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Markets

LUNC Surges Over 160% in a Week as Do Kwon Sentencing and Token Burns Draw Traders

The rally is driven by speculation that a final verdict could bring clarity to the project, as well as technical factors like token burns.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP Faces Downside Risk as Social Sentiment Turns Wildly Negative

The turn in crowd mood comes after a two-month slide of roughly 31%, leaving the token vulnerable to further downside if risk appetite weakens across majors.

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Japan’s Higher Rates Puts Bitcoin in the Crosshairs of a Yen Carry Unwind

A stronger yen typically coincides with de-risking across macro portfolios, and that dynamic could tighten liquidity conditions that recently helped bitcoin rebound from November’s lows.

Aerial view of Tokyo (Jaison Lin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Small Texas Lender Monet Joining Field of Crypto-Focused Banks

The bank is owned by billionaire Andy Beal, a major supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.

(Brock Wegner/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)
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Policy

New IMF Report Warns of Stablecoin Risk, Sparking Criticism From Experts

The IMF released a report that campaigns in favor of CBDCs and warns against the risk stablecoins represent, sparking criticism among crypto experts.

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Markets

Trump’s Security Strategy: Impact on Bitcoin, Gold, Bond Yields

The White House's new National Security Strategy emphasizes increased global fiscal expansion and military spending.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Hedera Drops Alongside Broader Crypto Market Amid Volume Spike

Hedera's token retreats despite fresh institutional product speculation driving broader altcoin momentum.

"HBAR Falls 2.2% to $0.1360 Amid ETF Buzz and Volume Surge"

Policy

U.S. Prosecutors Seek 12-Year Sentence for Terraform Founder Do Kwon in Crypto Fraud Case

The collapse of Do Kwon's Terraform project caused losses that surpassed those by Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX, Celsius and OneCoin combined, the prosecutors argued.

Do Kwon (CoinDesk archives)
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Finance

Turkey's Paribu Buys CoinMENA in $240M Deal, Expanding Into High-Growth Crypto Markets

With the acquisition, Paribu gains regulatory foothold in Bahrain and Dubai and access to the region's fast-growing crypto user base.

Yasin Oral, Founder and CEO of Paribu (center) and Dina Sam’an (left) and Talal Tabbaa (right), Co-Founders of CoinMENA (Paribu, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

MARA Trades at a Premium Factoring in Its Debt, Not a Discount: VanEck’s Sigel

VanEck’s Matthew Sigel argues MARA’s valuation looks expensive when adjusted for its leverage and capital structure.

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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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Opinion

The Dollar Is Crumbling. Fiat-Backed Stablecoins Are Next

One possible solution is a new kind of stablecoin whose value is pegged to a real-world, physical stockpile of gold, argues Algoz’ Stephen Wundke.

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Policy

European Crypto Scam Network Dismantled After Laundering $815M

Authorities across Europe took down a massive crypto fraud and laundering network tied to fake investment platforms, deepfake ads and call-center operations.

16:9 Fraud, scam (brandwayart/Pixabay)

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)

Markets

Crypto Sector Lit Up Bright Red as Bitcoin Slips Back to $90K

Softer than expected private inflation data did spark some hope that the Friday decline could reverse.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Dec. 5 (CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Falls 1.5% as Nearly All Constituents Decline

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 0.5%, was the only gainer from Thursday.

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