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Tech

DeFi risk management giant Gauntlet sees $380 million exit as OKX crypto campaign ends

Gauntlet noted that deposits are now back to same levels before the campaign, and has navigated large capital swings before due to incentive campaign endings, airdrops, and shifts in market conditions which regularly produce short-period swings in either direction.

Gauntlet's Tarun Chitra speaks on a CoinDesk virtual panel (CoinDesk)

Finance

XRP treasury firm Evernorth discloses $233.7 million impairment on holdings in SPAC filing

The company reported a $233.7 million digital asset impairment for 2025, reflecting the gap between purchase prices and lower market values.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin’s biggest DeFi drawback under attack as OpNet unlocks smart contracts on mainnet

Bitcoin’s biggest limitation is being challenged as OpNet brings native, yield-generating DeFi directly to the Bitcoin mainnet.

Abstract blockchain networks illustration with glowing cubes representing digital assets

Tech

Bitcoin’s quantum threat is real, but far from an existential crisis, Galaxy says

Developers are already working to address quantum risks, and investors shouldn’t mistake a long-term challenge for an immediate threat, according to Galaxy Digital’s head of research Alex Thorn.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Strategy’s latest massive bitcoin purchase offers insight into its evolving funding model

A $1.18 billion preferred stock raise, roughly equivalent to 16,800 BTC, signals a shift away from common stock as dividend obligations top $1 billion.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Policy

Vietnam pushes local crypto exchanges as Hanoi moves to block offshore trading: Reuters

The move aims to regulate the country's growing crypto market and restrict trading on foreign platforms.

Flags in Hanoi, Vietnam (Ajay Karpur/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Robinhood’s new venture fund just snapped up stakes in Stripe and ElevenLabs

The closed-end fund aims to give everyday investors exposure to private firms before they go public.

Robinhood logo on a screen

Markets

Citigroup cuts BTC and ETH targets as U.S. crypto legislation stalls

The Wall Street investment bank cited slower ETF flows, weak network activity and a narrowing window for U.S. regulatory catalysts.

(Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

PayPal expands its stablecoin into 70 markets

The payments giant says the dollar-backed PYUSD token will enable cheaper cross-border transfers and faster settlement for merchants.

Paypal HQ

Markets

Bitcoin outperforms gold and stocks in global turmoil as ETFs and Strategy accumulate

Wall Street broker Bernstein took note of an institutional ownership shift as behind bitcoin's resilience during this latest bout of global turmoil.

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