Plus: the market is not confident if Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as Trump’s attorney general. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2024/11/18/polymarket-trader-loses-millions-on-tyson-after-making-bank-on-trump/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The CoinDesk 20 gained 6.5% over the weekend with all but two assets trading higher. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-indices/2024/11/18/coindesk-20-performance-update-xlm-surges-732-over-weekend-in-broad-rally/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The new digital identity platform, Y, forgoes World Network’s controversial biometric authentication for a system based on users’ online activities. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/11/18/lido-co-founders-said-to-plot-competitor-to-sam-altmans-world-network/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …

AI studio SOAR, created by Ancestry founder Paul Allen, brings Project Liberty data sharing and storage portals for families and communities focused on local government. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/11/18/project-liberty-joins-soar-to-challenge-centralized-social-media-giants-with-ai-decentralized-data/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The total cryptocurrency market hits a new all-time high of $3.025 trillion as bitcoin consolidates around $92,000. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/18/bitcoins-correlation-to-us-equities-and-ether-weakens-van-straten/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

According to BCA Research analysis of fractal patterns, the bitcoin price might climb above $200,000. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/18/bitcoin-near-a-record-high-might-be-just-half-the-journey-as-bca-research-signals-200k/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Data, however, show no uptick in Runes protocol on chain metrics as of Monday. Onchain metrics typically follow social activity and narratives, with prices leading afterward. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/18/missed-btc-rally-to-93k-bitcoin-memecoins-could-be-next-to-watch/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Metplanet to issue one-year bonds to finance BTC purchases. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/11/18/metaplanet-follows-mstrs-lead-announces-113m-debt-sale-for-additional-bitcoin-purchases/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

MSTR’s options market exhibited extreme upside fear or bullish speculative frenzy. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/18/frenzy-alert-jpmorgans-bitcoin-retail-sentiment-score-hits-record-high-mstrs-call-skew-soars/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines