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Ethereum builders shrug off ETH decline as network activity holds steady

By several measures, activity on the network remains near peak levels, which has industry leaders plussed about the plunge in ether's price.

Ethereum Logo (Midjourney / Modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Flare unveils new way for XRP holders to earn yield through a massive DeFi upgrade

Users can now lend FXRP to earn yield or use it as collateral to borrow other assets, giving XRP holders new ways to put their tokens to work onchain.

XRP symbol on top of dollar bills. (Unsplash/CoinDesk)

Markets

Galaxy Digital shares plunge over 6% in pre-market over $482 million Q4 loss

Galaxy generated $426 million in adjusted gross profit for the full year and ended it with $2.6 billion in cash and stablecoins, despite the significant quarterly loss.

Mike Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Galaxy Digital. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Strategy slides toward eighth straight monthly decline

Last year marked the second-worst annual performance since Strategy adopted its bitcoin treasury strategy.

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

DeFi’s quiet strength: Value locked on platforms holds as market selloff tests traders

Even as major cryptocurrencies plunge to multi-year lows and forced liquidations ripple across the market, DeFi’s total value locked has only slipped modestly.

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Markets

Bitcoin holds key support as 'extreme fear' grips traders

Major cryptocurrencies eased off overnight highs during Asia trading, with bitcoin steady above a critical support zone even as investor sentiment remains deeply bearish.

A climber climbs along a near-vertical rockface. (Patrick Hendry/Unsplash)

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Moscow Exchange to add SOL, XRP, and TRX futures contracts to crypto derivatives lineup

The new contracts will be based on indices for each token, settled in rubles, and accessible only to qualified investors.

Top of the Kremlin (Artem Beliaikin/Unsplash)
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Elon Musk says SpaceX may put DOGE 'on the moon' next year

Musk replied “maybe next year” to a post referencing his old pledge to put Dogecoin “on the literal moon,” reviving a long-running SpaceX-DOGE thread that has included merchandise payments and the delayed DOGE-1 mission.

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Finance

DeFi doyen Stani Kulechov buys $30 million mansion in London’s Notting Hill: Bloomberg

Kulechov, the founder of decentralized lending platform Aave, bought the luxury property in November, Bloomberg reported.

Photo of Stani Kulechov in 2019 (CoinDesk archive)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs see cash rush as traders hunt bargains

U.S. ETF demand remains resilient even as Black Monday fears surfaced following bitcoin’s drop below $75,000 over weekend.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Trump’s Fed pick Kevin Warsh could shock markets with 100 bps in rate cuts this year, economist says

Economist Robin Brooks expects the Warsh-led Fed to cut rates hard and fast, contradicting fears of slower easing.

Kevin Warsh. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images/Modified by CoinDesk)
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Ripple-backed custody secures $280 million diamond tokenization push in UAE

The project has already moved more than $280 million of polished diamonds on-chain in Dubai, with Ripple providing custody infrastructure as the firms work toward a regulated tokenized trading setup.

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Markets

Crypto’s AI push stalls without a ‘ChatGPT moment,’ Justin Sun says

After posting “All in AI” on X, the Tron founder says artificial intelligence could become crypto’s next major growth driver as the industry works toward clearer product-market fit.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Tech

Elon Musk's xAI is hiring crypto specialists to train its AI models

The remote role focuses on teaching AI models how crypto markets work, from trading behavior to on-chain activity and risk management.

Artificial Intelligence (Markus Winkler/Unsplash)

Markets

Cathie Wood's ARK buys over $70 million of crypto stocks as bitcoin slides

Fresh buys in CRCL, COIN, and BLSH come as Cathie Wood’s funds lean into exchange and stablecoin names during a market dip

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood
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