GANA Payment, a BNB Smart Chain project, lost $3.1 million after attackers gained unauthorized contract control and manipulated staking rewards. The attacker laundered 1,140 BNB ($1.04 million) and 346.8 ETH ($1.05 million) through Tornado Cash, with approximately $1 million remaining on Ethereum. Blockchain security firm HashDit identified the vulnerability as malicious transfer of contract ownership, enabling extraction of excess GANA tokens.

Bitcoin short-term holders are experiencing one of the most severe capitulation phases of the current cycle, with the Short-Term Holder Spent Output Profit Ratio falling to approximately 0.97. Recent buyers are selling at losses, with 65,200 BTC transferred to exchanges. BlackRock's IBIT recorded its largest single-day outflow of $523 million since launch.

Approximately 40% of Strategy's 649,870 BTC holdings are underwater following recent acquisitions at an average price of $102,171, data show. The company purchased 8,178 BTC at levels roughly 10% above current trading prices. Analysts have raised concerns about the leveraged treasury model's implications for Bitcoin's market structure and its alignment with decentralization principles.

Bitcoin dropped below $90,000 on November 17, marking its first time trading beneath this level since April. The decline pushed the average spot ETF investor into unrealized losses, with the flow-weighted cost basis across all ETF inflows standing at approximately $89,600, data show. The cryptocurrency now trades more than 30% below its record high above $126,000 reached in early October.

Dutch central bank governor Olaf Sleijpen has warned that the $300 billion stablecoin market may require European Central Bank monetary policy adjustments if growth continues at current rates. The market has expanded over 48% this year following new U.S. regulations. Euro-pegged stablecoins represent only 0.18% of global circulation compared to dollar tokens' 99.58% dominance, according to DefiLama data.

The Scaramucci family has invested more than $100 million in American Bitcoin, a Bitcoin mining and treasury company cofounded by Eric Trump and supported by Donald Trump Jr. The investment was made through Solari Capital, an investment firm founded by AJ Scaramucci, which led a $220 million funding round completed in July. The move demonstrates how Bitcoin is creating common ground between former political adversaries, as Anthony Scaramucci previously served as White House communications director and later became a vocal Trump critic.

Harvard University expanded its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund holdings by 257% in the third quarter, reaching 6.8 million shares valued at $442.8 million as of September 30. The iShares Bitcoin Trust now constitutes the endowment's largest disclosed position, making Harvard the 16th-largest holder of the BlackRock-managed fund, according to its latest 13F filing.

XRP declined 5% following the November 13 debut of Canary Capital's ETF, which attracted $245 million in day-one inflows and surpassed Bitwise's Solana ETF as 2025's largest launch. The token traded near support levels between $2.25 and $2.40 as analysts maintained bullish targets above $4 contingent on market recovery.

Tether has deployed approximately $1.5 billion in commodity trade financing across oil, cotton, wheat, and agricultural markets. CEO Paolo Ardoino announced on November 14 the company's plan to expand lending operations using both U.S. dollars and USDT. The initiative is backed by nearly $200 billion in reserves including U.S. Treasury bills and gold.