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According to BlockBeats, Cathie Wood stated on November 8 that she does not believe the recent U.S. midterm election results will derail the AI revolution. She noted that while market uncertainty is understandable, the economy is experiencing stronger growth than most investors realize.
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According to Reuters, OpenAI has secured the first $11 billion in its latest funding round on Friday (Nov 6), bringing its valuation to $1.25 trillion. The company had originally targeted up to $30 billion in this round at a $1.5 trillion valuation, but revised both figures downward. SoftBank and UAE-based MGX are among the investors participating. Remaining funds are expected to arrive within the coming weeks, potentially bringing the total raise to around $20 billion.

According to Trump's social media announcement on November 6, Stephen Miller will assume the role of White House Chief of Staff starting November 9, replacing Susie Wiles. Wiles will transition to Trump's political operations team. Miller, currently Deputy White House Chief of Staff, has been selected for the position.

According to Pi Network, the project announced on November 7 its first Ecosystem Summit running November 17 to 19, with a developer hackathon launching on the closing day backed by a 200,000 USDT prize pool.

According to Iranian media and CCTV, on the evening of November 6, Trump confirmed that the U.S. military conducted a small-scale strike against Iran, targeting defense systems. Early on November 7, two missiles struck Iran's southern Qeshm Island, though official damage assessments were not immediately disclosed.

Baguan (1342) reported October revenue of 286 million TWD, up 53.9% year-over-year despite reduced working days from consecutive holidays and typhoons, according to the company. Military product sales led growth, surging 290% year-over-year. Cumulative revenue for the first ten months reached 3.14 b

According to Guru Club, China's foreign exchange reserves stood at $340.5178 billion and gold reserves at 78.3 million ounces as of the end of October.

According to BlockBeats, on November 8, analyst Serenity expressed optimism on select Neocloud companies including NBIS following significant valuation declines, citing favorable conditions for those with tight supplier relationships, secured capacity, and access to cheaper financing. Serenity

According to ChainCatcher, as of November 8, Ethereum (ETH) spot price stands at $2,233.04, with Binance perpetual futures showing $64.9736 million in buy orders against $62.3569 million in sell orders, representing a $2.6167 million imbalance favoring longs. Buy-side depth on Binance spot and Coinbase spot also exceeded sell-side levels, though at significantly smaller scales.

According to a post on X published on November 7, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has implemented a hierarchy of AI agents to manage his decision-making workflow. Armstrong said the system has already reduced the amount of work he handles manually each day, as he continues refining the approach.

Taiwan stock index futures recovered to 40,298 points on Friday night, up 646 points, reclaiming the 40,000 level after a deep sell-off earlier in the day, according to analysts including Hsu Po-chieh and multiple market sources. The rally followed strong U.S. market performance, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surging 4.21% and TSMC ADR (TSM) jumping 6.33% to $375.44. Converted at Friday's NT$32.768 exchange rate, TSMC ADR's implied Taiwan spot value reached NT$2,460.48 per share, rep

According to Onchain Lens, the blockchain monitoring platform requested Hyperliquid to flag a wallet or account today (November 8), identifying it as belonging to a Drift Protocol exploit perpetrator.

According to COINOTAG, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $1.28 billion in net outflows during the trading week of Nov. 2-6, marking the second consecutive week of redemptions and the largest weekly outflow since late June.

According to ChainCatcher, citing Lookonchain monitoring, an address opened a Bitcoin long position exceeding $12 million and an Ethereum short position on Hyperliquid after converting 3,100 ETH to USDC and transferring the funds to the platform.

According to ChainCatcher and onchain analyst Ai Yi, a major re-staking address (0x924...a2BB0) has redeemed 7,500 ETH over the past 3 days, with suspected selling activity. Since November 5, the address has withdrawn ETH worth over $17.11 million from Etherfi and deposited the funds to Binance. The address currently holds 1,483.94 ETH staked on Kelp DAO.

According to COINOTAG, Shiba Inu (SHIB) futures recorded a net outflow of $207,230 over the past three days. Aggregated derivatives data showed inflows of $10.39 million against outflows of $10.60 million during the period.

According to Hana Investment, following U.S. midterm elections on November 5, market concerns over data center buildout have escalated, triggering a broad selloff in AI stocks and weighing on Taiwan's AI supply chain. The investment firm noted that while data center construction may slow, current observations suggest demand is primarily being deferred rather than canceled, with actual order cancellations estimated at only single-digit percentages. Taiwan's supply chain is experiencing differenti

According to Alternative.me, the crypto market's Fear & Greed Index rose to 28 on November 8, shifting from extreme fear (25 on November 7) to fear, indicating a potential easing of market pessimism.