World Liberty Financial burned 166.667 million WLFI tokens valued at $22.14 million from compromised wallets and transferred them to secure recovery addresses. The emergency action followed phishing attacks that affected a limited number of user accounts before the platform's official launch, according to Arkham analyst data.

Balancer disclosed a security exploit on November 3 that resulted in $121.1 million in stolen funds. The protocol recovered or protected $45.7 million through emergency response measures, representing a 38% mitigation rate. BAL token has declined 23.81% to $0.7487 following the incident.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued Interpretive Letter 1186 on November 18, authorizing national banks to hold native crypto assets and pay blockchain network fees. The guidance enables banks to acquire tokens needed for transaction fees and testing purposes on distributed-ledger networks. Banks may now hold assets on networks including Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche for operational requirements rather than speculative positions.

XRP has dropped to $2.15, down 16.17% from its recent $2.60 high. Data show 30-35% of XRP supply is now held at a loss, marking the lowest profitability level since November 2024. The decline comes despite the launch of spot XRP ETFs on November 14.

Bitcoin and Ethereum saw combined liquidations surpass $70 million on November 17. Ethereum briefly dropped below $3,000 while Bitcoin tested support near $92,000, triggering forced closures across leveraged positions, according to Coinalyze data.

Grayscale's Dogecoin exchange-traded fund could start trading within approximately one week, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. The product would become the second U.S. Dogecoin investment vehicle, following REX-Osprey's DOJE which launched on September 18, 2025, using a derivatives-based structure.

VanEck began trading its Solana ETF (VSOL) on Nasdaq on November 17 with $10 million in seed capital representing 51,656 SOL tokens. The fund charges a 0.30% management fee, waived for three months on the first $1 billion in assets. Grayscale's competing GSOL holds $541.31 million in net assets and charges 0.35%.

The altcoin market capitalization contracted to $1.4 trillion from $1.8 trillion in late October, erasing $400 billion in value as Bitcoin fell below $100,000. Major tokens including Ethereum, XRP, and BNB recorded weekly losses ranging from 1.8% to over 6%. Technical indicators show 72 of the top 100 cryptocurrencies now trade at least 50% below their all-time highs, according to Galaxy Research data.

Bitcoin fell to $97,031 on November 14, breaking below the $100,000 support level with a 2.59% decline. The drop triggered $448.48 million in leveraged long liquidations across major exchanges. The cryptocurrency has declined 23% from its October peak of $126,000.