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Bitcoin stuck near $88,000 as gold's and silver's record-breaking rallies show exhaustion signs

"Gold and silver casually adding an entire bitcoin market cap in a single day," wrote one crypto analyst.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Jan. 26 (CoinDesk)

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Macro fears mask Ethereum’s momentum, SharpLink CEO says

SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom argues that macro uncertainty is hiding a massive institutional shift toward Ethereum-based tokenization.

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Tech

Deus X CEO Tim Grant: We aren't replacing finance; we're integrating it

The Deus X CEO discussed his journey into digital assets, the company's infrastructure-led growth strategy, and why his Consensus Hong Kong panel promises "real talk only."

Deus X CEO Tim Grant (Deus X)

Finance

Millions in crypto wealth at risk of vanishing when holders die. Here's how to protect them

Without proper planning, inherited crypto can easily be lost to delays, missing keys or fiduciaries unfamiliar with the asset class, experts warn.

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U.S. Marshals investigate claims that son of government contractor stole $40 million of seized crypto

The threat actor was captured on video flaunting millions in crypto allegedly siphoned from U.S. government seizure addresses, later traced back by ZachXBT.

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Policy

Crypto exchange WhiteBIT flagged by Russia as 'undesirable' over support for Ukraine military

WhiteBIT has actively supported Ukraine's war effort, donating $11 million to military initiatives and processing over $160 million in donations.

Russia stablecoin milestone. (Photo by Artem Beliaikin on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Wall Street's Jefferies sees market structure bill as tokenization inflection point

Infrastructure gains and regulatory momentum are accelerating tokenization. A market structure bill is the missing link for the next phase of digital asset adoption.

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

Markets

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest files for two crypto index ETFs tied to CoinDesk 20

One proposed fund will attempt to exactly mimic the CoinDesk 20, but the other would track the index, excluding bitcoin.

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Here are the winners and losers (so far) in bitcoin mining from Nvidia's $2B CoreWeave investment

Nvidia’s deepened partnership with CoreWeave raises pressure on bitcoin miners pivoting to AI infrastructure.

Racks of mining machines.

Policy

Senate Agriculture panel delays market structure hearing to Thursday after winter storm

The Senate Agriculture Committee pushed its planned markup hearing, where lawmakers would debate and vote on its market structure bill, to Thursday morning.

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Markets

BlackRock doubles down on bitcoin fund offerings with income-focused filing

The ETF would actively manage a covered call bitcoin exposure through BlackRock's existing iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), to generate income for investors.

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Policy

Market structure bill delay seen capping U.S. crypto valuations, Benchmark says

Failure to pass market structure legislation this year wouldn’t derail U.S. crypto, but it would prolong regulatory ambiguity, favoring bitcoin and infrastructure.

The U.S. Capitol.
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Polygon (POL) Drops 4%, Leading Index Lower

Internet Computer (ICP) was also among the underperformers, falling 3.9% over the weekend.

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Finance

BitMine, the largest Ethereum treasury firm, makes biggest ether purchase of 2026

The crypto treasury firm added over 40,000 ETH last week and has now staked over 2 million tokens.

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Finance

Zerohash is in talks to raise $250 million at $1.5 billion valuation after walking away from Mastercard takeover

The company recently walked away from multi-billion dollar acquisition talks with Mastercard, instead opting to remain independent.

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Markets

Coreweave stock gains 9% on fresh $2 billion Nvidia investment

Already an investor in CoreWeave, Nvidia last September had agreed to purchase $6.3 billion of computing services from the AI infrastructure provider.

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