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Markets

NEAR price rally gains momentum as cross-chain product activity fuels further 15% jump

The rally is fueled by NEAR Intents, the cross-chain system that has processed over $19 billion in volume and generated $32 million in fees.

Near co-founder Illia Polosukhin speaks at NEARCON 2021. (NEAR)

Markets

Bitcoin, crypto prices tick up as US-Iran peace deal odds climb

Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks, focusing on the Strait of Hormuz and highly enriched uranium, as Pakistan and Qatar are mediating.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaking at Mar-a-Lago.

Finance

A massive $1 trillion hidden market is waiting to be unlocked in bitcoin, says new report

Ledn forecasts the bitcoin-backed lending market could grow to $1 trillion within a decade as new research highlights strong borrower demand.

Lending money, bills on a person's hands (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

Finance

OKX and ICE are bringing 'never-expiring' oil futures to 120 million crypto users

The new partnership comes as Hyperliquid’s oli futures contracts that never expire have been a huge success with over $1.6 billion in 24-hour trading volume.

Intercontinental Exchange CEO Jeffrey Sprecher mentioned Bakkt only once, and the bitcoin-focused subsidiary otherwise did not come up during Thursday's earnings call. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Hana Bank to acquire $670 million stake in Upbit operator Dunamu

The South Korean bank announced plans for a won-pegged stablecoin, blockchain remittances and tokenized securities.

Seoul (Yeojin Yun/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto’s mainstream moment has arrived, say industry leaders speaking at Consensus Miami

Executives from Binance, Revolut and Circle say crypto is evolving beyond speculation into the financial infrastructure powering payments, remittances and broader global access.

From niche to normal panel at Consensus Miami

Tech

The end of ads: Coinbase engineer says AI agents could kill the internet’s favorite business model

Erik Reppel, who created the x402 protocol, said that the web economy depends heavily on advertising revenue generated from humans. AI agents bypass that system entirely.

Erik Reppel, founder of x402, at Consensus Miami 2026 (CoinDesk)

Policy

U.K.'s Farage faces standards probe over $6.7 million gift from Tether billionaire Christopher Harborne

The Conservative and Labour parties argued Nigel Farage broke Commons rules by not declaring the £5 million, but Reform UK said it was an exempt, personal, unconditional gift.

Nigel Farage (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Cut the red tape: 39 financial giants demand an emergency fast-track for Europe's blockchain pilot

The firms requested separating the DLT pilot regime from a larger package of 18 financial laws to allow for quicker updates and build real markets.

European Parliament building (Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

Finance

Yuga Labs settles Bored Ape NFT lawsuit, ending fight over alleged copycat tokens

The settlement avoids a trial and ends the dispute over the RR/BAYC NFTs, which claimed to parody Bored Ape Yacht Club, one of the most recognizable NFT brands.

Statue of Lady liberty (Tingey Injury Law Firm/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)