TREE NEWS update: Binance said a claim by hacking group ShinyHunters that it stole 335 million user records, including KYC documents, passwords, trading history and wallet information, and demanded $900,000, is more likely a scam after reviewing samples, with no breach found in its systems, KYC data, account credentials or private keys. The exchange said it does not store passwords in plaintext, does not hold users’ external wallet private keys, and that the data concerns jurisdictions Binance has exited.
TREE NEWS update: Raycash, a Zama spin-off, has launched its app on Ethereum, enabling confidential stablecoin payments and private yield on idle balances through Morpho. The app lets users earn yield on stablecoin holdings while keeping transactions private.
TREE NEWS reports: The London Metal Exchange reported a 3,700-tonne drop in lead stocks, alongside declines of 625 tonnes in aluminium, 500 tonnes in zinc, 306 tonnes in nickel and 40 tonnes in tin. Copper was the only metal to post a build, with inventories up 725 tonnes. The exchange published the stock movements without giving a reason for the changes.
TREE NEWS update: Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree publishing the Regulations on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which take effect on January 1, 2027. The regulations are intended to protect TCM traditional knowledge, promote its inheritance and development, and carry forward TCM culture.
TREE NEWS reports: Nvidia shares dropped nearly 5% in US premarket trading, the stock’s sharpest pre-open decline in the session. The move came before the market opened, with no specific catalyst cited for the drop. Nvidia is a major supplier of GPUs used in AI and crypto mining.
TREE NEWS update: Sen. Richard Blumenthal has asked four crypto firms, including Binance, Tether and Trump-linked crypto companies, to begin producing records by Nov. 30, warning of further action if they miss a Jan. 4 deadline. The Senate request marks an escalation of congressional scrutiny of the firms’ records.
TREE NEWS reports: Goldman Sachs global head of hedge fund coverage Tony Pasquariello expects the S&P 500 to complete one last leg higher before 2027 brings the largest net equity supply shock since 2000, driven by large IPOs including SpaceX and Anthropic and corporate cash shifting to capex over buybacks. He said earnings growth, fund flows and the AI narrative have all deteriorated at the margin, and flagged the Nasdaq 100’s 6.36% single-day drop this week.
TREE NEWS reports: A crypto address completed seven ETH trades between Oct. 18 and Nov. 6, 2026, with a 100% win rate, and on Nov. 9 added 4,223.37 ETH to its long position. The address now holds 24,500.49 ETH worth about $52.01 million.
TREE NEWS reports: Crypto trader Frogman said he lost more than $4 million after hackers stole nine tokens from two of his main wallets during the TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore. Attackers set up fake public Wi-Fi hotspots mimicking hotels, airports and the venue, using man-in-the-middle attacks and phishing pages to steal device data and drain hot wallets. Organizers of a side event called “Don’t Get Played” allegedly induced participants to install remote-control malware under the guise of cybersecurity training. Victims have reported the case to Singapore police.
TREE NEWS reports: Onchain Lens identified the Ankr bridge contract exploited in the attack as 0xc437DF90B37C1dB6657339E31BfE54627f0e7181, along with two attacker addresses: 0x119D250b82C1cf5345dF5912EFb4B1a4107a1Aa6 and 0x9A88Dd45AE846A979705c9cFdfD0f229e592D703. The on-chain monitoring account disclosed the addresses without specifying the amount lost or when the exploit occurred.
TREE NEWS reports: An attacker allegedly triggered five withdrawals from Ankr’s Ethereum cross-chain bridge by making small deposits on Optimism, moving roughly $292,000 in assets out of the bridge. Onchain Lens flagged the activity, which points to a bridge exploit rather than a market event. The incident adds to a long list of cross-chain bridge security failures.
TREE NEWS update: Ankr’s Ethereum bridge lost more than $303,000 in an exploit executed across five transactions. The bridge contract remained unpaused after withdrawals referencing a small Optimism deposit that had already been redeemed, allowing the attacker to drain funds. The incident adds to a growing list of cross-chain bridge vulnerabilities in 2025.
TREE NEWS update: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said at a weekly press briefing that a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remains valid, provided the United States meets Iran’s demands. The proposal, originally set with a seven-day deadline, would see regional tensions ease and security in the strait restored within two days if conditions are met. Baghaei said the demands are not unreasonable and that abandoning them would endanger Iran’s own interests and regional security.
TREE NEWS update: US Senator Richard Blumenthal sent new letters on November 5 to Binance, Tether, World Liberty Financial and Fight Fight Fight LLC, demanding they voluntarily produce records by January 4, 2027. The requests cover roughly $1.7 billion in Iran-linked transfers through Binance, Tether’s payments to consulting firm Nxum, and foreign investment in Trump family crypto projects. Blumenthal is expected to chair the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations when the new Congress convenes on January 3, 2027.
TREE NEWS update: Binance said a claim that 335.9 million records were breached is likely a scam, citing inconsistencies in a listing that sought $900,000 for purported identity documents, credentials and private keys. The exchange rejected the listing’s credibility, pointing to flaws in how the data was offered for sale. No customer data was confirmed compromised in the claim.
TREE NEWS update: Nvidia’s board has formed a committee of independent directors and hired outside legal counsel to review matters concerning CEO Jensen Huang, saying it still trusts him and his management team. Huang, who owns about 3.58% of the company and has led it for more than 33 years, has no publicly named successor; all 10 other board members are independent. Polymarket odds of his announcing a departure before Dec. 31 have swung from above 75% to about 17%.
TREE NEWS reports: Global near-surface temperatures from January to September 2026 averaged 1.47°C above pre-industrial levels, matching full-year 2023 and 2025 and trailing only 2024’s record 1.55°C, the World Meteorological Organization said. The years 2023 through 2026 are now the four hottest on record. An early-year La Niña briefly curbed warming before El Niño pushed temperatures up again; the pattern is expected to persist into early 2027 and could lift the 2026 annual average further.
TREE NEWS reports: The onshore yuan closed at 6.6735 per dollar at the 16:30 Beijing time official close on the day, down 24 pips from the previous trading day’s official close. The pair was up 28 pips from the prior overnight close. The figures are the official closing quotes for the onshore spot rate.
TREE NEWS reports: Strategy’s bitcoin holdings flipped to an unrealized loss for the first time in nearly three months as bitcoin dropped below $75,000, on-chain data tracker Bitcoin Treasuries said. The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, is the largest corporate holder of bitcoin. The move marks the first time since early 2025 that its position has been underwater.
TREE NEWS update: BPM Bank shares rose 10% in European trading after Credit Agricole proposed a merger with the Italian lender. The move marks a potential consolidation step in European banking. No further terms of the proposal were disclosed.