Trump Names Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton to DOJ Office, the Same Office That Prosecuted SBF

President-elect Donald Trump said former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton would be his U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, heading up the state’s Department of Justice branch.
XRP Jumps 17%, Outperforms Rest of the Market as Rally Cools; Trader Thinks $120K Bitcoin Target Still in Play

“We believe that the underlying strength in BTC represents a systematic shift in the market in anticipation of Trump’s return to office,” QCP Capital traders said in a Friday broadcast.
Aave Gauges Community Interest for Expansion to Bitcoin Layer 2 Spiderchain

The potential deployment on a Bitcoin layer-2 by the largest DeFi lending protocol highlights the appetite for harnessing the original blockchain for purposes that are commonplace elsewhere in the crypto ecosystem.
Is Bitcoin on Shaky Ground? Market Signals Reflect Patterns That Foretold the Recent Slide in Trump Media Shares
Shares in Trump media experienced a similar dynamic before the recent price slide.
Razzlekhan’s Husband Gets Five Years Prison Sentence for Bitfinex Hack

For her role in the theft and laundering of around 120,000 bitcoin, Razzlekhan will receive her sentence on Nov. 18.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ADA Surges 18.4%, Leading Index Higher

Ripple was also among the top performers, gaining 11.7% from Thursday.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Shaky as Traders Bank Profits

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Bitcoin ETFs Witness Third Highest Outflow Since Launch, the Other Two Times Foreshadowed Price Bottoms

Bitcoin’s price has now corrected approximately 6% since the all-time high break on Nov. 13.
From Real Estate and Stocks: Former Premier League Player’s New-Found Love of Bitcoin

Soccer player George Boyd made over 100 Premier League appearances and has now joined crypto ETF issuer Jacobi Asset Management as an ambassador.
Bank Clients Just Dipped Their Toes Into Bitcoin ETFs, but Q4 Could See a FOMO Spike

Wealth management clients of Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley in the third quarter continued to modestly accumulate (or trade) bitcoin via the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds.
