Daily Brief ยท November 13, 2026
Bitcoin market depth plunged following ETF outflows and stablecoin contractions, while MSCI dropped Strategy from core indexes and an Indian exchange halted services after a wallet breach.
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Talos warns thinned order books and high leverage leave Bitcoin vulnerable
Order-book depth dropped 33% to $72 million on Nov. 9 as $684 million in weekly ETF outflows drained market liquidity.
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MSCI to drop Strategy from global benchmarks after fund screening update
Passive benchmarks must offload roughly 13 million MSTR shares after Nov. 30 under rules excluding non-operating companies.
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Unocoin halts operations following infrastructure breach and BitGo outflows
The Indian exchange suspended services after detecting intrusions on Nov. 6 and Nov. 9, with server rebuilds taking 4 to 5 days.
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South Korea's FSC to shield crypto exchanges freezing accounts on suspected hacks
A planned no-action letter will remove statutory penalties for operators executing early transaction halts during exploits.
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DOJ and Wall Street back lawsuit against Illinois digital asset tax
Briefs filed in state court challenge a 0.2% gross asset levy on transferred or stored tokens ahead of a July 2027 enforcement date.
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Securitize and Ethena debut $100M 24/7 liquidity facility for BlackRock's BUIDL
The pool enables round-the-clock redemptions between BUIDL and USDC, solving weekend settlement friction for tokenized funds.
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Anchorage Digital and Visa enable Western Union USDPT settlement on VisaNet
USDPT becomes the first Anchorage-issued token cleared over VisaNet, giving institutions direct OCC-chartered clearing rails.
The numbers
$BTC fell 5.5% to $69,340, total market capitalization dipped 3.5% to $2.35 trillion, and the Fear & Greed index sank to 20.
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