Will Canny

Will Canny is an experienced market reporter with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He's now covering the crypto beat as a finance reporter at CoinDesk. He owns more than $1,000 of SOL.

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Finance

Crypto custody firm Copper in early talks for IPO as crypto 'plumbing' becomes new Wall Street favorite

The London-based custody provider is weighing a potential public listing, aiming to follow rival BitGo's recent IPO.

Amar Kuchinad, Copper's global CEO (Copper)

Tech

Bitcoin's Quantum threat is ‘real but distant,’ says Wall Street analyst as doomsday debate rages on

Wall Street broker Benchmark argued the crypto network has ample time to evolve as quantum risks shift from theory to risk management.

quantum computer

Finance

Robinhood is investing in crypto trading platform Talos at $1.5 billion valuation

The $45 million Series B extension also includes participation from new strategic investors Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP and Karatage.

Robinhood logo on a screen

Finance

Crypto payments firm BCB Group appoints Tim Renew as CEO in leadership reshuffle

Renew will lead the digital asset payments firm, with co-founder Oliver Tonkin moving into a newly created president role.

BCB CEO Tim Renew

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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

Crypto faces fork in the road as Clarity Act support wavers, Bitwise says

The asset manager argued that without federal legislation, the industry has three years to become indispensable before political winds potentially shift.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Finance

Standard Chartered says U.S. regional banks most at risk in $500 billion stablecoin shift

The delay of market structure legislation highlights a growing threat to domestic lenders as digital dollars begin to cannibalize traditional bank deposits.

Stablecoin networks (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Privacy-focused Miden, Korea Digital Asset agree to build crypto infrastructure for institutional adoption

The partnership focuses on privacy, compliance and standards for regulated digital-asset adoption in South Korea.

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

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Finance

Tether takes the fight to Circle with a new 'made in America' stablecoin

The new token is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and designed to comply with the GENIUS Act, targeting institutional demand for a U.S.-regulated digital dollar.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

Markets

Bitcoin miners HIVE, Bitfarm and Bitdeer downgraded as analyst warns on AI shift

KBW's Stephen Glagola said that turning business models toward AI and HPC may take longer to pay off than the market expects.

Bitcoin mining machines (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)