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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced at the Plan ₿ Forum that the company holds approximately 150,000 Bitcoin. The disclosure comes as Tether serves over 730 million users globally and maintains approximately $7.95 billion in excess reserves. Tether is the leading issuer of the USDT stablecoin,

Khang Dien House Trading and Investment Joint Stock Company (KDH) reported a 96.2% year-over-year decline in net revenue from business operations in its third-quarter 2026 report, to VND 41.4 billion. Revenue from real estate transfers — formerly its main segment — plunged from VND 1,080.2 billion to just VND 25 billion. However, thanks to major financial transactions and the management of financial assets, net profit for the first nine months of the year still rose 50.8% to VND 1,267.7 billion.

The Seoul Foreign Exchange Market Operating Council held a two-day seminar starting on the 30th of last month to discuss the calculation method for the 4 PM Time Weighted Average Price (TWAP) that will serve as the new benchmark exchange rate starting January next year. The seminar brought

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung ordered stronger national cybersecurity defenses at a Cabinet meeting on November 3, citing the recent Binance hack as evidence of escalating cyber threats. Lee called for a government-wide organization to coordinate security functions currently split across

Sky Protocol announced Q3 2026 net revenue of $37.19 million on November 2, 2026, marking an 11.8% increase from the previous quarter. This achievement represents the platform's sixth consecutive quarter of positive revenue, driven by expanding institutional adoption of its sUSDS stablecoin. The

Coinbase announced that staking services will return for New Jersey users soon, as CEO Brian Armstrong stated on Twitter. The reinstatement follows legal victories the company achieved in its fight for customer rights in the state. New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement regulates

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announced dividend payments totaling approximately 44.1 trillion won, with Samsung's 30.03 trillion won dividend scheduled for payment on the 27th. The decisions were made on the 29th and 28th of last month respectively, with Samsung's dividend based on a record

Garry Tan 在 The Builders 自述每年在 AI 代理的 token 花費 10-20 萬美元，公開 23 項 Claude Code 技能（gstack），讓代理讀取他的電郵、Dropbox、Apple Notes，甚至過去 20 年的治療筆記；他同時披露 YC 的內部代理 Stray Light。 On The Builders, Garry Tan says he spends about $100k–$200k per year on AI tokens for work and coding, and has published 23 Claude Code skills as gstack. He uses AI agents to read his email, Dropbox, Apple Notes, and 20 years of therapy notes, and YC has deployed an internal agent called Stray Light with a company-wide brain containing all batch founder data, emails, and applications. He argues personal AI will become mainstream only if costs fall and users control their own agents rather than relying on platform-provided proxies.

Bloomberg reported on Nov. 3, citing people familiar with the matter, that The Walt Disney Company plans to review thousands of employees, with some managers asked to cut annual costs by 20%. The sources said Disney will save costs through reviews and spending cuts; CEO Josh D’Amaro plans to reinvest some of the savings in film and television production, technology research and development, and its theme park and cruise businesses. The report on the review plan did not say how many positions cou

Apyx launched the $apyUSD market on Pendle's Monad platform to expand its services in the decentralized finance sector. The launch aims to enhance liquidity options for traders and broaden Pendle's user base. Pendle amplified the announcement through a retweet. The expansion aligns with the

Elon Musk asked the three major U.S. telecom carriers—Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T—to open their networks to SpaceX’s own mobile service, but all refused; The Washington Post reports exclusively that SpaceX then turned to negotiations with EchoStar, the parent company of Boost Mobile. Possible paths include acquiring Boost Mobile or securing the right to use its network. Pivoting After the Big Three Say No: Musk Meets Personally With EchoStar Chairman Ergen According to people familiar with the m

Wellington Altus Chief Market Strategist James Sohn stated in a report on November 2 (local time) that Wall Street is misreading the future and the US Treasury yield curve will steepen sharply. Sohn argued that market narratives ahead of the US midterm elections amount to speculation disguised as an

NVIDIA is set to become Naver's third-largest shareholder through a third-party share allocation priced at 204,500 won per share, with payment scheduled for the 6th. The investment totaling approximately 1.48 trillion won will secure NVIDIA a 4.54% stake in the Korean tech company. The strategic par

Apple signaled it may boost services revenue through third-party artificial intelligence apps, Chief Financial Officer Kevan Parekh said on Monday's earnings call. The company's services business remains at record levels but faces growing pressure from App Store regulatory challenges and a mobile

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund executives Abdullah Al-Husaini and Leila Abdymomunova outlined opportunities for Korean companies during an interview on October 7, following a joint investment forum in Seoul with the Korea Enterprises Federation and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

US beauty company Estée Lauder (NYS:EL) reported Q1 results that exceeded market expectations, driven by explosive growth in its fragrance division, according to Yahoo Finance on the 2nd (US local time). The company's Q1 fragrance division net sales surged 20% year-over-year, marking the fastest growth rate among all business units. CEO Stephan de La Faverie attributed the performance to a pronounced global trend of younger consumers entering the fragrance market, with key brands like Tom Ford a

Coinbase launched a new sign-up page specifically for agents, as highlighted by CEO Brian Armstrong. The initiative is part of Coinbase's effort to become the most AI-enabled financial account. Coinbase operates as a cryptocurrency exchange that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of

Chip technology company Marvell Technology (MRVL) announced on November 3 that it would acquire data center photonics technology producer Lumentum Holdings in an all-stock deal valued at $115 billion; following the announcement, Marvell shares fell nearly 13%. Bank of America analysts lowered their price target for MRVL from $400 to $225. Marvell announces $115 billion all-stock acquisition of Lumentum; shares fall nearly 13% after announcement Marvell Technology announced it would acquire data

According to a Nov. 2 report by WIRED, a network involving more than 400 related domains and apps used everyday services such as pet photo editing, language learning, and AI fitness coaching as cover while secretly offering sexual-violence deepfake features. Based on information such as users’ location and language, the apps’ servers determined whether to display ordinary features or a hidden interface containing explicit content. Apple removed 19 apps immediately after WIRED reached out with qu