[U.S. Government Shutdown Sees a Breakthrough, Senate Advances Related Bill] Simon Ballard, Chief Economist at First Abu Dhabi Bank, stated that although progress has been made in resolving the U.S. government shutdown, the lack of mainstream economic data leaves the market without clear guidance, making investors directionless and vulnerable to short-term headline risks. He expects interest rate volatility and uncertainty to remain elevated in the foreseeable future. Currently, there is a breakthrough in the U.S. government shutdown deadlock, as the Senate, with the support of some Democratic senators, has cleared procedural hurdles and officially advanced a bill to end the shutdown.

[Sierra Leone Partners with Sign to Develop Blockchain-Based Digital ID and Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure] Salima Monorma Bah, representing Sierra Leone's Ministry of Communication, Technology, and Innovation (MoCTTI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sign CEO Xin Yan to jointly advance the development of blockchain-based digital ID and stablecoin payment infrastructure. This partnership has launched Sierra Leone's National Blockchain Initiative, aiming to provide citizens, businesses, and the government with verifiable digital identities and low-cost domestic payment solutions. The two parties also plan to establish a crypto-friendly legislative framework and promote blockchain and AI-driven technological growth through Felei Tech City, covering digital payment systems, asset tokenization technologies, and related policy design.

[Huma Finance Appoints Jessica Cao as Asia-Pacific CEO] PayFi network Huma Finance has announced the appointment of Jessica Cao as Asia-Pacific CEO, responsible for driving regional expansion. Jessica has 17 years of executive experience and has held senior leadership positions at Ant International, BNP Paribas, Citibank, and Standard Chartered Bank. According to Chainalysis data, the Asia-Pacific region is becoming a leading market for stablecoin adoption, with businesses exploring blockchain-based cross-border payment solutions.

According to AiCoin's real-time on chain monitoring, from 15:12-15:17 (UTC+8) today, the "1014 High Winning Whale" once again placed a long ETH position, with a total of 3075 ETH and a value of $1.113 million. As of press time, the value of its ETH long position is as high as $15.19 million, with a floating loss of $10000. Whale address: 0xc2a30212a8ddac9e123944d6e29faddce994e5f2

[River team release statement, buyback records provided to Binance and exchange teams] The River team issued a supplementary statement to the Chinese community, stating that spot buybacks were conducted during both attacks but found that continuous buybacks could not resolve the fundamental issue. All buyback transaction records (November 7 and November 9) have been synchronized and provided to Binance and exchange teams. The team will redesign the Pts exchange mechanism and has already initiated mechanism optimization and data review work.