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Teresa Goody Guillén, a veteran of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is among the candidates president-elect Donald Trump is considering to lead the agency, people familiar with the situation said.

The YouTube competitor had about $131 million of cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet as of the end of the third quarter.

The protocol’s rejuvenation is driven by elevated perpetual funding rates, with more catalysts ahead for growth.

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds options are making solid volume on their first day.

Power and profits took center stage in a confusing morning.

But there’s a lot of work to do, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO, IntoTheBlock

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as Treasury Secretary.

Paxos agreed to buy electronic money institution Membrane Finance, which is licensed in Finland.

The new product aims to give access to T-Bill investments for individuals and organizations who were previously unable to invest in these products, the press release said.

Render was also among the top performers, gaining 5.1%.

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.

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.

The decentralized exchange for futures and options trading plans to go live on Arbitrum on Jan. 8.

The total market cap of the miners the bank tracks grew 33% since the end October, the report said.

The second-biggest publicly traded company holding bitcoin, MARA, is looking to purchase more from the estimated proceeds of $833 million.

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.

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.

The market assigns a very low probability of ether challenging its year-to-date high of around $4,000 by the end of December.

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.”

Like other decentralized AI networks, Morpheus seeks to curtail the negative side effects of AI, such as centralization, censorship, and data monopolies.

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.

Options trading on spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds could become available as soon as Tuesday, according to Nasdaq.

It’s unclear whether the U.S. government has the authority to use seized bitcoin to constitute a strategic reserve.

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.

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.

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.

Plus: the market is not confident if Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as Trump’s attorney general.

The CoinDesk 20 gained 6.5% over the weekend with all but two assets trading higher.

The new digital identity platform, Y, forgoes World Network’s controversial biometric authentication for a system based on users’ online activities.

Semler Scientific raised $21.5 million through its at-the-market equity offering, purchased 215 BTC.