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Finance

Bitcoin quantum threat is real and closer than it looks, says Nobel prize winning physicist

Former Google quantum hardware leader and winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, John Martinis, warns that breaking encryption will be among the earliest uses of quantum computing

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Markets

Why Michael Saylor's bitcoin buys aren’t moving the needle anymore

Despite billions in purchases, MSTR demand is being outweighed by long term holder positioning and broader capital flows.

Aggregate Capital Flows into Bitcoin (Checkonchain)

Markets

Bitcoin pulls away from software stocks as Iran war, AI reshape market dynamic

BTC correlation with an ETF tracking software comany stocks broke sharply from near-total alignment to near zero after the conflict started.

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Markets

Bitcoin ETF inflows hit highest level since February

Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $471 million on April 6, the 6th-largest inflow of 2026, as prediction markets price little near-term Fed movement.

ETFs (Markus Winkler/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin drops toward $68,000 as demand weakens and whales sell

Glassnode data shows soft participation, while a negative gamma setup below $68,000 leaves BTC exposed to a faster move toward $60,000.

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Markets

Bitcoin options market is quietly pricing a major downside move

Options data shows traders are bracing for a sharp bitcoin drop as weak demand and fragile positioning leave the market exposed to a break below key levels, a report from Bitfinex shows.

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Videos

Invesco takes over Superstate’s $900M fund; Franklin Crypto in focus

On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by 250 Digital Asset Management CEO Chris Perkins to discuss his firm’s acquisition by Franklin Templeton. Superstate CEO Robert Leshner and Invesco’s Kathleen Wrynn break down their partnership, with Invesco becoming the investment manager of Superstate’s Short Duration US Government Securities Fund (USTB). Plus, NYSE Senior Market Strategist Michael Reinking unpacks the macro environment.

Invesco takes over Superstate’s $900M fund; Franklin Crypto in focus

Markets

Bitcoin climbs above $70,000 as more contrarian bottoming signs emerge

Sales of bitcoin by prominent holders and executive exits could give hope to the battered crypto sector.

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Videos

Lawmakers outraged over "disgusting" war bets on Polymarket

Polymarket removed a betting market on the rescue of U.S. service members in Iran after lawmakers criticized it for reducing a military operation to a financial trade. Will this incident add to the pressure prediction markets face in Washington? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

Lawmakers Outraged Over "Disgusting" War Bets on Polymarket

Tech

Solo bitcoin miner overcomes 1-in-28,000 odds to secure $210,000 block reward

The win landed the same week listed miners Riot, MARA, and Genius Group disclosed selling more than 19,000 BTC from their treasuries.

Rack of bitcoin mining machines (Shutterstock)