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Finance

Crypto data platform CoinGecko weighs sale for around $500 million, sources say

The crypto market data firm has hired investment bank Moelis, as dealmaking across the sector accelerates.

CoinGecko co-founder Bobby Ong. (Wolfie Zhao/CoinDesk)

Tech

ClearBank taps crypto custody firm Taurus to power stablecoin services

The U.K. clearing bank has selected Taurus' wallet infrastructure as it expands into digital assets and stablecoin-based payments.

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Policy

Senator Lummis offers DeFi protections bill as broader market structure draft nears

Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced a standalone bill to press a key point on how blockchain software developers are treated, though crypto market structure observers await the big show.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Staking goes mainstream: what 2026 could look like for ether investors

From fully staked ETFs to customizable institutional vaults, staking is evolving from a secondary consideration into a foundational pillar of Ethereum’s market structure.

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Finance

VelaFi raises $20 million in Series B to expand stablecoin payments infrastructure

The LatAm-based company said the funding will support expansion across the U.S. and Asia.

Stablecoin networks (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto exchange OKX cuts institutional staff amid global restructuring

The exchange has overhauled its institutional business as part of a broader restructuring, with approximately one-third of its sales team exiting, according to one source.

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Finance

Tether said to have invested up to $50 million in crypto lender Ledn at $500 million valuation

The stablecoin issuer’s previously undisclosed investment valued the lender at about $500 million, according to a person familiar with the transaction.

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Finance

Ethereum scaling network Polygon close to buying bitcoin kiosk firm Coinme, sources say

Polygon is paying $100 million to $125 million for the bitcoin ATM provider, according to one of the sources.

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Finance

JPMorgan expands blockchain goals, plans to build ‘interoperable digital money’

As Siemens uses JPMorgan's blockchain for FX transfers, the bank plans to scale JPM Coin across privacy-focused and public networks

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Finance

The ultra wealthy feel like they've missed out on Crypto riches and Binance thinks it has a solution

Binance’s head of VIP and Institutional, Catherine Chen, talks about the conversations she has been having with ultra-wealthy investors and family offices.

Photo of Binance's head of institutional and VIP, Catherine Chen