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. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/21/bitcoin-nears-96k-continuing-wild-trump-trade-rally/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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). Source: …

Azeem Khan: When everyone is traveling the world, attending endless side-events, who is building and onboarding new customers? Source: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/11/20/is-the-crypto-conference-circuit-good-for-crypto/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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 …

The competition for cheap electrons could establish a floor for hashprice, or at least slow down hashrate growth. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/20/the-subtle-way-ai-data-centers-boost-bitcoin-mining-economics/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Plus: What Zuck can teach DAOs about governance. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/11/20/the-protocol-ens-on-bitcoin-worldcoin-without-the-eyeballs/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Former FTX chief technology officer and close friend of Sam Bankman-Fried, Gary Wang, won’t have to serve prison time for his involvement in the crypto exchange’s fraud scheme, The …

Pro-crypto legislation could allow DeFi to potentially connect with mainstream financial systems, says Toe Bautista. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/11/20/defis-renaissance/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Stellar was also among the top performers, gaining 6.5% from Tuesday. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-indices/2024/11/20/coindesk-20-performance-update-ada-gains-101-as-index-continues-higher/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for November 20, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …