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Finance

Sovcombank says it's the first Russian bank to offer bitcoin-backed loans to public

Larger rival Sberbank beat Sovcombank to the punch, but it's still running as a pilot program.

Sovcombank office in a historic building in Vyborg. (Photo: Vesan99-Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Solana Foundation’s Liu urges refocus on finance as crypto slides and narratives narrow

Liu’s remarks come as cryptocurrencies plunge and other industry leaders are narrowing their own visions for blockchain utility.

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Markets

Tom Lee's Bitmine may be buying ETH, but Vitalik Buterin and everyone else appears to be selling

Ether has dropped below $2,000, underperforming other major cryptocurrencies as selling accelerates from leveraged traders, onchain liquidations and long-term holders.

Bitmine chairman Tom Lee

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Crypto for Advisors: Rethinking crypto diversification

Beyond Bitcoin: How advisors use indices to broaden crypto exposure.

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Markets

Bitcoin's rising leveraged position points to continued dip buying, but may not yet signal price bottom

Bitfinex margin longs surge to a two-year high as bitcoin falls below $69k.

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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Ripple (XRP) plunges 12.2% as index declines

Sui (SUI) joined Ripple (XRP) as an underperformer, falling 9.5% since Wednesday.

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Markets

Here is what industry veterans are saying as bitcoin tumbles below $70,000

"This drawdown feels horrible not because of the magnitude, but because it’s unfair," said longtime bitcoin maxi Samson Mow.

Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)
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Markets

Bitcoin falls under $68,000, with retail traders betting on even lower prices

Crypto liquidations crossed $1 billion over the past 24 hours, wiping out about $980 million million in bullish leveraged bets

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Finance

Tether invests $100 million in U.S. crypto bank Anchorage, valued at $4.2 billion

Anchorage Digital is the firm issuing Tether's USAT stablecoin, designed for the U.S. market.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Deutsche Bank says bitcoin’s selloff signals a loss of conviction, not a broken market

The German lender pointed to institutional outflows, fading liquidity and stalled regulation as the real drivers behind bitcoin’s slump.

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Markets

XRP DeFi opens to institutions as Hex Trust adds custodial FXRP access

Custodian Hex Trust will let clients mint and redeem FXRP and stake FLR through its platform, giving institutions a way to put XRP to work.

XRP symbol on top of dollar bills. (Unsplash/CoinDesk)
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Policy

EU at risk of falling behind the U.S. in tokenization rules, digital asset firms warn

The EU must fix its pilot regime now or watch capital markets shift permanently to the U.S., a group of blockchain firms warned policymakers on Thursday.

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Finance

Institutions don't want more risk—they want bitcoin yield that works like TradFi, says GlobalStake co-founder

Collateralized, market-neutral strategies, not DeFi or smart contracts, are driving renewed institutional interest, says GlobalStake co-founder Thomas Chaffee.

Bitcoin (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Ether treasury ETHZilla pivots to real estate tokenization with a $4.7 million housing loan deal

ETHZilla’s shift toward tokenization comes after a sharp downturn in its core crypto holdings.

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Finance

Crypto platform Bullish tops Q4 estimates, posts GAAP loss on digital asset writedowns

Shares of the company fell about 5% during normal trading hours, while bitcoin tumbled more than 7% in the last 24 hours.

Crypto exchange Bullish goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. (Aoyon Ashraf/Modified by CoinDesk))
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