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Bitcoin and Ether bears get decimated amid 'squeeze-led' rally and Musk's X wants to pay creators in stablecoins: Crypto week in 5 stories
Bitcoin topped $70,000 as more than $4 billion in crypto short positions were liquidated, while ether outpaced major tokens with a weekly gain of about 18%. • Washington advanced several cryptocurrency initiatives as regulators prepared rules for digital assets and stablecoins, even if Congress fails to pass the Clarity Act.
Clarity survives (barely), Strategy sells and the untold story of Mastercard's $1.8 billion deal: Crypto's week in 5 stories
Crypto is entering a more regulated, institutionalized phase as U.S. lawmakers debate the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and regulators refine their own rulemaking. • Bitcoin markets flashed mixed signals as major corporate holders and miners sold while large wallets and hedge funds increased bullish positions. • Wall Street is deepening its involvement in select crypto products and infrastructure even as a shakeout forces weaker projects, exchanges and tokenization plays to fold or reset.
Clarity sopravvive (a malapena), Strategy vende e la storia mai raccontata dell'accordo da 1,8 miliardi di dollari di Mastercard: la settimana delle criptovalute in 5 storie
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Clarity survives (barely), Strategy sells and the untold story of Mastercard's $1.8 billion deal: Crypto's week in 5 stories
5 hours ago Incursion and rare attribution to Moscow add to fears that war in Ukraine will spill into Europe NATO warplanes on Sunday shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace and appeared to be Russian in origin, the second downing of a drone in alliance airspace in three days. The downings are a fresh …
Pokémon cards are becoming multibillion dollar market. Crypto wants to fix how they trade
A booming Pokémon trading card market, now estimated at roughly $10 billion to $15 billion, has driven long lines at retailers like Costco and record-breaking sales, including Logan Paul’s $16.5 million Pikachu Illustrator card. • Big-box chains such as Target and Walmart, along with eBay’s $2.62 billion in 2025 card sales, highlight how trading cards have evolved into a major alternative asset class that has recently outperformed the S&P 500 and bitcoin.
Le carte Pokémon stanno diventando un mercato da miliardi di dollari. La criptovaluta vuole rivoluzionare il modo in cui vengono scambiate
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Pokémon cards are becoming multibillion dollar market. Crypto wants to fix how they trade
1 hour ago A shop owner says she has been left "devastated" and "heartbroken" after stock worth thousands of pounds was stolen. The break-in happened at Trading Cards Gainsborough just after 03:15 BST on Sunday, 9 August. A CCTV camera filmed two people getting into the Lord Street shop through a smashed …
CME's Duffy warns an overlooked tax risk looms over U.S. perpetual futures
U.S. approval of perpetual futures contracts could expose traders to unexpected tax and regulatory uncertainty if the products are ultimately determined to be swaps rather than futures, an issue that has received little public attention, according to CME Group Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy. "There's a consequence that nobody's talking about," Duffy said in an interview with CoinDesk.
Coinbase vuole diventare la "borsa tuttofare" del Canada, ma afferma che prima sono necessarie regole più chiare
Politiche Il nuovo CEO di Coinbase Canada, Eric Richmond, afferma che sono necessarie regole permanenti, piuttosto che esenzioni temporanee, mentre l'azienda cerca di espandersi nel settore dei derivati, degli asset tokenizzati e della finanza decentralizzata.
Coinbase wants to be Canada’s ‘everything exchange,’ but says clearer rules are needed first
Policy Coinbase Canada's new CEO, Eric Richmond, says permanent rules, rather than temporary exemptions, are needed as the company pushes to expand into derivatives, tokenized assets and decentralized finance.
Crypto is rewriting how Wall Street traders spend their weekends
By Friday afternoon, the mood on commodity trading desks changes. For the first four days of the week, traders have been trying to profit from their bets. By lunch on Friday, however, they're thinking about how much risk they can tolerate until markets reopen on Sunday evening. Anything could happen while markets are closed: news of a new war, an election result, an unexpected OPEC announcement or, as seen recently, a market-moving presidential post.
BlackBerry sta facendo un grande ritorno come strato software "infrangibile" per l'IA e la robotica
Mercati Le azioni di BlackBerry stanno registrando un forte rialzo dopo l'impressionante superamento delle aspettative sugli utili della società e si stanno orientando verso il diventare un componente cruciale del boom dell'IA e della robotica.
BlackBerry is making a massive comeback as an 'uncrashable' software layer for AI and robotics
Markets BlackBerry's stock is surging after the company's massive earnings beat and is pivoting into becoming a critical component of the AI and robotics boom. By Aoyon Ashraf|Edited by Sheldon Reback Updated Jun 25, 2026, 4:16 p.m. Published Jun 25, 2026, 4:05 p.m. 2 min read Make preferred on Share this article X (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmail Make preferred on From cellphone to AI, BlackBerry.
BlackBerry feiert ein massives Comeback als „absturzsichere“ Softwareschicht für KI und Robotik
coindesk.com - Die Aktie von BlackBerry steigt stark an, nachdem das Unternehmen seine Gewinnprognosen deutlich übertroffen hat, und richtet sich darauf aus, ein ...
Influento istituto di ricerca che ha causato il crollo delle azioni AI presenta Hyperliquid come un'idea «convincentе»
Citrini Research, la società che ha scatenato una paura enorme di una bolla dell'intelligenza artificiale a febbraio e ha innescato un breve crollo del mercato, ha inserito l'exchange cripto Hyperliquid e il suo token come una nuova idea "coinvolgente". La società di ricerca ha dichiarato nel suo rapporto di lunedì che "a differenza della maggioranza memetica delle criptovalute (incluso il bitcoin), HYPE genera un flusso di cassa legittimo.
Influential research firm that caused AI stock meltdown lays out Hyperliquid as 'compelling' idea
Citrini Research, the firm that sparked massive fear of an artificial intelligence bubble in February and triggered a brief market meltdown, has listed crypto exchange Hyperliquid and its token as a new "compelling" idea. The research firm said in its report on Monday that "unlike the memetic majority of crypto (bitcoin included), HYPE generates legitimate cash flow.
Andreessen Horowitz raises $2.2 billion in a new fund, saying crypto fundamentals are at an 'all-time high'
Venture capital heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has launched a $2.2 billion crypto fund, doubling down on blockchain startups amid a surge in venture capital into artificial intelligence. The new vehicle, called 'Crypto Fund 5,' will invest in crypto entrepreneurs at all stages, with capital deployed over a decade, according to company's spokesperson.
Andreessen Horowitz raccoglie 2,2 miliardi di dollari in un nuovo fondo, affermando che i fondamentali delle criptovalute sono a un ' livello record'
Il colosso del venture capital Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) ha lanciato un fondo crypto da 2,2 miliardi di dollari, raddoppiando l’impegno nelle startup blockchain in un contesto di forte aumento degli investimenti di venture capital nell’intelligenza artificiale. Il nuovo veicolo, denominato 'Crypto Fund 5', investirà in imprenditori crypto in tutte le fasi, con capitali allocati nel corso di un decennio, secondo quanto riferito dal portavoce della società.
Andreessen Horowitz raises $2.2 billion in a new fund, saying crypto fundamentals are at an ‘all-time high’
Visit the original article* https://cdn.sanity.io/images/s3y3vcno/production/50f4eca71d0248c715d8c7bec7449fa14a4bf1ca-3396x1910.jpg?fm=jpg&w=1920&h=1080&crop=focalpoint&fit=clip Venture capital heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has launched a $2.2 billion crypto fund, doubling down on blockchain startups amid a surge in venture capital into artificial intelligence.
Americans still prefer banks over crypto for financial access, CoinDesk's survey shows
New polling of voters suggests they aren't yet warming much to crypto, tending to see it as a negative force in the economy, and they have similar distrust of AI.
'La DeFi è morta': la comunità crypto si agita dopo che il più grande hack di quest'anno espone i rischi di contagio
Il Sfruttamento da 292 milioni di dollari di Kelp DAO ha scatenato una serie di reazioni nell'intero settore delle criptovalute, con sviluppatori e trader che avvertono come l'incidente abbia messo in luce problemi più profondi nella struttura della finanza decentralizzata (DeFi). I dati condivisi dai partecipanti al mercato mostrano che le ripercussioni immediate si sono propagate ben oltre il protocollo violato.
'DeFi is dead': crypto community scrambles after this year's biggest hack exposes contagion risks
The $292 million exploit of Kelp DAO has set off a wave of reactions across the crypto industry, with developers and traders warning that the incident exposed deeper flaws in how decentralized finance (DeFi) is built. Data shared by market participants shows the immediate fallout spread far beyond the hacked protocol.
Crypto custodian BitGo a potential acquisition target for Wall Street, analysts say
Wall Street analysts are betting that BitGo’s push into full-service institutional crypto finance will not only fuel long-term growth but also position the company as a prime acquisition target for traditional finance firms. Compass Point analyst Ed Engel, who has a buy rating on the stock, wrote that the firm's services could be attractive to traditional firms looking to offer crypto products to their clients.
Il custode di criptovalute BitGo è un potenziale obiettivo di acquisizione per Wall Street, secondo gli analisti
Gli analisti di Wall Street scommettono che la spinta di BitGo verso una finanza istituzionale crypto a servizi completi non solo alimenterà la crescita a lungo termine, ma posizionerà anche l'azienda come un obiettivo di acquisizione privilegiato per le imprese della finanza tradizionale.
Here's what happened and what comes next Original
'This is absolutely INSANE." While the comment came from a social media post, the painful knee-jerk reaction is likely reverberating across the board for anyone even remotely interested in crypto, as bitcoin just plunged to near $77,000 on Saturday and has held there since. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today.
'This is absolutely INSANE': Bitcoin’s weekend crash exposes the cracks beneath crypto’s latest boom
5 hours ago Polymarket predicts that AI agents will now sue humans for the first time in history. Polymarket is a decentralized prediction market platform built on the Polygon blockchain where users can bet on the outcomes of real world events, from elections to sports to cultural moments. It gained significant …
Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm on Trump’s 'spy sheikh' crypto deal Original
Senator Elizabeth Warren is calling for congressional hearings after new reporting revealed that the United Arab Emirates’ top intelligence official secretly took a nearly 50% stake in a Trump-era crypto company.
A Reddit-like social network for AI agents is getting weird, and memecoin traders are cashing in Original
Something strange (and maybe creepy) is happening on the internet. Moltbook — a Reddit-like social network where AI agents post their thoughts (yes, that's right, AI's are talking to each other over social media!) — is going viral. And, in a very crypto-degen fashion, memecoin traders are cashing in.
World token jumps as Sam Altman reportedly eyes a biometric social network to kill off bots Original
The WLD token surged after Forbes reported that Sam Altman's OpenAI is planning to use Worldcoin to fight bots online. By Aoyon Ashraf|Edited by Nikhilesh De Jan 28, 2026, 10:44 p.m. Make us preferred on Google World Network (formerly Worldcoin) WLD token surged more than 27% on Wednesday after a Forbes report linked the controversial crypto project to OpenAI’s broader effort to fight bots online.
Il token World sale mentre Sam Altman sarebbe interessato a una rete sociale biometrica per eliminare i bot
Pudgy Penguins is emerging as one of the strongest NFT-native brands of this cycle, shifting from speculative “digital luxury goods” into a multi-vertical consumer IP platform. Its strategy is to acquire users through mainstream channels first; toys, retail partnerships and viral media, then onboard them into Web3 through games, NFTs and the PENGU token.
Il CEO di Coinbase afferma che le grandi banche ora considerano le criptovalute una minaccia "esistenziale" per il loro business
Durante il suo viaggio a Davos per il World Economic Forum, il CEO di Coinbase Brian Armstrong ha condiviso che un alto dirigente di una delle 10 maggiori banche mondiali gli ha detto che la criptovaluta è ora la loro "priorità numero uno" — e che la considerano "esistenziale." Il post di Armstrong, condiviso su X, ha evidenziato un cambiamento nel modo in cui le istituzioni finanziarie tradizionali si stanno rapportando con le criptovalute.
Coinbase CEO says Big banks now view crypto as an ‘existential’ threat to their business Original
During his trip to Davos for the World Economic Forum, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared that a top executive at one of the world’s 10 largest banks told him that crypto is now their “number one priority” — and that they view it as “existential.” Armstrong’s post, shared on X, highlighted a shift in how legacy financial institutions are engaging with crypto.
Coinbase refutes rumors of White House's threat to pull support for crypto bill
Coinbase refutes rumors of White House's threat to pull support for crypto bill
Coinbase refutes rumors of White House's threat to pull support for crypto bill
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pushed back on reports that the Trump administration is considering pulling its support for the crypto market structure bill, saying instead that the White House has been “super constructive.” "They [White House] did ask us to see if we can go figure out a deal with the banks, which we're currently working on," Armstrong said in a social media post.
Crypto market structure bill markup delayed to last week of January, Senator Boozman says
Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), who chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee, said in a statement Monday that the committee has decided to mark up this legislation during the last week of January. The delay is to ensure the bill gets the broad support it needs to move forward, according to he statement. "To finalize the remaining details and ensure the broad support this legislation requires, additional time is needed before moving to markup.
Charles Hoskinson slams Trump’s crypto policy as 'extractive,' warns of industry fallout
Cardano creator Charles Hoskinson said U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has put the American crypto industry in a worse position than it was under Trump's predecessor, former President Joe Biden. Hoskinson, CEO and founder of Input Output Group, the company behind the Cardano blockchain and a co-founder of Ethereum, didn’t hold back in a wide-ranging interview with CoinDesk TV, sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s handling of the Trump Coin launch and his crypto policy.
World's largest custodial bank BNY to offer tokenized deposits for institutional investors
BNY, the world’s largest custodial bank, has taken its first major step toward tokenization by offering institutional clients the ability to settle bank deposits on a blockchain. The Wall Street giant, with nearly $58 trillion in assets under management, is launching a platform that mirrors client balances on a private blockchain to support faster settlement and liquidity management, according to a statement on Friday.
‘DeFi is dead’ as trillion dollar market awaits onchain finance, says Maple Finance CEO Powell
“DeFi is dead.” That’s how Maple Finance CEO and co-founder Sid Powell summarizes what he sees coming for crypto over the next few years. However, this doesn't mean the end of decentralized finance; rather, it is the end of treating DeFi as something separate from traditional markets. “In a couple of years, institutions won’t distinguish between DeFi and TradFi at all,” Powell explained to CoinDesk in an interview.
‘DeFi está muerto’: el CEO de Maple Finance afirma que los mercados onchain engullirán a Wall Street
4 hours ago The overall consensus was that Vance's claim... didn't add up. This week, JD Vance fielded questions about the economy, as Americans have been enduring the pain of high costs. While speaking at an event in Pennsylvania, Vance claimed that there are “simple economics” behind why buying a home in the …
Most Influential: Javier Pérez-Tasso Original
When Javier Pérez-Tasso took over as CEO of Swift in 2019, few expected the banking utility giant, known for handling trillions of dollars in transactions between banks every day, to build its own blockchain network just a few years later. This feature is a part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2025 list. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today.
Javier Pérez-Tasso
Quando Javier Pérez-Tasso ha assunto il ruolo di Amministratore delegato di Swift nel 2019, pochi si aspettavano che il colosso dei servizi bancari, noto per gestire trilioni di dollari in transazioni tra banche ogni giorno, costruisse la propria rete blockchain appena pochi anni dopo. Sotto la guida di Pérez-Tasso, Swift ha fatto proprio questo, diventando silenziosamente un attore di primo piano nel dietro le quinte della svolta istituzionale della blockchain.
Most Influential: Sergey Nazarov Original
If there's been one crypto executive who has been singularly fixated, from day one, on bringing the entire global financial system onchain, it's Sergey Nazarov, the co-founder of the decentralized oracle network Chainlink. This feature is a part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2025 list. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the The Protocol Newsletter today.
Più influente: Sergey Nazarov
Se c'è stato un dirigente nel mondo delle criptovalute che fin dal primo giorno si è concentrato esclusivamente sull'obiettivo di portare l'intero sistema finanziario globale onchain, quello è Sergey Nazarov, il cofondatore della rete decentralizzata di oracoli Chainlink.
Briefing Matinal Asie : Les parieurs de Polymarket anticipent toujours de gros achats stratégiques même si Saylor se prépare à un marché faible
3 hours ago Alors que le gouvernement australien souhaite protéger la jeunesse des algorithmes "prédateurs", Meta a commencé jeudi à supprimer les comptes des utilisateurs australiens de moins de 16 ans sur Instagram, Threads et Facebook avant l'entrée en application d'une loi en ce sens le 10 décembre. Des …
La adquisición de un emisor de ETF por $2 mil millones de Goldman es tanto una bendición como una maldición para las criptomonedas
What the Donald Trump Administration Has Cost You I occasionally remind myself that I have a degree in Economics, though it’s rarely in use. I went to Fisk University not knowing what I would major …
CNBC Veteran Jay Yarow Joins CoinDesk to Expand Media and Events Original
Jay Yarow, a veteran of CNBC and Business Insider, was named President of CoinDesk Insights, the media and events division of digital asset platform Bullish, as the parent company looks to solidify and expand CoinDesk’s position in the crypto media and events business. Yarow, who spent the last nine years at CNBC, played a key role as senior vice president and executive editor in building out the network’s digital business.
Il Veterano di CNBC Jay Yarow Si Unisce a CoinDesk per Espandere Media ed Eventi
Jay Yarow, veterano di CNBC e Business Insider, è stato nominato Presidente di CoinDesk Insights, la divisione media e eventi della piattaforma di asset digitali Bullish, mentre la società madre mira a consolidare ed espandere la posizione di CoinDesk nel settore dei media e degli eventi legati alle criptovalute. Yarow, che ha trascorso gli ultimi nove anni presso CNBC, ha svolto un ruolo chiave come vicepresidente senior e caporedattore esecutivo nello sviluppo del business digitale della rete.
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