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CoinDesk·46 minutes ago

Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme

The fraudster managed to scam about 100 people across the United States, convincing them of transferring funds to him, claiming their accounts had been hacked.

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CoinDesk·54 minutes ago

Litecoin token has its moment as network activity booms

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 24, 2026

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CoinDesk·1 hour ago

Live updates: Bitcoin continues lower as bond yields take center stage

U.S. bond yields are little changed early Thursday after yesterday's surge higher sent risk markets sharply lower.

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CoinDesk·2 hours ago

Bitcoin slides to $83,300 as bond yields hit highest level since 2007

The 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest since 2007, sending U.S. stocks and crypto lower before Asian and European traders bought the dip.

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CoinDesk·2 hours ago

Traders price in 4 Fed rate hikes by June 2027 as bitcoin slides below $83,000

The four-hike path is the most likely outcome, while rising bond yields and a stronger dollar weigh on bitcoin and gold.

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CoinDesk·3 hours ago

The data proves it: Bitcoin doesn't care about rising bond yields over long-term

Long-term, BTC ignores rising bond yields. In the short term, however, surging bond volatility could easily dampen crypto's animal spirits.

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CoinDesk·3 hours ago

EU financial watchdogs warn quantum computing poses imminent threat to blockchain encryption

The warning brings renewed urgency to the debate over how bitcoin should deal with legacy addresses whose public keys are already exposed onchain.

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CoinDesk·6 hours ago

Trump administration weighs a global stablecoin plan to cement dollar's dominance

Washington is a mulling plan to actively promote USD-backed stablecoins worldwide in a bid to cement the greenback's global reserve status.

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CoinDesk·7 hours ago

A week of AI coding cut a quantum-safe bitcoin transaction estimate from $320 to $66

StarkWare, which conducted the research, says contest participants using AI tools made the computation about five times faster, though the $66 figure has not yet been demonstrated in another transaction mined on Bitcoin.

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CoinDesk·8 hours ago

Dogecoin down 8%, bitcoin under $84,000 as Treasury yields hit highest level since 2007

A rebound in oil, the strongest U.S. business survey in five years and a poorly received five-year note sale pushed borrowing costs higher, with DOGE leading token losses.

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CoinDesk·17 hours ago

Kalshi says it is not being investigated by the CFTC over trading activity

The prediction market says unusual patterns in its ether perpetual market are the result of liquidity incentives.

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CoinDesk·17 hours ago

Former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang found dead following public dispute with the firm

The crypto community is seeking answers after 37-year-old growth executive Hsin-Ju Chuang was found dead in a remote California desert vehicle.

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CoinDesk·18 hours ago

White House adviser defends President Trump's crypto ties in wake of Clarity Act defeat

President Donald Trump's crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, accused Democrats of unfairly amplifying Trump's crypto ties as a political weapon.

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CoinDesk·21 hours ago

Inside the FBI’s little-known annual crypto crime gathering

The Virtual Asset Technical Exchange brings together investigators, law enforcement officials, and crypto-security specialists to exchange intelligence on a wide range of crimes involving digital assets.

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CoinDesk·21 hours ago

Crypto Long & Short: Inside the chain settling $150 billion of stablecoins a week

Tron launched as a content-distribution project and has become the settlement layer for a large share of the world's USDT, processing roughly $150 billion to $190 billion of stablecoin transfers a week. Josh Olszewicz of Canary Capital breaks down how the network's economics work and what stablecoin regulation could do to the thesis.

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CoinDesk·23 hours ago

Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book

Nearly $18 billion in bitcoin and ether options will expire on Friday, potentially reshaping dealer hedging flows and short-term volatility.

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CoinDesk·23 hours ago

MoonPay to acquire SEC-registered North Capital in $60 million all-stock deal

The acquisition will support MoonPay’s aim of supporting mass adoption of tokenized real-world assets, CEO Ivan Soto-Wright said.

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CoinDesk·yesterday

Live updates: Bitcoin pulls back to $84,000 as bond yields fly higher

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has soared 18 basis points on Wednesday to its highest level since 2007.

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CoinDesk·yesterday

The S&P 500 has a 'breadth' problem. Crypto doesn’t.

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 23, 2026

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CoinDesk·yesterday

Bitcoin consolidates near $86,000 as rally narrows and Brent slips below $100

Thirty-eight of the 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents were lower on the day, with bitcoin cash up 32% over 24 hours on a CME futures listing.

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