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Markets

Two blockbuster AI IPO's on the horizon could leave crypto further behind

A wave of blockbuster AI listings is drawing billions of dollars from global investors, reinforcing a rotation away from crypto.

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Markets

Bitcoin's dwindling exchange reserves don't pack the same bullish punch anymore

Santiment reported that bitcoin supply is at its lowest since 2017 and ether since 2015, adding that it doesn’t guarantee prices will move higher but helps set up crypto’s next bull cycle.

Chart downward trend. (Maxim Hopman/Unsplash)

Markets

Bank of Japan may speed up rate hikes, pushing borrowing costs above 2%, ex-BOJ official warns

Former BOJ official issues interest-rate warning as yen continues to slide against the dollar.

Bank of Japan. (Credit: By Wiiii-Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Elon Musk loses $50 billion in a single day; SpaceX moves bitcoin

SpaceX shares fell over 6% and Tesla dropped nearly 4% on Tuesday, wiping more than $50 billion off Elon Musk's net worth and pushing him below the $1 trillion mark. Meanwhile, SpaceX's bitcoin wallet — holding 18,712 BTC — made its first transaction in six months. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

Elon Musk loses $50 billion in a single day; SpaceX moves bitcoin

Markets

Adam Back's bitcoin treasury firm scraps SPAC merger, seeks new deal

BSTR and Cantor Equity Partners will not complete their merger under the original July 2025 agreement, with the shareholder meeting postponed indefinitely.

Adam Back, CEO Blockstream (second from right) speaks at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Markets

Bitcoin under pressure as Trump says Iran ceasefire is over

Major cryptocurrencies are trading in the red as renewed U.S.-Iran airstrikes push oil higher.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

Videos

How an attacker stole $20M from BonkDAO using its own rules

An attacker spent $4.4 million buying BONK tokens, passed a malicious governance proposal with just 7 wallets voting, and walked away with $20 million from the treasury — without hacking anything. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

How an attacker stole $20M from BonkDAO using its own rules

Markets

Binance taps into Bitcoin holders’ hunger for yield with new covered call yield play

The product, called BTC Yield, is designed exclusively for people who already hold bitcoin.

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Markets

Bitcoin's recent macro relief faces a challenge from Japanese interest rates

Japanese bond yields continue to rise, lifting their U.S. counterparts and posing a potential headwind for risk assets.

Trading prices displayed on a monitor screen.( AhmadArdity /Pixabay)

Policy

Bitcoin's U.S. reserve still a work-in-progress as federal agencies hash it out

The White House says it's still evaluating the "best structure" for the federal fund to hold bitcoin as a long-term reserve and a separate stockpile of other crypto assets.

The latest crypto poll seeks to make the case that some voters have single-issue love for crypto as the race for the White House and Congress near an end. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)