[KR KOL Index] Nov 1 | Top Trending Topics on Global & KR Timelines

News that France’s credit outlook had been revised to negative drew high view counts across Telegram KOL channels. Messages about expanded cooperation between Canada and the European Union, as well as Arctic and Pacific cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea, also ranked among the most viewed. In crypto, reports of hacks and asset recovery appeared alongside discussions of macroeconomic and diplomatic developments.

France’s Credit Outlook and China’s Economic Slowdown Rank Among Top Topics

On the Alpha channel, a message stating that Fitch had revised France’s credit outlook to negative due to deteriorating public finances recorded 14,145 views. A follow-up message describing a downward trend in global credit rating agencies’ assessments of France received 13,996 views. The channel also covered news that the French parliament had approved, at first reading, an internet traffic tax proposal targeting major foreign platforms. A message reporting a decline in China’s October Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) drew 13,773 views, placing content about major economies’ fiscal conditions and economic momentum among the most viewed.

International Cooperation and Middle East Tensions Draw Attention

A claim that Canada would become the European Union’s first associate member and a report that the United States, Japan, and South Korea had formed an Arctic-Pacific cooperation bloc received 14,074 and 14,007 views, respectively. Messages about the Middle East discussed the possibility of renewed U.S. strikes on Iran and potential direct talks between Washington and Tehran in Doha. A subsequent message stated that Iran’s foreign minister had said there were currently no plans for direct talks, adding to conflicting reports about the prospects for negotiations. Messages about a drone attack on an oil refinery in Ufa, Russia, and an extension of a diesel export ban were also discussed as potential factors affecting energy supplies.

Crypto Hacks, Recovery Updates, and AI Valuation Claims Also Trend

Among crypto-related posts, a message stating that Iron Fish had shut down following a hack and that its token price had fallen 60% received 13,438 views. Posts claiming that advances in AI were driving an increase in hacking and that Chainalysis had suffered a hack each recorded more than 10,000 views. On a Korean channel, a summary stating that Binance had covered 90% of assets lost in a hack and was targeting November 1 for the resumption of withdrawals received 11,019 views. Meanwhile, a message claiming that OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s implied valuations in pre-IPO futures markets had fallen by an average of 25% over the previous two weeks drew 13,979 views. Posts about ‘Uptober,’ a term expressing expectations of Bitcoin gains in October, and the Moscow Exchange’s plans to launch crypto trading also appeared.

Among the most-viewed content across Telegram KOL channels, messages about France’s public finances and credit outlook, international cooperation, and developments in the Middle East attracted substantial attention. In crypto, expectations of price gains appeared alongside discussions of hacking losses, asset recovery, and withdrawal and trading resumption schedules. View counts indicate the reach of these reports and do not imply agreement with or verification of individual claims. This article is based on Telegram messages collected using DataMaxiPlus’s community analytics technology.