Crypto news, 13 November 2026: bitcoin falls below 70,000 dollars, a sixth day of ETF outflows, new SEC and CFTC nominees and USDC under EBA supervision
Bitcoin falls below 70,000 dollars with 1.64 billion in liquidations, US spot bitcoin ETFs lose 284.1 million in a sixth straight negative session, Jane Street reshuffles its holdings, Trump names four SEC and CFTC commissioners and the EBA supervises USDC.
Friday, 13 November 2026. According to CoinGecko, at around 18:20 Swiss time bitcoin trades at about 68,562 dollars (-4.5% in 24 hours) and ether at about 1,926 dollars (-4.1%).
Markets: bitcoin below 70,000 dollars for the first time since August
According to CoinDesk, bitcoin fell as low as 67,770 dollars, its lowest level since 19 August, and ether to 1,900 dollars. The drop coincides with a stronger dollar: the Dollar Index rose above 103, its highest since April 2025, while after hotter-than-expected inflation data CME FedWatch shows an 88% probability of a 25 basis point rate increase in December and 12% for a 50 basis point move. According to CoinGlass data cited by CoinDesk, crypto derivatives liquidations reached 1.64 billion dollars in 24 hours, 88.7% of them long positions, including 916 million on bitcoin and 289 million on ether. Jensen Huang's resignation as Nvidia chief executive also weighs on sentiment; chief financial officer Colette Kress becomes interim CEO. Bitcoin is heading for a sixth consecutive weekly loss and is down 21% since the start of the year.
ETFs: a sixth straight negative session for bitcoin funds
According to Farside Investors, US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of 284.1 million dollars on Thursday, 12 November: BlackRock's IBIT lost 203.8 million, Fidelity's FBTC 32.6, Bitwise's BITB 26.4 and ARKB 18.5, while Morgan Stanley's MSBT took in 3.3 million. From 5 to 12 November outflows total 1,722.0 million. Ether ETFs lost 70.5 million, 62.0 of it from ETHA. From 30 October to 12 November the balance stands at -2,804.8 million for bitcoin and -922.1 million for ether.
Institutions: Jane Street reshuffles its ETF holdings
According to 13F filings cited by Cointelegraph, in the third quarter Jane Street increased its shares in Fidelity's bitcoin ETF (FBTC) from about 887,000 to 7.01 million, worth 509 million dollars on 30 September, and cut its IBIT shares by 19%, from 24.88 to 20.22 million. The firm also added about 9 million ARKB shares and 7.83 million shares of the ether ETF ETHA.
US: four nominations for the SEC and CFTC
The White House sent four nominations to the Senate: Steven Levine and Kristin N. Johnson to the SEC, Nathan Anonick and Matthew Rowland to the CFTC. Levine would replace Hester Peirce, one of the agency's most crypto-focused voices, with a term running to June 2030. According to CoinDesk, the SEC currently has only two of five commissioners and the CFTC only its chairman, Michael Selig. All nominations require Senate confirmation.
EU: USDC comes under direct EBA supervision
According to Circle's quarterly report as covered by CryptoSlate, since 12 November the European Banking Authority directly supervises the own funds, reserves, liquidity and redemption plans of USDC issued in the EU by Circle Internet Financial Europe, while France's ACPR retains oversight of governance and fit-and-proper requirements. The change follows the EBA's classification of USDC as a significant e-money token under MiCA on 14 October. Circle flags possible additional capital, liquidity and compliance costs without quantifying them.
Sources
- CoinDesk, markets on 13.11.2026: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/11/13/bitcoin-hits-12-week-low-as-dollar-rallies-on-interest-rate-outlook-liquidations-top-usd1-6-billion
- CoinDesk, sixth weekly loss: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/11/13/bitcoin-heads-for-sixth-weekly-loss-as-anthropic-s-blockbuster-ipo-looms
- CoinGecko, bitcoin price: https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin
- Farside Investors, bitcoin ETF flows: https://farside.co.uk/btc/
- Farside Investors, ether ETF flows: https://farside.co.uk/eth/
- Cointelegraph, crypto news on 13.11.2026: https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-happened-in-crypto-today
- The White House, nominations sent to the Senate: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/11/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-16a6/
- CoinDesk, SEC and CFTC nominees: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/11/12/u-s-president-names-cftc-sec-nominees-for-first-time-in-a-year
- CryptoSlate, USDC under EBA supervision: https://cryptoslate.com/circle-hands-usdc-reserves-to-eu-regulators-risking-higher-fees/
