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AI-based crypto market analysis agent AIXBT said Strategy’s BTC acquisition funding preferred stock, STRC, traded at par on Nov. 4 for the first time since May. Under company policy, Strategy can issue new STRC shares only at or above par. Funds raised through STRC issuance for BTC purchases totaled $5.46 billion in the second quarter, while there was no such issuance in the third quarter, according to AIXBT. The remaining issuance capacity stands at $17.51 billion. Any new issuance would add dividend costs tied to the current 12% payout rate, and Strategy could also hold the raised funds in cash instead of BTC.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher today. - S&P 500: +1.58% - Nasdaq: +1.44% - Dow Jones: +3.03%

Bitcoin trading volume has remained above the lows recorded in August despite the recent price correction over the past several weeks, according to Glassnode. Trading volume at the time had fallen to its lowest level since 2023, but it has stayed above that level since Bitcoin’s sharp rally in August. Glassnode said investor interest in cryptocurrencies and trading participation have been maintained despite months of market indifference.

SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci said in an interview with Cointelegraph that the single decisive reason the U.S. CLARITY Act failed was President Donald Trump’s memecoin launch.

On-chain privacy protocol Privacy Cash has temporarily suspended deposits to block inflows of assets stolen from Binance, Solid Intel reported. Withdrawals will continue to be processed as normal during the suspension. The protocol said it will continue strengthening wallet address verification, adding that a timeline for resuming deposits will be announced later.

Nasdaq has approved the listing of U.S. asset manager Canary Capital’s staking INJ ETF, Cointelegraph reported. The product is set to list under the ticker INJC, with the venue changed to Nasdaq from an earlier plan to list on Cboe BZX, an exchange under the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).

Pump.fun announced support for trading Avalanche ecosystem tokens on its app. Users can explore and trade new and existing tokens in the Avalanche ecosystem without separate bridging.

According to decentralized lending protocol Moonwell (WELL), Anthias has proposed lowering VELO’s collateral factor to 0% on OP Mainnet ahead of Chainlink’s planned feed shutdown on Nov. 11. If approved, affected borrowers would need to repay debt or add other collateral before the change takes effect to avoid liquidation.

A U.S. court denied a temporary restraining order sought by the Capital Markets Alliance, a group of major exchanges and market makers, in its lawsuit over the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s approval of stock perpetual futures, according to DeFiR. The court found the plaintiffs had not shown their member firms would suffer irreparable harm. At the same time, it said CMA’s claim that the CFTC exceeded its authority appears likely to succeed, explaining the contracts do not seem to fit the definition of security futures and more closely resemble swaps regulated by the U.S. SEC. The underlying lawsuit filed by CMA will continue, and media outlets said CMA may seek the temporary restraining order again after strengthening its argument on irreparable harm.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $80,000. BTC is trading at $79,982.97 on the Binance USDT market.

The number of tokenized stock and ETF products with a market capitalization of more than $1 million rose from three in January 2025 to 348, Crypto Briefing reported. The market size for tokenized stocks and ETFs also grew from about $32 million in January 2025 to $1 billion by the end of 2025, and is projected to reach $3 billion to $4.7 billion by the end of 2026. The market is led by three issuers. Binance’s bStocks accounts for $1.6 billion, or about 34% of the market, followed by Ondo Finance at about $1.29 billion, or 28%, and Backed Finance at about $1.12 billion, or 24%.

ApexGlobalGroup, trex_network and ERC3643Org have introduced a Chainlink-based compliance framework to align on-chain bonds with Swift standards, according to blockchain oracle project Chainlink (LINK). The framework uses Chainlink CCIP, ACE and Data Streams to apply the same compliance rules across multiple chains.

U.S. House Democrats plan to pursue a comprehensive crypto market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, centered on expanding the U.S. SEC’s oversight authority and restricting President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency-related business activities, according to Solid Intel.

Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock STRC briefly rose above $100, a symbolic par value threshold, for the first time in six months. STRC was recently trading at $99.99.

Stripe announced support for direct transfers of stablecoin payment proceeds to corporate crypto wallets. According to Crypto Briefing, the feature is part of Stripe’s Global Payouts service and supports transfers in USDC and OUSD. USDC transfers are available on Arbitrum, Avalanche, Ethereum and other networks, while OUSD is supported on Base and Ethereum.

Spot CVD refers to an order-book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair. The upper panel shows a volume heatmap, while the lower panel shows cumulative volume delta, or CVD. - The volume heatmap tracks trading volume at each price level. The background color becomes brighter when the price remains in a specific range for an extended period or moves sharply. Brighter zones may act as support or resistance. - The cumulative volume delta indicator shows buy and sell orders by order size. The corresponding colored line rises as buy orders increase. The yellow line represents orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line is based on large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

ZetaChain said it plans to convert ZETA into a Solana-native token on Dec. 9 and launch ZetaLabs, subject to approval of a governance proposal. ZetaLabs is a private AI on Solana that uses ZETA as its base token. Governance Proposal No. 2, which outlines the mechanism, timeline, and measures to protect holders, has been submitted to ZetaHub. Voting will run for 72 hours, and no related steps will be taken unless the proposal passes.

ApeChain is discontinuing its existing cross-chain solution and migrating to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, according to the blockchain oracle project Chainlink. CCIP is also being adopted as the official cross-chain infrastructure across the broader Yuga Labs ecosystem, starting with use cases tied to Bored Ape Yacht Club, Yuga Labs’ flagship project, as well as ApeChain and the APE token.

Crypto analyst Darkfost said heavy buying flowed into Binance’s derivatives market after the U.S. stock market opened following the U.S. midterm elections. In a post on X, Darkfost said more than $1.9 billion in buy volume was recorded on Binance’s derivatives market during the first hour after the U.S. stock market opened, expanding to $3 billion over two hours. Over the same period, more than $375 million in short positions were liquidated as Bitcoin recovered $80,000. Darkfost added that if BTC holds $80,000 over the next few days, it would be a positive signal for the market.

Coinbase Prime announced it will offer regulated global options and perpetual futures trading to institutional investors in the U.S. and other eligible jurisdictions. It said the service will provide an integrated liquidity pool for traders in the U.S. and worldwide.

Major exchanges have seen $117 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $948 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

The Dow Jones index’s intraday gain widened to 2.63%, while the Nasdaq was up 1.63% and the S&P 500 had risen 1.56%.

An anonymous wallet transferred 21,294 ETH worth about $51.84 million to Coinbase Institutional, Whale Alert reported. Exchange inflows are typically viewed as a potential sign of selling intent.

Binance announced it has completed the preservation and replenishment of assets covering 98% of the $6.34 billion lost in an on-chain hack. The exchange said user assets remain safe and the company will fully absorb the losses from the theft, adding it currently holds proprietary funds exceeding 100% of the total assets required. Binance also said it plans to acquire the remaining 2% through market purchases and over-the-counter trading.

Tether said in a report that Tether Gold (XAUT) held 827,400 ounces of physical gold, or about 25.7 tons, as of the end of the third quarter, up 59% from 16.2 tons at the end of 2025. Its total market capitalization was estimated at $3.44 billion. The company said XAUT circulation and physical gold holdings remain at a one-to-one ratio, with each token backed by one troy ounce of physical gold. The reserve assets consist of gold meeting London Good Delivery standards and are stored in Switzerland. Tether currently holds 2,057 gold bars. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said XAUT holdings increased despite volatility in the gold market, adding, citing estimates from the World Gold Council, that the digital gold market could create potential demand of around $700 billion.