A16z’s general partner tells Jeff Wilser why the blue-chip venture fund is “100% committed on crypto as a space.” Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/11/20/ali-yahya-andreessen-horowitz-many-fair-weather-vcs-have-pivoted/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Crypto exchange Binance could reportedly soon be paying $4 billion to settle multiple U.S. criminal charges. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/20/bitcoin-and-bnb-token-stage-relief-rallies-on-binance-settlement-news/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants more information about the assets of the former crypto lender, which is reorganizing through bankruptcy, a person familiar with the matter said. …

Pricing oracle network Pyth has issued its native token with 90,000 wallets being eligible to receive the airdrop. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/11/20/pyth-token-debuts-near-500m-valuation-as-90000-wallets-receive-airdrop/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen $225 million worth of its stablecoin following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into an international human trafficking syndicate in Southeast …

Bullish, which is run by former NYSE President Tom Farley, bought 100% of CoinDesk from crypto-focused venture capital firm DCG in an all-cash deal. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/11/20/crypto-exchange-bullish-completes-purchase-of-coindesk-wsj/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Crypto markets added some 2% in the past 24 hours, with artificial intelligence-focused tokens driving the most gains for weekend traders. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/20/bitcoin-surpasses-37k-on-argentina-presidential-election-result-as-analysts-focus-on-fed-notes/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The platform, Start, will begin operating on Dec. 25 with a $20 million real-estate securities issue. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/11/20/osaka-digital-exchange-to-start-security-token-trading-platform/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The world’s largest cryptocurrency is expected to benefit from a number of positive catalysts in 2024, the report said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/20/bitcoin-fundamentals-have-never-looked-better-bernstein/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Over $250,000 in liquidity was built up in prediction market contracts on Polymarket over the weekend, from the serious to the absurd. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/20/openai-ceo-drama-makes-a-market-for-blockchain-betters/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines