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Policy

CFTC's acting chief Pham poised to go to crypto firm MoonPay once Mike Selig lands

The leader of the derivatives regulator is planning to join the crypto industry as the CFTC and other federal regulators work on policies to benefit the sector.

Caroline Pham, acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Finance

Coinbase rolls out stock trading, prediction markets and more in bid to become the ‘Everything Exchange’

Coinbase is dramatically expanding the assets available to trade on its platform, including novel cryptocurrencies, perpetual futures, stocks and prediction markets, starting with Kalshi.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Finance

Digital Wealth Partners introduces algorithmic XRP trading for qualified retirement accounts

The wealth advisory firm enlisted the help of crypto-based algorithmic trading firm Arch Public to create the strategy.

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

Policy

California's Newsom pokes Trump, flagging convicted crypto allies CZ, Ross Ulbricht

Potential 2028 presidential candidate Gavin Newsom again goaded the president with a website highlighting ties to those with criminal records, including some in crypto.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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Finance

Brazilian stock exchange B3 to launch its own tokenization platform and stablecoin

The stablecoin will facilitate tokenized asset transactions and is expected to be linked to the Brazilian real.

Brazil's flag (Rafaela Biazi/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Traders mull the bottom as bitcoin returns to week's lows below $86,000

One analyst isn't quite ready to call a bottom, but says bitcoin is surely in an oversold condition.

bart simpson sculpture (mendhak/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Aptos drops 5% to $1.50 as volume spikes above monthly average

The token has resistance at the $1.53 and then the $1.64 levels.

"Aptos (APT) Falls 5.2% to $1.52 Amid Rising Volume and Market Consolidation"

Markets

Polkadot's DOT drops 3% to $1.83 as crypto markets reverse lower

Strong selling pressure overwhelmed positive Coinbase integration news as the psychological $1.90 level failed to hold.

"DOT Price Drops 4.3% to $1.82 Amid USDC Integration and Support Breakdown"
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Markets

BNB drops nearly 3% to as bitcoin whipsaw and tech selloff hit crypto market

The decline was accompanied by sharp volatility in bitcoin and weakness in U.S. tech stocks, suggesting a return of risk-off sentiment.

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Markets

Dogecoin and shiba inu test lower levels after key support gives way

The decline in ether contributed to the selling pressure on meme coins, as traders often use ETH as a risk gauge for altcoins.

(Minh Pham/Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

Crypto Long & Short: What the DOJ’s Massive Crypto Seizures Mean for the Industry

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Jared Lenow’s insights on the DOJ’s increased focus on crypto seizures and what it means for the broader industry – the good, the bad and the ugly. Then, we dive into a year end vibe check with two observations, two predictions and reader favorite quotes from 2025 by Andy Baehr.

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Markets

XRP falls 5% as bitcoin’s sudden pump and dump rattles crypto markets

XRP's price action now faces resistance at the former support levels, with $1.90 as the immediate line of defense.

(CoinDesk Data)
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Markets

Crypto stocks pare gains as bitcoin retreats from $90,000 rally

Crypto-linked stocks pulled back, with miners like MARA Holdings (MARA) down 4.8% and Core Scientific (CORZ) down 6%.

(CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto industry insiders met with key senators on market structure bill negotiation

Executives and lobbyists attended a meeting today with Senator Tim Scott and others to hash out the ongoing talks over crypto's most important policy effort.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

The Protocol: Bug that can drain all your tokens impacting 'thousands' of sites

Also: Ripple news, Aave protocol debate, and pudgy penguins takeover

Hacker sitting in a room

Markets

Bitcoin tumbles back below $88,000 as gains evaporate as quickly as they formed

It was a blink and you missed it rally as continued deflation in the AI trade sent the Nasdaq sharply lower, dragging crypto along with it.

Bitcoin (BTC) price (CoinDesk)
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