2023-11-23, Thursday, Daily News (Selected)

【Policy News】
1. The probability of the Federal Reserve not raising interest rates in December is 95.2% (next decision time: December 14, 2:00 a.m.)
2. The Bank of Korea, the Financial Services Commission, and the Financial Supervisory Service are testing the usability of CBDC, including digital vouchers and RWA payments
3. The US SEC will hold a closed-door meeting on November 30 to discuss important issues such as the formulation and settlement of injunction lawsuits
4. US SEC Commissioner: It is necessary to develop a regulatory framework that encourages innovation and allows crypto companies to do business in the United States

【Macro News】
1. The number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending November 18 was 209,000, the lowest since the week of October 14. The monthly rate of durable goods orders in the United States in October was -5.4%, the lowest since April 2020.
2. This round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict has resulted in more than 15,900 deaths on both sides. The Israeli cabinet voted to agree to a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, and the Israeli side said it would continue fighting after the ceasefire. Hamas will release about 50 hostages in exchange for a four-day temporary ceasefire.
3. It is reported that OPEC has difficulty in reaching a consensus on the production reduction quota of some African countries, and the ministerial meeting originally scheduled for the weekend has been postponed to November 30. As a result, the US and Brent crude oil prices fell by 4%.
4. The palace fight at OpenAI ends: Sam Altman will return to OpenAI as CEO, and former US Treasury Secretary Summers will be one of the new board members.

【Coin Circle News】
1. HTX hot wallet was stolen, with a loss of approximately $12.4 million. Justin Sun: HTX will fully compensate for the loss of HTX hot wallet, and currently suspends deposits and withdrawals
2. ETF provider IDX Shares launches dynamic innovation ETF on Nasdaq, which will provide investment exposure in areas such as blockchain and artificial intelligence
3. KyberNetwork was hacked, with a total loss of about $45 million. The hacker spoke on the chain to try to negotiate with the developer. In addition, the attacker left many detailed logs in the attacked contract.
4. Trustee: Mt. Gox is working to repay creditors in cash starting in 2023
5. Bloomberg analyst: BlackRock met with the SEC and prefers a spot Bitcoin ETF with a physical exchange mechanism
6. Brazil’s crypto-friendly bank Nubank adds five new altcoins to its app
7. US prosecutors asked a federal judge to prevent Zhao Changpeng from returning to the UAE before sentencing. At the same time, the US court rejected SBF's latest request for release
8. James Seyffart: Grayscale submitted a new S-3/prospectus for its GBTC conversion application. Bloomberg analyst: Redemption issue is the crux of SEC's approval of spot Bitcoin ETF

Greed and Fear Index: 66 (mildly greedy)
Nine Gods Index (Ahr999): 0.76 (fixed investment period)