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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)

Markets

Bitcoin meltdown to $10,000 remains likely unless prices reclaim $75,000, analyst says

Bloomberg's Mike McGlone has reiterated his forecast that Bitcoin could plunge to $10,000, this time anchoring his outlook to a clear line in the sand: $75,000.

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Tech

A simple explainer on what quantum computing actually is, and why it is terrifying for bitcoin

Most simplifies the complex process of quantum computing as "it can be 0 and 1 at the same time." That is not an explanation for why it threatens Bitcoin. This is.

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Markets

Bitcoin is now front-running the Fed rather than reacting to it. ETFs are the cause

Bitcoin's correlation with global central bank easing has turned strongly negative since 2024, suggesting BTC now leads rather than lags monetary policy signals.

Trading chart (Vladislav Maslow)

Tech

Bitcoin's $1.3 trillion security race: Key initiatives aimed at quantum-proofing the world's largest blockchain

Developers are considering ways to quantum-proof the world's oldest cryptocurrency as the threat of this computing moves beyond a hypothetical.

Bitcoin quantum resistant. (Chris Ried/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin tends to outperform gold and stocks after global shocks, Mercado Bitcoin finds

The study analyzed 60-day windows after economic or geopolitical shocks and found that Bitcoin posted stronger returns than gold and the S&P 500 in each period.

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Markets

Ex-UK Chancellor backs bitcoin as alternative to failing systems

Kwasi Kwarteng reflects on current U.K. market turmoil, fiscal “doom loop,” and his move into bitcoin with Stack BTC.

Big Ben in the UK (Heidi Fin/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Schwab plans spot bitcoin, ether trading launch in first half of 2026

The financial services giant with almost $12 trillion in client assets is moving closer to direct crypto trading, offering subscription for early access to the Schwab Crypto account.

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Markets

Bitcoin heads into holiday weekend exposed as ETF and CME flows go offline

Good Friday shuts CME futures and ETF activity, removing a key source of demand as large holders continue distributing and spot demand weakens.

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Videos

JPMorgan & Goldman Sachs eye prediction markets

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank is considering entering prediction markets and Goldman Sachs has expressed similar ambitions. Would the Wall Street giants adopt blockchain-based systems or stick to traditional infrastructure? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

JPMorgan & Goldman Sachs eye prediction markets