Tron founder Justin Sun deposited 45,000 ETH worth $154.5 million into the Lido staking protocol on November 5. His total Ethereum holdings now reach $534 million, surpassing his TRX holdings of $519 million. The move came as Ethereum experienced a 12% decline to $3,166 amid broader market volatility.

Balancer confirmed on November 5 that a rounding error in V2 Composable Stable Pools enabled the $128 million exploit that occurred on November 3. The vulnerability allowed attackers to manipulate batch swaps and drain funds across Ethereum, Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Sonic, and Avalanche. White-hat teams have recovered $33 million to date, while Balancer's Total Value Locked declined 58% from $442.96 million to $186.09 million between November 3 and November 7.

Aster DEX enabled its native ASTER token as collateral for perpetual trading with an 80% margin ratio on November 5. The platform's announcement came three days after Binance founder Changpeng Zhao disclosed purchasing approximately $2 million worth of ASTER tokens on November 2.

Zcash rose 6.19% in 24 hours to $441.47, posting a 40.28% gain over seven days. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency was the only top-20 asset in positive territory as the broader market lost $230 billion. Technical indicators show overbought conditions with the RSI at 79.14.

Bitcoin declined 5.30% to $100,915 on November 4, breaking below $101,000 for the first time in months. Market data shows 71.96% of trader accounts hold long positions, while trading volume indicates 51.99% short activity, suggesting retail accumulation against institutional selling.

A trader managing a $10 billion portfolio has opened $37 million in Bitcoin longs and $18 million in Ethereum longs on Hyperliquid as both assets declined. The whale previously grew an initial $850 million investment to $10 billion. The trader correctly predicted three major market moves in 2025, including October's downturn that generated $200 million in profits.

Decentralized exchange protocol Balancer lost $128 million on November 3, 2025, in an exploit spanning six blockchain networks. The attack targeted an access control vulnerability in Balancer V2's smart contracts, with Ethereum accounting for $99 million of total losses. The incident prompted Berachain validators to execute an emergency network halt and hard fork.

The T3 Financial Crime Unit froze over $300 million in criminal cryptocurrency during its first year of operation, according to an announcement on 31 October. The partnership between Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs handled cases spanning fraud, money laundering, and state-sponsored hacking across five continents. United States investigations accounted for $83 million in frozen assets across 37 separate cases.

Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC released approximately $3.1 million in frozen assets to trader TheWhiteWhaleV2 on October 31. The move followed intense community scrutiny and public questions about the platform's ownership structure. MEXC's Chief Strategy Officer issued an apology acknowledging procedural failures in the months-long account freeze.