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Bitcoin surges above $68,000 amid muted stock market reaction to Iran war

At their worst levels, U.S. stock index futures had been down more than 2%, but equity markets are barely lower one hour into Monday's trading session.

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin falls back below $67,000, rapidly giving back Wednesday's gains

The declines are coming as the Nasdaq tumbles nearly 2%, led by a post-earnings selloff in Nvidia.

Bitcoin clawed back above $20,000 after falling below this threshold. (Frederick Bass/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin climbs above $68,500, Circle leads crypto stocks higher, as bounce strengthens

Ether, solana and dogecoin are among the altcoins posting 10% or more advances.

Bitcoin (BTC) prices on Feb. 25 (CoinDesk)

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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is planning stablecoin comeback in the second half of this year

The Facebook owner’s stablecoin integration involves a third party vendor to help administer stablecoin-based payments and a new wallet to be implemented, sources said.

Mark Zuckerberg (Reuters, Modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto suffers deeper declines as AI fears send IBM plunging 11%

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced that its Claude platform can streamline COBOL code, a key profit center for IBM.

Ether has fallen below a key bull market trendline.  (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin pops then drops as Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs

As has been typical in crypto markets of late, even the most modest move higher was met with immediate selling.

Donald Trump points at the audience during a press conference at the White House.

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Latest White House talks on stablecoin yield make 'progress' with banks, no deal yet

In the latest of a series of meetings hosted at the White House, bankers and crypto policy experts met to break down the wall halting the market structure bill.

The latest crypto poll seeks to make the case that some voters have single-issue love for crypto as the race for the White House and Congress near an end. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Susquehanna-backed Blockfills up for sale after $75 million lending loss

The Chicago-based company said it was temporarily suspending client deposits and withdrawals last week due to recent market and financial conditions.

(Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

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Optimism's OP token falls after Base moves away from the network's 'OP stack' in major tech shift

Base launched in 2023 and quickly became one of the most widely used Ethereum layer-2 networks.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaking to House Speaker Mike Johnson on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Charles Hoskinson confirms deal to onboard LayerZero on Cardano

Input Output CEO and founder Charles Hoskinson announced the a deal to get the institutional-focused LayerZero ported over to the Cardano blockchain.

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