BTC breaks $102,000

- Hyperliquid captures 73% of decentralized perpetual trading volume with $12.9B daily trading and $9.76B open positions in October 2025. - Platform executes $645M HYPE token buybacks (46% of crypto buybacks) while 62.26% of Arbitrum's USDC liquidity flows to Hyperliquid. - Institutional adoption grows with 21Shares proposing SEC-approved HYPE ETF, while HIP-3 protocol enables permissionless market creation via HYPE staking. - Faces competition from new rivals (Aster, Lighter) and leadership risks, but exp

- Bitcoin fell below $100,000 on Nov. 4, 2025, with $1.3B in liquidations as whales and firms like Sequans sold BTC to reduce debt. - Analysts argue sellers may amplify bearish narratives via social media to profit from lower prices, while corporate treasury strategies face risks amid falling prices. - On-chain data shows moderate unrealized losses (3.1% stress level), suggesting potential stabilization, though some warn a $56,000 cascade could follow a $100,000 break. - Diverging strategies emerge: Americ

- Columbia University study reveals 25% of Polymarket's trading volume may involve wash trading, where users self-trade to inflate activity. - Sports and election markets showed highest manipulation rates (45% and 17% fake volume), peaking at 95% in election markets in March 2025. - Platform's lack of transaction fees and pseudonymous wallets enabled manipulation, despite CFTC regulatory actions since 2022. - Researchers urge Polymarket to adopt their detection methods to exclude fraudulent wallets and res