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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Ethereum (ETH) price jumps 8.8%, leading index higher

Polkadot (DOT), up 8.5% from Friday, joined Ethereum (ETH) as a top performer.

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Finance

Crypto wealth platform Abra to go public through $750 million SPAC deal

The transaction is expected to deliver as much as $300 million in cash, which will be used to expand the company's institutional crypto lending, yield and custody offerings.

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Finance

Bitmine buys 60,999 ether as Tom Lee touts crypto strength amid Iran war

The ether treasury firm now holds nearly 4.6 million ETH, while maintaining a $1.2 billion cash position despite ramping up acquisitions.

Thomas Lee, chairman of Bitmine and CIO of Fundstrat, on the main stage during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (David Paul Morris/Consensus)

Finance

U.S., UK, Canada start Operation Atlantic to disrupt crypto approval-phishing scams

International law enforcement effort targets approval-phishing schemes tied to crypto investment fraud.

(Credit: U.S. Secret Service-Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)
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Markets

Metaplanet raises $255 million to accelerate bitcoin accumulation

The Japanese bitcoin treasury firm structured the financing with premium-priced shares and warrants that could unlock up to $531 million.

Close up of the red circle at the center of the Japanese flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay)

Markets

Michael Saylor's Strategy made another huge buy of bitcoin, adding $1.57 billion worth last week

The company's stack now stands at 761,068 bitcoin, acquired for $57.61 billion.

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)

Policy

SEC drops lawsuit against BitClout’s Nader Al-Naji

The regulator ended its civil enforcement case accusing the DeSo creator of wire fraud and selling unregistered crypto securities.

Securities and Exchange Commission building

Finance

South Korea fines Bithumb $24 million, orders 6-month partial suspension over money laundering violations

The fine stems from approximately 6.65 million violations related to KYC and transaction restrictions.

South Korea (Photo by Daniel Bernard on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)
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Markets

Altcoins jump as bitcoin inches toward potential $74,000 breakout

The bitcoin price is approaching a key technical level while PEPE and other memecoins jump more than 10% in a sign of rising appetite for risk.

Pepe the Frog (PepeCoin's Twitter account)

Tech

Trump-backed WLFI passes proposal letting $5 million stakers buy 'direct access' to team

The governance vote passed with 99.12% approval from 1,800 voters, with 76% of tokens coming from just 10 wallets.

A women drops her vote into a wooden box.

Markets

Fed headlines central bank rate decisions, Gemini earnings: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting March 16.

U.S. Federal Reserve headquarters (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Markets

Australian Senate panel backs crypto regulation framework

The Senate Economics Legislation Committee said the proposed legislation will modernize digital assets regulatory framework.

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

Markets

XRP climbs 3% past $1.47 as breakout extends on broad bitcoin-led move

Volume jumped more than 250% during the move, with traders watching whether former resistance now turns into support.

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Markets

Bitcoin briefly tops $74,000 as ether, sol, ada gains as much as 6% in Monday surge

Majors posted broad gains on Monday as oil eased from highs, two tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the war began, and Trump said the U.S. was talking to Iran.

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Markets

Bitcoin's price trades above its 50-day average as bullish move gathers pace

Bitcoin's convincing move above its key average indicates a strengthening of the bullish momentum.

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