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Bitcoin and crypto markets experienced a sharp sell-off, with BTC dropping to near $81,000 and over $1 billion in ETF outflows, driven by macro factors like Fed chair speculation and dollar strength. 10 posts
Kevin Warsh was nominated as the next U.S. Federal Reserve chair, sparking market volatility due to his hawkish reputation, which pressured risk assets like bitcoin and precious metals. 7 posts
Tether reported over $10 billion in net profit for 2025, with significant holdings in U.S. Treasuries, gold, and bitcoin, highlighting its growth as a major stablecoin issuer. 1 post
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Polymarket, Kalshi contract limits demonstrated in latest U.S. government shutdown fight
Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan (Jesse Hamilton/Modified by CoinDesk) The U.S. government is set to partially shut down at midnight, despite the Senate voting in favor of a funding package intended to keep the government running — showing the importance of specificity in prediction mark
Tether's gold holdings top $17 billion as net profits surpassed $10 billion for 2025
What to know: Tether reported more than $10 billion in net profit for 2025, driven by growth in its USDT stablecoin and increased exposure to U.S. Treasuries. The company ended the year with $6.3 billion in excess reserves backing $186.5 billion in USDT liabilities, making it one of the largest ho
SpaceX-Tesla merger talks puts nearly 20,000 bitcoin in focus
What to know: Elon Musk’s exploration of a potential merger involving SpaceX, Tesla or xAI is drawing attention to the companies’ combined holdings of nearly 20,000 bitcoin, worth about $1.7 billion. A merger would consolidate one of the world’s largest corporate bitcoin positions under a single s
A Reddit-like social network for AI agents is getting weird, and memecoin traders are cashing in
What to know: Moltbook is a fast-growing, Reddit-like social network where more than 30,000 autonomous AI agents post, collaborate and even self-govern while humans can only observe. Built for proactive "Molt" assistants created by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger, the platform hosts AI-only s
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says bitcoin could hit $6.5 million in 20 years
null Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan joined CoinDesk's Markets Outlook on Monday, he said crypto is in the late stages of a bear-market bottom, setting up a choppy but constructive path toward a stronger 2026. What Hougan is seeing: The CIO said recent weakness doesn’t change his long-term bullish view. Cr
U.S. government seizes $400 million Helix allegedly made from drug-linked transactions
The U.S. government seized millions of dollars in crypto and other assets from Helix. (Kaur Kristjan on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: The U.S. government has secured legal title to more than $400 million in seized cryptocurrency, real estate and cash linked to the darknet bitcoin
Anatomy of bitcoin's plunge this week: The dollar's bottom was BTC's top
Bitcoin fell this week as the dollar rose (CoinDesk) What to know: Bitcoin was actually posting gains this week as the U.S. dollar fell through a key technical level. That ended on Wednesday afternoon, though, as the Fed stood pat on policy and speculation about who the next Fed chair might be a
Precious metals crash, with silver plunging 35%, gold falling 12% while bitcoin holds at $83,000
The gold and silver bubbles may have popped (Unsplash/Braedon McLeod/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Gold and silver plunged sharply from record highs on Friday, with silver down more than 30% and gold down more than 10%. Bitcoin was making an attempt at holding steady, but remained not too
Visa and Mastercard aren’t buying the stablecoin hype for everyday payments
(Kateryna Ivanova/Unsplash) What to know: Visa and Mastercard executives told investors they see little current product-market fit for stablecoins in everyday consumer payments, especially in digitally developed markets. Both card networks are experimenting with blockchain and stablecoin settlem
Brian Armstrong was snubbed by top executives from the biggest U.S. banks in Davos
(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) What to know: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong faced a frosty reception from top Wall Street bank chiefs in Davos as he lobbied against a key Senate crypto bill. Armstrong argues that traditional banks are pushing the Clarity Act to curb stablecoin rewards, which f
Bitcoin is the 'newest, coolest software': Inside Kevin Warsh’s complicated crypto history
Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor with longstanding views on monetary policy and digital assets. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: President Donald Trump’s surprise nomination of former Fed governor Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair jolted markets, boo
Hedge fund billionaire Stan Druckenmiller on Warsh as Fed chair: ‘no one better equipped’
Kevin Warsh (right) with Stan Druckenmiller (left) (Kevin Dietsche/Getty images) What to know: Hedge fund billionaire Stan Druckenmiller told the FT he’s highly supportive of Trump’s pick of Kevin Warsh to lead the Fed. Druckenmiller has a very close relationship not only with Warsh but also wit
Citi says CLARITY Act momentum builds, but DeFi fight could stall crypto bill
Citi says CLARITY Act momentum builds, but DeFi fight could stall crypto bill. (CoinDesk) What to know: Citi said the CLARITY Act remains the central legitimizing force for U.S. digital assets, with lawmakers eyeing spring milestones but rising risk of delays. DeFi definitions are the hardest fi
CoinDesk 20 performance update: index slides 1.9% as all assets trade lower
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2510.59, down 1.9% (-47.75) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: POL (-0.5%) and BCH
Lido’s new stVaults will let L2s create their own rules for Ethereum staking
What to know: The Lido Labs Foundation unveiled stVaults on the Ethereum mainnet on Friday. In simple terms, stVaults let other teams plug into Lido’s staking system instead of building their own from scratch. stVaults are isolated staking environments that allow teams to run custom validator con
XRP-linked Ripple rolls out treasury platform after $1 billion GTreasury deal
What to know: Ripple has launched Ripple Treasury, an enterprise platform that lets companies manage traditional cash and digital assets in one system, following its $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury. The service uses Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin to move money across borders in three to five second
Crypto's rough day sets giants into 'plunge protection' mode
Binance led industry giants in move to protect crypto prices. (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: You are viewing Crypto Daybook Americas, your morning briefing on what happened in the crypto markets overnight and what's expected during the coming day. Crypto Daybook Americas will ki
President Donald Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to be the new chair of the Federal Reserve. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) What to know: President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to be the new chair of the Federal Reserve. The president confirmed his pick on Friday to replace the incumbent Jerome Powel
Latin America’s biggest digital bank just won a key battle to offer crypto custody in U.S.
Nubank, which offers crypto asset custody and other banking services, secures OCC conditional approval to branch out in the U.S. (Photo: Provided by Nubank Press Office/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Nu, Latin America's largest digital bank, has received conditional approval from the U.S. O
Bitcoin, ether extend declines as leverage unwind accelerates: Crypto Markets Today
Dollar strengthens (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Bitcoin and ether extended declines as the crypto market compounded Thursday's selloff. Silver and gold also fell, adding to broader market weakness alongside a firmer dollar. Crypto liquidations hit $1.8 billion, whi
Gold's six-month rally versus bitcoin shows similarities to the 2019 cycle
BTC/Gold (TradingView) What to know: Bitcoin is on track for a sixth consecutive red monthly candle against gold, a pattern last seen in 2019/20. The bitcoin-to-gold ratio has rebounded to around 16.3 after briefly falling to 15.5 as gold and silver declined more sharply than bitcoin over the pa
U.S. dollar strength and volatility surge as markets nervously await U.S. open
DXY Index (TradingView) What to know: Reports suggest the Trump administration may announce Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair, replacing Jerome Powell. The VIX is up 13%, while the MOVE Index has climbed 6%, highlighting elevated uncertainty across both equity and Treasury markets. T
Vitalik Buterin to spend $43 million on Ethereum development
Vitalik withdraws $17 million in ETH (Keystone/picturedesk.com/CC BY 4.0/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Vitalik Buterin withdrew 16,384 ETH, worth about $43 million at current prices, to deploy toward open-source security and privacy projects. The move comes as the Ethereum Foundation enter
U.S. listed bitcoin, ether ETFs bleed nearly $1 billion in a day
What to know: U.S.-listed spot bitcoin and ether ETFs saw nearly $1 billion in outflows in a single session, as crypto prices tumbled and risk appetite faded. Bitcoin dropped below $85,000 and briefly neared $81,000, while ether fell more than 7%, prompting heavy redemptions from major ETFs run by
Binance to shift $1 billion user protection fund into bitcoin amid market rout
Binance to swap stablecoins held in user security fund with bitcoin What to know: Binance will convert the stablecoin holdings in its $1 billion Secure Asset Fund for Users to bitcoin over the next 30 days, with plans for regular audits. The exchange has pledged to replenish the fund to $1 billi