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Can a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Move Forward Without Congress? Experts Disagree   north  
It’s unclear whether the U.S. government has the authority to use seized bitcoin to constitute a strategic reserve.
Can a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Move Forward Without Congress? Experts Disagree
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Keywords: Policy, news, bitcoin reserve, Trump, Cynthia Lummis, Congress, Bitcoin

Authors: Tom Carreras ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 20:39:41
Can a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Move Forward Without Congress? Experts Disagree
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Bitfinex Hack Launderer Heather 'Razzlekhan' Morgan Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison   north  
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.
Bitfinex Hack Launderer Heather 'Razzlekhan' Morgan Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Heather Morgan, Bitfinex

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 18:59:59
Bitfinex Hack Launderer Heather 'Razzlekhan' Morgan Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
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Only Congress Can Ban Election Betting, Kalshi Tells Appeals Court in New Filing   north  
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.
Only Congress Can Ban Election Betting, Kalshi Tells Appeals Court in New Filing
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Kalshi, CFTC, Prediction Markets

Authors: Cheyenne Ligon ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 18:33:44
Only Congress Can Ban Election Betting, Kalshi Tells Appeals Court in New Filing
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Beyond the Ballot: How DeFi Is Preparing for DC’s Next Chapter   north  
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.
Beyond the Ballot: How DeFi Is Preparing for DC’s Next Chapter
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion

Authors: Rebecca Rettig ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 16:55:32
Beyond the Ballot: How DeFi Is Preparing for DC’s Next Chapter
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Polymarket Trader Loses Millions on Tyson After Making Bank on Trump   north  
Plus: the market is not confident if Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as Trump's attorney general.
Polymarket Trader Loses Millions on Tyson After Making Bank on Trump
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Keywords: News Analysis, news_analysis, Analysis, Polymarket, Prediction Markets, Matt Gaetz, Republican Party, Sports Betting, Sports, Kalshi, Matt Gaetz, Matt Gaetz AG Confirmed, Logan Paul Mike Tyson, Tyson Paul Prediction markets, polymarket

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 16:22:34
Polymarket Trader Loses Millions on Tyson After Making Bank on Trump
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XLM Surges 73.2% Over Weekend in Broad Rally   north  
The CoinDesk 20 gained 6.5% over the weekend with all but two assets trading higher.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XLM Surges 73.2% Over Weekend in Broad Rally
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Keywords: CoinDesk Indices, news, CoinDesk 20, CoinDesk Indices, Price, charts, CoinDesk Indices, CoinDesk 20, Crypto Price, Cryptocurrency

Authors: CoinDesk Indices, Tracy Stephens ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 14:56:05
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XLM Surges 73.2% Over Weekend in Broad Rally
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Lido Co-Founders Said to Plot Competitor to Sam Altman's World Network   north  
The new digital identity platform, Y, forgoes World Network's controversial biometric authentication for a system based on users' online activities.
Lido Co-Founders Said to Plot Competitor to Sam Altman's World Network
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Keywords: Technology, news, Lido, Sam Altman, worldcoin, Digital Identity, Authentication

Authors: Sam Kessler ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 14:00:11
Lido Co-Founders Said to Plot Competitor to Sam Altman's World Network
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Semler Scientific Added 215 Bitcoin to Holdings, Bringing Stack to 1,273 BTC   north  
Semler Scientific raised $21.5 million through its at-the-market equity offering, purchased 215 BTC.
Semler Scientific Added 215 Bitcoin to Holdings, Bringing Stack to 1,273 BTC
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Semler scientific

Authors: James Van Straten ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 13:52:27
Semler Scientific Added 215 Bitcoin to Holdings, Bringing Stack to 1,273 BTC
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First Mover Americas: Solana Breaks Out to New Cycle Highs   north  
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
First Mover Americas: Solana Breaks Out to New Cycle Highs
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Ether, First Mover, Solana

Authors: Krisztian Sandor, Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 13:21:59
First Mover Americas: Solana Breaks Out to New Cycle Highs
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Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Added Additional 51,780 Bitcoin for $4.6B   north  
The company now holds 331,200 bitcoin acquired for roughly $16.5 billion and worth just shy of $30 billion.
Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Added Additional 51,780 Bitcoin for $4.6B
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Keywords: Markets, news, MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor, Bitcoin

Authors: Stephen Alpher ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 13:17:09
Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Added Additional 51,780 Bitcoin for $4.6B
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MARA to Offer $700M Convertible Senior Note, Shares Fall 5%   north  
MARA holdings announced a $700 million convertible senior note due 2030, plans to acquire more bitcoin.
MARA to Offer $700M Convertible Senior Note, Shares Fall 5%
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Marathon

Authors: James Van Straten ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 12:43:34
MARA to Offer $700M Convertible Senior Note, Shares Fall 5%
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Project Liberty Joins SOAR to Challenge Centralized Social Media Giants With AI, Decentralized Data   north  
AI studio SOAR, created by Ancestry founder Paul Allen, brings Project Liberty data sharing and storage portals for families and communities focused on local government.
Project Liberty Joins SOAR to Challenge Centralized Social Media Giants With AI, Decentralized Data
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Keywords: Finance, news, Polkadot, Social Networks

Authors: Ian Allison ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 12:18:20
Project Liberty Joins SOAR to Challenge Centralized Social Media Giants With AI, Decentralized Data
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Fragile and Consolidative Tone Starts the Week in FX   north  
Overview: The US dollar has begun the new week consolidating in a mixed fashion against the G10 currencies. Bank of Japan Governor Ueda remains circumspect and did not provide guidance about next month's central bank meeting. Without positive guidance, the market sold the yen, but the swaps [...]
Fragile and Consolidative Tone Starts the Week in FX
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Keywords: $USD, Currency Movement, EMU, FOMC, Intervention, Japan, Mexico, RBA, UK, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 11:10:00
Fragile and Consolidative Tone Starts the Week in FX
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Bitcoin's Correlation to U.S. Equities and Ether Weakens: Van Straten   north  
The total cryptocurrency market hits a new all-time high of $3.025 trillion as bitcoin consolidates around $92,000.
Bitcoin's Correlation to U.S. Equities and Ether Weakens: Van Straten
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Keywords: Markets, news, Nasdaq, Bitcoin, Ether

Authors: James Van Straten ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 10:53:43
Bitcoin's Correlation to U.S. Equities and Ether Weakens: Van Straten
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Bitcoin Near a Record High Might Be Just Half the Journey as BCA Research Signals $200K   north  
According to BCA Research analysis of fractal patterns, the bitcoin price might climb above $200,000.
Bitcoin Near a Record High Might Be Just Half the Journey as BCA Research Signals $200K
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Markets, Trading, Bitcoin, Markets

Authors: Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 09:18:26
Bitcoin Near a Record High Might Be Just Half the Journey as BCA Research Signals $200K
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Missed BTC Rally to $93K? Bitcoin Memecoins Could Be Next to Watch   north  
Data, however, show no uptick in Runes protocol on chain metrics as of Monday. Onchain metrics typically follow social activity and narratives, with prices leading afterward.
Missed BTC Rally to $93K? Bitcoin Memecoins Could Be Next to Watch
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Trading, Markets, Memecoin

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 08:02:33
Missed BTC Rally to $93K? Bitcoin Memecoins Could Be Next to Watch
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Kraken, Tether-Backed Dutch Firm Rolls Out MiCA-Compliant Euro, U.S. Dollar Stablecoins   north  
The issuance comes at a time when the European stablecoin market is poised for a shake-up as regulations for issuers will enter into full force by the end of this year.
Kraken, Tether-Backed Dutch Firm Rolls Out MiCA-Compliant Euro, U.S. Dollar Stablecoins
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Keywords: Finance, news, Stablecoins, MiCA, Tether, Kraken, stablecoin, mica

Authors: Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 07:30:00
Kraken, Tether-Backed Dutch Firm Rolls Out MiCA-Compliant Euro, U.S. Dollar Stablecoins
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Metaplanet Follows MSTR's Lead, Announces $11.3M Debt Sale for Additional Bitcoin Purchases
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Keywords: Finance, news, MetaPlanet, MicroStrategy, MSTR, Bitcoin, Markets, MicroStrategy, Bitcoin, Markets

Authors: Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 06:28:47
Metaplanet Follows MSTR's Lead, Announces $11.3M Debt Sale for Additional Bitcoin Purchases
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Frenzy Alert: JPMorgan's Bitcoin Retail Sentiment Score Hits Record High, MSTR's Call Skew Soars   north  
MSTR's options market exhibited extreme upside fear or bullish speculative frenzy.
Frenzy Alert: JPMorgan's Bitcoin Retail Sentiment Score Hits Record High, MSTR's Call Skew Soars
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Markets, Trading, Bitcoin, Markets, JPMorgan

Authors: Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 06:15:53
Frenzy Alert: JPMorgan's Bitcoin Retail Sentiment Score Hits Record High, MSTR's Call Skew Soars
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CAT Token Expands to Solana, Setting Up Long-Term Bullish Move   north  
The vault has been filled in excess of an initial $100,000 target as of Asian morning hours, with $240,000 worth of stablecoins deposited for CAT on Solana, data shows.
CAT Token Expands to Solana, Setting Up Long-Term Bullish Move
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Keywords: Markets, news, Trading, Markets, meme coin

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 05:11:56
CAT Token Expands to Solana, Setting Up Long-Term Bullish Move
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IOTA Rebased: Public Testnet and DevNet Guide   north  
Two new test environments help explore IOTA Rebased: a Public Testnet and a DevNet managed by the IOTA Foundation.
IOTA Rebased: Public Testnet and DevNet Guide
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Source: IOTA Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 00:00:00
IOTA Rebased: Public Testnet and DevNet Guide
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IOTA Rebased: Technical View   north  
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IOTA Rebased: Technical View
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Source: IOTA Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-18 00:00:00
IOTA Rebased: Technical View
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XRP Sees Record Futures Bets Amid Price Surge Above $1.20   north  
An increase in both OI and prices typically indicates that new money is entering the market — indicative of a bullish trend.
XRP Sees Record Futures Bets Amid Price Surge Above $1.20
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Keywords: Markets, news, Trading, Markets, XRP, XRP

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-17 10:24:59
XRP Sees Record Futures Bets Amid Price Surge Above $1.20
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BONK Jumps 16% to Record Highs as Traders Eye Even More Gains Ahead   north  
Low-unit bias, demand on Coinbase, frenzied community trading activity and BONK’s standing within the Solana ecosystem are positioning it for more growth ahead, traders say.
BONK Jumps 16% to Record Highs as Traders Eye Even More Gains Ahead
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Keywords: Markets, news, Trading, Markets

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-17 06:55:35
BONK Jumps 16% to Record Highs as Traders Eye Even More Gains Ahead
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An Interview With El Salvador’s Top Crypto Regulator: ‘Developing Countries Can Lead the Financial Revolution’   north  
The National Commission of Digital Assets is the agency in charge of regulating crypto in El Salvador, the first nation to accept Bitcoin as legal tender.
An Interview With El Salvador’s Top Crypto Regulator: ‘Developing Countries Can Lead the Financial Revolution’
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Keywords: Policy, news, El Salvador, El Salvador Bitcoin Law, Nayib Bukele, Bitcoin, Tokenization

Authors: Tom Carreras ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-16 18:53:45
An Interview With El Salvador’s Top Crypto Regulator: ‘Developing Countries Can Lead the Financial Revolution’
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