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Another SEC Democrat to Drop Out, Leaving Republicans Running Agency by February Another Democratic commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission is following Chair Gary Gensler out the door in January,  leaving the agency with a Republican majority as it weighs a likely course shift under the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Coinbase App Gets Left Behind as Memecoin Craze Drives Traders On-Chain Phantom, a crypto wallet with a steeper learning curve, is way ahead of exchange giant Coinbase in the Apple App Store rankings. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Gary Gensler, We Won’t Miss You But, let’s face it, crypto’s regulatory uncertainty isn’t all your fault. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Crypto Foe and SEC Chair Gary Gensler Will Quit When Trump Takes Office  CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Bitcoin Retail Investor Selling Signals Coming Pullback, but There Might be a Catch Dubbed "smart money" of late, retail bitcoiners are starting to sell, but exchange balances are falling, suggesting plenty of buyers. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Frank McCourt's Decentralized Internet Project Enters Ethereum Ecosystem With Consensys Partnership  CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Digital Currency Group’s Barry Silbert Bets Big on AI Blockchain Bittensor Barry Silbert will be the CEO of Yuma, a new DCG company focused on incubating and building new businesses within Bittensor’s decentralized AI ecosystem. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Rumble Stock Rises as CEO Teases Bitcoin Adoption The YouTube competitor had about $131 million of cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet as of the end of the third quarter. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Ethena Sees $1B Inflows as Crypto Rally Brings Back Double-Digit Yields The protocol's rejuvenation is driven by elevated perpetual funding rates, with more catalysts ahead for growth. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Bitcoin Makes New All-Time High of $93,750 as ETF Options Go Live Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds options are making solid volume on their first day. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Dueling 'Eliza' AI Tokens Boom and Zoom in Frenzied Trading Power and profits took center stage in a confusing morning. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Can a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Move Forward Without Congress? Experts Disagree It’s unclear whether the U.S. government has the authority to use seized bitcoin to constitute a strategic reserve. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Only Congress Can Ban Election Betting, Kalshi Tells Appeals Court in New Filing The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may not like election betting, but only Congress — not the regulator — has the authority to ban it, embattled prediction market purveyor Kalshi argued in a Friday court filing. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Kraken, Tether-Backed Dutch Firm Rolls Out MiCA-Compliant Euro, U.S. Dollar Stablecoins The issuance comes at a time when the European stablecoin market is poised for a shake-up as regulations for issuers will enter into full force by the end of this year. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
Frenzy Alert: JPMorgan's Bitcoin Retail Sentiment Score Hits Record High, MSTR's Call Skew Soars MSTR's options market exhibited extreme upside fear or bullish speculative frenzy. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
CAT Token Expands to Solana, Setting Up Long-Term Bullish Move The vault has been filled in excess of an initial $100,000 target as of Asian morning hours, with $240,000 worth of stablecoins deposited for CAT on Solana, data shows. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
XRP Sees Record Futures Bets Amid Price Surge Above $1.20 An increase in both OI and prices typically indicates that new money is entering the market — indicative of a bullish trend. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
BONK Jumps 16% to Record Highs as Traders Eye Even More Gains Ahead Low-unit bias, demand on Coinbase, frenzied community trading activity and BONK’s standing within the Solana ecosystem are positioning it for more growth ahead, traders say. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
An Interview With El Salvador’s Top Crypto Regulator: ‘Developing Countries Can Lead the Financial Revolution’ The National Commission of Digital Assets is the agency in charge of regulating crypto in El Salvador, the first nation to accept Bitcoin as legal tender. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
XRP Skyrockets Past $1 as SEC Faces Legal Troubles And Favorable Regulatory Shift Looms The price surge is consistent with the recent bullish positioning in the options market. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data