost structure by enhancing computing efficiency, increasing the proportion of directly leased chips and data centers, and expanding the share of its inference business. The ratio of computing and infrastructure expenses to revenue aims to decrease from 58% in the third quarter to 45% to 50%; the proportion of sales, marketing, and partnership expenses is expected to drop from 14% to 7% to 10%, and adjusted personnel and other operating expenses are expected to decrease from 13% to 7% to 10%.As of the end of September, there were over 11,900 enterprise customers that contributed more than $100,000 in revenue to Anthropic over the past 12 months, including over 1,900 customers contributing more than $1 million and about 250 customers contributing over $10 million. The net revenue retention rate for enterprise customers is approximately 900%, with more than half of the enterprise customers using both the Claude Platform and at least one Anthropic proprietary application. The roadshow also showcased application cases from clients such as Eli Lilly, Rakuten, Salesforce, and Walmart. The company measures computing efficiency by the ratio of revenue to computing and infrastructure expenses, which increased from 0.40 times in the first quarter of 2025 to 1.72 times in the third quarter of 2026, approximately 4.3 times higher than before, but lower than the second quarter's 2.08 times. The company stated that it used about $5 billion in short-term computing in the third quarter, with costs significantly higher than those for computing procured under multi-year agreements.In terms of actual performance, Anthropic reported third-quarter revenue of $16.956 billion, adjusted operating profit of $2.463 billion, and an adjusted operating profit margin of 15%, down from 19% in the second quarter. Under GAAP standards, the company still recorded an operating loss of $567 million in the third quarter. The adjusted metrics exclude expenses such as equity incentives and non-cash charitable donations and cannot be equated to GAAP earnings. As of the end of October, the company's annualized revenue run rate was approximately $81 billion, not the actual revenue achieved for the full year. Additionally, Anthropic disclosed long-term commitments for computing and infrastructure of about $90 billion, of which approximately $45.16 billion is expected to occur by the end of 2030, with related commitments maturing in the next 12 months amounting to about $7.07 billion. As of the end of the third quarter, the company held approximately $96 billion in cash and cash equivalents and about $36 billion in short-term investments.

Cryptocurrency trading platform Uphold announced that the previously encountered issue of cryptocurrency withdrawal interruptions has been resolved. The interruption was caused by a failure in its trading monitoring service provider, and the platform implemented measures during the outage.Uphold stated that during the process of addressing the issue, fiat currency deposits, fiat currency withdrawals, and trading functions continued to operate normally and were not affected by the interruption.

According to official news, Animoca Brands' digital identity project Moca Network announced a strategic cooperation with OKX Ventures, and both parties will jointly screen and support Moca Network ecosystem projects. OKX Ventures has committed to allocating part of its MOCA token reserves for joint investments in projects that develop consumer applications based on digital identity infrastructure such as AIR Kit and Moca Chain.OKX Ventures will also provide support for selected projects, including OKX payment, fiat deposit, and OKX Wallet integration. As the projects gradually mature, Animoca Brands and OKX Ventures may also increase their investments.

Anthropic has reached agreements with partners such as AMD, Broadcom, Google, Micron, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and TSMC.

According to an interview with "Daily People," a data center operations engineer who has worked in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia for 5 years stated that local AI data centers are still under large-scale construction, but the hiring demand at his company has significantly decreased. The company hired thousands of people in 2025, but by the time of the interview in 2026, only 3 new hires had been made.The engineer, who goes by the pseudonym Zhang Liwei, originally worked on an assembly line at an automobile factory. When he first switched careers, his internship monthly salary was 2,000 yuan, which increased to 4,500 yuan after graduation. After 5 years of job hopping and promotions, he currently earns over 10,000 yuan per month. In April of this year, DeepSeek was hiring senior operations engineers and senior delivery managers for its data center in Ulanqab, offering a monthly salary of 15,000 to 30,000 yuan, with 14 months' salary. These positions require extensive experience in data center operations and project management. According to Zhang Liwei's observations, local ordinary duty staff still earn around 5,000 to 6,000 yuan per month, while assistant engineers can earn over 10,000 yuan.The entry barriers are also rising. In 2024, some data centers were still hiring newcomers without relevant professional backgrounds; however, this year, some companies have required candidates to have a relevant degree and work experience, and there is even a 35-year age limit for basic duty positions. Zhang Liwei mentioned that a former colleague has started a training class for operations, charging nearly 20,000 yuan per student, and classes only start when there are 60 students, with a single session fee approaching 1.2 million yuan. The so-called internal recommendations are mostly just to help students secure an interview opportunity.

The Threshold tBTC cross-chain bridge has resumed on-chain operations, but the application still suspends new deposits, minting, and Bitcoin redemptions, and the Aave-related reserves remain frozen.

The European Commission decided to establish a dedicated sanctions office during the tenth high-level sanctions measures meeting of the European Union, and to form a cryptocurrency working group within the office, responsible for addressing Russia's use of digital assets to evade sanctions. The working group is expected to operate for 12 months, with support from Ukraine and the United Kingdom.The sanctions office will coordinate member states' implementation of sanctions measures, covering policy design, implementation, enforcement support, and anti-avoidance work. The working group will focus on relevant networks, including the A7A5 digital ruble stablecoin; this stablecoin previously had a trading volume exceeding 100 billion dollars.

According to reports from the Financial Associated Press, Berkshire Hathaway's operating profit for the third quarter was $12.71 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 5.8%. The net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter was $22.112 billion, compared to $30.796 billion in the same period last year; the net earnings per Class A equivalent common share for the third quarter were $15,502; the net investment income for the third quarter was $9.407 billion, down from $17.311 billion in the same period last year.As of September 30, the company's cash holdings for the third quarter were $356.9 billion; cash reserves increased from the previous quarter to $377.4 billion, setting a new record. The company repurchased $9.6 billion in stock during the third quarter. Additionally, Berkshire Hathaway stated that as of September 30, 65% of the total fair value of the company's equity investments was concentrated in Alphabet, American Express, Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola.

According to official news from Gold House, the parent company of the social platform Gold House has reached a strategic cooperation with the Canadian MSB licensed company LUMINOUS FINANCE LIMITED. The two parties will collaborate on digital currency exchange, fiat currency exchange channels, cross-border fund transfers, and merchant payment settlement, exploring the application of digital assets in global payment and commercial settlement scenarios.This cooperation will combine the resources of both parties in the digital asset ecosystem, financial services, and related compliance businesses, improving Gold House's business layout in the field of digital asset payment and settlement, and providing users and merchants with more digital asset settlement service solutions.

On November 7, Tencent's Q&A community Sogou Wenwen and Wenwen Mall officially ceased operations. According to the official shutdown announcement released in October, both will stop services at 23:59 on November 7, 2026. At that time, the related pages will no longer be accessible, and the question bean redemption function will be closed simultaneously; after the shutdown, user accounts will be automatically canceled without manual operation.The official previously reminded users that the questions, answers, and personal content accumulated in Sogou Wenwen need to be screenshot or copied for backup in the personal center before the shutdown; after the shutdown, all content on the platform will be deleted or anonymized in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China and other relevant laws and regulations. Sogou Wenwen is a knowledge application product and Q&A interactive platform under Sogou, formerly known as the interactive Q&A community SOSO Wenwen under Tencent, covering dozens of categories such as computer digital products and games, with over 100 million users.

Binance founder CZ retweeted a warning about a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Paint, stating: "The application cannot protect you from operating system vulnerabilities, please update your operating system immediately."It is reported that Microsoft has disclosed a Windows Paint vulnerability numbered CVE-2026-83844, with a CVSS score of 8.1, affecting versions of Microsoft Paint below 11.2605.91. The vulnerability stems from an out-of-bounds read issue, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely execute malicious code without user interaction. Microsoft has released a security patch, and there have been no confirmed reports of the vulnerability being actively exploited. CZ uses this to remind users that application layer security measures cannot replace the security updates of the operating system itself, and system and software patches should be installed promptly.

According to an official statement from MEXC, the platform has acknowledged the order issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on November 6 and is currently assessing it with its legal and compliance team. MEXC stated that the platform is operating normally and user assets are secure.MEXC emphasized that it will take the relevant concerns seriously and plans to engage in constructive communication with FinCEN and other relevant regulatory authorities globally. An independent review of its anti-money laundering and sanctions control measures has also been initiated.Previous news reported that the U.S. Department of the Treasury has ordered U.S. financial institutions to prohibit the transfer of funds to and from MEXC Global, and this order will take effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.

According to Cryptoast, due to the failure to obtain regulatory approval under the EU MiCA, Binance announced that it will close user accounts in France (Binance France) and cease operations in France on December 31, 2026. Currently, the deposit function is no longer available.Starting from November 29, accounts that still hold assets will be charged a monthly management fee of 0.025%, with a minimum fee of 10 USDC. The first deduction will occur within 3 days after November 29, and the second will occur after December 24. Fees will be deducted primarily from USDC, and if insufficient, from other crypto assets. Accounts that withdraw all assets before November 29 will be exempt from fees. Assets not withdrawn after December 31 may be considered inactive accounts and may be converted, transferred, or otherwise processed. Users can proactively close their accounts and withdraw funds at any time.

According to a report by Cryptoast, due to the failure to obtain regulatory approval from the EU MiCA, Binance announced that it will close user accounts in France (Binance France) on December 31, 2026, and cease operations in France. Currently, the deposit function is no longer available.Starting from November 29, accounts that still hold assets will be charged a monthly management fee of 0.025%, with a minimum fee of 10 USDC. The first deduction will occur within 3 days after November 29, and the second will be after December 24. Fees will be deducted first from USDC, and if insufficient, from other crypto assets. Accounts that withdraw all assets before November 29 will be exempt from fees.Assets not withdrawn after December 31 may be considered inactive accounts and may be converted, transferred, or otherwise processed. Users can proactively close their accounts and withdraw funds at any time.

Former President Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that as president, he is 100% supportive of superintelligence and will collaborate with several states in the U.S. that hope to get rich from it.Trump compared superintelligence to a gold mine, saying that only foolish leadership would reject the wealth it brings.

According to official news from Bitget, the Bitget ecosystem tokenized U.S. stock protocol Reality has reached a strategic cooperation with the DeFi reward infrastructure Merkl. Both parties will use Merkl's reward forwarding function to identify the actual holders of rToken deployed in supported DeFi protocols. Users can still receive dividends in stablecoin form according to the rules, even if they use rToken for lending, liquidity pools, or staking in DeFi scenarios.Pablo Veyrat, CEO and co-founder of Merkl, stated that one major challenge facing DeFi assets is how to identify the actual holders behind each position. Merkl's reward forwarding technology can penetrate multiple layers of nested smart contracts to identify the underlying asset holding relationships, ensuring that dividends are accurately distributed to eligible holders.Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, stated that the value of tokenized stocks should not be limited to trading. Even if users invest rToken into DeFi applications, they should still be able to continue receiving eligible dividends. This cooperation with Merkl will jointly solve this problem, allowing tokenized stocks to play a greater role in everyday financial applications.According to a report from DeFiLlama, the cumulative trading volume of rToken reached $1.16 billion from June to July 2026; in July 2026, the number of users trading both crypto assets and rToken increased by 23.54% month-over-month. This cooperation will further promote the extension of rToken from trading scenarios to the DeFi ecosystem, enriching the on-chain application scenarios of tokenized stocks.

According to the "Regulations for the Operations of Non-Security Virtual Assets in Nigeria" published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on November 5, 2026, the CBN will regulate non-security virtual assets and stablecoins used for payment, settlement, and exchange purposes, while securities will still fall under the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Foreign currency-pegged stablecoins (Class 2) must be issued by locally licensed entities in Nigeria, with a minimum paid-up capital of 15 billion Naira (approximately 11.16 million USD); the minimum for Naira-pegged Class 1 issuers is 10 billion Naira; entities providing other non-security virtual asset services must have at least 1 billion Naira in capital, and those already holding an SEC license cannot double count towards CBN capital requirements.P2P business facilitated by platforms must obtain special approval from the CBN, and before releasing or crediting regulated tokens, the names on the Naira payment accounts must be verified to match the Bank Verification Number (BVN). Categories such as algorithmic stablecoins are prohibited, and the boundaries of responsibilities between CBN and SEC are defined.

According to Axios, U.S. President Trump stated on Thursday that he will soon decide whether to launch a large-scale military operation against Iran after a meeting with his senior national security advisor. With the midterm elections over, the domestic political pressure the White House previously faced has changed, and the issue of Iran has once again become a diplomatic and security topic that the Trump administration needs to make a decision on.Two U.S. officials revealed that this was the first time Trump specifically discussed the issue of Iran with his senior national security advisor since the midterm elections, and the meeting was scheduled during his weekly intelligence briefing.Meanwhile, Russia is pushing to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict through another diplomatic channel. According to Reuters, Trump confirmed on Thursday that he held private talks with Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev that day. Trump did not disclose what he specifically discussed with Putin's envoy but stated that an agreement to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict could be reached soon.