Is the Crypto Conference Circuit Good for Crypto?

Azeem Khan: When everyone is traveling the world, attending endless side-events, who is building and onboarding new customers?
Crypto Agents and Verifiable Systems Are the Future of Safe, User-Centric Tech

Rather than “giving power to the machines,” AI agents give users autonomy to handle complex processes, acting as reliable allies in an increasingly complicated and opaque digital landscape, says David Sneider, Co-founder of Lit Protocol.
SEC Distributes $4.6M to BitClave Investors

Some investors in defunct crypto startup BitClave will soon get their money back, plus interest, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Bitcoin Crosses $97K, Continuing Wild ‘Trump Trade’ Rally

BTC traded above $95,900 in early Asian hours, less than 6% from a landmark $100,000 figure that would push it above a $2 trillion market capitalization.
Leveraged MicroStrategy Markets Showcase Risk-On Like Never Before as Bitcoin Aims for Six-Digit Price

Traders are adding leverage on top of an already leveraged MSTR ETF, signaling heightened risk appetite and a build up of speculative excesses.
First Mover Americas: Solana Breaks Out to New Cycle Highs

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.
Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy Added Additional 51,780 Bitcoin for $4.6B

The company now holds 331,200 bitcoin acquired for roughly $16.5 billion and worth just shy of $30 billion.
Lido Co-Founders Said to Plot Competitor to Sam Altman’s World Network

The new digital identity platform, Y, forgoes World Network’s controversial biometric authentication for a system based on users’ online activities.
Semler Scientific Added 215 Bitcoin to Holdings, Bringing Stack to 1,273 BTC

Semler Scientific raised $21.5 million through its at-the-market equity offering, purchased 215 BTC.
Polymarket Trader Loses Millions on Tyson After Making Bank on Trump

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