Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 8222 is set to adopt a STARK-based cryptographic scheme to enhance on-chain privacy for institutional stakers.

Analyst Axel Adler Jr. noted that as of November 1, the 30-day average of Bitcoin active addresses stood at around 629,000, a 43% drop from the local peak of roughly 1.1 million recorded in December 2024. The metric fell another 1% over the past week, and is now approximately 10% lower than the full-year average of around 702,000. In 2018, this indicator saw a decline from roughly 1.1 million to about 547,000, a 50% drop, but that pullback took roughly three months. The current cycle, which has seen a similar magnitude of decline from its peak over the past two years, is contracting at a slower pace. Meanwhile, since December 10, 2024, the 30-day average of daily BTC transfer volume has decreased from around 865,000 BTC to approximately 819,000 BTC, a drop of just 5.4%, and remains about 5.5% higher than the full-year average of roughly 776,000 BTC. The analysis points out that while active addresses have clearly declined, on-chain BTC transfer volume remains in line with levels seen in recent years. Both metrics have slipped over the past week, with no signs of a sustained recovery yet.

According to a report by The Paper, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning hosted today’s regular press conference, during which a Yonhap News Agency reporter raised a question: On October 31, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated that North Korea is behind the cyber attack on Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, which resulted in the theft of approximately $6.3 billion in assets. U.S. President Trump said that if this is indeed the case, he will discuss the issue with North Korea. How does China view this incident and President Trump’s relevant remarks? Mao Ning responded: “We are not aware of the situation.”

Insight Beating AI Flash News: xAI’s AI agent product Grok Bot has recently faced a surge of user complaints. Some paid subscribers have found their weekly usage quota depleting at an abnormally fast rate. One user saw their usage jump from 44% to 87% in just 24 minutes; another used only half their quota before bed, only to wake up to find it fully exhausted with no tasks running in between. Many users suspect the platform has suddenly reduced quotas mid-cycle, with cuts possibly approaching 50%. Grok Bot, which can autonomously execute tasks for users via cloud computers, browsers and external tools, is included in certain paid subscriptions, with its usage quota normally reset weekly. In response to user demands for quota resets, Elon Musk stated: "The cost of providing Grok Bot services has become unsustainably high relative to revenue."

While everyone was focused on the Binance hacker, the Pando Rings hacker bought 7,548 $ETH ($16.72M). And 7 hours ago, the hacker deposited 4,000 $ETH ($9.17M) into #TornadoCash to launder the funds.

According to TradingBeats monitoring, an account starting with address 0x9546 opened a new long position in PLTR via TWAP at noon, with a trading volume of approximately $938,200 and an average entry price of $187.64. The position currently has an unrealized loss of around $5,566 and uses 10x isolated leverage. Meanwhile, open interest in PLTR contracts rose significantly in the afternoon. Over the past four hours, the notional open interest (OI) of PLTR under Trade.xyz has increased from roughly $5.99 million to $6.9 million, a rise of about $910,000 or 15.2%, driven mainly by the aforementioned account, whose long position notional value accounts for approximately 13.5% of the total contract OI. Palantir will release its third-quarter financial results after market close on November 2 (Eastern Time), with its earnings call scheduled for 06:00 Beijing Time on November 3.

According to reports from Korean tech media TheElec, Samsung Electronics plans to fully exit its 8-inch wafer foundry business by 2030, shifting its strategic focus entirely to higher-margin 12-inch advanced process technologies. The report notes that Samsung will gradually scale down its 8-inch production lines. Specifically, the S7 plant at its Giheung Campus is scheduled to be shut down first in the second half of 2026, with a monthly production capacity of around 50,000 wafers. After the S7 plant closes, Samsung’s total monthly 8-inch wafer production capacity will drop from 250,000 to below 200,000. The remaining S6 and S8 plants currently operate at a capacity utilization rate of approximately 70%. Han Jin-man, head of Samsung’s foundry business, previously stated that the 8-inch foundry market has become "increasingly crowded and price-driven," adding that the company plans to gradually reduce its business in this segment.