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Santiment (an analytics platform that tracks crypto market data) reported on the morning of November 14: the total open positions in BTC futures have fallen to August values. Borrowed volume is leaving the market.
XAU/USD is closing the week down almost 4.5% and sits near $3,879 - the bottom in 13 months. Pressure comes from US Treasury yields at 5.15% and the dollar index at a 19-month high.
Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid closed the third quarter with a record $16.8 billion in open interest (the sum of all open futures positions) and for the first time surpassed three major centralized competitors on this metric.
Over 24 hours, $1.64 billion in leveraged positions were forcibly closed on the crypto market - 513.7% more than the day before. Almost 89% of the amount came from long positions: BTC's drop to $67,770 wiped out those who bet on growth.
Apex Trader Funding, Tradeify, Bulenox and My Funded Futures have removed the monthly evaluation fee for new purchases this year. At the same time, CME, the exchange whose data a trader needs to see quotes, still bills prop firms as before - every month.
India's Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on November 4 and 5 at three offices in Bengaluru. The country's largest crypto exchange by turnover, CoinDCX, and the derivatives platform Delta Exchange India came under scrutiny: they are suspected of circumventing currency legislation.
The euro against the dollar has fallen to its lowest level in a year and a half, while the DXY dollar index has risen to 103.08 - also an 18-month high. By the European session, the pair had recovered part of the decline and is holding around 1.1090.
The main US securities market regulator filed a brief in Manhattan court on November 9 asking the judge not to halt trading in perpetual futures on US stocks. Cboe and Citadel Securities filed the lawsuit against the CFTC - now both agencies are against them.
On November 12, Binance announced that options on commodity assets (gold contracts, where settlement is in crypto) are switching to the same settlement price methodology that already works for crypto options. The rule applies to contracts expiring on November 23 at 17:00 New York time, i.e. November 24 at 01:00 MSK, and to all subsequent ones.
XAU/USD fell to $3,985 per ounce - the second decline in a row. The trigger is October US inflation: after the report, futures price a Fed rate hike at the December meeting as a done deal.
The board is preparing to fire the founder and the only CEO in the company's history and is already selecting a candidate. The stock, which closed Wednesday in positive territory, plunged to $157 in the evening session.
The monthly subscription for the evaluation on a $100,000 account costs $330 at list price, and $165 with the active coupon from the partner catalog. The $130 activation fee has been abolished, and the minimum evaluation period has been cut from five trading days to three.
The Central Bank published a release on November 11: from November 22, 2026, Russian exchanges have the right to open organized trading in cryptocurrencies. This concerns infrastructure at the level of the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and SPB Exchange (SPBE).
The yen weakens for the second day in a row after October US inflation data. The market has almost fully priced in a Fed rate hike in December, and less than a figure remains to the 160 level, near which Tokyo has already entered the market with interventions.
After two days of selling, Nvidia shares reversed upward on Wednesday. The company's own reaction to the scandal surrounding CEO Jensen Huang worked: an external law firm will check whether corporate secrets and US national security were compromised.
The U.S. futures market regulator has sent the prediction markets platform Kalshi a warning that its review may result in formal claims against it. It is reviewing notices for dozens of the platform's new products.
Reuters reported on November 11 that a Chinese defense-oriented university purchased Nvidia H200 accelerators in circumvention of US export restrictions. This is the first case in which an organization linked to the military has been publicly named as a buyer of such chips.
On the morning of November 11, US index futures reversed upward: the market received a signal of de-escalation around Iran and strong earnings in the artificial intelligence sector. A day earlier, the same indices closed lower after inflation data.
The average daily spot trading volume of Bitcoin in 2026 dropped to 126,000 BTC: 72% below the 2022 level and 16% below last year's. Fewer coins are changing hands on exchanges than ten years ago.
On Tuesday, spot gold plunged almost 3%, to $4017.21 per ounce, after US inflation for October accelerated more than forecast. By 06:03 Moscow time on Wednesday, the metal had recovered part of the decline - $4043.62 per ounce, up 0.3%.
October inflation in the US came in above forecast, and the government bond market responded with a sell-off. The DXY dollar index stands at 102.22 - a high since October 28, and the market considers a Fed rate hike on December 9 almost a done deal: 91.9% according to CME FedWatch versus 84% the day before.
US October prices rose faster than expected, and the market almost unanimously bet on a Fed rate hike on December 9. The euro lost 0.28% over the day and is trading around 1.1190.
The developer of Claude has named its IPO price for the first time. On Nasdaq under the ticker ANT, 825 million Class A shares are being sold: at the upper bound, that's up to $64.4 billion raised and a company valuation of up to $1.4 trillion.
After a speech by Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed Board of Governors, bets on a December hike jumped from 76.3% to 96.3% within a few hours. Bitcoin fell 1.3% to $74,080, while gold and stocks moved down along with it.
