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TAO and HYPE Test Resistance as Crypto Selling Pressures Both Networks

Bittensor and Hyperliquid face technical resistance points as their prices, TVL and the wider crypto market remain under pressure.

Bittensor and Hyperliquid face technical resistance points as their prices, TVL and the wider crypto market remain under pressure. Hyperliquid (HYPE) is trading at $62.44, down 4.4% since this brief published. This is an original TLT brief based on reporting by The Cryptonomist, with live market data added, as of Sat, 14 Nov 2026 23:15:03 UTC.

Why it matters

Both networks are testing levels identified by The Cryptonomist while on-chain value has declined, placing their technical recoveries against a broader backdrop of steep losses and extreme fear.

Key takeaways
  • TAO resistance sits at $218.60, above its live $193.30 price.
  • HYPE resistance is $73.19, compared with a live price of $65.28.
  • TAO TVL fell 14.5% over seven days, DeFiLlama reports.
  • The crypto market cap is $2.28 trillion amid broad selling.
The story so far · 3 briefs
  1. Ethereum Meets Resistance Near $2,300 as Selling Pressures the Market
  2. TAO and HYPE Test Resistance as Crypto Selling Pressures Both Networks — this brief
  3. HYPE’s Relative Strength Fades as Crypto Selling Intensifies

Bittensor’s TAO is being monitored around the $218.60 daily resistance level, according to The Cryptonomist, which described the token as testing that boundary and outlined scenarios tied to momentum. At $193.30, TAO was trading $25.30 below the cited level in the supplied live market data. The same outlet separately focused on Hyperliquid, examining price action around $72.90 and $73.19 resistance within a bearish daily trend. The live HYPE price was $65.28, below both figures, so the summary and current quote do not provide corroboration of an upward breakout or a sustained move through resistance. DeFiLlama’s live data showed that the contraction extended beyond prices. Bittensor TVL stood at $342.53 million, down 14.5% over seven days, while Hyperliquid TVL was $1.65 billion, down 9.3%. TAO’s seven-day price decline was 14.16%, and its market capitalization was $2.27 billion; HYPE was down 16.13% over seven days with a $15.52 billion market capitalization. The wider market context was also negative: total crypto market capitalization was $2.28 trillion, Bitcoin fell 4.64% over 24 hours, and the Fear & Greed index registered 13, labeled Extreme Fear. The next technical points highlighted by the source were $218.60 for TAO and $73.19 for HYPE, while declining TVL and risk-off conditions provide the backdrop against which those levels are being tested.

Market reaction since this brief Live

Since this brief published about 28 hours ago, Hyperliquid (HYPE) has moved from $65.28 to $62.44 — -4.35%, a notable move.

$62.04$62.95$63.86$64.77$65.68 published · $65.28 now · $62.44 (-4.35%) Nov 13 19:20 UTC Nov 14 23:15 UTC
BeforeSince publishPublished · $65.28
CoinAt publishNowSince publish
HYPE$65.28$62.44-4.35%
TAO$193.30$180.87-6.43%

The chart plots HYPE's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from TLT's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.

What this means in naira

At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 HYPE ≈ ₦88,165.28 (about $62.44), down 12.5% over 24 hours. The naira itself trades about 4.4% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Nigerian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.

Live market data

Current prices for the assets in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.

$62.44 ▼ 12.45%
-4.35% since this brief published
7d -18.81%MCap $14.84BFull HYPE data →
#40
$180.87 ▼ 14.57%
-6.43% since this brief published
7d -18.79%MCap $2.12BFull TAO data →
The market when this published · November 13, 2026
Total market cap$2.28T
Bitcoin 24h-4.64%
Ethereum 24h-5.92%
BTC dominance58.0%
Fear & Greed13 · Extreme Fear
On-chain & primary-source check

Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · November 14, 2026.

Hyperliquid TVL$1.61B-11.5% 7dDeFiLlama ↗
Bittensor TVL$326.72M-17.9% 7dDeFiLlama ↗
Bitcoin DeFi TVL$3.41BDeFiLlama ↗
Bitcoin network hashrate904 EH/sdifficulty 134.8Tmempool.space ↗

TLT reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.

TAO and HYPE Test Resistance as Crypto Selling Pressures Bot — questions & answers

What resistance level is TAO testing?

The Cryptonomist identified $218.60 as TAO’s daily resistance level. The supplied live price was $193.30.

Where is HYPE relative to cited resistance?

HYPE was $65.28 in the live data, below the $72.90 price-action reference and $73.19 resistance level cited by The Cryptonomist.

How much did both networks’ TVL decline?

DeFiLlama reported Bittensor TVL down 14.5% over seven days and Hyperliquid TVL down 9.3%.

How much is 1 Hyperliquid worth in naira today?

About ₦88,165.28 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Nigerians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $62.44. The naira price moves with both HYPE's US-dollar price and the USDT/NGN rate; use our Hyperliquid in naira page for any amount.

Has Hyperliquid's price moved since this brief was published?

HYPE is down 4.35% since this brief first published — trading at $62.44 now versus $65.28 at publication. TLT re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.

Which outlets reported this story?

This is an original TLT brief that synthesises reporting from The Cryptonomist. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.

TLT Newsdesk Data-stamped

TLT's newsdesk writes original briefs by synthesising coverage from across the crypto press — 50+ outlets including CoinDesk, The Block, Decrypt and Cointelegraph — cross-checking the figures they report — and verifying them against on-chain data from DeFiLlama and mempool.space — plus live market context (CoinGecko, Binance). We summarise and link to every source; we never reproduce full articles. Read our editorial standards and how we use AI. Not financial advice.

Market data verified against CoinGecko & Binance · November 14, 2026 ⛓ Timestamped at Bitcoin block #975,837 sha256:8db9022eac81b5d0
Based on reporting by The Cryptonomist — this is an original TLT summary with live market data, not the original article.The Cryptonomist · Nov 13 19:20 ↗

Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original TLT brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.