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

Staking goes mainstream: what 2026 could look like for ether investors

From fully staked ETFs to customizable institutional vaults, staking is evolving from a secondary consideration into a foundational pillar of Ethereum’s market structure.

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Finance

Crypto infrastructure firm Bakkt jumps 17% on deeper stablecoin payments push with new deal

The firm said it has agreed to acquire Distributed Technologies Research, a blockchain-based payment infrastructure provider.

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Policy

Wall Street broker Benchmark says this could be a pivotal week for digital assets

Senate action on market structure legislation could end years of regulatory uncertainty, unlock institutional liquidity and re-rate crypto-linked stocks.

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Markets

Ether to hit $40,000 by 2030 beating bitcoin, Standard Chartered says

The bank sees ether benefiting from sector-specific tailwinds even as broader crypto momentum remains uneven.

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Finance

VelaFi raises $20 million in Series B to expand stablecoin payments infrastructure

The LatAm-based company said the funding will support expansion across the U.S. and Asia.

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Finance

World's largest custodial bank BNY to offer tokenized deposits for institutional investors

The initiative mirrors deposit balances on a private blockchain to speed up settlement and unlock liquidity.

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Finance

Crypto exchange OKX cuts institutional staff amid global restructuring

The exchange has overhauled its institutional business as part of a broader restructuring, with approximately one-third of its sales team exiting, according to one source.

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Finance

Tether said to have invested up to $50 million in crypto lender Ledn at $500 million valuation

The stablecoin issuer’s previously undisclosed investment valued the lender at about $500 million, according to a person familiar with the transaction.

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Finance

Ethereum scaling network Polygon close to buying bitcoin kiosk firm Coinme, sources say

Polygon is paying $100 million to $125 million for the bitcoin ATM provider, according to one of the sources.

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Markets

JPMorgan says the crypto selloff may be nearing a bottom as ETF outflows ease

Flow and positioning data suggest the recent crypto market correction may be running out of steam, with early signs of stabilization across ETFs and derivatives.

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