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NEWS: Algorand Is Emerging as a Go To Payments Network @Algorand has reported a new all-time high in $USDC transactions on its network, with more than 34 million transactions recorded so far in 2026. Meanwhile, the total stablecoin supply on algorand:native has grown to nearly $117 million at the time of writing, surpassing networks such as @XDCNetwork, @SonicLabs, and @Polkadot. With growing stablecoin activity and payment adoption, the @AlgoFoundation appears to be making significant progress in expanding Algorand’s ecosystem.

BREAKING: Avalanche Perps Trading Volume Grows 20% in a Month Perpetual futures trading on the @Avax network is gaining momentum, with monthly volume reaching $749 million, up 20% over the past month. While Avalanche currently ranks 21st among chains by perps activity, much of the growth is being driven by @primitforall, which recorded $654 million in trading volume over the past 30 days.

TODAY: Bitcoin Drops Below $71,000 Bitcoin ($BTC) has fallen below the $71,000 mark, extending pressure on the crypto market.

NEWS: Chainlink Brings Stock Price Feeds Onchain for Asian Markets Worth Over $40T @chainlink has introduced onchain stock price feeds covering Asian equity markets with a combined value of more than $40 trillion. The feeds include major companies such as TSMC, Tencent, Samsung, SK Hynix, and BYD, giving blockchain applications access to pricing data from some of Asia’s largest publicly traded companies.

BREAKING: Midnight Mainnet Activity Continues to Climb, Surpassing 2M Transactions Midnight mainnet has surpassed 2 million transactions, according to Midnight Explorer, adding more than 600,000 transactions in just eight days. The network crossed the 1 million transaction milestone on October 27, meaning activity has doubled in roughly two weeks, highlighting growing onchain usage. $NIGHT

WATCH: UNDP Explores Cardano for Verifying Humanitarian Aid Credentials The UNDP’s Tadamon programme supports civil-society organizations across 57 countries, with more than 5,200 registered groups. Its Cardano proof of concept places digitally signed approval certificates onchain, allowing humanitarian aid partners to verify organizational credentials more transparently and efficiently.

NEWS: 160% APY on Polygon? Uniswap v4 Pool Draws Attention According to data from @ElanInsights’ Income Dashboard, a yield pool on @0xPolygon is currently offering an impressive 160.10% APY. The analysis filtered Polygon yield pools with more than $1 million in TVL and ranked them by annual percentage yield. The standout is Uniswap v4’s USDC-ATH pool, which had approximately $1.24 million in TVL at the time of writing. Could ethereum:0x455e53cbb86018ac2b8092fdcd39d8444affc3f6 be attracting a new wave of DeFi users seeking higher yields?

TODAY: Backpack Partners with Japan’s Minna Bank to Explore Crypto Integration Backpack has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan’s Minna Bank, a digital bank valued at approximately $400 million, to explore integrating cryptocurrency services into digital banking. The partnership marks a potential step toward bringing crypto capabilities closer to traditional financial services in Japan.

NEWS: Uniswap v4 Goes Live on Elysium, Bringing Programmable Liquidity On Chain Uniswap v4 has officially launched on Elysium, introducing advanced programmable liquidity features to the network. The deployment supports hooks, singleton pools and flash accounting, giving developers greater flexibility to customize decentralized trading. These features enable the creation of dynamic fees, custom pricing curves and on chain limit orders, opening up new possibilities for DeFi applications and liquidity management.

BREAKING: @PythNetwork has integrated real-time market data from @NYSE, bringing live stock quotes and trade information to onchain applications. Developers and users can now access data from both the NYSE and @Nasdaq through a single channel, expanding access to traditional financial markets onchain.

TODAY: Avalanche has selected six research teams to explore the economics behind its blockchain network. Chosen from more than 175 applications, the teams include researchers from Stanford, Oxford, Imperial College, and Nanyang Technological University. The research will focus on two key areas: how crypto assets derive their value and how validator rewards contribute to network security. Several projects will also examine whether validator incentives on networks like Avalanche ($AVAX) could gradually shift from newly issued tokens toward transaction fees. The research is expected to run over the coming year, with Ava Labs CEO @el33th4xor serving on the selection committee. @AvalancheFDN @avax

JUST IN: Binance is offering up to 10% APR on Ethena’s USDe held in Spot, Funding, and Margin accounts through November 30. The rate includes a 5.25% base yield plus a 4.75% bonus on the first 100,000 USDe. @ethena

NEWS: TON’s monthly active wallets reached 4,926,276 on November 10, the highest level since February 2025, marking a 73.51% increase over the past 30 days. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov also revealed that more than 1 million self custodial Gram wallets were activated on Telegram in just 48 hours. @ton_blockchain @durov

BREAKING: Arcus DEX Suffers $2.23 Million Exploit, Fully Covers User Losses Arcus DEX (@arcus_xyz) suffered a $2.23 million exploit on November 9 after an accounting vulnerability allowed an attacker to artificially inflate an account balance and withdraw funds they did not own. The attacker also attempted to withdraw an additional $3 million, but the bridge's on chain rate limits successfully blocked the transaction. Arcus patched the vulnerability within approximately 90 minutes, blocked the exploiter's addresses, and temporarily suspended withdrawals. The platform has since fully reimbursed the $2.23 million loss using its treasury, confirming that other users' funds and positions remained unaffected. Recovery efforts are still underway in collaboration with blockchain investigators and law enforcement.

TODAY: CFTC Delays Approval of AI Chip Rental Price Futures The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has postponed approval of futures contracts tied to AI chip rental prices by at least 60 days, citing concerns over potential price manipulation, according to the Financial Times. The delay pushes the earliest possible launch to early 2027, as regulators seek to address market integrity and pricing risks before allowing the contracts to trade.

JUST IN: Anthropic Founders Set to Sell $1.75 Billion in Stock Ahead of IPO Anthropic’s seven co founders are reportedly planning to sell a combined $1.75 billion worth of shares in the company’s upcoming IPO next week, according to Bloomberg. Each founder is expected to sell approximately $250 million in stock, potentially bringing their individual net worth close to $18 billion. With Anthropic preparing to enter the public market, investor attention is growing around one of the most highly anticipated AI listings. Would you buy Anthropic shares on day one?

BREAKING: Midnight has announced a mainnet hard fork introducing the Ledger 9 upgrade, which brings native support for Keccak 256 hashing and ECDSA signatures. This update allows developers to seamlessly integrate EVM compatible applications into Midnight's zero knowledge environment. By doing so, it significantly reduces the development effort required to adapt existing Ethereum apps for confidential transactions and contract execution.

TODAY: Tron Emerges as the Biggest Stablecoin Winner Over the Past Year Tron (@trondao) has recorded the largest increase in native stablecoin market capitalization over the past year, adding an impressive $16.1 billion, according to Token Terminal data. HyperEVM ranked second with $6.3 billion in growth, followed by Arc (@arc) with $1.3 billion and X Layer (@XLayerOfficial) with $1.2 billion. Meanwhile, Ethereum (@ethereum) experienced the steepest decline, losing $30.6 billion in native stablecoin market cap. The data covers November 2025 through November 2026 and highlights a significant shift in stablecoin activity across blockchain networks. Tron continues to strengthen its position as a major stablecoin hub, while Ethereum faces a notable contraction in this segment.

JUST IN: Super League Enterprise has expanded its corporate treasury by adding 16 $BTC, taking advantage of the recent market dip to increase its Bitcoin holdings. The publicly traded company invested approximately $1.2 million in the acquisition, reflecting continued interest in Bitcoin as a corporate treasury asset despite recent market volatility. The move adds to the growing trend of companies using market pullbacks as opportunities to accumulate $BTC.

NEWS: China's trade surplus has exceeded the $1 trillion mark for the second consecutive year, highlighting the country's continued strength in global trade. However, the October surplus came in at $105.28 billion, falling short of market expectations of $125.8 billion. Exports surged 35.2%, while imports also recorded strong growth of 41.6%. Despite missing forecasts, the latest figures point to robust trade activity and significant expansion in both international demand and domestic import activity.