2026.11.09 · MORNING EDITION

SORAN is a quick digest of what Korean Telegram communities are talking about right now.

TOP STORY

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Admits Affair, Board Investigates China Spy Ties

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang confirmed an extramarital affair via employee memo, and the board launched an independent investigation. The key issue is his connection to a MegaSpeed executive with alleged China intelligence ties. With the Q3 earnings call scheduled for November 17, sentiment could deteriorate further. Trading floors view this as the direct trigger that broke the AI rally.

Big Tech CEO scandal combined with security concerns has triggered sharp declines in the AI rally. The focus now is managing the fallout until the earnings call.

$NVDA Jensen Huang China spy AI chips

TOP SIGNALS / what's hot

Bitcoin and Ethereum Crash with Futures Liquidations

Bitcoin dropped from 76K to below 74K, Ethereum fell from 2.2K to below 2.1K. A $760M liquidation cascade hit the futures market over 24 hours, and the kimchi premium normalized to around 1%. Trading floors attribute the crash to the Jensen Huang news, with support being watched at the 72K level.

The 72K support level (roughly half the summer high) is seen as an accumulated bid zone tested multiple times. The pattern being watched is a weekend bounce followed by Monday retest.

$BTC $ETH futures liquidation kimchi premium 72K

Elysium L2 Mainnet Launch and Hyperliquid Ecosystem Expansion

Trading floors are focused on Elysium's official mainnet launch on November 9. Token unlocks are already live on launchpads like Ascend and Kinetiq, with buybacks running for KNTQ ($47K) and HYPE ($11K), and meme coins like $e/acc rallying in tandem. The key question is how much actual capital flows into the ecosystem post-mainnet launch.

When an L2 launches, ecosystem protocol buybacks trigger simultaneously, so capturing initial inflow size is the short-term profit opportunity.

$HYPE $KNTQ Elysium Kinetiq Ascend

ALSO MOVING / elsewhere

Solana Meme Coin Extreme Moves (JCT, Ritual) with Divided Opinion

Trading floors are split on Solana meme coins. JCT hit +240% in 7 hours then crashed, and Ritual pumped without clear catalyst before falling to 0.039 with talk of cutting losses. BITS, Volta, and $e/acc also trended together. Opinion splits between there are deals left and this is a team abuse phase where seed won't recover. ↗ dexscreener.com

Exchange and DeFi Platform AML Crackdowns Causing User Losses (Ondo Perps, Upbit)

Ondo Perps is bulk-suspending accounts citing cross-margin wash trading, referral abuse, and Sybil wallets, with users reporting losses during forced position liquidations. Upbit saw trading volume drop 30% (from 583B to 405B on Nov 7-8) amid repeated server maintenance issues.

AI Automation Becoming Standard Among Crypto Traders and Tool Stacks

Traders are increasingly running automation stacks combining Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, and Eleven Labs for trading execution, research, and content creation. Despite the cost, it's treated as essential investment with FOMO about missing opportunities without it. The prevailing view is individuals skilled with AI are the ones who win.

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01Collect

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02Analyze

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