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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Tech

Coldcard exploit could boost demand for regulated bitcoin exposure, analysts say

Cantor sees positive read-through for crypto custody providers, while FRNT says the breach could drive some investors toward bitcoin ETFs.

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Finance

Ondo Finance hires former Blockchain.com CFO Adam Schlisman

The tokenized-assets firm appointed ex-Blockchain.com and Monashee executive as finance chief as it expands its onchain capital markets business.

Ondo Finance Chief Financial Officer Adam Schlisman

Finance

Trump-linked American Bitcoin president Matt Prusak departs for Giga Energy

The executive is leaving the Eric Trump-backed miner to join an AI power infrastructure firm, highlighting the shift toward energy and data center buildout.

Eric Trump, co-founder of American Bitcoin, at Consensus Miami 2026

Policy

Bernstein sees another leg lower for crypto markets if Clarity Act stalls

The broker said failure to pass the Clarity Act this year would likely send crypto lower, but expects U.S. regulators to accelerate rulemaking.

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. (lazyllama/Shutterstock)

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Tech

The future of crypto payments won't include on-ramps or bridges, Fun CEO says

Alex Fine said standalone crypto payment rails are becoming obsolete as platforms shift toward unified funding flows that abstract away blockchain complexity for users.

Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto faces 3 barriers to next bull run, STS Digital CEO says

Institutional options selling, AI and delayed U.S. crypto regulation are weighing on bitcoin, according to STS Digital CEO Maxime Seiler.

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Finance

Ondo Finance weighs acquisition worth up to $500 million

The tokenized-assets firm is considering an acquisition valued at $250 million to $500 million as consolidation accelerates across crypto infrastructure.

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Policy

JPMorgan says fading Clarity Act odds weigh on crypto outlook

The bank said deteriorating prospects for U.S. market structure legislation remove a key catalyst for digital assets, even as tokenization and institutional adoption advance.

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. (lazyllama/Shutterstock)

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Finance

Digital asset trading platform Uphold cuts 17% of global headcount as crypto winter bites

The crypto trading platform said the layoffs reflect a strategic shift toward its fast-growing enterprise business.

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Finance

Cantor is advising crypto bank AMINA on path to potential public listing

The Swiss bank is exploring multiple paths to the public markets, though discussions are ongoing and no final decision has been made.

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