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Despite a severe 12% correction that brought the price of Ethereum (ETH) down to a four-month low of $3,000 in early November, large investors (whales) responded forcefully. Data from on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain reveals an Ethereum accumulation by whales valued at $1.37 billion. This massive purchase, executed in just three days, demonstrates strong conviction in the market’s second-largest cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin mining hardware maker Canaan Inc. has secured a significant $72 million strategic equity investment. The announcement, made on Tuesday, confirms participation from top-tier institutional investors, including Galaxy Digital, Weiss Asset Management, and Brevan Howard Digital. This funding comes at a time when Canaan reinforces mining focus.

TON fell to $1.93 in a session marked by a shift toward lower-risk assets, a dynamic that pressured alternative tokens and investors with direct exposure to altcoins and leveraged positions. In this environment, Bitcoin typically captures relative flows and increases its dominance, while altcoins experience deeper drawdowns and reduced liquidity.

BONK registered a 2.8% advance and is consolidating above the $0.000012 support level, a setup that directly impacts shorts and short-term holders. The move suggests local demand has overcome selling pressure at that threshold, which matters to traders who rely on support/resistance for risk management. Price action is stabilizing, giving the market a clearer reference to calibrate exposure and stops.

The Ethereum community has led a mobilization to protect an ecosystem valued at $100 billion from regulatory and international political pressures. The movement brings together key actors —developers, funds and infrastructure providers— whose coordination can affect liquidity, governance and market confidence. The effort impacts users, institutional investors and projects that depend on the network’s interoperability.

Trent Merrin, a former Australian rugby league player, was arrested this Tuesday at his Barrack Point home. The New South Wales Police accuse him of an alleged cryptocurrency theft in Australia valued at $140,000 AUD (about $91,000 USD). The arrest follows a full year of police investigation.

Metaplanet, a Tokyo-listed firm, executed a $100 million drawdown on October 31. This comes from a $500 million credit facility. The move utilizes Metaplanet’s Bitcoin-backed loan to fund new acquisitions of BTC and expand its options business. Company management confirmed the operation.

The cryptocurrency market suffered severe turbulence in the last 24 hours. The total capitalization fell by 4%. This triggered massive liquidations of $1.3 billion in leveraged cryptocurrency positions. However, one expert trader secured millions in profits by betting against the market.

DRW leads a $540 million private placement in a digital assets firm, a move that has drawn the attention of institutional investors. The transaction concentrates liquidity and financial backing in a single actor within the crypto ecosystem, shaping perceptions of capital depth and appetite. The immediate impact falls on the recipient firm’s treasury, potential strategic partners, and secondary investors monitoring ownership and capital availability.

Kite launched its native token KITE, recording $263 million in trading volume in the first two hours, a debut that reshapes the discussion around payment infrastructures for autonomous agents. The figure combines immediate liquidity with a functional proposition—machine-to-machine payments, staking and governance, affecting investors, trading platforms and projects seeking to enable economies of automated agents.