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Bitcoin drops below $70,000 as crypto selloff deepens before U.S. equity market opens

"Extreme fear" grips crypto and metals while U.S. equities show resilience ahead of key earnings.

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Newly unsealed DOJ files link Jeffrey Epstein to a 2014 investment in Coinbase

Emails show Brock Pierce introduced Jeffrey Epstein to the Coinbase round, while Blockchain Capital later said its fund investment was never completed as Epstein invested independently.

Jeffrey Epstein charges being unveiled in 2019. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto stocks slide in pre-market trading as bitcoin stabilizes around $77,000

Bitcoin was little changed Monday as volatility spikes and crypto equities remained under pressure ahead of the U.S. market open.

a sketched graph, heading downward, on a piece of paper

Policy

Brian Armstrong was snubbed by top executives from the biggest U.S. banks in Davos

Stablecoin rewards and the Clarity Act widen the divide between crypto and TradFi, according to people who spoke with the WSJ.

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Markets

Crypto stocks sink as spot volume plunges and bitcoin tumbles below $84,000

Bellwether crypto exchange Coinbase was lower for an 8th straight session on Thursday to its weakest level since May.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase rolls out prediction markets to all U.S. customers

The feature, first announced in December, was built in partnership with U.S.-regulated prediction market operator Kalshi.

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Policy

The UK government says banks need to stop blocking crypto firms if the country wants to become a digital hub

U.K. officials say banks must treat crypto businesses fairly as final regulation nears. Strategy

HM Treasury building London (Tilman2007 via Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase opposition won't stymie U.S. crypto market structure bill, HSBC says

The bank argued that legislative momentum remains strong as industry heavyweights prioritize long-term regulatory certainty over unpredictable enforcement.

The U.S. Capitol.

Policy

UK advertising watchdog bans Coinbase ads as 'irresponsible'

The ASA banned Coinbase adverts concluding they imply crypto could ease the country's cost-of-living crisis.

The "eggs now out of budget" Coinbase ad censured by the Advertising Standards Authority. (Photo by Sheldon Reback/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase CEO says big banks now view crypto as an ‘existential’ threat to their business

Brian Armstrong returns from World Economic Forum with message: traditional finance is taking crypto seriously

Brian Armstrong and Larry Fink (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)