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According to a report by Sina Finance, this summer, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang convened a meeting with core financial executives to assess the risks associated with providing billions of dollars in guarantees to companies that cannot afford chips. During the meeting, Huang harshly criticized the interim CEO Colette Kress, who has taken over the leadership of Nvidia.An insider stated that when Kress was reporting, Huang interrupted her, saying she looked like "a deer caught in headlights," and commented that she was merely a "CFO focused on accounting," unable to help define strategy or make critical decisions. The report indicated that many related transactions were led by Huang's son-in-law Nico Caprez, aimed at providing financing to emerging cloud vendors and data center developers in exchange for long-term chip customers. After initiating a round of large-scale transaction expansion, Huang himself began to question whether the steps taken were too large. The meeting took place in August.

DeFi Technologies, a digital asset financial services company (NASDAQ: DEFT), announced its Q3 2026 financial report on November 12, with quarterly revenue of $18.3 million, a decrease of approximately 18% compared to $22.3 million in the same period last year; operating profit was $7 million, and net profit reached $22.3 million, with significant contributions to profit from trading gains and investment revaluation.Its subsidiary, Valour, a digital asset investment product issuer, achieved a net inflow of $26.1 million in Q3, with total management fees, staking, and lending income of $3.8 million. As of the end of September, Valour's assets under management reached $643.7 million, an increase of approximately 62% compared to the end of Q2. The company held approximately $159 million in cash, digital assets, and other investments as of the end of September, with digital asset reserves valued at approximately $48.2 million.

The latest 13F filing for the third quarter of 2026 submitted by the quantitative hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, founded by mathematician Jim Simons, shows that the institution has significantly adjusted its U.S. stock holdings, nearly completely liquidating its positions in Nvidia, Meta, Apple, and Amazon, with Nvidia's holdings decreasing by 99.7% from a previous market value of approximately $1.42 billion. This reduction occurred weeks before the controversy involving Jensen Huang was exposed.From the perspective of the top ten holdings, Micron Technology ranks first with $1.62 billion, Advanced Micro Devices ranks second with $1.21 billion, followed by United Therapeutics at $908 million, Intel at $835 million, Google's parent company Alphabet at $828 million, and UnitedHealth at $817 million. Additionally, it has established a new position in SpaceX, with a holding value of approximately $621 million.In terms of specific adjustments, the institution has significantly increased its holdings in SanDisk, with the number of shares increasing by 5451%; Micron Technology and UnitedHealth saw their share counts increase by 619% and 507%, respectively, while AMD increased by 140%. Aside from Nvidia, the share counts for Meta, Apple, and Amazon were reduced by 99.9%, 99.8%, and 99.5%, respectively, and it reduced its position in Palantir by 71%. The institution also completely exited its positions in Blackstone, the S&P 500 ETF, Mellanox Technologies, and Danaher, among others.

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The U.S. Treasury Department stated that the U.S. budget deficit and spending in October reached historical records for the month.

The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee stated that Jensen Huang has agreed to testify before Congress.

According to The Block, the DeFi Education Fund, Paradigm, Uniswap, and a16z led the submission of an amicus brief supporting the legal challenge by the crypto industry against Illinois' Digital Asset Tax Act. Aave Labs, Chainlink Labs, Figment, Phantom, Hyperliquid Policy Center, Solana Policy Institute, Stand With Crypto, and others co-signed the brief.The brief argues that the law is overly broad, imposes unfavorable tax treatment on transactions involving blockchain technology, and fails to clearly distinguish between taxable digital asset businesses and software and network infrastructure that helps users trade independently. It is estimated that 2.64 million residents in Illinois hold digital assets, ranking fifth in the nation.The law was signed by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker in June 2026 and imposes a 0.2% tax on digital asset transactions, originally set to take effect in January 2027 but postponed to July 2027. The Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovation, and The Digital Chamber had previously filed a lawsuit against Illinois regarding this matter.

NVIDIA's board of directors announced today that co-founder Jensen Huang has resigned from his positions as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, effective immediately. The company's current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO while continuing to manage the company as CFO. The board has initiated the selection process for a new CEO, considering both internal and external candidates.The 58-year-old Kress joined NVIDIA in September 2013 and has been with the company for over 13 years, being one of the core management members who accompanied NVIDIA's growth from a graphics chip manufacturer to a global AI chip giant. During her tenure, NVIDIA's annual revenue grew from approximately $4.1 billion in fiscal year 2013 to $21.59 billion in fiscal year 2026.Before joining NVIDIA, Kress worked at Cisco for 3 years and spent 13 years at Microsoft, where she served as the financial leader of the Server and Tools division, and also worked at Texas Instruments for 8 years. She has long been responsible for NVIDIA's financial strategy, capital allocation, performance disclosure, and investor relations, serving as an important representative for the company in communications with Wall Street, and has participated in the company's quarterly earnings call multiple times.

NVIDIA announced that CEO Jensen Huang has resigned from his positions as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Member effective immediately.In addition, NVIDIA has appointed Colette Kress as the interim Chief Executive Officer while she continues to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Harvey C. Jones has been appointed as the company's first Chairman of the Board.

As the Nvidia board met on Thursday to decide the fate of CEO Jensen Huang, the company's debt default insurance costs rose. ICE Data Services data showed that the cost of Nvidia's five-year credit default swaps (CDS) rose by 3.25 basis points at one point, to 1.445% per year, close to the intraday high set on November 3.Although this cost has more than doubled since the middle of the year, it is still only about half that of lower-rated mega cloud computing companies SpaceX and Oracle. According to a source familiar with the matter, the Nvidia board has been working with an external firm to identify potential CEO successors after reports of multiple extramarital affairs involving Jensen Huang. The board is considering appointing an interim CEO while searching for a permanent successor.

For the week ending October 31, the number of continuing claims for unemployment benefits in the United States was 1.697 million, lower than the expected 1.71 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.718 million to 1.717 million.

According to Cointelegraph, Strive has raised the annual dividend rate of its perpetual preferred stock SATA to 13.25%, effective from December 1.The fixed annual dividend rate of SATS will remain at 15%. Strive currently holds approximately 43,153 BTC.

Coinbase's EU policy head Roeland Van der Stappen stated that the EU's efforts to tighten regulation on DeFi may push crypto users towards platforms with less investor protection. He told Cointelegraph that regulated crypto platforms might limit or even eliminate access to DeFi services as a result. He mentioned that rules aimed at protecting investors will ultimately push activities towards the least protected areas.In September, the European Securities and Markets Authority, in response to the EU Commission's MiCA consultation, suggested establishing a new category of regulated crypto services for companies providing access to DeFi protocols for customers. The European Banking Authority urged the Commission to explore new regulations for crypto lending that include suitability testing as one of the options. Van der Stappen noted that extending such tests to other DeFi services could treat simple stablecoin exchanges and leveraged lending equally, despite the different risks involved; lending, liquidity provision, and on-chain exchanges would be the most affected activities.He warned that restricting access through regulated platforms could fragment DeFi liquidity into smaller pools, resulting in worse trading prices for EU users and fostering isolated "walled garden" services that direct users towards providers outside the EU with less protection. An Adan-Ipsos survey in 2026 showed that 49% of French crypto buyers preferred accessing DeFi through exchanges, while 14% preferred personal wallets. Chainalysis reported that the slight decline in crypto activity in Germany was mainly due to reduced activity on decentralized exchanges; overall crypto activity in the EU grew by 2.2% in the 12 months leading up to June 2026.

HYPE Financial Company Hyperion DeFi released its financial report for the third quarter of 2026. As of September 30, the company held approximately 1.85 million HYPE, with a total market value of HYPE holdings reaching 167.9 million USD. The net asset value (NAV) rose to 182.4 million USD, with cash, cash equivalents, and stablecoins totaling 14.54 million USD.The net profit for the quarter was 39.59 million USD, and the adjusted EBITDA was 48.66 million USD; third-quarter revenue and gross profit increased by 127% quarter-over-quarter to 810,000 USD.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India raided locations related to CoinDCX and Delta, accusing them of unauthorized cross-border transactions. CoinDCX stated that they are cooperating with the inquiry, have registered with FIU-IND, and are complying with foreign exchange management laws, with transactions and deposits being normal.

DeFi Development Corp preferred stock CHAD raised enough funds to purchase over 1170 Solana, setting a new daily record.

IT Home reported on November 12 that the Japanese government is considering requiring AI companies to fulfill security obligations and introducing new penalties to address the risks of uncontrolled advanced AI. The Japanese government plans to announce a comprehensive reform plan by the end of this year, with relevant content confirmed in a closed working group meeting discussing AI legal systems. This move aims to address significant threats such as AI cyberattacks and loss of control, ensuring that the government can take action against malicious companies that refuse to negotiate.Currently, the business division of AI companies is becoming increasingly detailed, including various aspects such as basic research, foundational model development, and user services. The Japanese government will further discuss the scope of regulatory targets. If American AI large model companies are included in the regulation, how to effectively protect the rights and interests of Japanese users will also become a problem that needs to be addressed. For companies that refuse to cooperate in negotiations after issues arise, the Japanese government plans to issue enforcement orders when necessary and consider imposing penalties on companies that defy these orders. These measures are expected to primarily target incidents of uncontrolled advanced AI and attacks.