Crypto Today: November 13, 2026
Bitcoin fell below $69,000 to a 12-week low on Friday, with more than $1.6 billion in leveraged positions liquidated, and the weakness spread to firms that hold crypto on their balance sheets.
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- G2KC AnalysisCrypto Today: November 12, 2026Bitcoin fell to a 12-week low near $71,000 on Thursday as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's abrupt resignation hit tech stocks and about $750 million of crypto positions were liquidated.Get2KnowCrypto
- G2KC AnalysisCrypto Today: November 11, 2026Wall Street's rails into crypto kept widening on Nov. 10-11, with Coinbase's federal trust charter taking effect, Deutsche Bank opening crypto custody and OKX-ICE setting a tokenized stock launch.Get2KnowCrypto
- G2KC AnalysisCrypto Today: November 10, 2026Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI models, opened its IPO roadshow, the biggest story of the day.Get2KnowCrypto
Understand the headlines
Plain-English guides to the ideas behind crypto news.
- Crypto Basics BeginnerWhat is cryptocurrency?Cryptocurrency is digital money that people can send directly to each other, with the records kept by a network of computers instead of a bank.4 min read
- Markets BeginnerMarket cap, explainedMarket cap is price times circulating supply. It's the standard way to compare the size of cryptocurrencies, but it doesn't mean that much money could actually be cashed out.4 min read
- DeFi BeginnerStaking, explainedStaking means locking up coins to help secure a proof-of-stake network in exchange for rewards, with some risks and waiting periods attached.5 min read
- Security & Scams BeginnerHow to spot crypto scamsMost crypto theft doesn't involve hacking the blockchain. It involves tricking people into handing over their keys or signing a malicious transaction.6 min read
Major cryptocurrencies
| # | Name | Price | 24h | 7d | Market cap | Volume (24h) | 7-day trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BitcoinBTC | $67,896 | down 4.69% in 24 hours | down 9.89% in 7 days | |||
| 2 | EthereumETH | $1,919 | down 4.69% in 24 hours | down 13.82% in 7 days | |||
| 3 | TetherUSDT | $0.9991 | unchanged 0.00% in 24 hours | unchanged 0.00% in 7 days | |||
| 4 | XRPXRP | $1.00 | down 3.29% in 24 hours | down 14.37% in 7 days | |||
| 5 | SolanaSOL | $77.54 | down 4.83% in 24 hours | down 13.58% in 7 days | |||
| 6 | USD CoinUSDC | $0.9995 | unchanged 0.00% in 24 hours | down 0.01% in 7 days | |||
| 7 | DogecoinDOGE | $0.0639 | down 3.60% in 24 hours | down 11.55% in 7 days | |||
| 8 | CardanoADA | $0.1670 | down 3.64% in 24 hours | down 10.00% in 7 days |