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Bitcoin Makes New All-Time High of $94,000 as ETF Options Go Live

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds options are making solid volume on their first day.

Bitcoin price on Nov. 19 (CoinDesk)

Finance

BlackRock Expands Tokenized Fund BUIDL Beyond Ethereum to 5 New Blockchains

The investment giant is bringing its real-world asset fund to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism's OP Mainnet and Polygon.

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Markets

‘It’s So Early’: How Solana Is Competing With Ethereum for Institutional Interest

Solana has a reputation as a memecoin hub, but financial institutions are looking to build on the network.

Solana's offices in New York City (Danny Nelson)

Videos

Mega ETF Inflows and Bitcoin Wallet Activity Signal Further Bullishness

Bitcoin traders are taking profit amid a strong week for the largest token by market cap. This comes as spot BTC ETFs recorded monster inflows of more than $893 million Wednesday, with BlackRock’s IBIT leading the pack. Plus, CryptoQuant data notes short term bitcoin wallet activity is shooting up, signaling further bullishness. CoinDesk's Christine Lee presents the "Chart of the Day."

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BlackRock's Entry Into Crypto Matters More Than U.S. Election, QCP Capital's Darius Sit Says

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink appearing on CNBC means more to QCP's founder and chief investment officer rather than presidential candidates promoting crypto.

QCP Capital's Darius Sit (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Stocks MicroStrategy, Coinbase and Marathon Post Just Modest Gains as Bitcoin Eyes Record High

A notable outperformer was bitcoin miner Bitfarms, which nominated a new board member amid its proxy battle with Riot Platforms.

Bitcoin price 10/29(CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokenized Treasuries Like Blackrock's BUIDL Will Challenge Stablecoins But Won't Fully Replace Them: JPMorgan

Tokens such as BUIDL are at a regulatory disadvantage to stablecoins due to their classification as securities, the report said.

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Videos

BlackRock Buys More MicroStrategy Shares; Citi Debanked Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse

Bitcoin is back above $67,000 as the Fed latest Beige Book survey of economic conditions hinted at further rate reductions in the coming months. Plus, BlackRock buys more MicroStrategy shares and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse shares how he was debanked by Citigroup. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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Finance

U.K. Pension Giant L&G Looks to Enter Crypto's Tokenization Space

London-based L&G, which has $1.5 trillion in assets, is evaluating ways to join other big traditional players like BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Abrdn that are offering blockchain-based money-market funds and the like.

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Policy

CFTC Subcommittee Sends Up Recommendations for Letting Firms Use Tokenized Shares as Collateral: Bloomberg

BlackRock and Franklin Templeton could see tokenized shares of their money-market funds traded as collateral by the end of the year.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)