Solana has dropped below $180 and is trading near $175, even as spot exchange-traded funds continue to attract inflows. The divergence between institutional accumulation and short-term price weakness highlights market uncertainty as traders weigh consolidation risks against the network's strong fundamentals.

Berachain validators coordinated a network suspension on November 3, 2025, to implement an emergency hard fork addressing a Balancer V2 vulnerability on BEX. The exploit primarily affected USDe liquidity pools, prompting cross-chain bridge disablement as a containment measure. Network operations are expected to resume following fund recovery and security risk mitigation.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao disclosed a personal purchase exceeding $2 million in ASTER tokens on November 2, according to his social media announcement. The DEX protocol token climbed from $0.91 to a peak of $1.26 following the disclosure. Zhao emphasized a long-term holding approach rather than active trading.

President Donald Trump stated he does not know Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, despite pardoning him last month. In a 60 Minutes interview, Trump dismissed questions about Zhao's case and connections between Binance and his family's crypto venture World Liberty Financial. Zhao pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating anti-money laundering laws and served a four-month sentence.

The Aster token surged more than 30% on November 2, 2025, after Binance founder Changpeng Zhao disclosed he had purchased over $2 million worth of the decentralized perpetuals exchange's token using personal funds. The token climbed from approximately $0.91 to above $1.20 within an hour of Zhao's announcement on X, with trading volume rising sharply as market participants reacted to the news.

Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) surged from below $3.00 to $4.30 before encountering resistance. The token now consolidates as short-term momentum cools. Key support sits at $3.00, while resistance near $5.00 will shape its next directional move.

The first spot XRP exchange-traded funds are expected to go live within the next two weeks, according to Nate Geraci, President of NovaDius. The development follows the conclusion of the SEC's five-year litigation against Ripple three months ago. Canary Capital has removed the SEC delay clause from its S-1 filing, potentially clearing the path for a Nasdaq listing on November 13.

Ethereum is trading around $3,800 following a 1.64% decline over the past week. Market analyst Ted Pillows has identified critical liquidity clusters between $3,750 and $4,200, according to heatmap data from Coinglass. The upper band functions as major resistance, while the $3,750 level serves as potential support.