Alt5 Sigma, a publicly traded participant in World Liberty Financial, faces potential regulatory investigation after disclosing its CEO's suspension to the SEC on October 16, despite internal emails indicating the action occurred on September 4. The six-week reporting gap may violate federal disclosure rules requiring Form 8-K submission within four business days of executive departures, according to securities law experts. The company's special board committee is investigating matters including a subsidiary's criminal liability in Rwanda for illicit enrichment and money laundering.

Bitcoin has remained below $100,000 for multiple consecutive days as retail investors sell holdings to institutional buyers and whales. Futures market data shows declining whale participation, with smaller retail-driven transactions now dominating market structure and limiting upward price momentum. Options markets assign only 30% probability to Bitcoin closing above $100,000 by year-end, while analysts identify $98,000-$100,000 as the primary resistance zone.

Hong Kong has imposed a HK$25 million minimum capital threshold for entities seeking to issue fiat-backed stablecoins. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority administers the licensing framework, which became legally operative in 2024. Issuers must hold reserves in low-risk, highly liquid assets and guarantee 1:1 fiat redemption within short timeframes.

The XRP Ledger community is evaluating native staking functionality while Canary Capital's spot XRP ETF logged approximately $57 million in trading volume at launch. RippleX's Head of Engineering Ayo Akinyele opened discussions on introducing staking mechanisms to XRPL. The developments mark XRP's expansion beyond payment infrastructure into decentralized finance and traditional investment vehicles.

The US Treasury Department submitted proposed regulations to the White House on November 14 regarding participation in the international Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, according to government records. CARF enables tax authorities to access information about citizens' cryptocurrency holdings on foreign platforms through automatic data exchange between member nations. The framework facilitates international sharing of tax information related to digital assets.

SlowMist identified critical security vulnerabilities in NOFX AI, an open-source crypto futures trading platform built on DeepSeek and Qwen architectures, that allowed attackers to access wallet private keys and exchange API credentials. Binance and OKX worked with SlowMist to identify affected users and revoke compromised credentials by November 17. The flaws affected multiple system versions, with authentication controls failing to protect administrator functions and sensitive endpoints returning API keys by default.

Leading cryptocurrency executives dismissed concerns about a prolonged downturn as Bitcoin trades near $97,000. Changpeng Zhao, Bitwise's Hunter Horsley, and Matt Hougan characterized current price levels as a temporary correction within an ongoing bull cycle. They cited robust institutional demand and structural market changes as evidence that the digital asset remains fundamentally strong despite recent declines.

The dYdX protocol has approved a governance proposal to allocate 75% of net protocol revenue toward DYDX token buybacks, up from 25%. The measure passed with 59.38% approval on November 13 and aims to enhance value capture for token holders. The decision comes as the platform prepares to launch spot trading services for US users by year-end.

Canary Capital has received regulatory approval for the first U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded fund. The ETF will trade on Nasdaq under ticker XRPC starting Thursday, November 13, 2025. The firm filed Form 8-A with the SEC on November 10, completing the final regulatory requirement before market launch.