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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Finance

Trump-Backed American Bitcoin director Justin Mateen buys nearly $2 million of ABTC stock

Mateen purchased more than 306,000 shares across two days following the company's quarterly earnings, lifting his stake to more than 492,000 shares.

American Bitcoin board member Justin Mateen.

Finance

BitMEX sale collapsed as buyers balked at founder ownership and shrinking business

Potential buyers, including Exodus, passed on BitMEX amid concerns over founder ownership and its shrinking business, according to a source familiar.

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Policy

OKX's Rafique doubts Clarity Act will pass, warns optimism is already priced into bitcoin

The OKX executive says Democrats have little incentive to hand Republicans a crypto victory before the midterms.

U.S. Capitol, the seat of Congress in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Power struggle erupts at Ondo Finance after founder’s death

Three Delaware court filings reveal a battle for control of Ondo Finance after founder Nathan Allman's death.

Nathan Allman sits on a panel at Consensus 2025

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Markets

JPMorgan says Hyperliquid ETF inflows have stalled as competition mounts

After leading crypto ETF inflows in May and June, demand for Hyperliquid funds stalled in July and August as competition intensified, the bank said.

Trading desk. (TyliJura/Pixabay)

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.

Person wearing a skeleton mask, with a lifted finger to their mouth. (Max Bender/Unsplash)

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

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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)

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)