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Finance

Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion added 41,000 ether as paper losses rise to $6 billion

Ether's plunging price stands in stark contrast to surging blockchain activity, marking a contrast to prior bear markets, company Chairman Tom Lee said.

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Markets

Crypto crime is getting violent: ‘wrench attacks’ jumped 75% in 2026

Europe now accounts for over 40% of global incidents, with France leading at 19 reported attacks, involving home invasions, kidnappings, and targeted personal threats.

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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 performance update: index tumbles 9.3% as all constituents trade lower

Ethereum (ETH), down 13.9%, lead the index lower over the weekend.

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Markets

Michael Saylor's Strategy added $75 million in bitcoin to holdings prior to last week's crash

It was a relatively small purchase for the company, which now holds 713,502 bitcoin purchased at an average price of $76,052 each versus the current price of about $77,000.

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

Nomura to tighten risk controls at Laser Digital after crypto-related losses

Nomura CEO Hiroyuki Moriuchi said that the company introduced stricter position management to reduce risk exposure and limit earnings fluctuations from crypto market swings.

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Markets

Futures price gap on CME offers bitcoin bulls a glimmer of hope

A sharp drop in the bitcoin price while CME was shut leaves bitcoin futures trading well below Friday’s close.

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Policy

Hong Kong will start granting stablecoin issuer licenses in March: Reuters

Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), said only a very few stablecoin licenses would be issued initially.

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Markets

Jim Cramer questions where the bitcoin bulls are as the crypto price slides to $74,000

Jim Cramer sounds the alarm on bitcoin’s "unreliability" as a short-term currency after a sharp weekend drop.

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Markets

Weekend selloff wipes out $290 billion before bitcoin steadies: Crypto Markets Today

Crypto markets stabilized after a thinly traded weekend rout wiped out nearly $290 billion of total market capitalization.

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Markets

Ripple secures full EU e-money license in Luxembourg

The payments firm said Luxembourg’s CSSF has granted final Electronic Money Institution approval, moving it from “in-principle” status to a license it can use to expand Ripple Payments across the bloc.

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Markets

Crypto stocks slide in pre-market trading as bitcoin stabilizes around $77,000

Bitcoin was little changed Monday as volatility spikes and crypto equities remained under pressure ahead of the U.S. market open.

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Finance

Justin Sun swoops to buy $100 million of bitcoin as rest of the market bleeds

Justin Sun plans to add between $50 million and $100 million worth of bitcoin (BTC) to the blockchain's holdings, the Tron founder told CoinDesk.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance moves 1,315 bitcoin into user protection fund as it prepares to buy $1 billion BTC

The $100 million transfer follows the exchange's Jan. 30 announcement that it would shift the SAFU fund toward bitcoin over a 30-day period.

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Markets

Bitcoin ETF holders, sitting on paper losses, may throw in the towel

Spot ETF investors are now sitting on paper losses, which sets the stage for potential large redemptions.

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Markets

Forget 'Digital Gold': Traders are fleeing to stablecoins as bitcoin's $75,000 crash creates a market-wide bloodbath

Despite thousands of alternative tokens and institutional adoption, crypto markets in 2026 still largely move in lockstep with bitcoin, offering little real diversification.

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