Gold prices have declined amid rising liquidity concerns, with overnight funding costs surging and drawing parallels to the 2019 repo crisis. Bank reserves remain near $2.85 trillion, and the likelihood of a December Federal Reserve rate cut has diminished, impacting risk assets such as Bitcoin. In the crypto market, Solana-focused ETFs have seen significant inflows of $368 million, contrasting with outflows from Bitcoin and Ethereum products. Additionally, Polymarket has acquired $112 million and partnered with UFC/Zuffa Boxing to expand crypto-based event markets in the U.S.