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Markets

XRP crashes to its lowest since Trump's election win

XRP has fallen to $1.44, its lowest level since November 2024, as bitcoin’s decline fuels broader risk aversion in the crypto market.

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Markets

Bitcoin slides toward $70,000 as on-chain data flags bear market and traders bet Fed holds in April: Asia Morning Briefing

On-chain data points to fading demand and tighter liquidity, while prediction markets show little expectation of near-term rate cuts.

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Finance

Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani steps down after nearly a decade to pursue other areas of tech

" I’m more confident than ever that crypto is going to fundamentally rewire the circuitry of finance," said Samani, who will remain chairman of Solana treasury company, Forward Industries.

Kyle Samani of Multicoin (CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. regulator declares do-over on prediction markets, throwing out Biden era 'frolic'

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission tumultuous legal fight with events-contracts firms is done, and its new leader is yanking previous policy efforts.

CFTC Chair Mike Selig (left) and SEC Chair Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Finance

Wall Street giant CME Group is eyeing its own 'CME Coin,' CEO says

The initiative is part of CME's push into tokenized collateral, and the firm is collaborating with Google on a “tokenized cash” solution set to launch later this year.

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CoinDesk Indices

Crypto Long & Short: Europe’s role in the next wave of tokenisation

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad writes about how the EU’s regulatory clarity could allow tokenised markets to scale. Then, Andy Baehr tells BNB to “suit up.”

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Policy

Newly unsealed DOJ files link Jeffrey Epstein to a 2014 investment in Coinbase

Emails show Brock Pierce introduced Jeffrey Epstein to the Coinbase round, while Blockchain Capital later said its fund investment was never completed as Epstein invested independently.

Jeffrey Epstein charges being unveiled in 2019. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Finance

From 'Ethereum’s sidekick' to standalone stars: How Vitalik Buterin’s latest pivot is forcing Layer 2s to grow up

Leaders across the layer-2 space don't see this moment as an existential threat, but rather that Ethereum’s progress is forcing them to clarify their purpose.

Vitalik Buterin on stage at RadicalXchange 2019. (Christine Kim/CoinDesk)
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Finance

Nomura defends crypto strategy as it limits short-term volatility at Laser Digital

The Japanese bank said tighter positions and risk limits at Laser Digital are designed to reduce short-term volatility, not signal a pullback from crypto.

Toky-headquartered Nomura Holdings defends its recently announced crypto strategy. (Photo by mako on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's correlation with troubled software stock sector is growing

Software stocks are thought to be facing an existential threat from the rise of AI, and Bitcoin, noted one analyst, is just open-source software.

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Markets

Indian investors are buying the bitcoin price dip, CoinDCX says

Indian crypto investors have been buyers of bitcoin and other layer 1 tokens, maintaining a well-diversified portfolio, CoinDCX told CoinDesk.

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Markets

Bitcoin falls back to $74,000, remaining on defense as AI jitters shake tech sector

AI infrastructure stocks like HUT 8, IREN, and Cipher Mining are plunging as AMD sinks 14% following fourth quarter results.

Bitcoin price on Feb. 4 (CoinDesk)
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Finance

Spanish lender BBVA joins EU banks' stablecoin venture to challenge digital dollars

The $800 billion-asset bank is the 12th to join Amsterdam-based Qivalis, which aims to introduce a euro-pegged token this year.

The EU seeks to put savings caps on the digital euro.

Tech

The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin’s stark warning on layer-2 roadmap

Also: Open-source alternative for bitcoin miners, EF’s quantum-computing team and a new lending protocol for XRP

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Finance

Ripple’s prime brokerage platform adds support for decentralized exchange Hyperliquid

This integration allows cross-margining of decentralized finance derivatives alongside traditional assets, enhancing centralized risk management.

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Markets

This bullish analyst on Michael Saylor's Strategy just threw in the towel on lofty price target

Canaccord's Joseph Vafi slashed his price target on the plunging bitcoin treasury company's stock by more than 60%.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)
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