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Core Scientific Upgraded to Outperform Following Failed CoreWeave Merger: Macquarie

The bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure play has more than 50% upside, said the bank.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Finance

Crypto M&A Heats Up as Big Banks and Fintechs Race to Scale: Citizens

Citizens says blockchain deals are accelerating as firms buy rather than build to keep pace with regulatory clarity and customer demand.

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Markets

Bernstein Sees 75% Upside for Ether Treasury Firm SharpLink, Initiates at Outperform

The Wall Street broker said SharpLink is a compliant, institutional gateway to Ethereum, and gave the stock a $24 price target, offering 75% potential upside.

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Markets

William Blair Analysts Sees Upside in Western Union’s Solana-Based Stablecoin Launch

Western Union’s new Solana-based stablecoin and crypto cash-out network mark a smart step into blockchain-enabled remittances, the report said.

DeFi networks are global. (NASA/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Citi Says Crypto’s Correlation With Stocks Tightens as Volatility Returns

The bank noted that bitcoin and ether are once again moving in step with U.S. equities and gold.

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Markets

Crypto Exchange Gemini Gets Price Target Cut at Citi, While Bullish Earns Hike

Gemini’s trading growth is slowing despite strong card sign-ups and app downloads, said Citigroup, while Bullish momentum is accelerating.

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Markets

Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Upgraded to Buy as HPC Momentum Builds: B. Riley

The bank also reaffirmed TeraWulf (WULF) as its top pick in the sector.

Racks of mining machines.

Markets

Galaxy Digital Price Targets Hiked Across Street Following Record 3Q Earnings

Cantor, Canaccord and Benchmark all raised their Galaxy price objectives.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Strategy Gets Buy Rating From Citi on Bullish Bitcoin Outlook

The Wall Street bank initiated coverage of Strategy with a buy/high risk rating and a $485 price target.

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer's AI Pivot Earns Price Target Hike at Benchmark

The company's move to bring data center development in-house strengthens its AI and mining strategy, and accelerates monetization, said analyst Mark Palmer

Bitcoin mining machines (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)