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Policy

Thailand opens door to locally listed bitcoin and ether ETFs

Thailand’s new crypto rules taking effect Oct. 16. They allow Thai asset managers to launch crypto ETFs on the local stock exchange, with bitcoin and ether initially eligible.

Bangkok.  (Andreas Johansson/Unsplash)

Markets

Why bitcoin is down 'just' 32% a year after its record high of $126,000

This shallower decline isn’t limited to the one-year anniversary. The bear market itself has been milder with past downturns seeing prices plummet 77% to 85%.

Bitcoin's price one year after bull market peaks. (CoinDesk, TradingView)

Markets

Citigroup raises 12-month bitcoin target to $113,000 as ETF inflows resume

Citi also raised its 12-month target for ether from from $2,240 to $3,028.

Citi building. (Photo: Declan Sun-Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

How European investors can now buy bitcoin without taking on U.S. dollar risk

Asset management platform HANetf has listed ETCs in London, Frankfurt and Paris providing pound sterling and euro-hedged exposure to bitcoin.

Dollar, pound sterling, euro notes (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF flows turn positive for 2026 after erasing $5.8 billion deficit

At one point in July, ETFs were down $5.8 billion in net outflows for the year. Now, that’s turned into $800 million in net inflows.

BTC ETFs: Net annual flows. (CoinDesk, SoSoValue)

Markets

Spot bitcoin ETFs attracted nearly $1 billion on Monday, the 9th largest inflow ever

Inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs picked up Monday as bitcoin rallied to its highest since January.

Bitcoin ETFs: Biggest daily inflows and yearly tally. (CoinDesk, SoSoValue)

Videos

AMC slams Robinhood's approach to tokenized stocks: why Kraken and Bullish are betting big anyway

On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by special guest co-host Ophelia Snyder, Co-Founder of 21Shares. Payward Chief Commercial Officer Mark Greenberg breaks down Kraken parent Payward's new partnerships with SoFi and the London Stock Exchange, and how xStocks is bringing tokenized equities and 24/7 markets to investors around the world. Bullish Exchange President Chris Tyrer unpacks Bullish's $4.2 billion acquisition of transfer agent Equiniti, its first tokenized-share trades on a GFSC-regulated venue, and the competing models shaping the future of tokenized stocks. Plus, Sanasie and Snyder break down another billion-dollar week for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and what shifting macro conditions could mean for crypto. - Learn more at bullish.com. - Register now for CoinDesk's Policy and Regulation event on September 22, 2026: policy-regulation.coindesk.com. - To get market-moving news delivered daily, download CoinDesk's mobile app: linktr.ee/coindeskapp.

AMC Slams Tokenized Stocks: Why Kraken and Bullish Are Betting Big Anyway

Markets

Bitcoin rally has more room as volatility shorts unwind, Two Prime CEO says

Alexander Blume said subdued funding rates and continued call selling suggest the rebound is not yet being driven by excessive speculation.

Alex Blume, CEO and founder of Two Prime.

Finance

From warning to listing: UK’s largest retail investment platform opens access to crypto ETNs

The U.K.'s largest retail investment platform, Hargreaves Lansdown, has reversed course following the FCA's decision to lift its retail ban on crypto ETPs in October.

Hargreaves Lansdown. UK Wealth manager. (Hargreaves Lansdown/Press)

Finance

Bitget in talks with Wall Street giants including BlackRock to fuel Asian distribution

Gracy Chen highlighted the world's largest asset manager as one example of such a firm seeking to expand distribution of their tokenized ETFs in the region.

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen (CoinDesk)