[Spot Gold Drops 3% Intraday, Spot Silver Down 3.44%] Spot gold fell 3.00% intraday, currently trading at $4045.94 per ounce. Spot silver dropped 3.44%.

[An ETH staking whale deposits 4,037 ETH into Kraken, earning $5.08 million] On November 14, according to OnchainLens monitoring, the whale with the address 0xa3b54dad750f5ac3cd150a07bed048686f35d627 deposited 4,037 ETH (approximately $12.66 million) into Kraken after staking ETH for 2 years, earning $5.08 million.

[Market-wide Sell-off After U.S. Government Reopens, Gold Prices Decline] On November 14, the market experienced a widespread sell-off following the reopening of the U.S. government, leading to a decline in gold prices. Independent metals trader Tai Wong stated that precious metals, stocks, bonds, the dollar, and cryptocurrencies all faced downward pressure, which is a typical 'buy the rumor, sell the fact' phenomenon.

[Applied Digital Plans to Issue Senior Secured Notes to Raise $2.35 Billion] Nasdaq-listed company Applied Digital announced that its subsidiary, APLD ComputeCo LLC, will issue senior secured notes through a private placement to raise $2.35 billion. The issuance is expected to be completed around November 20, 2025, with the exact timing depending on market and other conditions. The funds will be used for the construction of data center campuses.

[Hong Kong SFC's Julia Leung to Continue as CEO for Two-Year Term] The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that Julia Leung will continue as Chief Executive Officer for a two-year term, effective from January 1, 2026. Julia Leung has held this position since January 1, 2023. During her tenure, she introduced a licensing regime for virtual asset trading platforms and published a virtual asset roadmap. She also proposed the regulatory concept of 'same business, same risk, same rules,' bringing crypto over-the-counter trading and custodial institutions under regulatory oversight.