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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Finance

UK’s FCA to regulate tokenized gold to preserve London’s place as the top hub for bullion

The FCA said it will 'have more to say on' their approach to tokenization, as it draws up rules to put assets on the blockchain.

Gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash)

Markets

A rare CME shift: Hedge funds abandon structural shorts to bet on a bitcoin rally

CME leveraged funds turn net long as weak futures yields undermine the once-popular basis trade.

BTC: CME Futures Net Position by Leverage Funds (CryptoQuant)

Finance

Robinhood brings crypto trading to UK in AI-powered all-in-one app

The trading firm is also introducing “Robinhood Cortex Digests for Crypto,” a generative AI-powered widget that analyses breaking news and other data.

London, UK (jhoanfull/Pixabay)

Tech

Bitcoin hits block 961,632 as the controversial BIP-110 soft fork attempt begins

The proposal has scant support from bitcoin miners and influential commentators have also voiced their opposition.

Fork in road (Beth MacDonald/Unsplash)

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Finance

How a five-second trick let traders drain millions from Polymarket

After months of public warnings from onchain analysts, the prediction market is moving to time-weighted prices to make artificial price pushes too costly.

Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket (CoinDesk/Jesse Hamilton)

Policy

Russia cracks down on unlicensed crypto exchanges it claims are linked to Ukraine

The FSB said at least 20 individuals were arrested in connection with a ring that scammed an undetermined number of Russian citizens.

Russian police in Moscow. (Ivan Lapyri/Unsplash)

Tech

Why Bitcoin's BIP-110 refuses to die despite near-zero miner support

BIP-110 has attracted only a sliver of miner support, yet its user-activated design means the proposal continues toward its activation date and (most likely) beyond.

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin’s volatility has nearly disappeared. The risk hasn’t.

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 7, 2026

Warning, risk (Greg Montani/Pixabay)

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Markets

Bitcoin hovers below $65,000 as Middle East tensions escalate further

Brent crude has meanwhile moved to over $83 a barrel after Yemen’s Iran-linked Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia, further escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Bitcoin price, Aug. 7 2026 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto market maker Wintermute lands SEC approval to trade equities and ETF blocks

The crypto market maker can now trade US stocks and options and support ETFs as crypto moves closer to traditional markets.

Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)