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According to Odaily 星球日报, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) recently responded to Elon Musk on his tepid reaction to the Binance security incident. CZ stated: "I respect you greatly, but now is not the time for jokes. Our SPCX shares from our $500 million investment in your Twitter acquisition are now worth over $1 billion. I would be grateful if you could show a bit of support." Musk had reacted to the Binance hack with an uncomfortable emoji (😬), typically conveying negative sentiment and subtle skepticism.

According to Odaily, an address increased its GOOGL short position by approximately $15.77 million, bringing its total holdings to about 83,100 GOOGL shorts valued at approximately $23.57 million. The account has accumulated gains of around $31.86 million.

According to a Reuters survey in October, Brent crude oil is forecast to average $92.88 per barrel in 2026, revised upward from a September estimate of $89.05. U.S. crude oil is expected to average $86.60 per barrel, up from the prior forecast of $83.90.

According to Ukraine's Prime Minister, Russian forces struck energy infrastructure in Dnipro, Kyiv and Poltava regions overnight (October 29-30). The statement did not disclose further details regarding the scale or impact of the

According to an investigation led by security researcher @zachxbt, the Binance exploit involving $6.3 billion is linked to the Bitget hack of $388 million through a shared address used by the North Korea-linked TraderTraitor group. The findings suggest coordinated attack methods and have prompted co

According to Interfax, Ukraine's Prime Minister announced that 527 residents of Oleshky are expected to return to Ukraine-controlled territory.

According to TNW, San Francisco-based AI architecture startup Dream announced a $17 million seed funding round, with backers including Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, XYZ, and Zigg Capital. The company was co-founded by Andy Elder and Arjun Mathur, both former Palantir employees with roughly a

According to Bloomberg strategist Simon White, hedge funds reduced individual stock short positions in October and shifted to index-level hedging using tools like QQQ, as technology stocks declined approximately 8% during the month. Goldman Sachs data shows that as of May, hedge funds' macro short positions in U.S. equity products including indices and ETFs reached a decade-high, with QQQ short holdings surging over the past two weeks. This strategic shift from stock-level to index-level shortin

According to VARA, the authority announced its latest Regulatory Radar highlighting tokenisation's impact on financial markets. The report outlines developments in wholesale markets, securities recordkeeping, and tokenised securities frameworks, signaling a significant shift in the regulatory

BP's Chief Executive Officer will announce the company's long-term capital framework and targets during a Strategy Day on December 15.

According to CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju, Coinbase premium touched a 4-year low on October 30. The last time this level was seen was in November 2022 following the FTX collapse, when Bitcoin hit bottom.

According to Guru Club, Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell 4.2% to 5,688.574 points on June 4, reaching its lowest level since December 2020.

According to British Petroleum's Chief Financial Officer, the company expects total financial obligations to decline to $330 billion to $350 billion by year-end.

According to Longi Green Energy's third-quarter announcement on October 30, the company posted Q3 operating revenue of 16.819 billion yuan, down 7.08% year-over-year, with a net loss attributable to shareholders of 1.029 billion yuan and basic earnings per share of -0.13 yuan. For the first nine months of 2026, accumulated revenue fell 13.85% to 43.864 billion yuan, with cumulative net loss of 4.713 billion yuan and earnings per share of -0.62 yuan. The company attributed the losses primarily to

According to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, China's goods and services trade imports and exports reached 582.17 billion yuan in September 2026. Exports totaled 325.11 billion yuan while imports were 257.06 billion yuan, resulting in a trade surplus of 68.05 billion yuan. Key service t

According to the State Council approval, China's central bank and South Africa's Reserve Bank recently renewed their bilateral currency swap agreement. The combined limit is set at 300 billion yuan and 74 billion South African rand, with a five-year validity

According to Jin10, recently the People's Bank of China and the South African Reserve Bank renewed their bilateral currency swap agreement under State Council approval. The swap size is set at 30 billion yuan/74 billion South African rand, with a five-year validity

On October 27, 2026, Standard Asset Company (SAC), an investment firm backed by a member of Dubai's ruling family, announced a $1.5 billion strategy combining institutional Bitcoin holdings with real estate acquisitions across the United Arab Emirates. Coinbase Asset Management has been appointed th

According to FinanceFeeds, on October 29, billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller disclosed an investment in Trade[XYZ], a derivatives trading platform built on Hyperliquid. The announcement coincided with a definitive agreement between Trade[XYZ] and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to

According to Bitcoin.com News, the London Metal Exchange (LME) is exploring tokenizing unregistered warehouse metal inventory to support business financing. The exchange plans to issue tokens backed by metal reserves, which may be held by third parties for loans and other obligations. LME stated it