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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: HBAR Gains 13.3%, Leading Index Higher from Monday
19.11.2024
Render was also among the top performers, gaining 5.1%
First Mover Americas: Options Coming to Bitcoin ETFs Is a Big Deal
19.11.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for November 19, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
After Binance's Costly Lesson, Do Rival Crypto Exchanges Risk Running Afoul of U.S. Rules?
19.11.2024
Bybit, Bitget and OKX combined have 877,000 daily active users in the U.S., data from Sensor Tower shows. It's unclear if they are just checking prices, or trading in violation of the rules
Crypto Valley Exchange to Go Live in January With Cheap On-Chain Futures and Options Trading
19.11.2024
The decentralized exchange for futures and options trading plans to go live on Arbitrum on Jan. 8
Bitcoin Mining Economics Improved in the First Half of November: JPMorgan
19.11.2024
The total market cap of the miners the bank tracks grew 33% since the end October, the report said
MARA Holdings Upsizes Convertible Notes Offering by $150M Amid Overwhelming Investor Demand
19.11.2024
The second-biggest publicly traded company holding bitcoin, MARA, is looking to purchase more from the estimated proceeds of $833 million
Crypto Exchange Gemini Starts Up in France With EU's MiCA Laws Weeks From Kicking In
19.11.2024
Companies registered in EU nations by year-end will be able to operate in those countries while they secure licenses under MiCA regulations that take effect at the end of the year
Donald Trump’s Media Group Eyes Purchase of Crypto Exchange Bakkt: Report
19.11.2024
Trump Media and Technology Group, which operates Truth Social, is nearing an all-stock deal to purchase Bakkt, a struggling crypto trading venue owned by Intercontinental Exchange
Ethereum's Ether Has Fallen Out of Investor Favor and How
19.11.2024
The market assigns a very low probability of ether challenging its year-to-date high of around $4,000 by the end of December
Bitcoin at $100K No Longer a Dream Believe Traders, but Blow-Off Top Warning in Near Term
19.11.2024
QCP traders expect a run to $100,000 — nearly 10% higher than the current record of over $93,000 — in the coming months, with those gains flowing into altcoins in a mark of a general “alt season.”
Decentralized AI Project Morpheus Goes Live on Mainnet
18.11.2024
Like other decentralized AI networks, Morpheus seeks to curtail the negative side effects of AI, such as centralization, censorship, and data monopolies
California Judge Puts the Kibosh on Kraken’s Interlocutory Appeal Attempt
18.11.2024
A California judge has rejected Kraken’s motion for interlocutory appeal, saying in a Monday decision that allowing an appeal would only “delay resolution” of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ongoing case against the crypto exchange
Spot Bitcoin ETF Options Could Start Trading As Early As Tomorrow
18.11.2024
Options trading on spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds could become available as soon as Tuesday, according to Nasdaq
Can a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Move Forward Without Congress? Experts Disagree
18.11.2024
It’s unclear whether the U.S. government has the authority to use seized bitcoin to constitute a strategic reserve
Bitfinex Hack Launderer Heather 'Razzlekhan' Morgan Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
18.11.2024
Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan, who helped launder the proceeds of the 2016 Bitfinex hack led by husband Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in the incident that drained almost 120,000 bitcoin from the exchange
Only Congress Can Ban Election Betting, Kalshi Tells Appeals Court in New Filing
18.11.2024
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may not like election betting, but only Congress — not the regulator — has the authority to ban it, embattled prediction market purveyor Kalshi argued in a Friday court filing
Beyond the Ballot: How DeFi Is Preparing for DC’s Next Chapter
18.11.2024
Innovation, consumer protection and financial inclusion are neither Republican nor Democratic values — they're American ones, says Rebecca Rettig, Chief Legal & Policy Officer at Polygon Labs
Polymarket Trader Loses Millions on Tyson After Making Bank on Trump
18.11.2024
Plus: the market is not confident if Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as Trump's attorney general
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XLM Surges 73.2% Over Weekend in Broad Rally
18.11.2024
The CoinDesk 20 gained 6.5% over the weekend with all but two assets trading higher
Lido Co-Founders Said to Plot Competitor to Sam Altman's World Network
18.11.2024
The new digital identity platform, Y, forgoes World Network's controversial biometric authentication for a system based on users' online activities