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TREE NEWS update: Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a daily limit of $148,000 on stablecoin deposits and withdrawals, with separate caps for each direction. The regulator would also require customers to use wallets they own for these transactions. The proposal is part of the SEC’s effort to tighten oversight of stablecoin activity in the country.

TREE NEWS update: Hua Hong Semiconductor executives said on the company’s third-quarter earnings call that the firm will further expand its share of silicon-based products and broaden its product types within optical modules. Hua Hong already produces some chips used inside optical modules, including MCUs, certain power management chips and power devices, participating at the device level rather than at the more integrated system level. The company said it will also keep watching non-silicon optical products.

TREE NEWS update: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer described Nvidia as a company of major structural significance while noting that Washington still has concerns, in remarks addressing the chipmaker. Greer did not specify what the remaining concerns involve or whether they point to new trade measures. Nvidia is central to US export-control debates over advanced semiconductors.

TREE NEWS reports: Crypto hackers have stolen $8.7 billion so far in 2026, surpassing the projected annual onchain revenue generated across the industry. The figure equates to roughly 57 cents lost to hacks for every $1 earned onchain, Ark’s research director said.

TREE NEWS reports: US initial jobless claims for the week ended November 7 rose to 200,000, exceeding the 194,000 forecast, while the prior week’s figure was revised up to 191,000 from 189,000. Continuing claims for the week ended October 31 came in at 1.697 million, below the 1.71 million estimate, with the previous reading revised to 1.717 million.

TREE NEWS reports: Zilliqa, Gnosis and Ronin are joining the Ethereum ecosystem, as the costs of operating independent Layer 1 blockchains grow and the security and liquidity advantages of Ethereum become harder to resist. The move reflects a broader shift among smaller chains toward Ethereum-based infrastructure.

TREE NEWS reports: Spot gold fell 2.0% on the day to trade at $3,907.73 an ounce, extending a sharp intraday decline. The move marks a notable pullback in the precious metal, which has drawn heavy investor attention as a safe-haven asset. No further details on the drivers of the drop were immediately available.

TREE NEWS update: Ethlabs has abandoned its push for 10-second blocks in the Hegota upgrade so its researchers can focus on quantum- and AI-resistant cryptography, with a target of making Ethereum quantum- and AI-ready by 2027. Core developers have yet to take up the plan, the company said.

TREE NEWS update: The US initial jobless claims for the week ending November 7 are scheduled for release at 21:30 Beijing time, the data calendar shows. The weekly figure is a closely watched gauge of the US labor market. No forecast was given in the schedule notice.

TREE NEWS reports: The UK 2-year gilt yield climbed 7 basis points to 4.98%, its highest level since October 2023. The move puts short-dated UK government debt at a multi-year high as investors reprice the rate outlook.

TREE NEWS reports: European natural gas prices climbed as much as 5.2% on the day. The gain marks a sharp intraday advance for the benchmark, with no further detail given on the drivers behind the move. The price action comes as energy markets remain sensitive to supply and demand signals.

TREE NEWS update: Brent crude rose $1.21 a barrel to $93.28 and WTI gained $1.20 to $86.89 within five minutes after President Trump said the US does not need a deal with Iran. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.4%, S&P 500 futures lost 0.7% and Dow futures slipped 0.2%. The 10-year Treasury yield rose 5 basis points to 5.041%, hitting a session low in bond prices.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump said the United States does not need to reach an agreement with Iran, adding that “those days are long gone.” The remark, delivered without further detail, signals a hardening posture toward Tehran as Washington’s pressure campaign continues. No timeline or specific policy measure was attached to the statement.

TREE NEWS reports: Nebius shares fell as much as 13% in US premarket trading, with the decline widening ahead of the opening bell. The premarket move extends losses for the AI cloud and infrastructure company’s US-listed stock. No reason for the drop was given in the available material.

TREE NEWS update: IBM has acquired AuthMind, an identity security company focused on identity observability and threat detection. The deal is intended to extend AI agent runtime security capabilities within IBM’s HashiCorp Vault platform. No financial terms were disclosed.

TREE NEWS update: US officials are advancing security cooperation with Peru and Colombia, moving forward on joint security arrangements with the two South American countries. No further details on the scope, timing or specific measures were provided. The development involves Washington and the governments of Peru and Colombia.

TREE NEWS update: BNY has engaged Figment to provide validator infrastructure for institutional staking through its existing Digital Asset Custody service. The arrangement gives BNY custody clients access to staking via Figment’s validator setup. No financial terms or timeline were disclosed.