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As bitcoin miners cut unprofitable production, Hash Ribbon metric points to BTC price rebound

The hashrate shock from extreme weather in the U.S. revives a historically bullish onchain indicator.

Hash Ribbon (glassnode)

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Australia's corporate regulator flags risks from rapid innovation in digital assets

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has flagged digital assets and AI risks in its annual report.

Australia's corporate regulator flags digital assets risks.

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Bitcoin and ether volatility trading gets easier with Polymarket's new contracts

Polymarket has launched new prediction markets tied to Volmex's bitcoin and ether 30-day implied volatility indices.

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Markets

Bitcoin remains coiled under $88,500 as gold tops $5,000, silver gives back gains

Bitcoin traded lower alongside most major tokens as investors favored gold and silver ahead of the Federal Reserve decision and a heavy week of Magnificent Seven earnings.

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Silver nears $1 billion in volume on Hyperliquid as bitcoin remains frozen: Asia Morning Briefing

Silver perps have more volume on Hyperliquid than SOL or XRP.

Blocks of silver (Scottsdale Mint)

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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)
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Finance

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

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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Finance

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.

(Photo by Kevin Horvat on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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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)
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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.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

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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.

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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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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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