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Bitcoin, major tokens drop as traders position for downside protection
Bitcoin extended recent losses as derivatives data show a clear risk-off shift.
Crypto.com founder buys ai.com for record $70 million: FT
Kris Marszalek joined the AI industry with autonomous agents and a Super Bowl ad that briefly sidelined the website.
Bitcoin mining difficulty drops by most since 2021 as miners capitulate
Miners are facing significant challenges, with bitcoin revenue per petahash falling by half from a peak of $70 to $35.
Here's how market makers likely accelerated bitcoin's brutal crash to $60,000
The invisible hands of market makers likely accelerated bitcoin's recent crash.
Story co-founder defends token unlock delay, says project needs ‘more time’
In an interview with CoinDesk, S.Y. Lee pointed to Worldcoin’s extended lockups as precedent for longer runways.
Tether's gold stash tops $23 billion as buying outpaces nation states, Jefferies says
The Wall Street investment bank estimates the crypto firm holds at least 148 tonnes of physical gold holdings, joining top 30 global holders of bullion.
Bithumb $44 billion bitcoin blunder puts South Korea regulators on alert over local crypto exchanges
The Financial Supervisory Service said it plans to build tools that automatically extract suspicious trading patterns by the second and minute.
Here's why the quantum threat for bitcoin may be smaller than people fear
The key point is that most of the potentially exposed bitcoin isn’t sitting in a handful of giant, juicy targets. It’s scattered across more than 32,000 separate wallets.
Takaichi Triumph: Japan’s record 56,000 Nikkei surge sends bitcoin to $72,000, gold past $5,000
Japanese mandate sparks surge in equities and safe havens.
Previewing policy at Consensus Hong Kong 2026: State of Crypto
The CoinDesk crew is back in Hong Kong, with policymakers and policy-users alike.
Bitcoin bulls spot bottoming signs as longtime bears take victory laps
The Financial Times and Peter Schiff were among the no-coiners giving themselves pats on the back as crypto crashed this week.
Odds of Jesus Christ appearing in 2026 double, beating return on bitcoin
The Polymarket bet is a reminder that the weirdest corners of crypto are sometimes the only ones going up.
Block weighs cutting up to 10% of jobs: Bloomberg
The company has told hundreds of employees their jobs are at risk as part of a broader overhaul.
Broad-based bitcoin accumulation emerges after sharp capitulation
Glassnode data is showing buying across all cohorts of bitcoin holders.
Why machine-to-machine payments are the new electricity for the digital age
If continuous M2M payments are the new electricity, then blockchains must be seen as the new power grid, Huang contends.
SOL-focused Forward Industries has had a tough run, but CIO says it's positioned for success
With no debt and the largest public solana treasury, Forward Industries' CIO says it can play offense and consolidate rivals as the sector strains.
