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Institutions' bitcoin positioning lacks conviction; CPI, Iran talks might help

Institutions are betting on the bitcoin price hitting $80,000 through call options, but they are also buying downside protection.

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· 8 days ago· CoinDesk

Bitcoin gains after core CPI rose a less-than-forecast 0.2% in March.

Headline inflation rose 0.9% last month, driven by the sharp rise in energy costs due to the Iran war.

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· 8 days ago· CoinDesk

Binance offers UAE staff temporary relocation as Middle East conflict disrupts region

The crypto exchange said its operations in the United Arab Emirates remain unchanged and that many employees have chosen to remain

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· 8 days ago· CoinDesk

Trump-backed WLFI token drops 12% to record lows after team defends multi-million lending position

World Liberty Financial responded to CoinDesk's reporting by saying it would "simply supply more collateral" if markets moved against it, a statement that did not reassure holders.

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· 8 days ago· CoinDesk

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Hedera (HBAR) drops 1.9%, leading index lower

Cardando (ADA), down 1.3% from Thursday, was also among the underperformers.

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· 8 days ago· CoinDesk

The magic word for digital assets adoption and success: choice

For the digital asset ecosystem of the future to flourish, investors need options, explains Sullivan.

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· 8 days ago· CoinDesk

Star Xu calls CZ a ‘liar’ as founders of world’s largest crypto exchanges argue over past allegations

The dispute between the crypto exchange founders, which included a $1 billion wager from CZ, revives allegations dating back 11 years to Zhao’s time at OKCoin.

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· 8 days ago· CoinDesk

Federal judge blocks Arizona from bringing criminal charges against Kalshi

Judge Michael Liburdi ordered Arizona not to bring any enforcement actions under state law against Kalshi, at least temporarily.

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· 8 days ago· CoinDesk

Bhutan has sold 70% of its bitcoin in 18 months. It may have stopped BTC mining too.

The kingdom's holdings have dropped from 13,000 BTC to 3,954 since October 2024, with $215.7 million moved out this year alone. Its last mining inflow over $100,000 was recorded more than a year ago.

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· 8 days ago· CoinDesk

The bitcoin market is splitting in two. Here's who is buying and selling amid the war

Six weeks of war have revealed that bitcoin's floor depends entirely on a handful of mandated buyers absorbing what everyone else is trying to get rid of.

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· 9 days ago· CoinDesk

BitMEX co-founder donates $5 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party

Delo did not specify whether he made the donation in fiat currency or crypto, but he expressed support for a proposed U.K. government moratorium on political donations made in cryptoassets

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· 9 days ago· CoinDesk

Trump's World Liberty Financial uses 5 billion WLFI to borrow $75 million from a platform its advisor co-founded

Onchain data shows WLFI deposited 5 billion of its own tokens as collateral to borrow stablecoins it then sent to Coinbase Prime, pushing a lending pool to 100% utilization and leaving depositors unable to withdraw.

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· 9 days ago· CoinDesk

Tom Lee's Bitmine uplists to NYSE, expands buyback authorization to $4 billion

The company holds nearly 4% of ether's (ETH) total supply, but shares have struggled alongside that crypto.

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· 9 days ago· CoinDesk

Stablecoin volumes to reach $719T by 2035 as generational wealth shift speeds up crypto adoption

Massive transfer of wealth to younger, crypto-native users and rising payment volumes challenge dominance of Visa and Mastercard

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· 9 days ago· CoinDesk

Crypto for Advisors: Crypto’s Performance Q1

Q1 digital asset review: geopolitical conflict and Fed caution led to declines, but institutional flows and regulatory clarity returned in March, building a durable foundation for Q2

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· 9 days ago· CoinDesk

Bitcoin shoots above $72,000 as optimism grows over Middle East ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly has signaled a willingness to negotiate with Lebanon.

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· 9 days ago· CoinDesk

U.S. Treasury to loop in crypto sector on hacker warnings shared with traditional firms

The Department of the Treasury announced it's letting crypto firms sign up for timely information-sharing on cybersecurity threats.

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· 9 days ago· CoinDesk

Potential buyers are circling Winklevoss-backed crypto exchange Gemini

Interested parties are considering buying select parts of the business, particularly its shuttered European operations, to secure regulatory licenses, rather than pursuing a full takeover.

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· 9 days ago· CoinDesk

Securitize names ex-SEC official Brett Redfearn as president ahead of public listing

Brett Redfearn joins as president as the firm works to build regulated infrastructure for tokenized assets.

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· 9 days ago· CoinDesk

Kalshi now controls 89% of the U.S. prediction market as regulated trading takes over

As Kalshi captures a dominant 89% of the market, a high-stakes legal battle between federal regulators and individual states will determine if these platforms are treated as sophisticated financial tools or just another form of gambling.

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