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Binance said it has completed the protection of assets affected by a security incident and released a new proof-of-reserves snapshot. The exchange said users will be able to independently verify that their assets are backed at a minimum 1:1 ratio once the zero-knowledge proof generation is completed.

Liquid restaking protocol Ether.fi (ETHFI) said it can now directly issue more than 1,500 tokenized stocks on Optimism through xStocks. In addition to existing stock trading, users can issue, hold and use tokenized stocks as collateral through Ether.fi, according to the protocol.

An anonymous whale was liquidated four times in 33 minutes, bringing cumulative losses to $972,000, according to Onchain Lens. The whale currently holds a 40x leveraged BTC long position worth $16.16 million, with a liquidation price of $71,119.

The U.S. Treasury is pushing a plan to apply the same level of counterparty due diligence requirements used for U.S. banks to stablecoin issuers, Solid Intel reported. The move would tighten counterparty verification standards for stablecoin issuers to a bank-level threshold. A specific implementation timeline and scope were not disclosed.

U.S. financial giant State Street increased its holdings of Bitcoin-holding company Strategy (MSTR) by 6%, according to Crypto Briefing. A third-quarter 13F filing submitted on Nov. 12 local time showed State Street bought an additional 419,102 Strategy shares during the third quarter, bringing its total holdings to 7,946,663 shares. As of the end of September, the stake was valued at about $1.22 billion. Over the same period, State Street also increased its holdings of another Bitcoin-holding company, Strive (ASST), by 12%, with the position valued at about $50 million.

Visa has partnered with Anchorage Digital to add USDPT as a native settlement asset option on its VisaNet payment processing network, The Block reported. The move allows Visa and eligible partners to settle transactions on VisaNet using USDPT. USDPT is Western Union’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, issued by Anchorage Digital. The two companies also said they are building a framework to support additional stablecoins issued by Anchorage.

According to blockchain data indexing network Subsquid, major token holders including Deutsche Telekom, Rezolve AI and the Piëch Foundation have committed to long-term staking of their SQD holdings on the network.

Layer-1 blockchain Monad said tokenized stock trading has begun on Monad-based Uniswap v4. At launch, it supports 10 liquidity pools for xStocks assets: EWYx, MUx, NVDAx, QQQx, SGOVx, SKHYx, SMHx, SPCXx, SPYx and TSLAx.

Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin has restored its read-only account access function following a hack, Bitcoin News reported. The balances now shown are based on Nov. 2, the date of the hack in local time, and do not reflect real-time balances after the breach. Mercado Bitcoin had previously said it planned to absorb about $40 million in losses from the hack. Cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals remain suspended with no timeline for resumption.

The Ethereum Foundation is launching "Universal Ethereum Signer," an app that lets users securely approve Ethereum transactions on the Passport Prime hardware wallet, Crypto Briefing reported. The app was developed by Ledger co-founder Nicolas Bacca with support from the Ethereum Foundation. Users can review and sign ETH transaction details on a hardware device kept offline.

The New York State Department of Financial Services has issued new advertising and marketing guidance for crypto companies licensed in the state, The Block reported. The guidance tells firms to avoid ads and promotional materials that could mislead or deceive consumers. Caitlin Astell, acting superintendent of the NYDFS, said the measure is intended to strengthen consumer protection in New York and help ensure crypto-related advertising and marketing information is presented clearly, fully and in an easy-to-understand way.

Jiang Zhuoer, founder of mining pool BTC.top and a blockchain entrepreneur with Chinese roots, said on X that Bitcoin's next major support level is $69,100. Jiang said BTC had fallen below $72,600, the 50% retracement level of its broader upswing, making $69,100, the 61.8% retracement level, the next key area to watch. Jiang added the market now needs to see whether BTC can rebound before dropping under $70,000. He also said a short hedge position set at twice the size of his current BTC holdings would look for a chance to be closed at $73,000.

An anonymous whale was liquidated on an $80.12 million long position an hour ago, completing the forced liquidation of the full $493 million position opened in late August, according to EmberCN. The whale had opened $493 million in BTC and ETH long positions in late August, with entry prices of around $82,205 for BTC and $2,604 for ETH. EmberCN said the positions were steadily liquidated during the past several days of declines, with the final long position wiped out an hour ago. The loss over about two and a half months came to $68.59 million, leaving around $620,000 from the original $69.21 million investment.

U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase plans to publish its first children’s storybook, 'If You Find A Penny,' The Block reported. The book is priced at $21.01, and buyers will receive a redemption code for $50 worth of BTC. It is currently available for pre-order in the U.S.

JPMorgan, the largest bank in the United States, bought an additional 224,545 shares of Bitcoin-holding company Strategy (MSTR), worth about $25.5 million, Bitcoin Treasuries reported. The purchase lifted JPMorgan’s Strategy holdings by about 36% from the previous level to 848,932 shares, with an estimated value of about $97.1 million.

Cryptocurrency investment platform Glider has launched a new platform for investing in tokenized U.S. stocks, Cointelegraph reported. The platform offers tokenized U.S. equities, professional investment strategies, and automated portfolio management, allowing users to access brokerage-like investment services without linking a separate traditional securities account.

Major crypto firms and groups including Andreessen Horowitz, a16z, Uniswap and Paradigm have filed an amicus brief opposing Illinois' proposed crypto transaction tax, The Block reported. Illinois passed a bill imposing a 0.2% tax on digital asset transactions, and the implementation date was pushed back to July 2027 from January 2027. The industry argued the measure would impose an unfair tax on the crypto sector and fails to clearly distinguish taxable transactions from the mere provision of software and network infrastructure. Industry groups including the Blockchain Association had earlier filed a lawsuit seeking to block the law from taking effect.

Major exchanges have seen $213 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $742 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, said on X, "엔비디아가 창업자 겸 최고경영자(CEO) 젠슨 황의 사임을 허용한 것은 실수."

Layer-1 blockchain Tron (TRX) said it has begun working with Tether and Chainalysis to identify suspicious USDT transfers on the Tron network. The collaboration also includes support for law enforcement efforts to trace and freeze funds.

RWA protocol Centrifuge has published on-chain asset data for JAAA, a tokenized investment fund worth about $600 million, Crypto Briefing reported. JAAA tokenizes interests in a corporate loan-backed fund managed by global asset manager Janus Henderson. The move allows investors to directly verify the fund’s holdings, valuation and yield on-chain.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened lower today. - S&P 500: -0.72% - Nasdaq: -1.39% - Dow Jones: -0.11%

CryptoQuant said the gap in investment sentiment between its most accurate Bitcoin analysts and the broader analyst group is widening. According to CryptoQuant, a one-year tracking of 66 BTC analysts on its in-house consensus platform showed the sentiment indicator for the top 10 forecasters by accuracy fell 21 percentage points to 58 from 79 over the past month, while the reading for the remaining analysts slipped nine percentage points to 68 from 77 over the same period. CryptoQuant said the higher-accuracy analysts are adjusting their market outlook more quickly in a conservative direction than other analysts.

DeFi lending protocol Clearpool has outlined its migration process from the existing CPOOL token to CLEAR. The migration will run from Nov. 17 to Feb. 17, according to Clearpool. Users need to check the conversion method based on where their CPOOL is held, while those keeping tokens on exchanges should confirm whether their exchange supports the migration and follow any separate guidance. Clearpool said it will provide further updates on exchange-specific support.

Major exchanges have seen $110 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $633 million worth of futures have been liquidated.