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.

Qian Zhimin, convicted in a money laundering case involving 60,000 BTC, held additional Bitcoin and XRP totaling £67 million, Caixin reports. She provided access codes and wallet passwords shortly before her criminal trial opened in September 2025, revealing holdings beyond the 61,000 Bitcoin seized when police arrested her. Between 2014 and 2017, Qian directed proxies to purchase 194,951 Bitcoin using 648 million yuan in investor funds, including on-exchange purchases of 100,250 BTC in June 2014 and OTC acquisitions of 51,000 BTC between January and June 2017.

The cryptocurrency market saw $407 million in liquidations over 12 hours on Nov. 17, with long positions accounting for $359 million and shorts for $48.38 million, Coinglass data show. Over 24 hours, 159,006 traders were liquidated for $580 million. The largest single liquidation was a $29.98 million BTC-USD position on Hyperliquid.

The cryptocurrency Fear & Greed Index stood at 10 on Nov. 16, unchanged from the prior day, Alternative data show. The index remained in "extreme fear" territory, with a weekly average of 22. The gauge incorporates six weighted metrics: volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), social media activity (15%), market surveys (15%), Bitcoin dominance (10%), and Google Trends (10%).