Market maker Wintermute warned that new capital has stopped flowing into the cryptocurrency market, with current trading activity driven by reallocation of existing funds rather than fresh inflows. The firm noted that stablecoins, ETFs, and digital asset treasury companies expanded from $180 billion to $560 billion since early 2024, but growth momentum has since slowed. Price rallies are now shorter and produce smaller gains as capital rotates internally among existing participants.

The XRP Ledger added 21,595 new addresses over 48 hours, marking its fastest wallet growth since July, data show. Network activity reached 1.9 million daily transactions on November 3. XRP rebounded 10% to $2.30 after falling to $2.09.

Coinbase submitted recommendations to the U.S. Treasury on November 5, 2025, regarding implementation of the GENIUS Act. The exchange called for precise regulations that foster stablecoin innovation while protecting consumers. Coinbase emphasized that payment stablecoins should be treated as cash equivalents for tax purposes and warned against broad interpretations of the Act's interest prohibition provisions.

Grayscale has eliminated sponsor fees on its Solana Trust (GSOL) for three months or until assets reach $1 billion. The trust stakes 100% of SOL holdings, generating 7.23% annual returns with 95% distributed to investors. The move aims to position Solana as the third major institutional crypto asset.

Balancer issued a preliminary incident report on the November 3 exploit that drained over $128 million from Composable Stable Pools across nine networks. The protocol identified a rounding flaw in its v2 vault's batchSwap feature as the root cause, which attackers exploited to manipulate pool balances and extract value. Balancer v3 and other pool types remained unaffected.

Ripple has formed strategic partnerships with Mastercard, Webster Bank, and Gemini to integrate its RLUSD stablecoin into traditional payment infrastructure, the company announced. The stablecoin operates on XRP Ledger and Ethereum, enabling direct fiat-to-crypto conversions with regulatory compliance through FDIC-backed banking. RLUSD facilitates cross-border transfers in under one second at costs below SWIFT fees, with minted supply exceeding $50 million within weeks of regulatory approval.

Grayscale Investments has waived management fees on its Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL) for up to three months or until assets reach $1 billion, according to the firm. The trust now stakes 100% of its holdings through a diversified validator network, delivering a 7.23% staking reward rate. The move comes as Solana's unique active users climbed 36% to 2.7 million, data show.

Ripple announced a partnership with Mastercard to pilot RLUSD stablecoin payments on XRP Ledger for credit card settlements. The collaboration follows a $500 million funding round valuing Ripple at $40 billion. XRP trades near $2.30 as on-chain data shows record DEX activity amid selling pressure.