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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Tether's USDT is 'coming home' to Bitcoin after more than a decade

A Tether-backed project, Utexo, plans to support private USDT transfers, direct swaps between BTC and USDT and loans backed by BTC, while keeping most transaction data off Bitcoin’s public ledger.

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022. (Twitter/Bitfinex, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin tops $86,000 ahead of U.S. jobs report

Bitcoin is up roughly 3% in October as traders await September’s jobs data, while rising bond yields, a stronger dollar weigh on broader markets.

BTC Price (CoinDesk Data)

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NEAR Intents hit by $3.8 million exploit as crypto's rough year of hacks continues

The popular cross-chain trading system said Friday the exploiter returned all stolen assets a day later a bug affected deposits and withdrawals across several networks.

Hacks and exploit (Clint Patterson/Unsplash)


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Bitcoin kicks off new quarter in the old $82,000-$85,000 price range

Prices briefly topped $85,000 on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation cooled bets on Fed rate hikes, But bulls couldn’t hold the move and spot ETFs didn’t help.

Bitcoin, Oct. 1 (CoinDesk)

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Citigroup raises 12-month bitcoin target to $113,000 as ETF inflows resume

Citi also raised its 12-month target for ether from from $2,240 to $3,028.

Citi building. (Photo: Declan Sun-Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Clock's ticking: UK's crypto regulatory application window opens with February deadline

The five-month application window precedes the new regulatory framework’s planned introduction in October 2027, after years of legislative development.

London, UK (Butti_s/Pixabay)

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Cardano tapped by Brazil’s state oil giant to track cleaner jet fuel and diesel

Petrobras is testing the blockchain in two research projects aimed at preventing emissions benefits from being counted twice and tracing fuel data across production and use.

A map of Brazil. (Shutterstock)

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A stronger dollar is a weaker threat to bitcoin than traders think

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 30, 2026

Bitcoin's correlation with the Dollar Index. (CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Bitcoin stalls near $83,000 while lighter drops 17% on Robinhood perps plan

Bitcoin held near $83,000 as the 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.6%, while DeFi tokens reversed and lighter fell after Robinhood unveiled U.S. perps.

Lighter sinks 17% as bitcoin trades at $83,000 (CoinDesk data)