[Animoca Brands and Currenc Group Sign Non-Binding Letter of Intent] Animoca Brands has signed a non-binding letter of intent with Nasdaq-listed company Currenc Group Inc. regarding a potential transaction proposal. According to the agreement, Currenc Group intends to acquire 100% of the issued shares of Animoca Brands through a scheme of arrangement in Australia, with newly issued shares of Currenc as consideration. If the transaction is agreed upon and implemented, Animoca Brands will become part of a Nasdaq-listed consolidated group. Prior to the implementation of the transaction, Currenc may undergo a corporate restructuring. Upon completion of the transaction, Animoca Brands shareholders are expected to hold approximately 95% of Currenc's outstanding shares, while existing Currenc shareholders are expected to hold approximately 5%.

**[HIVE Digital Mining Power Reaches 23 EH/s, Providing Financial Support for AI Transformation]** HIVE Digital Technologies announced that its Bitcoin mining power has increased to 23 EH/s, a 283% growth since the beginning of the year, and is expected to further rise to 25 EH/s by the end of this month. This growth is attributed to the full deployment of hardware at the company’s 100 MW hydroelectric park in Paraguay, powered by the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam. HIVE plans to convert part of its mining facilities into liquid-cooled data centers to support artificial intelligence computing needs. The company expects its GPU count to grow from the current approximately 5,000 units to 36,000 units by the end of 2026. Additionally, HIVE holds approximately 2,201 Bitcoins, ranking as the 34th largest digital asset treasury globally.

[GoPlus Warns of Vulnerability Risks in Fork Balancer DeFi Projects, Multiple Protocols Attacked] On November 3, GoPlus issued an announcement on social media stating that all decentralized finance (DeFi) projects based on Fork Balancer are affected by vulnerabilities, and multiple protocols have already been attacked. GoPlus advises users to check the list of affected Balancer fork protocols via the Defillama website, immediately cease interactions with related projects, and withdraw assets as soon as possible to mitigate risks.

At FinTech Week, the Standard Chartered CEO said Hong Kong’s digital asset pilots, including HKD-backed stablecoins and tokenized deposits, could transform cross-border trade, as regulators unveiled new rules allowing shared order books for crypto exchanges.

[Auditor analyzes the cause of Balancer hack possibly related to asset withdrawal contract transactions] kebabsec auditor and citrea developer @okkothejawa posted on Platform X analyzing the technical details of the Balancer hack, pointing out that the security vulnerability may not have been caused by inspection errors but could have occurred during transactions prior to the creation of the asset withdrawal contract. These transactions led to changes in the state of the Balancer vault, which may be related to this security incident.