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Finance

Coinbase does not fear competition from Wall Street, says exchange executive

A Coinbase executive called on regulators to implement sensible crypto regulation, while announcing the Stand With Crypto event taking place in over 500 locations worldwide.

(Coinbase/Press)

Policy

Crypto and the Fed: State of Crypto

This past week saw incremental, but potentially important steps.

U.S. Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

A massive $1 trillion hidden market is waiting to be unlocked in bitcoin, says new report

Ledn forecasts the bitcoin-backed lending market could grow to $1 trillion within a decade as new research highlights strong borrower demand.

Lending money, bills on a person's hands (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

Tech

AI is speeding up the quantum threat to crypto, security experts warn

Researchers and builders believe that artificial intelligence may be accelerating the quantum timeline and forcing a broader rethink of how digital security works.

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Finance

Crypto rails are becoming the default payment layer for AI agents, report says

A new report from Keyrock says stablecoins on blockchain rails are becoming the go-to payment layer for AI agents as traditional card rails struggle to handle micropayments.

Robots (Unsplash/Sumaid pal Singh Bakshi/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin heads higher as President Trump announces Iran peace agreement

"An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries," wrote President Trump late Saturday afternoon.

Donald Trump (Credit: Library of Congress on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin is ready to beat stocks and bonds again after underperformance against Wall Street

Former Credit Suisse global head of portfolio and Risk Dimensions CIO Mark Connors says bitcoin has broken out of its longest stretch of underperformance in history and is ready to beat stocks, bonds, and gold as inflation stubbornly sticks around.

(Steven Lelham/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto trader sees Hyperliquid, AI tokens leading next altcoin rally

Hyperliquid’s surge and renewed interest in AI-focused crypto projects are signaling a broader return of risk appetite in altcoins, says Michael van de Poppe.

Michael Van de Poppe
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Policy

Clarity Act could spark a boom in crypto ‘yield-as-a-service’

The bill’s restrictions on yield-bearing crypto products may push the industry away from passive "hold-to-earn" models and toward AI-driven, compliant yield infrastructure, according to STBL Chief Commercial Officer Joe Vollono.

Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Harold Mendoza/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin tanks to $74,300 as spot ETFs bleed $2.26 billion in two weeks

U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds have seen more than $2.26 billion in outflows over the past two weeks.

BTC's price slide. (CoinDesk)

Finance

F2Pool founder who controls 11% of bitcoin's hashrate to lead first SpaceX mission to Mars

Chun Wang, the first Mission Commander for SpaceX’s first commercial spaceflight to Mars, is crucial for the future transport of millions of tons of cargo and a million citizens to the Red Planet.

F2Pool's Chun Wang (Source: SpaceX Blog)

Finance

Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova is leaving company amid revenue slowdown

Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova is leaving the firm after more than five years, as the trading platform navigates a sharp decline in crypto revenue and works to lessen its dependence on digital asset market cycles.

Robinhood shares could benefit from SEC dropping Coinbase case. (Shutterstock)
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News Analysis

SEC Commissioner Peirce counters views that crypto rule will foster synthetic tokens

Hester Peirce, the commissioner behind the SEC's Crypto Task Force, made statements on the now-delayed proposal, perhaps tamping down mistaken beliefs.

Securities and Exchange Commission's Hester Peirce

Finance

Why Minnesota is empowering local banks to fight Wall Street for crypto revenue

A local banker told CoinDesk that in light of Wall Street’s aggressive push into the crypto industry, Minnesota's financial institutions could not afford to remain on the sidelines.

(Bernadette "Bernie" Perryman)

Policy

Tom Emmer brushes off law enforcement concerns over Clarity Act

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said concerns from law enforcement groups about crypto developer protections are being overstated.

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Policy

Congress hits Polymarket and Kalshi with a massive insider trading probe

Rep. James Comer is demanding internal records from the prediction market CEOs, warning that government employees could be using classified information to make “huge profits”.

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