Will Canny

Will Canny is an experienced market reporter with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He's now covering the crypto beat as a finance reporter at CoinDesk. He owns more than $1,000 of SOL.

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Finance

SBI, Startale to launch regulated yen stablecoin for global settlement

The digital yen stablecoin aims to plug Japan into onchain finance and cross-border tokenized asset flows under the country's new FSA regime.

Stablecoin networks (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Bank of America says U.S. banks are heading for multi-year onchain future

The Wall Street firm said faster U.S. stablecoin and charter rules are pulling crypto into the regulated banking system and pushing banks toward an on-chain future.

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Finance

Anchorage Digital Buys Securitize’s RIA Platform to Expand Wealth Management Business

The bank has bought the Securitize For Advisors unit, bringing the RIA-focused crypto wealth management platform in-house.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner IREN’s 47% Slide Flagged as a Buying Opportunity by B. Riley

The bank kept its buy rating on the stock and $74 target, citing a Microsoft GPU ramp and ample funding options.

Racks of mining machines.

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Markets

Prediction Markets Are Quietly Turning Into a New Asset Class, Citizens Says

The bank said event markets are still tiny versus stocks but are rapidly expanding beyond sports into macro and policy risk.

Hands rest on the keyboard of a laptop showing trading graphs, data. (Kanchanara / Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

After 2025’s Test Run, Crypto IPOs Face Their Real Trial in 2026

"2026 is where we find out if crypto IPOs are a durable asset class," according to Laura Katherine Mann, a partner at global law firm White & Case.

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Markets

DOT Sinks 2% After Breaking Key Support

The Polkadot token erased earlier gains amid elevated volume, falling from a high of $2.09 to $1.97.

"Polkadot (DOT) Drops 2.5% Below Key Support Amid Reversing Rally"

Finance

Most Influential: Tom Lee

A longtime fixture on Wall Street, Tom Lee’s pivot to crypto comes as the traditional finance industry is increasingly embracing digital assets.

Bitmine chairman Tom Lee

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Markets

Filecoin Trades Little Changed, Underperforms Wider Crypto Markets

The token has major support at the $1.36 level and resistance at $1.40.

"Filecoin Falls 1.66% to $1.39 as DePIN Tokens Lead Market Selloff with Trading Volumes Up 29%"

Markets

MiCA Will Make or Break Euro-Pegged Stablecoins by 2026: DECTA

German payments processor DECTA expects euro-pegged stablecoins to gain traction in payments and tokenized finance as MiCA takes full effect across the EU.

Stablecoin networks (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)