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Bitcoin's growing roadblock: The trendline from $126,000 limits gains

Trendline from record highs capped BTC's recovery attempt Monday.

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Crypto Markets Today: Cardano-based NIGHT crashes, ZEC, XMR also drop

Most tokens that debuted this year are trading below their initial valuations.

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Finance

Strategy's increased dollar buffer covers more than 2 years of dividend obligations

The company expanded its USD buffer runway beyond 2027, supporting dividends and reduces refinancing risk ahead of the next bitcoin halving.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson, modified by CoinDesk)
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Markets

Miner capitulation is a contrarian signal, indicates renewed bitcoin momentum, VanEck says

VanEck data shows declining bitcoin mining activity has historically preceded strong returns in bitcoin.

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Bitcoin trails polar opposites, gold and copper, as 'fear and AI' trade lifts tangible assets

Gold and copper have outperformed other major assets this year, with gold rallying more than copper.

XRP futures volume beat SOL on Kraken. (geralt/Pixabay)

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Aave falls 18% over week as dispute pulls down token deeper than major crypto tokens

The move added to selling pressure that had already been building since the governance proposal moved to a Snapshot vote.

(CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin heads for its worst Q4 since 2018 as traders predict further declines

Data from CoinGlass shows bitcoin is down more than 22% so far in the fourth quarter, making 2025 one of the weakest year-end periods outside of major bear markets.

(16:9 CROP) Bull and Bear (Rawpixel)
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Dogecoin breaks short-term support, eyes lower demand zone

Trading volume surged to 721 million tokens, indicating active repositioning rather than thin price movement.

(CoinDesk Data)

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XRP struggles near $1.90 as mixed technical signals emerge

Price action remained contained within a relatively tight range, with total volatility of about 2.7%, reflecting indecision rather than capitulation.

(CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Bitcoin slips below $88,000 as traders brace for $28.5 billion Deribit options expiry

Crypto continues to lose ground ahead of this week's record options expiration, while defensive positioning and thinning liquidity suggest caution into 2026.

The bitcoin market may see price volatility later Wednesday. (Ogutier/Pixabay)

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Crypto prices again muted as gold surges to new record, U.S. stocks advance

Bitcoin for the moment was unable to hold the $90,000 level reached prior to the U.S. market open.

Gold outperforms bitcoin
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BNB at $860 lags broader market as scrutiny of Binance grows

An FT report alleged Binance failed to stop suspicious transactions, despite agreeing to pay $4.3 billion to settle a U.S. criminal case in 2023.

"BNB Surges 1.7% Past $860 on Institutional Buying Amid Market Volatility"

Finance

Coinbase agrees to buy The Clearing Company to deepen prediction markets push

The deal brings a team with specialized experience building event-based trading systems, including veterans from Polymarket and Kalshi.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaking to House Speaker Mike Johnson on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

ETHZilla sells $74.5 million of ether in effort to trim debt load

This is the company's second sale of part of its ETH treasury, following a $40 million sale in October to fund share repurchases.

Ethereum Logo (Midjourney / Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. bipartisan lawmakers draw up tax bill with stablecoin and staking relief

New House proposal would exempt some stablecoin payments from capital gains taxes and allow stakers to defer income recognition for up to five years.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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