Dems Say They’re Blocked From Info on Verge of Crypto Market Structure Bill Hearings
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On the eve of a U.S. House of Representatives hearing to scrutinize a bill to establish rules for the crypto markets, Democrats said they’ve been stymied from seeking technical information about its effects from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to staffers. Regulatory agencies such as the SEC routinely give technical analysis to lawmakers, […]

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XRP Ledger Payments Count Crashes to Lowest Since October as XRP Fails to Keep With Bitcoin (BTC)
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Activity on the XRP Ledger, a decentralized public blockchain designed for quick, cost-effective real-time transfer of XRP, fiat currencies and other digital assets, has slowed considerably since the first quarter. The number of payment transactions, representing the transfer of value from one account to another, dropped to 320,747 at press time, the lowest since October […]

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Crypto Lobbyists Urge U.S. Senators to Dodge Distraction in Stablecoin Debate
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The U.S. Senate’s stablecoin bill is heading back into the final days of floor debate, and the crypto industry’s Washington lobbyists are calling for senators to stay focused on the task even as other legislative efforts muscle into the debate. If the bill clears those potential obstacles and passes this week, it’ll mark the first […]

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Crypto Daybook Americas: Tariffs to Dominate Narrative as BTC ETF Volumes Surge
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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The recent TACO tease, implying “Trump Always Chickens Out” on tariffs, likely didn't go down well with the President, who raised the stakes in the ongoing trade war on Friday, leading to broad-based risk aversion, which persists as of writing. On Friday, Trump said that on […]

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Crypto May Now Have Its Own ‘Inverse Cramer’ and Profits Are in Millions
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Meet James Wynn, the pseudonymous trader on Hyperliquid who became famous for his $1 billion bitcoin short bet, could now be gaining a new kind of fame: as crypto’s own “Inverse Cramer.” For those unfamiliar with the Cramer lore: he’s the high-octane, loud-money mascot of CNBC’s Mad Money, a former hedge fund manager turned stock […]

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ETH Crashes to $2,499 as Binance Inflows Raise Whale Exit Fears
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Ethereum (ETH) faced renewed downside pressure in late trading, tumbling below the $2,500 level as selling volume surged and broader risk sentiment weakened. Global trade tensions and renewed U.S. tariff risks have triggered risk-off flows, with digital assets increasingly mirroring traditional markets in their reaction to geopolitical uncertainty. On-chain data revealed sizable inflows to centralized […]

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Bitcoin Rebounds Above $104,300 as Tariff Chaos Triggers Nearly $1B in Liquidations
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Global economic tensions and trade policy uncertainties continue to influence cryptocurrency markets as Bitcoin recovers from a recent correction. Despite the pullback, institutional interest remains strong with firms like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and GameStop adding BTC to their corporate treasuries. Technical Analysis Highlights The 24-hour period shows a clear bottoming pattern with strong volume support […]

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AAVE Rebounds From 15% Drop as DeFi Yield Markets Gain Momentum
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Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis. Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX, […]

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Trump’s Memecoin Dinner Questioned by Top Democrat on House Judiciary Committee
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A senior Democrat in the House of Representatives, Jamie Raskin, joined his name to lawmakers seeking answers about President Donald Trump’s recent dinner for top investors in his memecoin, sending questions directly to Trump. Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, has been a vocal critic of the president and becomes the latest […]

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BTC Price Slips as Tariff Ruling Reversal Rattles Markets
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Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis. Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX, […]

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Suspects in Manhattan Crypto Kidnapping, Torture Case Plead Not Guilty as Investigation Widens
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Two men suspected in the kidnapping and torture of a 28-year-old Italian cryptocurrency investor have pleaded not guilty, while the investigation into their case appears to have expanded to the New York Police Department itself. New York police had previously arrested William Duplessie, 33, and John Woeltz, 37, on the charges, as well as a […]

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Crypto Exchange Bybit Granted MiCA License in Austria
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Crypto exchange Bybit has been granted a license in Austria in compliance with Europe’s framework for dealing in digital assets, the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regime, according to the website of the local regulator FMA. Europe’s new MiCA rules came into force at the start of this year, prompting firms to select the most […]

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