Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

Jamie Crawley

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Markets

Bitcoin whales bought $16.7 billion of bitcoin in 2 weeks even as ETFs bled a record $4 billion

U.S. institutional demand had its worst month ever in June. Large holders absorbed the selling, marking a divergence that has shown up near past cycle bottoms.

A whale leaps out of the sea. Whales are a colloquial term for large holders of a token, whose buying and selling is watched closely because it tends to lead the wider market rather than follow it. (Unsplash+)

Policy

ChatGPT developer OpenAI said to discuss offering U.S. government a 5% stake: FT

The proposal aims to give the American public a financial stake in AI while easing political scrutiny of the industry.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seated while speaking speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit.

Markets

Metaplanet buys another $170 million of bitcoin expanding treasury to 43,000 BTC

The Japanese firm, now the world's third largest publicly traded bitcoin holder, reported stronger Bitcoin Income Generation revenue.

Close up of the red circle at the center of the Japanese flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay)

Markets

Taiko fully restores cross-chain bridge just 10 days after a $1.7 million hack

The protocol completed a multi-stage recovery that included an independent security review. The TAIKO token has surged as much as 136% in recent trading.

Open sign (Richard Balog/Unsplash)

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Markets

Bitcoin breaks above $60,000 after Fed Chair Warsh said inflation risks has come down

The Fed chair reiterated the central bank's commitment to its 2% inflation target while signaling artificial intelligence could reshape the economy and monetary policy.

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Web3

Mysterious Solana project World unveiled as fully onchain prediction market

The platform is now live within the Phantom wallet and at world.xyz, utilizing Chainlink as its primary oracle infrastructure for market data.

Laptop with markets monitor and charts. (Kanchanara/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin opens the third quarter in an historical red zone after rare losing first half

Bitcoin fell in both the first and second quarters of 2026, only the third time it has opened a year that way. In the two earlier instances, 2018 and 2022, the second half brought no rescue.

Bear. (Hans-Jurgen Mager/Unsplash)

Policy

Europe is rewriting its landmark crypto rulebook MiCA as hard July 1 deadline passes

The EU is reviewing whether its landmark crypto regulation MiCA needs updating for a market reshaped by stablecoins and tokenization.

European Union (Antoine Schibler/Unsplash)

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Markets

Ark Invest bought more than $75 million of crypto shares during June bloodbath

Ark Invest has a tendency to "buy the dip," loading up on shares in cryptocurrency companies when their prices are depressed.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Markets

Bitcoin’s 20% June crash looks even deadlier on the charts. Here’s why

Bitcoin dropped by 20% in June, but the monthly chart reveals something far more concerning.

BTC storm could be looming, per Derive. (Myriams-Fotos/Pixabay)