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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.

BTC vs IGV (TradingView)

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)

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.
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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

Vitalik Buterin

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)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Solana (SOL) drops 5.3% as nearly all assets decline

Uniswap (UNI) was also among the underperformers, declining 3.6% from Tuesday.

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Finance

ProShares unveils first U.S. ETF that lets you buy the top 20 cryptos at once

ProShares has listed KRYP, the first U.S. ETF designed to track the CoinDesk 20 Index, giving investors exposure to the largest and most liquid cryptocurrencies.

ETFs (Markus Winkler/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

January rally bolsters near-term outlook for bitcoin mining stocks, JPMorgan says

Shares of mining companies rose last month despite softer bitcoin prices as storms cut the network hashrate and AI optimism grew, the bank said.

Racks of mining machines.

Finance

Opinion raises $20 million as prediction markets draw capital in a weak crypto market

The blockchain-based platform says it handles a third of global prediction-market volume, betting that onchain settlement and category diversification can sustain growth.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin nears pre-election floor as ETF flows stall, Citi says

The cryptocurrency is trading below key ETF cost levels and nearing its pre-election price floor as inflows to these vehicles fade and headwinds build, the bank said.

Bitcoin (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)
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Markets

Bitcoin’s thinnest price zone hints at extended stay between $70,000 and $80,000

Limited historical trading activity and thin onchain supply suggest further consolidation or a retest of the lower range.

BTC URPD: (Glassnode)

Finance

TRM Labs hits unicorn status in $70 million fund raise with Goldman's participation

The company's software specializes in tracing cryptocurrency transactions across multiple blockchains, catering to increasing demand from law enforcement and financial firms amid rising crypto crime.

Unicorn sculpture (Juliana Araujo the artist/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

ARK Invest goes on $19 million buying spree as crypto stocks nurse losses

ARK added to its holdings in CRCL, BLSH, COIN, HOOD, BMNR and XYZ on Tuesday as bitcoin fell as low as $73,000.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Crypto Daybook Americas

How your brain may drive bitcoin higher

Your day-ahead look for Feb. 4, 2026

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