Bitcoin has added $30,000 since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election and closing in on a $2 trillion market cap. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/21/futures-open-interest-on-cme-surpasses-215k-bitcoin-for-the-first-time-as-btc-eyes-100k/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The chillguy meme has recently gained traction on platforms like TikTok and among brands. But its creator is unamused with a parody memecoin. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/21/chillguy-creator-threatens-legal-action-as-crypto-trenches-scour-tiktok/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

BTC futures expiring in March, June and September 2025 trade at prices greater than $100,000, according to data source Deribit. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/21/bitcoin-futures-smash-through-100k-barrier-on-deribit/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Traders are adding leverage on top of an already leveraged MSTR ETF, signaling heightened risk appetite and a build up of speculative excesses. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/21/leveraged-microstrategy-markets-showcase-risk-on-like-never-before-as-bitcoin-aims-for-six-digit-price/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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