Hyperliquid’s HYPE token outperformed bitcoin BTC$67,167.53 and the broader market as traders flocked to the decentralized exchange over the weekend, placing bullish bets on TradFi-linked futures amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. HYPE soared as much as 5% in the past 24 hours as the explosion in platform activity led to a higher rate […]
Public brawl takes place at Empery Digital (EMPD), a bitcoin BTC$66,542.91 Treasury company holding 3,723 BTC whose shares have fallen 45% in the last 12 months. While it’s a small stake compared to companies like Michael Saylor’s Strategy, boardroom drama with an activist investor put this company in the spotlight. In a Feb. 4 letter,
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The mood around digital assets has changed again among the world’s largest allocators, according to Ron Biscardi, CEO of iConnections, which hosts one of the world’s largest IPO conferences. Biscardi, who has spent more than 25 years in the alternative investment industry and manages a platform that represents more than $55 trillion in assets, has
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released its proposed rulemaking to regulate stablecoins under the GENIUS Act, sparking questions about whether it would ban yield payments from crypto companies. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter that examines the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to subscribe to future editions.
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Leading Bitcoin BTC$67,167.53 Treasury company Strategy has again increased the dividend on its preferred series STRC (“Stretch”). Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company increased the annualized payout by 25 basis points to 11.5%. While STRC has so far performed as the company hoped – continuing to trade in a tight range near $100
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Bitcoin’s path to a market bottom could come as soon as next month, if the price of gold-denominated Bitcoin is any indication, according to Rony Szuster, head of research at Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, Mercado Bitcoin. In dollar terms, the most recent peak was in October 2025, at around $126,000. If the current cycle follows
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SpaceX has held Bitcoin for years without ever having to explain why to public market investors. That’s about to change. Bloomberg reported late Friday that Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company is targeting a confidential IPO filing with the SEC as early as March, keeping it on track for a June listing that would be
It took Polymarket less than 24 hours to turn a war in the Middle East into an active trading floor. Since the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Saturday, the prediction market has seen a flood of new contracts covering everything from ceasefire deadlines to the collapse of the Iranian regime by
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Crypto markets rebounded hard on Sunday after spending Saturday assessing what looked like the start of a protracted regional war. Bitcoin soared to $66,843, up 5.2% in the past 24 hours, recouping the bulk of Saturday’s losses below $64,000 following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. The rebound accelerated after Iranian state television confirmed the
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It took Polymarket less than 24 hours to turn a war in the Middle East into an active trading floor. Since the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Saturday, the prediction market has seen a flood of new contracts covering everything from ceasefire deadlines to the collapse of the Iranian regime by
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