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Finance

French Banking Giant BPCE to Roll Out Crypto Trading for 2M Retail Clients

The service will allow customers to buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC through a separate digital asset account managed by Hexarq.

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Finance

Two Casascius Coins Holding 2K BTC Moved After 13 Years of Inactivity

The Casascius coins were designed as offline cold storage with embedded private keys, but the project was shut down in 2013 due to regulatory pressure from FinCEN.

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Markets

Coinbase Sees Crypto Recovery Ahead as Liquidity Improves and Fed Rate Cut Odds Climb

The crypto exchange also took note of a so-called AI bubble that continues to go strong and a weaker U.S. dollar.

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Markets

How Much Longer Until We Consider the Bitcoin Power Law Model Invalid?

As the gap between spot bitcoin price and the power law widens, investors are left questioning whether mean reversion is coming or if another cornerstone model is approaching its end.

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Opinion

The Grandma Test: When Your Mom Can Use DePIN, Mass Adoption Has Arrived

Mass adoption doesn't happen when crypto enthusiasts start using the technology: it happens when your grandma does it without even realizing it, argues Uplink co-founder Carlos Lei.

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Markets

Anthony Pompliano's Bitcoin Treasury Firm ProCap BTC Closes SPAC Merger Deal

Shares in the company fell more than 50% this week as the merger approval went forward.

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Finance

Stablecoin Adoption Is ‘Exploding' — Here's Why Wall Street Is Going All-In

Alchemy co-founder and president Joe Lau said stablecoin adoption is exploding as banks, fintechs and payment platforms push beyond the USDT/USDC exchange era.

Stablecoin networks (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

LUNC Surges Over 160% in a Week as Do Kwon Sentencing and Token Burns Draw Traders

The rally is driven by speculation that a final verdict could bring clarity to the project, as well as technical factors like token burns.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)
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Finance

Euro Stablecoin Market Cap Doubles in Year After MiCA, Study Finds

Prior to MiCA, euro-denominated stablecoins' market cap contracted by 48% in the year leading up to June 2024.

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Markets

XRP Faces Downside Risk as Social Sentiment Turns Wildly Negative

The turn in crowd mood comes after a two-month slide of roughly 31%, leaving the token vulnerable to further downside if risk appetite weakens across majors.

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Japan’s Higher Rates Puts Bitcoin in the Crosshairs of a Yen Carry Unwind

A stronger yen typically coincides with de-risking across macro portfolios, and that dynamic could tighten liquidity conditions that recently helped bitcoin rebound from November’s lows.

Aerial view of Tokyo (Jaison Lin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Small Texas Lender Monet Joining Field of Crypto-Focused Banks

The bank is owned by billionaire Andy Beal, a major supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.

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Policy

New IMF Report Warns of Stablecoin Risk, Sparking Criticism From Experts

The IMF released a report that campaigns in favor of CBDCs and warns against the risk stablecoins represent, sparking criticism among crypto experts.

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Markets

Trump’s Security Strategy: Impact on Bitcoin, Gold, Bond Yields

The White House's new National Security Strategy emphasizes increased global fiscal expansion and military spending.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Hedera Drops Alongside Broader Crypto Market Amid Volume Spike

Hedera's token retreats despite fresh institutional product speculation driving broader altcoin momentum.

"HBAR Falls 2.2% to $0.1360 Amid ETF Buzz and Volume Surge"

Policy

U.S. Prosecutors Seek 12-Year Sentence for Terraform Founder Do Kwon in Crypto Fraud Case

The collapse of Do Kwon's Terraform project caused losses that surpassed those by Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX, Celsius and OneCoin combined, the prosecutors argued.

Do Kwon (CoinDesk archives)
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