New BTC Record — $77000
On November 9, amid the latest news from the US, the BTC rate reached a new historical record, breaking the $77,199 mark.
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At the time of writing, the first cryptocurrency is trading around $76,300. Along with BTC, many other cryptocurrencies have also grown and are also confidently heading into the "green zone".
Ethereum — Above $3000
Ethereum has once again broken through the $3,000 mark, marking the network's first achievement since early August.
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Following the leaders, other cryptocurrencies from the top 10 by market capitalization also went into the "green zone". Particularly impressive growth was demonstrated by Dogecoin (+28.2%), Cardano (+22.1%) and Solana (+20%), showing record results over the past week.
BTC Mining Difficulty Exceeds 100 T for the First Time in History
After the latest revision of mining difficulty, Bitcoin showed a sharp increase of 6.24%, reaching an all-time high of 101.65 T. During the two-week calculation epoch, the average hashrate slightly decreased, amounting to 680 EH/s, but has now again exceeded the 720 EH/s mark, continuing to strengthen.
Tether Facilitates $45 Million Oil Deal
Tether's investment arm has become a participant in a unique deal, funding a $45 million USDT oil shipment, the company said in a press release.
The deal, which was concluded back in October, involved the delivery of 670,000 barrels of oil and was arranged by a major Middle Eastern oil company in collaboration with a leading commodity trader. The deal was brokered by Tether Trade Finance, a division of Tether Investments that operates independently of the stablecoin's reserves and uses its parent company's own capital.
While the deal is "the first of its kind," it opens up new horizons for lending and financial transactions across a variety of sectors, the company noted.
Tether's intention to enter the commodities markets was announced back in October. In June, Giancarlo Ardoino announced plans to allocate more than $1 billion to invest in startups from a variety of venture proposals.
TVL in Solana Ecosystem Reaches Over $6.6 Billion
Since the beginning of 2024, the total value locked (TVL) in the Solana dApp ecosystem has more than tripled, bringing it close to Tron’s figure. In comparison, TVL on the Ethereum network has grown by only 136% over the same period.
Over the past 30 days, the value locked in Solana has jumped by 22.23%, according to DeFi Llama, reaching $6.64 billion. Recall that the peak value of this indicator was recorded in November 2021, when TVL briefly exceeded $10 billion.
43 Monkeys Escape Accelerates Meme Token Growth
On November 6, 43 macaques escaped from the Alpha Genesis research center in Yemassee, South Carolina, which unexpectedly led to a jump in the prices of monkey-related meme coins. Thus, on November 7, the Solana-based Monkey (MONKEY) token jumped by 49%, and Apes Go Bananas (AGB) demonstrated growth of 14% over the same period.
On the X social network, users put forward a variety of theories about the reasons for the escape. Some conspirators suggested that this was part of a government plan aimed at disrupting the inauguration of Donald Trump, while others recalled scenes from films, finding strange coincidences in them.
Meanwhile, the police urged residents to avoid encounters with escaped macaques and immediately report their location to 911.
