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CoinDesk2d agoSentiment: Neutral
Robot maker Unitree is going public. Hyperliquid traders see 4x upside from IPO price
Hyperliquid traders value Unitree at nearly $38 billion versus $9 billion at its IPO, leaving leveraged bets vulnerable when trading…
CoinDesk2d agoSentiment: Positive
Swiss mega-bank UBS ramps up its Bitcoin exposure with a massive 24-fold surge in ETF call options
Direct holdings of IBIT also rose 12% to 407,890 shares, while put option exposure dropped roughly 53% to 143,300 underlying shares during…
Crypto
CoinDesk2d agoSentiment: Negative
Why the world’s second-largest Bitcoin mining power is shutting down rigs in its capital city
The Energy Ministry enacted the year-round restriction to mitigate power capacity shortages, as energy-intensive mining facilities continue…
Crypto
CoinDesk2d agoSentiment: Positive
Paul Tudor Jones’ investment firm increases stake in BlackRock's bitcoin ETF after year of selling
Calls fell 85.2% to 148,000 underlying shares, while puts slipped 1.4% to 715,000.
Crypto
CoinDesk2d agoSentiment: Negative
The $11.2 billion in 2026 funding that killed crypto’s permissionless era
Dubai-based crypto lawyer Irina Heaver and her team parsed every crypto deal in the first half of 2026. BlackRock, Goldman, and Persian…
BLK Crypto
CoinDesk2d agoSentiment: Neutral
Clarity survives (barely), Strategy sells and the untold story of Mastercard's $1.8 billion deal: Crypto's week in 5 stories
Washington kept crypto’s biggest legislative hope alive, Wall Street pushed deeper into digital assets, and a security scare sent billions…
Crypto
CoinDesk2d agoSentiment: Negative
Wall Street's private blockchain obsession is a 'race to the bottom,' Ethereum advocate Raman warns
Centrally controlled, permission-only networks have a role to play in finance, but need a transparent, open base to reap the benefits…
Blockchain
CoinDesk2d agoSentiment: Positive
Trump expected to attend White House meeting with crypto CEOs, sources say
Those involved in a meeting of CEOs from the worlds of crypto, prediction markets and AI anticipate President Donald Trump will take part…
Crypto Regulation
CoinDesk2d agoSentiment: Positive
Trump-backed World Liberty wins conditional bank charter from federal regulator
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said it granted "preliminary conditional approval" to World Liberty Trust Co. on Friday.
Policy & Regulation
CoinDesk3d agoSentiment: Negative
Tokenization stocks slip as SEC delay puts 'speed bump' in crypto’s Wall Street push
Bullish, Coinbase, and Circle were among the names lower on Friday after the regulatory setback.
COIN Crypto
CoinDesk3d agoSentiment: Neutral
Strategy says MSCI should measure markets, not dictate corporate assets
The bitcoin treasury company said index providers should measure markets rather than determine which assets public companies are allowed to…
CoinDesk3d agoSentiment: Neutral
Israel’s largest bank to offer crypto trading with Galaxy
Bank Leumi customers will be able to trade bitcoin, ether and solana through the bank’s investment app from early 2027.
CoinDesk3d agoSentiment: Neutral
Fear is fading across markets, be it bitcoin, stocks, gold or bonds
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 14, 2026
CoinDesk3d agoSentiment: Neutral
Trump family's World Liberty Financial delay plans to sell Maldives resort token
The token’s sale has been pushed back due to the Iran war disrupting travel in the region.
CoinDesk3d agoSentiment: Neutral
Bitcoin slips as U.S. inflation fails to spark gains, ETFs see August's first two-day drawdown
Spot bitcoin ETFs saw back-to-back outflows for the first time since late July as the largest cryptocurrency wiped out last week's gains…
CoinDesk3d agoSentiment: Neutral
RedotPay said to put $1 billion U.S. IPO plan on hold: Bloomberg
A spokesperson for the stablecoin payments company declined to comment on any IPO plans.
CoinDesk3d agoSentiment: Neutral
Live updates: Bitcoin slips back to $63,000; MSCI threatens to exclude Strategy from indices
WTI crude tops $82 a barrel, adding inflation pressure and weighing on risk assets as bond yields rise.
CoinDesk3d agoSentiment: Neutral
Cluster of headwinds weigh on bitcoin. XRP teeters near $1
Top cryptocurrencies nurse losses as regulatory picture sours. ETF flows and traditional markets offer little support.
CoinDesk3d agoSentiment: Neutral
Bitcoin holders Strategy and Metaplanet face stock-index exclusion under MSCI’s new proposal
A new consultation targets "non-operating companies" broadly. Two familiar names still land on the deletion list.
CoinDesk3d agoSentiment: Neutral
JPMorgan shuttered its banking relationship with predictions platform Polymarket: FT
According to Financial Times, JPMorgan ended its banking relationship with Polymarket in late 2025 over regulatory concerns.
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