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Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum to roll out new AI agents standard soon

Plus: Solana’s latest phase, OP token buybacks and EF post-quantum security team.

AI agent tokens has garnered significant mindshare among crypto traders, growing into a multibillion dollar asset class. (Getty Images/Unsplash)

Markets

Robinhood CEO says tokenized stocks could prevent another GameStop freeze

Vlad Tenev blamed the trading halt on its app in 2021 on bad infrastructure, a problem that he says tokenization would solve.

Robinhood's Vlad Tenev speaks at Token2049 in Singapore (Token2049)

Markets

Strive clears Semler debt off books, buys more bitcoin after $225 million preferred stock sale

The offering of SATA shares was oversubscribed and upsized from the initial $150 million target.

Strive CEO Matt Cole speaks at BTC Asia in Hong Kong (screenshot)

Tech

Peter Thiel and Galaxy-backed Citrea wants to turn idle bitcoin into a high-speed bank account

Founders Fund and Galaxy-backed Citrea is aiming to unlock Bitcoin-denominated credit markets with a new mainnet and a Treasury-backed stablecoin designed for USD settlement.

A photo of Citrea's four co-creators (Citrea)
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: AAVE Gains 2.9%, Leading Index Higher

Avalanche (AVAX) was also a top performer, rising 1.6% from Tuesday.

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Policy

Criminal use of crypto spikes after years of steady decline, TRM report says

While the increasingly professional bad guys' crypto rocketed to $158 billion in 2025, it's still a decreasing share of overall digital assets activity.

Consensus 2025: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

Policy

UK advertising watchdog bans Coinbase ads as 'irresponsible'

The ASA banned Coinbase adverts concluding they imply crypto could ease the country's cost-of-living crisis.

The "eggs now out of budget" Coinbase ad censured by the Advertising Standards Authority. (Photo by Sheldon Reback/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Fidelity Investments starts its own stablecoin in a massive bet that future of banking is on blockchain

The FIDD token will run on Ethereum, serve institutional and retail users, and comply with the new GENIUS Act’s reserve rules.

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Markets

Bullish bitcoin traders grab crash protection as Friday's $8.9 billion expiry nears

Bitcoin and ether options worth billions of dollars are set to expire this Friday.

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Markets

Long-term bitcoin holders resume selling as price lags behind traditional markets

Long-term bitcoin holders are selling at the fastest pace since August as the cryptocurrency's price lags behind broader financial markets.

BTC: Long-Term Holder Net Position Change (Glassnode)

Finance

Tether is buying up to $1 billion of gold per month and storing it in a 'James Bond' bunker

The company's gold purchases are mostly for its own reserves, but also support its XAUT stablecoin.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

WisdomTree expands tokenized fund access to Solana in multichain push

Both institutional and retail investors will be able to mint, trade and hold the tokenized funds on Solana through WisdomTree Connect and WisdomTree Prime.

A tree stands in silhouette against the setting sun. (dp Photography/Shutterstock)
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Markets

Altcoins jump as dollar slides, bitcoin holds steady: Crypto Markets Today

The Dollar Index hit a four-year low, while altcoins surged led by HYPE, JTO and Solana memecoin PIPPIN.

US dollars loan (Frederick Warren/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Nomura's Laser Digital applies for U.S. national trust bank to offer crypto custody

The proposed bank would offer cryptocurrency custody, spot trading and staking services under direct federal regulatory supervision.

Nomura's name on an exhibition stand.

Finance

Stablecoins seen as ‘the default’ for payments as OKX brings crypto card to Europe

With EU banks exploring stablecoin issuance and regulators laying ground rules, OKX says its card marks a turning point in crypto’s integration into everyday finance.

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