Washington, DC-based advocacy group Blockchain Association submitted a letter to Donald Trump on Nov. 22 beseeching the President-elect to prioritize radical cryptocurrency and blockchain regulatory reform during his first 100 days in office.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-association-crypto-reform-priorities-trump-first-100-days

Asset manager Franklin Templeton has partnered with Sui to develop new blockchain technologies and use cases on the layer-1 network, Sui said on Nov. 22.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/sui-franklin-templeton-ecosystem-partnership

A Bitcoin-related bill is gaining support in the United States, signaling a potential boost for the cryptocurrency’s value, which could hit $1 million.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-trump-presidency-1-m-btc-signal

Mara Holdings, a cryptocurrency mining and blockchain technology company, has completed a $1 billion issuance of zero-coupon convertible senior notes due March 1, 2030. The company plans to use most of the proceeds to acquire Bitcoin.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/mara-holdings-1b-convertible-notes-bitcoin-acquisition

MicroStrategy’s aggressive Bitcoin acquisition strategy has captivated investors, but is it sustainable? With plans to raise $42 billion in three years, the company is taking bold steps to finance its Bitcoin buying spree.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/is-micro-strategy-bubble-what-risk-bitcoin-price

Startups working on the Sui blockchain can get a boost from the newly launched SuiHub Global Accelerator Program. The Sui Foundation and its partners will provide up to $200,000, as well as technical and marketing support, to teams with pre-token minimum viable products.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/suihub-global-accelerator-200k-blockchain-startups

United States Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) broke $100 billion in net assets for the first time on Nov. 21, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-bitcoin-etfs-break-100-billion

Donald Trump announced Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as his pick for secretary of the Department of Commerce on Tuesday, selecting his transition co-chair for a key role in an administration that the president-elect has promised will enact sweeping tariffs.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/19/politics/howard-lutnick-commerce-secretary/index.html

Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, launched its platform in France almost a year after securing a digital asset service provider (DASP) registration.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/gemini-france-launch-dasp-registration

Securitize and Elixir are launching a liquid staking token (LST) for tokenized securities, including BlackRock’s onchain money fund, BUIDL, the cryptocurrency platforms said on Nov. 19.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/securitize-elixer-launch-de-fi-vaults-blackrock-buidl

PayPal has tapped Xoom to enable cross-border payments using its stablecoin, PayPal USD, the payments giant said on Nov. 19.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/pay-pal-taps-xoom-cross-border-stablecoin-payments

Coinbase will be suspending trading of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) in December, citing undisclosed failures to meet the cryptocurrency exchange’s standards for listing tokens, Coinbase said.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-delist-wbtc

The Biden administration is sending a roughly $100 billion request to Congress to help Americans impacted by a series of major and record-breaking natural disasters in 2023 and 2024, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton, calling on lawmakers to pass the needed relief with “bipartisan and bicameral support.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/18/politics/biden-administration-request-disaster-relief/index.html

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) continued their upward momentum, posting another successful week as cryptocurrency markets surged.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/spot-bitcoin-etf-1-7-billion-weekly-inflow-6-week

MicroStrategy, one of the world’s largest public holders of Bitcoin, continued stacking BTC even as the cryptocurrency broke new highs.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/microstrategy-buys-52-k-bitcoin-4-6-billion-btc-new-highs

Tech solutions provider Semler Scientific said it has achieved a Bitcoin yield of 37.3% since adopting its Bitcoin treasury strategy earlier this year, demonstrating significant growth for stakeholders.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/semler-scientific-37-btc-yield-treasury

Goldman Sachs is preparing to spin out its cryptocurrency platform to create a new company focused on creating and trading financial instruments on blockchain networks, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 18.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/goldman-sachs-spin-out-crypto-platform-report

Following the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) clearing the way for spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, or ETF, options, the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) said it was preparing the launch of the investment vehicles.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/occ-launch-spot-bitcoin-etf-options-trading

Ripple Labs and CEO Brad Garlinghouse are facing criticism from industry executives after rumors that the CEO recently met with President-elect Trump began circulating on social media.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-ceo-comes-under-fire-amid-rumors-trump-meeting

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has voiced support for the newly created United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a federal agency focused on reducing spending and cutting regulations. The department will be led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/brian-armstrong-musk-doge-government-efficiency