Bitcoin BTC$76,612.97 hovered around $76,500 as of noon Hong Kong time, according to CoinDesk market data, holding in a tight range as trading remains quiet after a long weekend in the United States. Prediction market traders on Polymarket estimate that BTC is likely to hold above $74,000 this week, with a 60% chance that it […]
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Cryptocurrency prices were slightly higher on Monday amid growing odds in markets predicting a near-term peace deal between the United States and Iran, as Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks. Bitcoin gained 1.6% in 24 hours to $77,500, ether rose 1.4% and the broader CoinDesk 20 (CD20) added 1.56%. Polymarket traders pushed the likelihood
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The NEAR protocol token has climbed 15% in the past 24 hours to $2.8, extending a month-long rally that has seen NEAR’s price double over the past month. The move comes amid the success of NEAR Intents, the network’s cross-chain transaction system. The product allows users to request the desired outcome, such as trading USDC
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Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has blocked access to Polymarket, saying the crypto-based prediction market amounts to online gambling under local law. The ministry said it had cut off access to the platform and was searching affiliated social media accounts for possible restrictions on other digital channels. Alexander Sabar, general director of digital
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the Ethereum Foundation would choose “longevity over breadth,” reduce ETH sales, and focus on CROPS: censorship resistance, capture resistance, openness, privacy, and security. In a lengthy article on Nearly 90% of its own net worth is in ETH, with the remaining $40 million in onchain fiat already earmarked for biotech,
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The coming week appears to be dominated by the macroeconomic situation, with US economic data representing the main calendar risk. Inflation, growth, jobless claims and housing numbers all land before the open, giving markets a glimpse of how much room the Fed has to cut rates. Forecast markets and the CME’s FedWatch tool currently indicate
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Prometheum is betting that the next phase of tokenized financing will not be won by crypto exchanges, but by traditional brokers and registered investment advisors (RIAs). “So far, the tokenization story has been about issuance, but no one has addressed the challenge of how to bring these products to traditional investors,” Aaron Kaplan, co-founder and
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Crypto fund flows begin to fracture as investors exit bitcoin BTC$77,397.64 and ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) while pivoting to alternative tokens such as Hyperliquid Hype (HYPE) and XRP (XRP). Bitcoin ETFs saw outflows of more than $1 billion last week, extending a sharp institutional pullback, while Ether funds lost another $215 million, according to
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Cryptocurrency trading platform Hyperliquid is starting to compete with traditional exchanges and prediction market operators as it expands beyond perpetual futures trading, according to a new report from FalconX. David Lawant, Senior Crypto Market Strategist, explained how Hyperliquid’s recent advances in pre-IPO markets, prediction contracts, and real-world tokenized assets broaden the platform’s appeal beyond crypto-native
Bitcoin BTC$77,389.41 was up slightly on Monday as the sharp drop in oil prices helped boost Asian stock markets. As of 6:35 a.m. UTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market value was trading at nearly $77,200, up 0.4% from midnight UTC, according to CoinDesk data. At that level, bitcoin was trading just above its widely followed
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