Coinbase updated its official X account bio to display "December 17" in the early hours of Nov. 18, BlockBeats reports. The change has fueled community speculation about a potential major announcement on that date. Some users have suggested the announcement may involve a Base token launch, though Coinbase has not confirmed any details.

Binance will introduce U.S. dollar trading support on its Convert feature on Nov. 18 at 23:00 Beijing time, BlockBeats reports. Users will be able to exchange USD for BTC, USDT, and other tokens with zero fees through the Convert service, or begin trading one hour after USD becomes available on spot markets.

A whale holding $263 million in WBTC and ETH through a looping strategy faces imminent liquidation, EmberCN data show. The whale sold 1,316.8 ETH for 4.017 million USDT on November 18 to reduce the position and lower the liquidation price. The position carries $146 million in USDT borrowings on Aave with a health factor of 1.05, facing forced liquidation if BTC and ETH decline an additional 5%. The whale's entry prices were $116,762 for WBTC and $4,415 for ETH, resulting in an unrealized loss of $65.49 million.

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams submitted a proposal on Nov. 18 to activate the protocol's fee switch for a temperature check vote, BlockBeats reports. If approved, the proposal would advance to a full on-chain governance vote.

Crypto data platform DappRadar announced on Nov. 17 via social media it will close operations, stating financial sustainability has become unattainable at its current scale. The platform, which launched in 2018 inspired by CryptoKitties, served millions of users in discovering decentralized applications and partnered with hundreds of blockchains and thousands of developers. The shutdown process will include ceasing blockchain and dApp data tracking, with services to be gradually discontinued. Future arrangements for the DAO and RADAR token will be communicated through standard DAO channels, with key decisions pending and community input anticipated.

Network-wide liquidations totaled $239 million over the past hour, with short positions accounting for $209 million and long positions $28.57 million, Coinglass data show. Hyperliquid recorded $186 million in liquidations, including $180 million from shorts, with a single BTC short position liquidated for $96.5116 million at $95,694 on November 17 at 22:36. Coinglass noted that Hyperliquid's liquidation figures significantly exceeded those of mainstream centralized exchanges, though potential data reporting discrepancies remain unclear.

Binance will launch USDT/USD and USDC/USD spot trading pairs on Nov. 18 at 23:00 UTC+8, the exchange announced on Nov. 17. The platform will offer zero-fee trading for both pairs and enable trading bot services, including spot algorithmic orders.

SlowMist founder Yu Xian disclosed on November 17 that wallet private keys and CEX/DEX API keys of some NoFx open-source automated trading system users have been compromised. The disclosure follows confirmed theft incidents linked to previously identified vulnerabilities. SlowMist collaborated with security teams to notify affected users before publicly releasing the incident details to minimize further risk exposure.