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The U.S. October PPI year-on-year will be announced at 21:30 Beijing time, with a previous value of 6.3% and a forecast value of 6.6%; the U.S. October core PPI year-on-year will be announced at 21:30, with a previous value of 5% and a forecast value of 5%.

The New York Federal Reserve report confirms that the U.S. Treasury used approximately 500 million euros equivalent during the coordinated intervention in the foreign exchange market with Japan on July 31. The New York Federal Reserve purchased 79.4 billion yen and sold euros from the "Exchange Rate Stability Fund."This action aimed to address the disorderly fluctuations of the yen exchange rate. The Federal Reserve did not participate in this intervention.

According to Crypto Briefing, the Ethereum Foundation is launching an application called Universal Ethereum Signer on the Passport Prime hardware device from Foundation, running on its KeyOS operating system. The application was developed by Nicolas Bacca, co-founder of Ledger and current CEO of ZKnox, with funding from the Ethereum Foundation, and is currently in the testing phase.This application allows users to securely review and sign Ethereum transactions on isolated hardware without having to expose their private keys to their mobile phones or computers. For Passport Prime users, this is the first time the device can act as a dedicated signer for Ethereum transactions through a third-party application. Currently, users need to manually sideload the signing application onto Passport Prime. Foundation CEO Zach Herbert stated that a future application directory will allow trusted groups to push updates directly to users, expected to launch in the winter of 2026.

The blockchain game project MapleStory Universe (MSU) announced on its platform that due to the discovery of unauthorized external access to part of its off-chain server infrastructure, all services will be placed in maintenance mode starting from November 12, 2026, at 12:43 Beijing time. Preliminary investigations indicate that the blockchain and smart contracts were not affected, and on-chain records and wallets show that this incident did not result in asset transfers or theft, and user wallet private keys were never uploaded to the MSU system.The attackers obtained records of some users after November 5 at 07:26, including wallet addresses, nicknames, avatars, login history, some email addresses, associated social account information, OpenAPI usage records, and transaction and service activity records, but did not include real names, phone numbers, physical addresses, KYC, or payment card information. In addition, information registered for 328 applications in the Builder Center was also accessed, but the exposed API keys could not affect assets. MSU has cut off the attack path, revoked leaked credentials, and replaced affected servers, and will replace all operational keys before restoring services.

According to The Block, Anchorage Digital announced a partnership with Visa to use a portion of the stablecoins issued by its federally chartered bank as native settlement assets on the Visa network, with the first supported being the Western Union stablecoin USDPT. Visa and eligible partners can now settle VisaNet debts using USDPT, and both parties will establish a framework to evaluate the inclusion of more stablecoins issued by Anchorage.USDPT was launched on Solana in May of this year, issued and custodied by Anchorage Digital Bank.

For the week ending October 31, the number of continuing claims for unemployment benefits in the United States was 1.697 million, lower than the expected 1.71 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.718 million to 1.717 million.

For the week ending November 7, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States was 200,000, higher than the expected 195,000, and the previous value was revised from 189,000 to 191,000.

Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua stated that the Binance black swan event and the significant victory of the Democratic Party in the United States have had a considerable impact on both the AI stock market and the cryptocurrency market. Investors need to continuously adjust their strategies based on the market environment. Although there have been multiple successful exits at the peak previously, it is still necessary to be cautious of prematurely bottom-fishing at this stage, to avoid catching a falling knife at the "halfway up the mountain."

Inflation data for October in the United States sends multiple warning signals. The data shows that the core CPI rose by 0.3% month-on-month, higher than the market expectation of 0.2%, exceeding expectations for the third consecutive month; the overall CPI rose by 0.4% month-on-month, also above expectations. The impact of rising energy prices is spreading to areas such as food and transportation, and service inflation remains robust, further complicating the Federal Reserve's efforts to control inflation.Specifically, food prices in the U.S. rose by 0.5% month-on-month in October, with grocery prices recording the largest monthly increase since April; urban transportation service prices saw the largest monthly increase since 2020, and prices for airline tickets and delivery services also increased. Additionally, service prices excluding energy and housing rents rose by 0.4% month-on-month, while owners' equivalent rent increased by 0.3%.AI investments are bringing new cost pressures. Over the past three months, the annualized price increase for computers and peripheral devices in the U.S. reached 25%, and electricity prices rose by 0.9% month-on-month in October, marking the largest increase in six months. Morgan Stanley estimates that AI-related factors have contributed about 6 basis points to the core CPI this year, with the current impact still relatively limited, but as data center investments expand, related pressures may rise further.In terms of monetary policy, Chicago Fed President Goolsbee described the latest inflation data as approaching an alarming level. Fed Governor Waller previously stated that if the core CPI month-on-month increase reaches 0.3% or higher, the December meeting should consider raising interest rates by 50 basis points. Goldman Sachs has included a forecast for an additional 25 basis point increase in March 2027, expecting that the target range for the federal funds rate will rise to 4.25% to 4.50%. However, some economists warn that there is a lag in the transmission of energy prices, and over-reliance on current data may lead to excessive tightening of monetary policy.

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, He Yadong, stated that China and the United States are maintaining close communication on the "30 billion for 30 billion" framework arrangement for reciprocal tariff reductions, which is beneficial for stabilizing and expanding bilateral trade. Communication between the two sides in areas such as trade and investment will create more favorable conditions for agricultural product trade between the two countries, and relevant progress will be announced in a timely manner.

Zcash holders and community representatives will vote from November 16 to 30 on a proposal to remove 50,000 ZEC from the community grant fund (ZCG). This proposal was co-drafted by Zcash co-founders Sean Bowe, Zooko Wilcox, and Jason McGee, and was merged into the specification repository on Wednesday. According to the October treasury snapshot referenced in the proposal, ZCG holds 91,453 ZEC, and the amount proposed for removal accounts for approximately 55% of its holdings.If the proposal passes and is activated in the network upgrade, ZCG must remove the 50,000 ZEC from circulation within 30 days, and its corresponding value will be included in the Network Sustainability Mechanism, gradually returned through future block rewards. Additionally, the proposal plans to stop allocating 8% of newly issued ZEC to ZCG, transferring this portion of funds into a new Future Dev and Legal Defense Fund, which will continue to accumulate until the next Zcash halving. Funds in this new fund will temporarily be unavailable for expenditure until separate withdrawal rules are approved.ZCG can still use the remaining treasury funds to continue issuing development grants, and the independent 12% holder-controlled fund will not be affected. The proposal states that based on the October treasury snapshot, a ZEC price of $1,300, and expenditure estimates for the first half of 2026, the current funds of ZCG can cover approximately 13 years of expenditures; after the removal of 50,000 ZEC, the remaining funds are expected to cover about 6 years. Previously, ZCG proposed to redirect approximately 98,000 ZEC from existing assets and future income to miner rewards, but abandoned this plan on November 3 after facing community criticism. This new proposal still requires community support and must be implemented through a network upgrade. The activation block height has not yet been determined, nor has a reference implementation been provided.

According to the Financial Times, the European Union and the United Kingdom will postpone the 10% tariff on electric vehicles.

Ethereum developer Marchhill submitted the draft EIP-8437, proposing to propagate proof wrapper data through the eth/73 protocol and introducing an optional mode that allows transactions to submit raw signatures to the aggregator without pre-generating STARK proofs.This proposal supports the direct propagation of certified packages with transactions and performs independent checks of specified programs in resource-constrained sandboxes to verify witness data. The new program does not require the development of native adapters for each signature scheme separately. Additionally, the proposal plans to limit the batch queue size, clean up expired transactions, and recheck records before formally generating proofs to support failure retries.Currently, the proposal is still in the Draft stage and has not yet been merged. The developer pointed out that VM and key binding consistency verification, cryptographic verification, and performance testing are still incomplete, and benchmarking has not yet been conducted.

Zach Pandl, the head of research at Grayscale, pointed out that the number of monthly active developers for Zcash has roughly doubled over the past two years, while the broader cryptocurrency developer community has declined from its peak during the same period.About 70% of Zcash's active developers have over a year of experience in cryptocurrency development, which is higher than the overall industry average of 58%. These developers possess expertise in zero-knowledge proofs and post-quantum cryptography research. The article suggests that the continued engagement of developers indicates the network's capability for ongoing improvement. The growing developer community of Zcash combines a strong privacy ethos with the goal of making private digital currencies more accessible. This momentum is expected to continue supporting protocol innovation and may ultimately translate into an increase in ZEC valuation.

Uniswap posted on platform X that Uniswap v2, v3, and v4 have been launched on Elysium, and developers can check the deployment addresses in the official development documentation.

According to Sifted, game engine company Unity and NVIDIA's investment arm NVentures have joined the approximately $700 million funding round for UK AI startup Emulate.Emulate was founded in August this year by several former researchers from Google DeepMind and is registered in the UK. The founders include Jack Parker-Holder, Matthew McGill, and others. The company's focus is on "world models," which learn the laws of the physical world from video and interactive data to train agents that can act in real environments.Previously, the Financial Times reported in September that Emulate planned to raise up to $700 million at a valuation of about $3.7 billion; Bloomberg and PYMNTS later stated that its valuation was approaching $4 billion just one month after its establishment. Sifted noted that Unity and NVentures are the latest investors to join, but did not disclose the specific investment amounts from each.

The Kremlin stated that there are currently no relations between Russia and the European Union.

According to a report by the Korean News Agency, on November 11, the South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups released the "AI Startup Unicorn Cultivation Strategy" in Seoul, proposing to cultivate 20 AI unicorn companies valued at over 1 trillion Korean won and 1 AI decacorn company valued at over 10 trillion Korean won by 2030.The ministry will select 50 AI startups each year as candidates and provide over 10 billion Korean won in R&D and commercialization funding support for companies that enter the final stage of the project. South Korea will also build a comprehensive empirical system connecting AI semiconductors, cloud, and services, and expand the "Government First Verification and Procurement" project, which allows government and public institutions to be the first customers, into the AI field.

U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue stated on November 11 that the U.S. and China are advancing the establishment of an AI crisis mechanism. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen emphasized on the same day that both sides plan to establish direct communication channels to promptly report significant AI incidents involving national security.This mechanism is similar to an AI emergency hotline. For example, if an AI entity unauthorizedly attacks another country's network, jeopardizing critical infrastructure, or if advanced models show severe signs of losing control, both sides can exchange information in a timely manner to avoid misjudging a technical incident as a deliberate attack. In September of this year, the leaders of the U.S. and China agreed to establish a communication channel for AI incidents.