Daily Brief · November 15, 2026
The CFTC escalated its preemption war over prediction markets by suing Louisiana, while a market drop triggered $2.05 billion in derivatives liquidations and stUSDT moved to wind down.
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CFTC Sues Louisiana in Federal Preemption Fight Over State Derivatives Bans
The agency filed suit against Louisiana on Nov. 13, its 12th state target, challenging local court closures of over 30 prediction market venues.
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Crypto Liquidations Top $2B as Binance Takes an $800M Hit
CoinGlass tracked $2.05 billion in forced closures dominated by long positions, with Binance liquidations nearing $800 million amid market-wide selling.
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stUSDT Shuts Down After TVL Plunges 99% From $2.3B Peak
The yield protocol ceased interest accrual and opened redemptions through May 14, 2027, as total value locked dropped to $8.6 million.
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Aztec Details Tierra V6 Architecture With Illicit Capital Filters
The Ethereum layer-2 rollup upgrade doubles proving speeds to 12 seconds and adds cryptographic serial numbers to verify funds are untainted by Lazarus Group.
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Digital Asset Expands Wall Street Adoption of Canton Network
Backed by a $355 million June round and DTCC integrations, the privacy-focused ledger processed 79% of November transactions confidentially.
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Coinone Issues Phishing Warning Following Customer Support Breach
An intruder accessed user identities, bank accounts, and passwords via outsourced vendor MetaM, though core exchange and wallet systems remained untouched.
The numbers
Total crypto market capitalization sits at $2.23 trillion (−2.5%) with $BTC at $65,496, $ETH at $1,829, and the Fear & Greed index reading 10 in Extreme Fear.
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