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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 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, the panic index VIX surged by 40%, reporting at 23.29 points.

According to CoinDesk, Kraken's parent company Payward and its asset management clients have purchased an undisclosed number of AAVE tokens through the secondary market, further expanding their presence in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and asset management sectors.This purchase was completed through Payward's affiliated investment fund Digital Asset Special Investments I, LP, and its asset management clients. Payward indicated that it may continue to increase its holdings of AAVE in the future.Payward and Aave are also exploring future collaboration opportunities. Sources say that Payward chose to buy tokens from the secondary market rather than directly from Aave, reflecting the synergy of interests between the two parties and paving the way for subsequent cooperation.CoinDesk previously reported in June that the two parties had discussed a transaction involving 250,000 AAVE tokens and a 15% equity stake in Aave Group, with a valuation of $385 million at that time, but this announcement did not mention the equity transaction.

Inflation has erased all wage increases for American consumers since the pandemic began in 2020. Since April 2020, consumer prices in the United States have risen by a cumulative 31.3%, reaching a record high in September, while the average hourly wage has only increased by 25.9% during the same period.Additionally, CPI inflation has been above the Federal Reserve's 2% target for 67 consecutive months, marking the third-longest record in the past 100 years. Only two longer periods have lasted 242 months, ending in 1986, and 128 months, ending in 1997. Inflation continues to erode the purchasing power of Americans.

According to Tencent Hunyuan news, Hunyuan Hy4 was launched on November 4th on WorkBuddy. To ensure user experience, the team has urgently expanded the Hy4 inference cluster tenfold and increased the free usage quota for users, and will continue to dynamically allocate resources.Due to the limitations of high-end computing power and peak concurrency concentration, it is still possible that quota situations may continue to occur during certain periods. It is recommended to switch to other models such as Hy3 or use them during off-peak evening hours. The current WorkBuddy free usage for Hy3 will be extended until November 15, 2026, at 23:59.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated in an interview that there has been a concerning trend in the industry's security situation over the past period. Security vulnerabilities and attack incidents at the smart contract level are decreasing, while most major hacking attacks that occurred in the past year and a half have been more focused on the user interface layer and centralized components. Hacking attacks are still ongoing, but the underlying core parts that truly need to be secured are actually improving in security, and the range of infrastructure that can provide high security guarantees is also expanding.Vitalik believes that more and more people have realized that the top priority in the next two years is not to achieve victory, but to ensure their survival, and the entire industry is thinking about how to achieve this goal. He expects that relevant institutions, large trading platforms, custodians, and other financial institutions will also take action as soon as possible. He believes that Binance's previous launch of BNB Chain was a correct decision, as users deploying their business on-chain and executing related operations through smart contracts can also benefit from the high security guarantees provided by on-chain infrastructure, and more institutions will develop in this direction in the future.Vitalik stated that the only real solution is to effectively raise the security level of the entire industry. The range of operations that can be completed securely is expanding, but if someone does not pay attention to security, the efficiency gains may ultimately be used to conduct more and more aggressive business, rather than further enhancing security. He anticipates that if security issues develop to a certain extent, regulatory agencies and industry leaders in various countries will begin to require companies to take on more responsibility and adopt more prudent business strategies. The Ethereum Foundation has been providing support, including writing relevant code and tools, providing quantum-safe signature-related code, and supporting the construction of wallets protected by quantum-safe technology, but users still need to actively be aware of risks and choose to enable these security measures.

According to Bloomberg, due to ongoing labor disputes with employee unions, Micron Technology has essentially suspended its plans to build a new storage chip factory in Taoyuan, Taiwan, with a project investment budget of $3 billion to $4.5 billion, originally scheduled to start production in 2028. Sources indicate that Micron is concerned that the agreement reached with the union may be overturned, and currently only a small amount of site safety maintenance work is being retained, after which construction will be frozen.The dispute arises from employees' demands to share the profit growth brought by the AI boom. The Taoyuan union is requesting that Micron distribute 15% of its operating profits to global employees and hopes to receive a full cash bonus rather than a portion in stock. Although Micron reached an agreement with the larger Taichung union in October, some employees are dissatisfied with the terms of the agreement, and the Taoyuan union is attempting to expand its organization to push for renegotiation.The project was originally planned to produce high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DRAM using ASML's advanced equipment. Taiwan currently contributes about 60% of Micron's DRAM output and is also an important production base for HBM, employing approximately 15,000 people. Micron responded that the company's existing operations in Taiwan are normal and will ensure business continuity for customers, but did not directly comment on the suspension of the Taoyuan project. Taiwan's economic department stated that the government will assist Micron in resolving differences with the union and promote the implementation of the investment plan.

According to sources, the Japanese government is studying the inclusion of an exception clause for the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" in the National Security Strategy, allowing for the introduction of nuclear weapons in emergency situations.

On November 4, NASDAQ-listed company SVRN, Inc. (Ticker: SVRN) announced the appointment of Patrick O'Kain as Chief Operating Officer, effective November 3. O'Kain will be responsible for operations, product strategy, and corporate development, including the integration of acquired businesses. David Schwed, who has served as Chief Operating Officer since October 2025, will transition to Senior Advisor starting January 1, 2027, and will continue to advise management on technology and security.O'Kain has over 20 years of experience in venture capital, institutional consulting, federal law enforcement, and national security. He previously served as a General Partner at the digital asset investment firm Borderless Capital, where he was responsible for building and managing the venture capital fund business, covering fundraising, investment, and operations. Earlier, he was involved in establishing and expanding KPMG's cryptocurrency consulting business, providing advisory services to banks, fintech companies, and other institutional clients, and worked alongside SVRN CEO Sal Ternullo. He served as a special agent for the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was involved in developing cryptocurrency investigation strategies and leading related investigations, starting his career in U.S. intelligence, and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.SVRN was formerly OceanPal Inc., with business focused on NEAR Protocol, including managing NEAR-based digital asset reserves, promoting commercial adoption of NEAR products, and supporting, building, and acquiring related businesses. The announcement stated that over the past year, the company has expanded from managing digital asset reserves to operating critical NEAR infrastructure, participating in network governance, and completing its first acquisition of FastNEAR. Schwed played a foundational role in the company's transformation from OceanPal Inc. to SVRN, Inc. Sal Ternullo stated that he has worked with O'Kain at KPMG for many years and is confident that O'Kain is suited to drive the company's next phase of development.

According to market news, the American artificial intelligence company Nooks has secured a $500 million commitment from General Catalyst. Nooks also officially launched its Revenue Agent Platform on November 4, designed to handle tasks from initial customer contact to contract renewal.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings transferred 1,650 BTC, worth approximately $132.8 million, to Galaxy Digital, Copper, and other platforms in the past 12 hours.

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that three more issuers have joined the opposition against the tokenization of their stocks on OKXICE, namely the artificial intelligence cloud infrastructure company Nebius, Boeing, and the enterprise software company ServiceNow.The number of companies submitting objections has increased from 59 on November 3 to 62. Among them, Boeing and ServiceNow were on the initial list for OKXICE, while Nebius was not. Currently, out of the initially proposed 62 companies, 54 have raised objections.

According to BBX data, yesterday global cryptocurrency asset service providers and leading Bitcoin mining companies intensively released their financial reports for the third quarter of 2026, with core financial data as follows:Circle (NYSE: $CRCL) Q3 net profit reached 226 million USD, adjusted EBITDA surged by 85%: Stablecoin issuer Circle released its financial report for the third quarter of 2026, showing strong performance. The total revenue and reserve income for the quarter reached 865 million USD, a year-on-year increase of 17%; net profit from continuing operations reached 226 million USD, a year-on-year increase of 5% (diluted earnings per share of 0.84 USD). Thanks to increased interest income and the adoption rate of USDC, its adjusted EBITDA reached 317 million USD, achieving a significant year-on-year growth of 85%.Hut 8 (NASDAQ: $HUT) Q3 net profit reached 131 million USD, recorded 414 million USD in digital asset unrealized gains: Bitcoin mining and energy infrastructure company Hut 8 announced its Q3 financial report. Despite the impact of selling its power generation assets in Ontario and a decrease in custody income, total revenue for the quarter decreased by 14.9% year-on-year to 71.07 million USD, but net profit attributable to the company surged to 131 million USD (compared to 50.11 million USD in the same period last year, diluted earnings per share of 0.98 USD). The significant improvement in profit was mainly due to 414 million USD in non-cash gains from digital assets (during the quarter, Bitcoin prices soared from about 59,847 USD to about 83,415 USD). Adjusted EBITDA was 33.03 million USD, with a cash balance of 157 million USD as of September 30.Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: $RIOT) Q3 revenue increased to 181 million USD, data center business offset mining decline: Bitcoin mining and data center developer Riot Platforms disclosed its Q3 performance, with total revenue reaching 181 million USD, a slight increase of 1%. The financial report indicated that strong growth in data center and engineering operations successfully offset the decline in Bitcoin mining revenue following the halving. The net profit for the quarter was 4.03 million USD (compared to 104 million USD in the same period last year), and adjusted EBITDA remained at a healthy level of 191 million USD.

The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif announced that its email service provider Arara suffered an external unauthorized access, resulting in the leak of approximately 380,000 registered customer email addresses (after deduplication).Zaif stated that the leaked information is limited to email addresses and does not include names, transaction information, passwords, or other data. Their own system has not detected any intrusion, and accounts cannot be logged in with just the email addresses. Currently, there is no confirmation of asset damage or other secondary harm. Due to the suspension of Arara's services, Zaif has halted email sending and reminded customers to be vigilant against phishing emails impersonating them or Arara, advising not to click on links or enter authentication information, and recommending the use of authentication applications for two-factor authentication.

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on social media that, according to three industry insiders who spoke with Democratic staffers, House Democrats are discussing a plan to expand the "Crypto Investor and Consumer Rights Act" into a broader crypto market structure bill for the next Congress. This bill is an amendment to the "CLARITY Act" proposed by Congresswoman Maxine Waters in 2025.The proposal will incorporate provisions from the Democratic "CLARITY Act" that Waters initially introduced in the House but did not pass, as well as terms agreed upon by Senate Democrats and Republicans before the procedural vote in September. Current discussions include granting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a greater role in overseeing the crypto market, while the role of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be relatively limited.Insiders also stated that the relevant proposal is likely to include further ethical provisions to restrict crypto activities by President Trump and other federal officials. Republicans refer to this proposal as an information bill, indicating that it primarily serves to convey a political stance and lacks practical feasibility.

According to TheEnergyMag, Ionic Digital, which has transformed from a Bitcoin mining company to a data center operator, announced its third-quarter performance, with total revenue increasing by 32% year-on-year to $48.9 million. Among this, digital infrastructure leasing revenue was approximately $43.9 million, accounting for nearly 90% of total revenue; mining revenue fell from $37.1 million in the same period last year to about $5.1 million, a decrease of 86%. Adjusted EBITDA was about $35 million, compared to $154,000 in the same period last year.Although leasing revenue reached $43.9 million in the third quarter, the actual cash rent received was only about $7 million. The company reiterated its full-year guidance for 2026, expecting total revenue to be between $190 million and $195 million, and is actively seeking customers for its nearly 500 megawatts of additional power capacity at its Texas property.

According to Gate market data, the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose by 4%, with Global Data up 9.6%, Kingsoft Cloud up 8.74%, and Bilibili up 6.8%.

According to PR Newswire, AI intelligence data security company Sentra announced the completion of a $150 million Series C financing round, led by Capital One Ventures, with participation from existing shareholders including Bessemer Venture Partners, Zeev Ventures, Standard Investments, Munich Re Ventures, and Key1 Capital. Capital One will send a representative to join the board.Sentra stated that it has experienced over 300% year-on-year growth in the past year, and the new funds will be used to expand AI intelligence data access control and static data protection capabilities, as well as to explore new markets. Sentra's total financing has exceeded $250 million.