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MARA Holdings Upsizes Convertible Notes Offering by $150M Amid Overwhelming Investor Demand

The second-biggest publicly traded bitcoin holding company is looking to increase its token stash and pay off existing debt.

MARA Holdings to Generate Single Digit Yield on 7,377 BTC (Bradley Keoun/CoinDesk)

Markets

SOL Looks Set to Outperform BTC as Solana-Based DEXs Register Record $41B in Trading Volume: Godbole

The bullish technical setup is backed by record trading volumes on Solana-based decentralized exchanges (DEXs).

Solana party in Lisbon (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Gemini Starts Up in France With EU's MiCA Laws Weeks From Kicking In

Companies registered in EU nations by year-end will be able to continue operating while they secure licenses under MiCA regulations that take effect at the end of the year.

Gemin's Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Image Catcher News Service/Getty Images)

Markets

Donald Trump’s Media Group Eyes Purchase of Crypto Exchange Bakkt: Report

Trump Media and Technology Group, which operates Truth Social, is nearing an all-stock deal to purchase Bakkt, a struggling crypto trading venue owned by Intercontinental Exchange.

NYSE/Modified by CoinDesk

Markets

Ethereum's Ether Has Fallen Out of Investor Favor and How

The market assigns a very low probability of ether challenging its year-to-date high of around $4,000 by the end of December.

(Archivo de CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin at $100K No Longer a Dream Believe Traders, but Blow-Off Top Warning in Near Term

QCP traders expect a run to $100,000 — nearly 10% higher than the current record of over $93,000 — in the coming months, with those gains flowing into altcoins in a mark of a general “alt season.”

Three arrows hit bullseye of a target (QuinceCreative/Pixabay)

Tech

Decentralized AI Project Morpheus Goes Live on Mainnet

Like other decentralized AI networks, Morpheus seeks to curtail the negative side effects of AI, such as centralization, censorship, and data monopolies.

Morpheus, the god of sleep, painted by Jean Bernard Restout (Cleveland Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

California Judge Puts the Kibosh on Kraken’s Interlocutory Appeal Attempt

Kraken asked the judge to allow an appeals court to review his earlier ruling that the SEC had adequately alleged that the cryptocurrencies sold on Kraken’s platform could be securities.

Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell (CoinDesk)

Markets

Spot Bitcoin ETF Options Could Start Trading as Early as Tomorrow

The availability of options is thought to possibly bring further institutional interest to the bitcoin ETFs.

Nasdaq (Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress via Getty)

Policy

Can a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Move Forward Without Congress? Experts Disagree

The U.S. government already holds more than 208,000 bitcoin, but retaining it is more complicated than might be assumed.

Former U.S. President and now President-elect Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images).

Policy

Bitfinex Hack Launderer Heather 'Razzlekhan' Morgan Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

In the theft of bitcoin from Bitfinex — worth about $9 billion in today's prices — Morgan's 18 months followed the five-year sentencing of her husband last week.

Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan, from her video "Rap Anthem for Misfits & Weirdos: Versace Bedouin Music Video (2019)" (Razzlekhan on YouTube)

Policy

Only Congress Can Ban Election Betting, Kalshi Tells Appeals Court in New Filing

Kalshi blasted the regulator’s attempt to create a “Goldilocks” definition of gaming that would include elections as “arbitrary, outcome-driven gerrymandering with no basis in the statute," in its ongoing defense against the CFTC's move to ban its prediction markets.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam

Opinion

Beyond the Ballot: How DeFi Is Preparing for DC’s Next Chapter

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.

U.S. Capitol building

News Analysis

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.

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 15: Jake Paul throws a left on Mike Tyson during a heavyweight bout at AT&T Stadium on November 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XLM Surges 73.2% Over Weekend in Broad Rally

The CoinDesk 20 gained 6.5% over the weekend with all but two assets trading higher.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-18: leaders

Tech

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.

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)