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According to the Wall Street Journal, Nick Timiraos, known as the "mouthpiece of the Federal Reserve," wrote that after the third consecutive strong inflation report was released, a rate hike by the Federal Reserve in December is almost certain. Market focus is shifting to the magnitude of the rate hike and the subsequent pace, including a 25 basis point hike at each meeting, a one-time hike of 50 basis points, or signaling multiple consecutive hikes of 25 basis points.Nick Timiraos pointed out that the Federal Reserve will hold a policy meeting from December 8 to 9, and the bigger question is whether this rate hike is a moderate adjustment envisioned by several officials, with two to three more hikes, or the beginning of a sustained effort to suppress the economy and lower inflation.Previously, Federal Reserve Governor Waller, who supported maintaining interest rates last week, stated that if the core price increase in October reaches about 0.3% month-over-month, the Federal Reserve should consider a 50 basis point hike in December, and the latest published data happens to align with this scenario. Dallas Federal Reserve President Logan also hinted after the data release that, given the current inflation pressures, it may be necessary to accelerate the pace of rate hikes. The relevant tactical choices are usually decided by the Federal Reserve Chair.

Bitmine Chairman Thomas Lee stated that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin's announcement at Devcon 8 in Mumbai that "ETH is a store of value, ETH is currency" represents a seismic shift, clarifying how ETH will capture value in the upcoming tokenization and AI supercycle.Lee said, "ETH is not a 'cash flow' token model like HYPE or LIT, but rather a pure and trusted collateral that reflects how Ethereum has become the Layer 1 of choice for the vast majority of financial institutions when transferring assets to the blockchain. In other words, ETH as a store of value aligns most closely with ETH's future roadmap and the role ETH will play in the upcoming tokenization supercycle."

Tesla (TSLA.O) announced that it will add an additional shift to strive to complete all Cybercab orders on time.

U.S. California Democratic Representative Maxine Waters officially announced her candidacy for the chair of the House Financial Services Committee and outlined her policy agenda in a letter to Democratic members. It is reported that the Democrats will decide on key committee positions in the coming weeks.In the cryptocurrency sector, Maxine Waters proposed to establish "strict but fair regulatory rules" for compliant cryptocurrency businesses and to strengthen scrutiny of the digital asset industry. She also plans to promote legislation that enables the financial system and economy to better respond to the impacts brought by AI, and to focus on the regulation of the private equity industry, consumer fees, credit reporting, and reforms in housing mortgage financing.Maxine Waters has served as the Democratic chief member of the House Financial Services Committee since 2013. Additionally, Illinois Democratic Representative Sean Casten has also announced his candidacy for the committee chair, with his policy agenda similarly addressing emerging risks brought by cryptocurrency, prediction markets, and artificial intelligence, and proposing to strengthen oversight of corporate and consumer fraud.

Former Moore Capital Management portfolio manager Paul Yablon is returning all external funds from the digital asset hedge fund Room40 Capital, opting to manage his own capital and that of an institutional partner, while expanding the investment strategy from cryptocurrencies and digital assets to macro trading.Paul Yablon admitted that the $6.3 billion hacking incident at Binance highlights the ongoing security challenges faced by the cryptocurrency industry, while clarifying that Room40 Capital does not hold any assets from Binance. The main reason for this exit is the asymmetric risk-reward ratio and the fact that favorable cryptocurrency investment opportunities have become very scarce. According to informed sources, Paul Yablon will return to Moore Capital as a macro portfolio manager.

Elon Musk stated that Tesla plans to gradually reduce Cybertruck production at its Texas factory starting in mid-2027 to expand the production of Cybercab.Tesla began producing Cybertruck at its Austin factory in 2023, but market demand has been poor. Tesla has been producing the golden two-seater Cybercab at the Austin factory as an important part of its transformation plan.

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.

Some observers of the Federal Reserve believe that Trump's strong opposition from voters in the midterm elections may alleviate the political pressure faced by Federal Reserve Chair Waller, allowing him to reduce political interference and focus on controlling inflation. Voters have listed the cost of living as one of their top concerns, fundamentally changing the political landscape surrounding the Federal Reserve.Since Trump's re-election in 2024, he has been exerting pressure on the Federal Reserve and its interest rate decisions, repeatedly calling for rate cuts, supporting an unprecedented criminal investigation into the renovation of the Federal Reserve's office building, and attempting to remove a sitting Federal Reserve governor. Against this backdrop, Trump chose Waller to lead the Federal Reserve in May of this year, after Waller had unusually shifted to support rate cuts. This has raised concerns among Democrats, who fear that the new chair may have agreed to adjust monetary policy according to the president's wishes.Claudia Sahm, Chief Economist at New Century Advisors, stated that in fact, if the election results prompt Trump to end the conflict with Iran and abandon further tariff increases, the Federal Reserve may not need to raise interest rates again at all.

On November 4, the head of the Binance Chinese community, Sisi, responded to the security incident at the end of October, stating that approximately $6.3 billion was transferred out of the Binance system, and the responsibility lies with Binance, not with any individual engineer or technical standard. She stated that the related losses would be compensated by the platform, and users could verify themselves on the reserve proof page; the frozen and intercepted portions would be recovered one by one in cooperation with law enforcement and on-chain institutions.Sisi mentioned that after the withdrawal was reopened, the platform focused on ensuring that every withdrawal was processed. She stated that the scale of withdrawals in the past two days was on the same level as the stolen amount, and every transaction had been fulfilled, with user assets remaining intact; the platform did not misappropriate user assets. She also stated that the company's decision-making body requested that the investigation report be unembellished and truthfully disclosed, with timelines, attack paths, malicious script operations, and internal shortcomings all included in the report.Sisi cited an FBI report stating that the adversary was a nation-state actor, and since the beginning of this year, Binance had intercepted 57 suspected attacks from the same source. She indicated that all intrusion points mentioned in the report had been blocked; as of November 3, the affected wallet system had been rebuilt in a new environment, internal AI tools had been rebuilt and permissions tightened, affected devices had been replaced, relevant credentials and tokens had been invalidated, and a comprehensive device security scan and wallet risk control upgrade had been completed. She also mentioned that some defensive lines would not be made public and that an independent third-party security agency had been hired for review, with the conclusions to be announced externally. Binance's preliminary investigation previously indicated that the incident involved assets of approximately $6.34 billion, with about $2.85 billion frozen or intercepted, and the losses would be borne by the platform.

Andrew Canobi, the Head of Fixed Income at Franklin Templeton Australia, stated that the initial financial market reaction triggered by the U.S. midterm elections can be summarized as a slight shift of funds from stocks to bonds, reflecting a certain risk-averse tendency.He added that if the Democrats control Congress, the market may view this as a constraint on U.S. President Trump's growth agenda, particularly in the fields of artificial intelligence and resources. Additionally, as traders believe that the Reserve Bank of Australia may be close to ending interest rate hikes, the yield on Australian three-year government bonds has fallen by 15 basis points since the beginning of this week.

OKX founder Star Xu posted that many packages and performances ultimately prove to be makeshift. He mentioned that a security incident involving $6.3 billion reportedly began when an employee fell into a fake job interview trap, which subsequently affected two other employees, and internal AI tools may also have been involved, questioning whether this is what is called "multi-layered defense."Star stated that he does not want to speculate too much on the security control failures of competitors, but he reminded users in the crypto industry that an overly marketing-oriented corporate culture can be extremely dangerous. He noted that users may care more about event rewards, while hackers and scammers are targeting the entire principal amount; security, responsibility, and compliance should always come before marketing, as no matter how enticing the event rewards are, they cannot compensate for the loss of principal.

The Ethereum Layer 2 network Scroll announced the summary of the DAO monthly meeting, further revealing the network transformation plan, which intends to adjust the existing network to a permissioned network and migrate SCR and USX to the Ethereum mainnet. Scroll stated that it will submit a detailed proposal later to review the relevant transformation arrangements through the governance process.To facilitate the transition, Scroll is preparing to help users check their existing positions and safely transfer or withdraw assets during the network transformation period. In addition, Scroll's AI application Compass has launched a paid subscription service on iOS, while the Android version and more fiat payment methods are still under development. The Compass API is also expanding support for different AI models.

Renowned trader Ansem stated in the podcast "Market Bubble" that he has recently shifted from a bullish to a bearish stance, reducing his positions and taking profits over the past few days, while also shorting a portion.Regarding stocks, Ansem believes that mainstream targets have seen significant increases, accumulating a large amount of unrealized profits, and have hardly experienced any proper corrections. Now, significant de-risking and profit-taking are starting to occur. He thinks that the U.S. stock market may be at the tail end of the macro cycle, with funds withdrawing.For the cryptocurrency market, Ansem believes that crypto performed strongly in Q3, but it may just be a counter-trend rebound rather than the beginning of a new bull market. Crypto had previously outpaced the weakness in stocks, rebounding after being oversold; if stocks continue to weaken, they may drag crypto down with them, and Bitcoin could fall back to around $70,000. He also expressed continued optimism about tokenized stocks, viewing them as a key pathway to bring more traditional capital onto the blockchain, as well as a catalyst for the next wave of real users and capital inflow, and reiterated his positive outlook on ZEC, emphasizing its privacy Bitcoin attributes.

According to The Block, as the U.S. midterm elections approach, the digital asset industry may face changes in the congressional political landscape. Over the past two years, the Republican-led Congress passed the stablecoin bill GENIUS Act and advanced the broader Clarity Act; the latter passed the House in 2025 but stalled in the Senate due to controversies over stablecoin rewards and ethical issues raised by former President Trump's crypto wealth. Prediction market Kalshi shows that the probability of the Democrats winning the Senate and the House is 64% and 90%, respectively.The chair of congressional committees holds the power to set the agenda. If the Democrats regain the Senate, Elizabeth Warren will become the chair of the Senate Banking Committee. Ron Hammond, head of policy and advocacy at Wintermute, expects that she will actively use subpoena power and may focus on scrutinizing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's approvals of new bank charters for Ripple, Coinbase, and World Liberty Financial, which is supported by the Trump family.The election situation in Ohio is also under scrutiny, with former Senate Banking Committee chair Sherrod Brown facing pro-crypto Republican Jon Husted. Fairshake PAC has pledged $30 million to support Husted. Hammond stated that if Brown wins, he may become the chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, which could potentially shelve related crypto legislation. In the House Financial Services Committee, regardless of whether Maxine Waters, Sean Casten, or Bill Foster leads, the Clarity Act is unlikely to advance. Lindsay Fraser, chief policy officer of the Blockchain Association, stated that while congressional control may change, the demand for clear crypto regulations will not.

Nick Timiraos, the "Fed's Mouthpiece," stated that when Waller took office, it coincided with the Federal Reserve's shift to a tightening cycle; historically, such periods are often when "forward guidance" plays a key role. It is commonly believed that "forward guidance" originated during the ultra-loose monetary policy period of 2008-2009 and afterward, as the Federal Reserve heavily relied on this tool when interest rates hit the "zero lower bound." However, in reality, the history of forward guidance can be traced back to 1999.At that time, Federal Reserve officials wanted to retract the rate cuts made in 1998 while also avoiding the miscommunication that caught the market off guard during the rate hikes of 1994. Therefore, in May 1999, the Federal Reserve attempted for the first time to issue a policy statement after a meeting where interest rates were kept unchanged.Previously, the Federal Reserve would only release statements after meetings where interest rates were adjusted. Six weeks later, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. The minutes from the May 1999 meeting indicated that officials were already aware of the high likelihood of a rate hike and hoped to guide market expectations accordingly. Officials did not want the market to misinterpret their policy intentions.

Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe released a ZIP draft proposing to stop the automatic allocation of block subsidies to Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) and redirect the original 8% subsidy share to the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM).The draft states that ZCG currently holds approximately 91,452.98 ZEC, valued at about 125 million dollars, and the existing funds are sufficient to continue supporting related activities without the need for ongoing block subsidies. If the proposal takes effect, from the specified activation height, the original 8% share will be allocated to the NSM fund until the original funds expire; the existing assets and governance rules of ZCG will remain unchanged.