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Crypto bulls slam Ray Dalio's 'tired narratives' in defense of bitcoin's future

Experts push back on billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio's warning of bitcoin lacking gold’s qualities and risks from surveillance, quantum computing and lack of central bank buying.

Ray Dalio (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME)

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How this week's rout in Korean stocks might have triggered crypto's surge higher

Korea's tech-heavy Kospi has plunged 20% in the last two trading sessions, potentially pushing that country's fast-money chasing traders back into crypto.

Seoul, South Korea (csk/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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CEO of crypto investment firm Keyrock says bitcoin is undervalued, entering ‘transition year’

Kevin de Patoul argues that 2026 won't be a washout for digital assets, but instead a structural reset as traditional finance quietly moves onchain.

Keyrock CEO and co-founder Kevin de Patoul (Keyrock, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

The Protocol: New Ethereum scaling plans

Also: OKX and AI agents, Future AI users of blockchain and Bitcoin’s latest governance clash.

Abstract blockchain networks illustration with glowing cubes representing digital assets

Markets

Bitcoin 'air pocket' above $72,000 could mean quick run to $80,000

Data shows an extraordinarily thin supply between $72,000 and $80,000, suggesting there's little resistance in that range.

CoinDesk

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Morgan Stanley taps Coinbase and BNY for custody in proposed Bitcoin ETF

BNY to act as administrator, transfer agent and cash custodian for Morgan Stanley’s proposed Bitcoin Trust.

Morgan Stanley (Shutterstock)

Markets

Strategy’s STRC stock signals 1,000 BTC purchase in biggest-one day issuance since debut

Surging trading volume in STRC suggests strong bitcoin buying by the largest publicly traded holder of the cryptocurrency.

Executive Chairman of Strategy Michael Saylor

Markets

Bitcoin jumps above $71,000, building on its resilience to Middle East conflict

Bitcoin climbed above $71,000, gaining more than 6% in 24 hours and leading broad advances in major cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin's price rise. (CoinDesk)

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Ray Dalio says 'there is only one gold' as bitcoin outperforms gold during worst geopolitical crisis in years

The Bridgewater founder dismissed bitcoin's safe-haven credentials on the same day gold dropped 3% while bitcoin fell less than 1%.

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater. (CoinDesk archives)

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Over a billion flows into bitcoin ETFs, yet the price isn’t rising — an analyst explains why

Bitfinex analyst argue that ETF inflows can be misread as immediate spot demand.

Classroom board. (geralt/Pixabay)