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According to the South Korean semiconductor media THE ELEC, the etching process formula used by Samsung Electronics for semiconductor manufacturing has been reported to flow to the equipment supplier Lam Semiconductor's Korean company. An internal investigation by Samsung found that data transmission beyond authorized limits had occurred multiple times and regarded this matter as a serious technology leak incident. Lam Semiconductor is the equipment supplier for Samsung's semiconductor production line, primarily providing etching and deposition equipment.Data generated during equipment operation is stored in systems such as internal monitoring servers within the factory. According to the agreement between both parties, Lam Semiconductor can obtain some equipment data within a limited scope for performance optimization and maintenance, and its Korean company submits data requests to Samsung. Samsung's investigation revealed that some unauthorized process formulas were transmitted to Lam's Korean company in the form of independent documents, with the related transmissions originating from non-compliant requests, not being a one-time occurrence. Samsung discovered this issue in the second half of this year.The semiconductor process formula records key parameters such as equipment temperature, chamber pressure, gas flow, and processing duration, which directly affect chip yield, performance, and production stability, and are considered core technical data of wafer manufacturing enterprises. Lam Semiconductor's Korean company announced on November 6 that Kim Tae-won would replace Park Jun-hong as CEO. Some industry insiders have linked this leadership change to the data leak incident, but there is currently no public information proving a direct relationship between the two. Neither Samsung Electronics nor Lam Semiconductor's Korean company has responded to inquiries from THE ELEC.

According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX will launch 20 stock tokens and ETF-related assets on November 9, including SNDK, SOXL, SPCX, CRCL, MSTR, SKHY, MU, TSLA, NVDA, INTC, SNXX, KORU, AMD, QQQ, BE, TQQQ, GOOGL, MRNA, NBIS, SOXS, and will open corresponding USDT spot trading pairs. The deposit service for the above cryptocurrencies will be available on November 9 at 16:00 (UTC+8). Among them, SPCX/USDT spot trading will open on November 9 at 17:00, and CRCL/USDT spot trading will open on November 9 at 18:00.It is reported that the 20 assets launched this time will initially support the bStocks series tokens, and Huobi HTX will gradually increase support for other issuers and blockchain networks based on actual conditions.Note: The above content is not investment advice and does not constitute any offer, solicitation, or recommendation for investment products. Please refer to the official announcement from Huobi HTX for detailed terms.

a16z Chief Legal Counsel Miles Jennings posted on X that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released new FAQs that further clarify its token classification framework. He pointed out that Question 1.4 clearly states that systems can maintain decentralized governance and use legal entities such as DUNA; Question 1.5 distinguishes between licensed and unlicensed systems; and Question 1.6 clarifies the difference between "functional" and "decentralized."The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance updated the relevant Q&A on November 2. The response to Question 1.4 states that participants in a widely governed functional crypto system, if not interconnected and without formal or informal collaborative arrangements other than participating in that governance system, typically do not constitute a group of persons or entities defined as "centralized parties"; even if they do form such a group, they must still possess operational, economic, or voting control to meet the definition of "centralized parties." This conclusion also applies to cases where the governance system belongs to an organization, association, or foundation, and participation is based on holding native crypto assets.The response to Question 1.5 states that centralized party oversight of participants refers to the authority to control access to the system at the protocol, validator, or user level, such as unilaterally granting or restricting access, deciding on upgrade voting procedures, controlling who can participate in consensus, or modifying rule code, revoking transactions, and access. The response to Question 1.6 states that "functional" refers to native crypto assets being usable according to the system's programmed purposes, while "decentralized" refers to the system operating autonomously without any person, entity, or group having operational, economic, or voting control; the two are distinct concepts. The above responses represent the views of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance and do not constitute SEC rules or statements.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, in the past 24 hours, a certain whale has accumulated purchases of various tokens worth approximately 7.22 million USD, including: 378,129 LIT (approximately 1.4 million USD), 6.61 million ENA (approximately 1.34 million USD), 3 million ONDO (approximately 1.34 million USD), 1.154 million AERO (approximately 948,000 USD), 241.8 ETH (approximately 591,000 USD), 2,944 QNT (approximately 589,000 USD), 61,252 UNI (approximately 443,000 USD), 1,387 TAO (approximately 368,000 USD), and 4.33 billion PEPE (approximately 195,000 USD).

Amundi stated that net inflows into gold ETPs and gold ETCs exceeded 10 billion euros in the third quarter, surpassing the highest annual inflow record set in the entire year of 2022.

According to Fortune, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed lawsuits against two private fund cases, accusing the relevant fund advisors of raising funds under the pretext of investing in popular tech companies like OpenAI and SpaceX before their IPOs, but allegedly providing false information to investors and misappropriating some of the funds.The SEC stated that Meyer Global Management and its head Owen Meyer are suspected of raising at least $18.5 million from nearly 100 investors to purchase shares of companies before their IPOs, but misappropriated at least $1.27 million, including using fund money for personal consumption, paying entertainment expenses, and personal investments. Among them, the SEC accused Meyer of establishing a fund for investing in shares of OpenAI and SpaceX, but some of the funds did not actually hold the relevant assets.In another case, the SEC and federal prosecutors accused Beyond Alpha Ventures heads Christopher Dinelli and Jacob Frankel of raising over $8.7 million from 35 investors and falsely promoting that the fund held shares in companies like SpaceX and xAI.The SEC stated that the two provided false investment reports, with some of the funds being used for options trading, film investments, and personal use. The SEC emphasized that the accused tech companies and their management have not been found to have engaged in misconduct. Regulatory agencies have been continuously monitoring investment products that promote "acquiring shares before popular private company IPOs" and have launched multiple enforcement actions against relevant private fund advisors.

B.AI announced that it now supports WalletConnect, allowing users to easily connect compatible mobile wallet apps, log in to B.AI with one click, and quickly complete top-ups; when using the B.AI app, users can complete the connection by scanning a QR code.This upgrade further integrates AI access with Web3 wallets, identities, and payment capabilities, enabling users to connect to globally leading AI models with a decentralized identity, unlocking a safer and more efficient intelligent creation experience.

HANetf and HSBC have launched pound and euro hedged Bitcoin exchange-traded commodities (ETC), claiming to be the world's first such products that provide Bitcoin exposure while reducing the impact of dollar exchange rate fluctuations.The pound hedged product GBTC is already trading on the London Stock Exchange, while the euro hedged product EBTC is trading on Xetra and the pan-European Paris Stock Exchange, with HSBC providing currency hedging services. The products are aimed at long-term Bitcoin investors concerned about a weakening dollar, allowing investors to avoid managing custody themselves.

European ETF and ETC platform HANetf has launched the Arrow Bitcoin EUR Hedged ETC (EBTC), which, according to HANetf, is the world's first Bitcoin ETC that offers euro exchange rate hedging.The product aims to provide euro-denominated investors with exposure to Bitcoin prices while reducing the impact of euro to dollar exchange rate fluctuations on investment returns, with the related currency hedging provided by HSBC.

CoinMarketCap announced on platform X that its Chief Product Officer David Salamon will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The former Chief Executive Officer Rush, after leading CoinMarketCap for five years, will transition to oversee the expansion of the group's new business line.CoinMarketCap stated that David Salamon joined CoinMarketCap in 2022 and during his tenure as Chief Product Officer, he led the development of CMC AI, which has surpassed 10 million users; he also spearheaded the reconstruction of CoinMarketCap's on-chain data infrastructure, with DexScan currently tracking 107 chains.

CoinMarketCap officially announced that it has completed the acquisition of the crypto derivatives data platform Coinglass, with the transaction amount undisclosed.Coinglass was established in 2019, covering 28 exchanges and over 2,500 trading products, providing data on open interest, funding rates, liquidation, and options, with over 5 million monthly active users and more than 10,000 API clients.CoinMarketCap stated that this acquisition will bring Coinglass's derivatives data to its platform, providing information on market leverage positions, liquidation distribution, and funding rates to its 115 million monthly users.Coinglass stated that it will continue to operate as an independent business, with its website, app, free tools, API, and pricing remaining unchanged.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, an attack cluster transferred approximately 1.54 million dollars' worth of FET from Fetch AI's token converter on Ethereum.The cluster also received approximately 452,000 dollars in newly minted NTX from Nunet Global deployers. As of now, the total confirmed amount involved is approximately 2.01 million dollars.

According to official news, the AIA Ecosystem Fund announced four updates to the AIA ecosystem, including the official launch of products, alignment of token and equity value, execution of token burn and unlock as planned, and the invalidation of unallocated tokens for dismissed members.In terms of products, the AI Token Smart Router under DeAgentAI was officially launched to the public today, providing unified access to DeAgentAI's proprietary models and 38 mainstream third-party models, supporting model routing, API calls, and usage measurement. Since the internal testing, the platform has served 8 top domestic and international large model clients, processing over 54 million external model calls, with monthly revenue exceeding one million dollars.Regarding the alignment of token and equity value, the AIA Ecosystem Fund stated that all revenue generated from products and business lines under DeAgentAI, as well as related intellectual property and value, will exclusively belong to the foundation and be governed by $AIA holders, with equity investors no longer entitled to residual cash flow. Additionally, the previously disclosed buyback has been fully completed, and the repurchased tokens will be burned as planned.The AIA Ecosystem Fund also stated that the one-year lock-up period for investors, team members, and advisors has ended, entering a three-year linear release period, consistent with the arrangements disclosed at launch; community, ecosystem, and staking shares will still be executed according to the original schedule.The shares of former employees who left normally will be distributed as agreed, but some former team members previously engaged in serious illegal activities. The AIA Ecosystem Fund clearly stated a zero-tolerance policy for any actions that harm the interests of the project and community. Any team member dismissed due to misconduct or harm to project interests will have their unallocated $AIA immediately invalidated, and the company reserves the right to pursue criminal liability.

WalletConnect released a 68-page report titled "Current Status of Policy, Compliance, and Regulation," outlining global regulatory progress in areas such as payments, DeFi, trading, custody, and tokenization. The report indicates that discussions on cryptocurrency regulation in major markets have shifted from "whether to regulate" to "how to implement," with relevant frameworks transitioning from legislation to actual enforcement at different speeds, but cross-border rules remain highly fragmented.The report points out that the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) will be fully applicable from December 2024, with the national transition period ending on July 1, 2026; currently, there are about 330 authorized crypto asset service providers in the ESMA temporary register, and over 1,000 companies that were reported to have failed to obtain authorization before the deadline prior to MiCA's implementation. Hong Kong will issue the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses in April 2026, and Japan's revised Payment Services Act will take effect in June of the same year. Although the U.S. GENIUS Act has become law, the relevant system will not be fully effective until January 18, 2027, and broader market structure legislation is still pending.WalletConnect states that jurisdictions are increasingly adopting a "regulated touchpoint responsibility" model, meaning that issuers and service providers must still fulfill anti-money laundering, sanctions screening, travel rule, and record-keeping obligations when interacting with self-custody addresses. Tools such as sanctions screening, on-chain analysis, address control verification, and reusable identity credentials have been used in some businesses, demonstrating that compliance and self-custody are not mutually exclusive; however, how to regulate decentralized software and protocols remains unresolved, and DeFi continues to be a major frontier issue for global regulation.

CoinMarketCap released the RWA perpetual contract market report for August 2026. The report shows that from December 29, 2025, to August 31, 2026, the cumulative trading volume of the RWA perpetual contract market has exceeded $3.16 trillion.From the platform distribution perspective, Binance leads with approximately $1.59 trillion and a market share of 50.4%. Hyperliquid ranks second with $542.8 billion, accounting for 17.2%; OKX ranks third with $345.1 billion, accounting for 10.9%; Bitget ranks fourth with $238.2 billion, accounting for 7.5%. The top four platforms together account for about 86% of the market share.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "US Open: Tomas Etcheverry vs Mariano Navone," the option "Tomas Etcheverry" in the sub-market "US Open ATP: Tomas Etcheverry vs Mariano Navone" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 61.5% an hour ago to the current 88.5% (a fluctuation of 27%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

HTX global advisor Sun Yuchen stated that HTX has officially upgraded its security architecture in response to the community's demand for stronger security guarantees, claiming to keep user assets 100% SAFU. The upgrade includes enabling a multi-address withdrawal system, with hot wallet assets distributed across multiple addresses; withdrawal addresses are automatically rotated regularly, with old addresses immediately deactivated and no longer controlled after new addresses are activated; single address risk exposure has been minimized.Sun Yuchen mentioned that even in the event of extreme security incidents, the potential loss limit is below $1 million, fully covered by an insurance fund, and users will not lose any funds. He also reminded that withdrawal addresses will be changed regularly as part of normal security mechanisms, and users must verify the actual on-chain receipt situation. HTX stated that it will take every user feedback and every bit of user assets seriously.

Cronos Labs CEO Ryan Wyatt posted that the token economics of CRO need to be re-evaluated. In the coming months, the team has a lot to discuss and plan. In particular, the buyback and burn mechanism corresponding to Cronos App revenue, community burns, and other related arrangements.These topics have been included in the project's Q4 roadmap, and the complete plan will be gradually announced at that time.

AI chip startup Etched recently completed a $700 million financing round at a valuation of $21 billion, but its technology claims are facing industry skepticism. The well-known hacker George Hotz's AI computing team, the tiny corp, publicly criticized Etched's marketing approach: there are many investors, orders, and hardware photos, but there is too little third-party data to truly verify performance.Etched's core selling point is LVI (Low Voltage Inference) technology, claiming it allows trillion-parameter sparse MoE chips to run at over 80% of theoretical peak computing power (MFU). Chip design professional Wesley Yue raised technical doubts about this: high MFU does not necessarily represent absolute performance—if the chip's peak computing power is low, even with an 80% utilization rate, actual performance may still lag behind competitors. Yue believes that Etched's design "does not make sense from first principles" and may be a result of repackaging after its early Transformer ASIC faced power consumption issues.Etched has not yet disclosed complete computing power, power consumption, and third-party benchmark data; the official website only states that "early customer tests have reached leading levels," and detailed performance data will be "released later." There is currently no evidence to prove that Etched is fraudulent. Etched has not publicly responded to this matter.