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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Markets

Standard Chartered Throws in the Towel on Bullish Bitcoin Forecast

Bowing to what he called a "cold breeze," but not a "crypto winter," Geoff Kendrick slashed his year-end outlook for BTC to $100,000 and doesn't expect $500,000 until 2030 versus 2028 previously.

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Markets

Polkadot Trades Little Changed as Crypto Market Consolidates

The token has support at $2.09 and resistance in the $2.15-$2.16 zone.

Polkadot Rises to $2.11 Amid Stable Crypto Market Conditions

Tech

Tassat Wins U.S. Patent for 'Yield-in-Transit' Onchain Settlement Tech

The IP covers intraday, block-by-block interest accrual during 24/7 settlement and underpins Lynq, an institutional network Tassat co-launched in July.

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Markets

Digital Assets to Shift From Disruption to Integration in 2026, CoinShares Says

'Hybrid finance' is taking hold as traditional institutions tokenize funds and deposits on public blockchains.

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Finance

Pye Finance Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Variant and Coinbase Ventures

The platform aims to make locked Solana staking positions tradable via an onchain marketplace.

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Markets

APT Gains 1.8% to $1.76 Despite Token Unlock Overhang

Trading volume spiked as institutional players position ahead of $19.8 million supply increase.

"APT Price Rises to $1.76 Amid December Token Unlock and Increased Trading Volume"

Markets

Polkadot's Gain Underperforms Wider Crypto Markets

The token has support at $2.05 and resistance near the $2.16 level.

Polkadot (DOT) Rises 2% to $2.13 Amid Mixed Market Sentiment

Finance

Stablecoin Adoption Is ‘Exploding' — Here's Why Wall Street Is Going All-In

Alchemy co-founder and president Joe Lau said stablecoin adoption is exploding as banks, fintechs and payment platforms push beyond the USDT/USDC exchange era.

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Markets

Has the DAT Bubble Already Burst? CoinShares Says In Many Ways, Yes.

Digital-asset treasury plays that once traded at big premiums have fallen back toward net asset value.

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Markets

Strategy Stock Still a Buy at Cantor After Plunge Forces Major Price Target Cut

Lower adjusted net asset value multiple means Strategy can no longer issue equity at a premium, threatening its long-term plan to accumulate more bitcoin, analyst Brett Knoblauch wrote.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson, modified by CoinDesk)