Pluid Weekly Roundup #44

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF trading options goes live The total crypto market cap surges past $3 trillion, breaking a new all-time high DeSci memecoins rally as $RIF hits $200M market cap Gary Gensler hints strongly at stepping down from the SEC BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF records $5bn in trading volume for the first time ever Grayscale Bitcoin ETF options set to trade on 21 November Bitcoin hits a new all-time high, surpassing $93k Injective officially launches ' iAgent' platform enabling anyone to create their own AI Agent Donald Trump nominatse pro-crypto Howard Lutnick for Secretary of Commerce New stablecoin $USDS powered by Wormhole goes live on Solana Donald Trump's media group in talks to acquire crypto trading platform 'Bakkt' Binance set to launch a new stablecoin with 19.55% APY MicroStrategy purchases another 51,780 BTC (valued at $4.6bn) Cobie makes one of the first Monad transactions Ripple CEO under fire for Trump meeting; XRP hits highest since July 2023 South Korea investigates Upbit for 600,000 KYC violations with blurred IDs 18 US states sue the SEC over alleged crypto regulation overreach Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces bill to establish a "strategic Bitcoin Reserve" Tether unveils 'Hadron' platform to simplify asset tokenization for businesses and governments Coinbase reaches #1 finance app on the Apple Store in the US Elon Musk launches 'Department of Government Efficiency' X account MoonPay introduces 'MoonPay Balance,' allowing users to deposit fiat directly into accounts FBI seizes phone and other electronics of Polymarket CEO after platform predicts Trump win BlackRock launches BUIDL on Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon OpenSea and Artblocks announce 'OpenSea Artist Residency Program' Gemini lists Solana memecoins $GOAT, $PNUT, $MEW, and $BOME a16z's Shaw clarifies ELIZA token confusion on Spaces Magic Eden releases tokenomics information for $ME Solana memecoin $BAN surges to a $400M market cap on a Binance listing DeGods whale FreeLunchCapital threatens to dump tokens, calls for changes 6 Solana memecoins now have over $1bn market cap ETH NFTs rally, led by Doodles, Punks, Pudgies, and Chromie Squiggles OKX lists viral hippo memecoin $MOODENG for spot trading McDonalds launches exclusive digital collectible apparel featuring designs from Doodles OpenSea expected to announce token plans in December $PNUT becomes the first pump.fun memecoin to hit a $2bn market cap CryptoPunk floor surpasses $100k+ after someone sweeps 13 Coinbase and Robinhood list Ethereum memecoin $PEPE, token surges to $10bn market cap Avarik Saga announces $AVRK TGE & listing Gala Games announces $FILM TGE & listing dates Off The Grid announces 'Clash for Cash' Tournament Blast Royale addresses $NOOB TGE tech issues Aavegotchi's announces P2A campaign Fableborne partners with Ronin

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF trading options goes live The total crypto market cap surges past $3 trillion, breaking a new all-time high DeSci memecoins rally as $RIF hits $200M market cap Gary Gensler hints strongly at stepping down from the SEC BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF records $5bn in trading volume for the first time ever Grayscale Bitcoin ETF options set to trade on 21 November Bitcoin hits a new all-time high, surpassing $93k Injective officially launches ' iAgent' platform enabling anyone to create their own AI Agent Donald Trump nominatse pro-crypto Howard Lutnick for Secretary of Commerce New stablecoin $USDS powered by Wormhole goes live on Solana Donald Trump's media group in talks to acquire crypto trading platform 'Bakkt' Binance set to launch a new stablecoin with 19.55% APY MicroStrategy purchases another 51,780 BTC (valued at $4.6bn) Cobie makes one of the first Monad transactions Ripple CEO under fire for Trump meeting; XRP hits highest since July 2023 South Korea investigates Upbit for 600,000 KYC violations with blurred IDs 18 US states sue the SEC over alleged crypto regulation overreach Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces bill to establish a "strategic Bitcoin Reserve" Tether unveils 'Hadron' platform to simplify asset tokenization for businesses and governments Coinbase reaches #1 finance app on the Apple Store in the US Elon Musk launches 'Department of Government Efficiency' X account MoonPay introduces 'MoonPay Balance,' allowing users to deposit fiat directly into accounts FBI seizes phone and other electronics of Polymarket CEO after platform predicts Trump win BlackRock launches BUIDL on Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon OpenSea and Artblocks announce 'OpenSea Artist Residency Program' Gemini lists Solana memecoins $GOAT, $PNUT, $MEW, and $BOME a16z's Shaw clarifies ELIZA token confusion on Spaces Magic Eden releases tokenomics information for $ME Solana memecoin $BAN surges to a $400M market cap on a Binance listing DeGods whale FreeLunchCapital threatens to dump tokens, calls for changes 6 Solana memecoins now have over $1bn market cap ETH NFTs rally, led by Doodles, Punks, Pudgies, and Chromie Squiggles OKX lists viral hippo memecoin $MOODENG for spot trading McDonalds launches exclusive digital collectible apparel featuring designs from Doodles OpenSea expected to announce token plans in December $PNUT becomes the first pump.fun memecoin to hit a $2bn market cap CryptoPunk floor surpasses $100k+ after someone sweeps 13 Coinbase and Robinhood list Ethereum memecoin $PEPE, token surges to $10bn market cap Avarik Saga announces $AVRK TGE & listing Gala Games announces $FILM TGE & listing dates Off The Grid announces 'Clash for Cash' Tournament Blast Royale addresses $NOOB TGE tech issues Aavegotchi's announces P2A campaign Fableborne partners with Ronin