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Markets

Ledn raises $188 million with first bitcoin backed bond sale in asset backed market

Crypto lender packages more than 5,400 bitcoin collateralized loans into first asset backed securities transaction of its kind.

Bitcoin (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin’s $40,000 put becomes second-largest options bet ahead of February expiry next week

Heavy positioning at lower strikes signals rising demand for downside protection for bitcoin.

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Markets

Bitcoin is about to log its longest losing streak since 2022 as geopolitical nerves hit risk trades

Geopolitical tensions lift the U.S. dollar and crude prices, adding pressure to an already fragile crypto market.

Traders on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, New York City, USA, 2nd June 1981. (Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin sinks to $66,000, U.S. stocks lose steam as Fed minutes mention possible rate hike

Bitcoin is now on track for its fifth consecutive weekly decline, and losing this level could open the floor for a fresh leg lower.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Feb. 18 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin miner Riot stock jumps nearly 9% as activist Starboard urges AI data center expansion

The activist investor said Riot's 1.7 GW power capacity can drive premium AI hosting deals at Texas sites.

Racks of mining machines.

Markets

Bitcoin's plunge signals coming AI crisis, but massive Fed response will drive new record high: Arthur Hayes

The rise of artificial intelligence is likely to displace millions of workers in quick order, triggering sizable credit defaults, said Hayes.

Arthur Hayes (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs hold billions despite price crash, but resilience masks harsh reality

Bitcoin spot ETFs in the United States still hold about $85 billion in assets, despite the BTC price crash.

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Markets

Michael Saylor's Strategy purchased $168 million in bitcoin last week

The company's stack is now 717,131 bitcoin acquired for $54.52 billion, or $76,027 per coin. Bitcoin's current price is $68,000.

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)

Markets

Bitcoin remains under pressure near $68,000 even as panic ebbs

Key derivatives metrics and ETF flows suggest lack of demand, but macro forces offer hope.

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Markets

BofA survey flags dollar bearish bets at over a decade high. Here's what it means for bitcoin

BofA's February survey shows investor positioning in the U.S. dollar has fallen to its most negative level since at least early 2012.

AI trading screens. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)