Crypto News — November 13, 2026

TSMC reportedly confirmed an employee-data breach after hackers offered to sell thousands of records for 3 Bitcoin.

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Arthur Hayes says Flop Network will open its public testnet and airdrop on November 24, moving an autonomous AI-agent blockchain toward a live release.

An XRP backer is disputing SWIFT’s speed-related findings as banks participating in a blockchain trial emphasize near-instant settlement windows.

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The foundation introduced an open-source toolkit for building private AI applications with hardware checks recorded on Solana.

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Brian Armstrong forecast $3 trillion to $5 trillion in AI-agent transactions by 2030 and confirmed that Coinbase Pro will return to the United States.

MEGA has reduced its workforce by 20% while directing $30 million toward an AI inference product push following its rebrand.

The U.S. Department of Energy is using the XRP protocol to develop digital settlement infrastructure for energy transactions.

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ChatGPT Wallet is beginning a US rollout that lets AI agents use customers’ existing cards with transaction approval and card-detail protection.

Internet Computer’s reported seven-day throughput reached 5,260 TPS, roughly three times Solana’s average, while broader crypto markets remained under pressure.

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Cloudflare dropped 4.57% to $303.95 despite being positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Edge Distribution Platforms report.

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OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT Wallet so eligible U.S. users can let AI agents prepare and complete purchases with approved payment cards.

Synopsis will stage a seven-day online gathering of more than 50 crypto leaders in December 2026, with its programme set for live streaming.

Italian Safepal customers reportedly received physical letters linking personalized QR codes to fraudulent firmware security warnings.

Nvidia’s abrupt CEO transition entered a political phase as President Donald Trump proposed Apple’s Tim Cook as a possible successor to Jensen Huang.

A Microsoft service failure disrupted email, collaboration, government systems and connectors used by major AI platforms across 74 countries.

CoinFerenceX’s two-day Singapore gathering brought founders, investors and institutional figures together during TOKEN2049 week.

The FBI says North Korean hackers are using deepfakes and fake video calls to trick crypto workers into installing malware.

A developer proof of concept described as an iOS sandbox escape has renewed scrutiny of crypto credentials stored on iPhones, without establishing a live wallet-draining campaign.

Lightning Labs has introduced pi402, a payments technology designed to let autonomous AI coding agents purchase computing services directly through Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.

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A worldwide Microsoft 365 outage disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot while also affecting connectors used by ChatGPT and Claude.

Chainlink and Moody’s completed a testnet pilot focused on distributing credit-rating information across blockchains.

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Cryptopolitan highlights Bittensor’s Proof of Learning design and cross-chain ambitions as TAO and the broader crypto market face losses.

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An upcoming XRP Ledger software release is intended to permanently address intermittent slow ledger closures.

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Solana Company reported $3.4 million in third-quarter revenue as its treasury operation and Asia-Pacific validator infrastructure advanced.

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Cardano Academy launched a submission-based pathway that awards accepted participants with on-chain credentials via Andamio’s Cardano infrastructure.

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Island identified 186 web addresses resembling 27 established AI brands, extending typo-based risks beyond traditional phishing targets.

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Bitcoin remains cheaper on Coinbase than Binance as ETF outflows and broad market weakness deepen the pressure on US demand.

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Bitcoin rebounded toward a key technical level as its relative strength gauge entered oversold territory amid broad market weakness.

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A 21Shares strategist linked a potential Bitcoin rebound to easing producer inflation while flagging $65,000 as a downside level to watch.

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Bitcoin traded below $69,000 for the first time in nearly three months amid ETF withdrawals, dollar strength, inflation concerns, and leveraged liquidations.

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Bitcoin is testing the high-$60,000s after a weekly decline, while one analyst says several technical indicators point to a possible market bottom.

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Bitcoin traded at $68,595 after a 4.28% daily decline, prompting Anthony Pompliano to urge investors to remain calm.

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MakroVision reported resumed Bitcoin purchases across two major wallet groups as the broader crypto market remained sharply lower.

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Bitcoin moved below $68,000 and interacted with its 200-week simple moving average as the broader crypto market remained sharply lower.

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Reported merger discussions could combine the companies’ Bitcoin exposure while investors assess a possible 2027 agreement.

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Crypto.news reports that MARA has sold more than 40,000 Bitcoin across disclosed 2026 transactions to fund operations, reduce debt and pursue power-infrastructure expansion.

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Doctor Profit maintains a bullish long-term Bitcoin position despite a sharp market decline and extreme fear among crypto investors.

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Bitcoin dropped below $70,000 as a broad crypto selloff intensified amid heavy liquidations and risk-off market conditions.

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Wintermute captured roughly 76% of Hyperliquid’s highest-priority data auctions over the past month, highlighting concentration around paid early access to trading data.

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A report says XRP-backed borrowing produced 883 liquidations, while $53 million of positions remains at risk.

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A proposed interest split would reduce returns for some Aave lenders while leaving a major Plasma-linked revenue stream conditional.

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Stellar recorded $44.9 million in tokenized fund capitalization growth over 24 hours, leading Solana and Ethereum in a growing real-world asset market.

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Hyperliquid generated $190.9 million in third-quarter protocol revenue, with USDC reserve income supporting nearly half of the sequential increase.

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DeFi Development reported a $66.6 million third-quarter profit, but its stock fell 8.95% as Solana and the broader crypto market weakened.

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A BeInCrypto review examines how crypto-backed loans can provide liquidity without requiring holders to sell Bitcoin.

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Jupiter has launched a Solana-based lending market for USDGO, adding borrowing and yield opportunities to a stablecoin with a verified circulating supply of $1.08 billion.

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Akash Network’s native token is now available on Solana through Sunrise as the project starts a planned move away from Cosmos.

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A proposal from TokenLogic would adjust reserve factors across Aave markets, with an estimated $3.5 million increase in annual revenue at a fixed snapshot.

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A Spout Finance integration lets holders use tokenized stocks from Ondo Stocks as collateral when borrowing USDC on Solana.

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CryptoSlate, citing Bitquery, reports $401,900 in losses across nine wallets following a hijacked Across Protocol website.

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A November 13 roundup pairs corporate and institutional blockchain developments with sharply negative crypto market data.

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Exchange balances of XRP rose to a yearly high while the share of tokens untouched for more than a year approached its annual peak.

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A single report links renewed selling by a large Ethereum holder to a broad downturn across Bitcoin and altcoins.

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Finbold revisits the value of a $10,000 SpaceX stock investment as the shares enter a consolidation phase.

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CryptoPotato reported sizable leveraged-position liquidations while Bitcoin and Ethereum traded sharply lower in an extreme-fear market.

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Bitcoin slipped below $69,000 as inflation concerns, a stronger dollar, ETF outflows and leveraged liquidations intensified a broad crypto selloff.

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Bitcoin reached its lowest level in nearly 12 weeks amid a broad crypto sell-off and increasingly fearful market sentiment.

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Bitcoin briefly dropped to a nearly three-month low as leveraged selling intensified, while ether, XRP and the broader crypto market weakened.

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Bitcoin and Ethereum fell to nearly three-month lows, forcing $599 million in leveraged long positions to close over 24 hours.

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A Grayscale analysis finds wide differences in crypto-sector volatility and Bitcoin exposure, as the broader market remains under pressure.

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Unocoin has suspended deposits and withdrawals while examining transactions signed with exchange-controlled keys after BitGo froze the associated account, with the custodian saying its systems were not breached.

Polymarket is testing Nex, a Rust-based trading system targeting ten times the capacity of its current order book infrastructure.

Bybit warned Android users to update Telegram after V12 reported a flaw that could enable remote code execution.

Payward reported $60 million in adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter, a sharp year-over-year decline despite sequential improvement and higher platform metrics.

Coincheck Group is ending Aplo’s client services, moving its technology into a new asset-management subsidiary, and recording a substantial quarterly loss.

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PrimeXBT is broadening its derivatives offering with round-the-clock access to listed technology companies and pre-IPO businesses through PXTrader 2.0.

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Client assets and enterprise services supplied a majority of Payward’s core margin in Q3 2026 as weaker trading activity pressured transaction-based income.

Gate has added Elysium-based Web3 modules, extending its multi-chain offering into a high-performance Layer 2 environment developed by Kinetiq.

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Unocoin has paused deposits and withdrawals while investigating transfers signed and broadcast outside BitGo’s platform.

Binance’s reported post-hack coverage reached 100.04% for Shiba Inu, while customers are still awaiting zero-knowledge verification of reserves.

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The DOJ and CFTC are asking a federal court to stop Arkansas from shutting down Kalshi and levying potentially hundreds of millions in penalties.

A RUSI task force says crypto-enabled money laundering is a material UK risk as the country prepares for a 2027 FATF assessment.

The DOJ and CFTC told a judge that federal law preempts Arkansas’ enforcement against Kalshi event contracts.

Israeli authorities say five suspects were detained over an alleged NIS 16 million cryptocurrency scheme involving unauthorized trading and money laundering.

A 42-year-old man was arrested after allegedly demanding cryptocurrency in letters threatening explosives attacks against financial executives.

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Coffeezilla’s investigation examines the Trump family’s crypto businesses, investor inflows and reported links to a $500 million UAE deal.

The White House selected four officials to fill SEC and CFTC vacancies as US lawmakers continue debating the framework for digital-asset oversight.

A multinational enforcement operation seized more than $234 million and arrested 354 people, with investigators using Bitcoin tracing to connect an alleged darknet vendor to payment records.

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Sei Network sustained more than 10,000 daily transactions for 74 straight days, while SEI remained near $0.043 in a broadly risk-off crypto market.

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XRP is trading just above $1 after a 13.28% weekly decline, while one analyst interprets the pullback as part of a long-running upward trend.

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NEAR traded at $3.49 on November 13, 2026, below the resistance level highlighted by The Cryptonomist.

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XRP traded near $1 on November 13 as a broad market decline amplified technical downside risk flagged by one outlet.

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Finbold flagged a potential 22% XRP decline while the asset remained down nearly 15% over seven days.

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Dogecoin remained under pressure in a broadly risk-off crypto market, with an oversold technical reading and $0.072 in focus.

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XRP is testing the $1 area after surrendering much of its recovery from August lows amid a broad decline in crypto markets.

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LitecoinVM’s latest infrastructure update supports Litecoin’s smart-contract narrative, while technical weakness and a broad market decline keep LTC under pressure.

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A reported 10,380-ETH purchase lifted one tracked whale’s holdings as ETH remained sharply lower over seven days.

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A Foundation-linked wallet sold 2,000 ETH as November spot ETF outflows reached $695.9 million and ETH traded below $2,000.

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Former Erigon CTO Giulio Rebuffo has joined the Ethereum Foundation to explore how applied AI can support Ethereum client development.

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Bitfinex argues that Vitalik Buterin is reframing Ethereum around durability, decentralization and censorship resistance as ETH burns decline sharply.

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Published Ethereum commentary highlights the network’s core roles, while separate coverage reviews prediction-market platforms and current market conditions.

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A consensus client has merged a correction for a validator pubkey cache poisoning bug ahead of the planned Glamsterdam upgrade.

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Ethereum rollups and a separate data market are reducing transaction costs, while a new fund combines staking and trading for ETH holders.

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A proposed Ethereum transition would introduce post-quantum accounts before broader transaction support, but early users could face an undisclosed fee premium.

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A quarterly holdings filing places the bank’s disclosed Bitcoin-linked positions at about $981 million, with some assets potentially lifting the total above that mark.

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Crypto Daily reports that Forward Industries will allocate up to $30 million to a tokenized real estate investment vehicle on Solana.

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Metaplanet reported a nine-month net loss of about $172.5 million even as revenue and operating profit increased, with Bitcoin valuation losses and higher financing costs weighing on results.

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The bank disclosed a 36% increase in Strategy shares while broader crypto prices weakened sharply.

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Strategy faces removal from several MSCI stock indices despite reporting $19.53 billion in quarterly profits, sharpening questions over its role as an operating company or bitcoin investment vehicle.

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An 8% decline in diesel prices is reshaping inflation expectations just as Bitcoin remains under pressure in an extreme-fear market.

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A communications failure triggered a nationwide flight-departure halt as markets moved lower and crypto sentiment remained at extreme fear.

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Ethereum and XRP extended weekly losses while the broader crypto market traded broadly lower amid elevated US producer inflation.

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Bitcoin recovered toward $70,000 after a US PPI report came in below expectations, but the broader crypto market remains under pressure.

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US stock futures edged up, but a 5.10% Treasury yield and inflation concerns kept pressure on risk assets, including crypto.

CryptoSlate’s November 12 analysis identifies a potential cash-squeeze channel for Bitcoin ahead of any further Federal Reserve rate increase.

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PayPal’s plan to offer PYUSD in 70 countries would extend the dollar stablecoin beyond its current U.S. and U.K. availability.

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Circle’s reported transfer of USDC reserve safeguards to EU authorities brings new regulatory responsibility and potential fee implications.

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A limited PNC pilot converts incoming Ethereum-based USDC payments into dollar bank deposits for eligible corporate clients.

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Ripple topped the latest 30-day stablecoin capitalization growth rankings with a $258.2 million increase.

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Circle and Global Citizen plan to use USDC for payments by participating Move Afrika vendors in Rwanda in 2027, paired with financial education.

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