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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Tech

Ethereum Activates Fusaka Upgrade, Aiming to Cut Node Costs, Speed Layer-2 Settlements

At the center of the upgrade is PeerDAS, a system that lets validators check small slices of data rather than entire “blobs,” reducing both costs and computational load for validators and layer-2 networks.

Ethereum Logo

Markets

S&P's Tether Downgrade Revives 'De-pegging' Risk Warning, HSBC Says

The rating agency's Tether downgrade flags redemption risk, potentially nudging institutions to higher-rated stablecoins and tokenized deposits.

Tether (CoinDesk)

Markets

Polkadot Gains 9% After Breaking Key $2.25 Resistance

DOT outperformed the broader crypto market as a 60% volume surge validated the breakout above a critical technical threshold.

Polkadot (DOT) Surges 1% to $2.29, Breaks Key $2.25 Resistance Amid Volume Spike

Markets

Spot XRP ETFs Outpace Market With 12-Day Inflow Streak Nearing $1B Mark

The sustained accumulation of capital by spot XRP ETFs is establishing XRP as the fastest-growing major crypto-asset vehicle.

XRP token glitch (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Uneasy Stability: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 3, 2025

A man, silhouetted against a rising sun, balances on a tightrope.

Policy

UK Passes Law Formally Recognizing Crypto as Property

The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act received Royal Assent on Tuesday, the final step of an act becoming law after being passed by the U.K. Parliament.

The UK government wants to regulate crypto like finance, not gambling (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

Finance

Babylon’s Trustless Vaults to Add Native Bitcoin-Backed Lending Through Aave

Babylon is also planning to introduce Bitcoin-backed DeFi insurance, letting BTC holders earn yield while underwriting risk against hacks and exploits.

David Tse, co-founder of Babylon (Bradley Keoun, modified by CoinDesk)

Crypto Daybook Americas

On Thin Ice: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 2, 2025

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Policy

Poland's President Vetoes MiCA Bill, Cites Threats to 'Freedoms of Poles'

President Karol Narwocki was concerned that the Cryptoasset Market Act would allow the government to disable crypto companies websites "with a single click."

Warsaw, Poland (Przemysław Włodkowski/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell for Fourth Consecutive Month in November: JPMorgan

The average network hashrate fell 1% last month after hitting record highs in October.

Racks of mining machines.