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Omkar Godbole @ CoinDesk 1 place · today 11:19 EDT

Bitcoin's biggest advocate, Michael Saylor, says new plan to clean up the blockchain is 'a bad idea'

Michael Saylor argues that a new proposal, BIP-110, to temporarily block "spam" data from the Bitcoin blockchain would undermine the network's neutrality and create a dangerous precedent for censorship. Read more ›

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Brian Trunzo @ CoinDesk 2 place · today 10:00 EDT

AI is destroying the internet. Math is our only hope.

The rise of autonomous AI agents necessitates the utilization of zero-knowledge proofs, argues Brian Trunzo, chief growth officer at Succinct Labs. Read more ›

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Will Canny @ CoinDesk 3 place · today 09:00 EDT

Kraken says simpler options can unlock crypto's next derivatives market

The Wyoming-based firm launched USD-settled bitcoin and ether options, saying product design, not demand, has held back adoption. Read more ›

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Jesse Hamilton @ CoinDesk · today 09:00 EDT

Tether's USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platforms

The GENIUS Act has hit its first anniversary without U.S. regulators yet meeting deadlines to write regulations, though rules will be in full effect by July 2028. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · today 06:00 EDT

Bitcoin’s quantum problem gets a recovery tool, but not for Satoshi’s 1.1 million coins

Project Eleven says it has funded a proof that lets a wallet's own key-derivation path stand in as ownership after quantum computers can forge its signatures. It runs in 243 milliseconds on a laptop. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · today 01:37 EDT

Inside Zcash's new node that targets Visa-scale privacy at 50,000 transactions per second

The new Zakura client is the first live piece of a plan to take Zcash from roughly one private transaction per second to payment-network scale. Read more ›

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 07/18/2026 17:52 EDT

France orders country's internet service providers to block Polymarket

The regulator cited concerns over addictive mechanics, a lack of self-exclusion tools, and a high volume of French users bypassing previous financial restrictions. Read more ›

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 07/18/2026 14:30 EDT

Crypto executives say digital native generations may never need a bank account

teakhouse Financial co-founder Adrian Cachinero says digital-native generations may rely less on banks, while Binance says younger users are already driving crypto adoption in emerging markets. Read more ›

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Jamie Crawley @ CoinDesk · 07/18/2026 13:00 EDT

DOG Mode explains Bitcoin's next governance fight

Leonidas' DOG Mode client challenges Bitcoin's default relay policies, reopening a philosophical debate over censorship, free markets and who really governs the network. Read more ›

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 07/18/2026 12:09 EDT

Trump targets Brazil's payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country's payments

Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollar-based trade, even as dollar-linked stablecoins account for about 90% of Brazil's crypto transactions. Read more ›

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 07/18/2026 11:50 EDT

Here is why a massive $1.6 billion in crypto liquidity is sitting idle and wasting away

About $542 million weekly sat outside active trading ranges, meaning this capital earned zero fees and provided no market depth. Read more ›

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Omkar Godbole @ CoinDesk · 07/18/2026 10:15 EDT

Massive bitcoin call spreads target $72,000 by month end, right when the Fed meets

Large traders are betting on a BTC price rise to $72,000 by the end of the month, latest options market flow suggests. Read more ›

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Helene Braun @ CoinDesk · 07/18/2026 10:00 EDT

Tokenization has become a strategic priority for 84% of financial firms

A Broadridge survey found Wall Street is accelerating tokenization efforts while betting on hybrid markets where digital and traditional assets coexist. Read more ›

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Helene Braun @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 14:00 EDT

Polymarket traders cut Clarity Act passage odds to record low as Senate delay drags on

Polymarket bettors have cut the odds of the CLARITY Act passing this year to a record low as Senate negotiations over ethics provisions remain unresolved. Read more ›

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 13:23 EDT

Stripe and Swift race to control the next generation of global payments infrastructure

Crypto and blockchain experts say this week's moves show the two established finance companies are increasingly competing for control of the infrastructure behind digital payments. Read more ›

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 12:23 EDT

Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization push

Input Output will transfer control of the Haskell node, Plutus, Hydra and other components as founder Charles Hoskinson says the network must change and start growing again. Read more ›

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Oliver Knight @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 11:36 EDT

Inside Robinhood’s high-stakes bet to onboard 10 million casual users onto decentralized finance

The company says its advantage lies in bringing retail customers onchain, but early activity remains dominated by memecoins, while its original tokenization vision remains small. Read more ›

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 09:46 EDT

Japan's SBI Group is building Asia's first cross-border digital asset empire

The securities giant announced today the consolidation of Singapore-based Coinhako as part of a rapid regional expansion that includes a tokenization partnership with Ondo Finance. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 08:45 EDT

Bitcoin faces fresh headwinds as China’s Kimi beats Claude, GPT in coding benchmark

Moonshot's Kimi K3 took the top spot in frontend coding away from Claude and OpenAI, and it's free. Semiconductor stocks fell, and crypto fell with them. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 06:43 EDT

Live markets: Bitcoin slips to $63,000 as the chip rout goes global

A deepening global selloff in chipmakers dragged risk assets lower, pulling bitcoin back from the $65,000 it reached on this week's soft inflation print. Read more ›

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Oliver Knight @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 06:26 EDT

Risk-off wave drags bitcoin below $63,000 as AI selloff spreads from stocks to crypto

Crypto fell as AI stock fatigue and U.S.-Iran tensions weighed on sentiment, though a technical measure hints at oversold conditions heading into the weekend. Read more ›

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 04:50 EDT

Airbnb CEO says X account was hacked, attacker posted AI-slop on tokenization

Brian Chesky regained control of his account and told any new crypto followers he would be a "disappointing follow". Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 03:29 EDT

Ether falls twice as hard as bitcoin and HYPE drops 10% as the chip trade unwinds

Japan's Nikkei had its worst day since March. Ether is still the only major holding a gain on the week, barely. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 01:32 EDT

Bitcoin’s anti-spam fight gets a 'DOG Mode' reply

While BIP 110 wants to restrict data through a consensus change and has almost no miner support, a new DOG Mode client wants the opposite and requires no vote at all. Read more ›

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Omkar Godbole @ CoinDesk · 07/17/2026 00:10 EDT

Bitcoin under $64,000 after new U.S. strike on Iran. Trump's China comment adds to uncertainty

Geopolitical tensions and renewed fears of U.S.-China frictions are weighing on risk assets, including bitcoin. Read more ›

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Helene Braun @ CoinDesk · 07/16/2026 14:38 EDT

$1.9 trillion asset manager T. Rowe Price bets on active management with first multi-token crypto ETF

T. Rowe Price launched what it says is the industry's first actively managed multi-token spot crypto ETF, offering diversified exposure to digital assets. Read more ›

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Will Canny @ CoinDesk · 07/16/2026 14:00 EDT

Citadel Securities invests $400 million in Crypto.com, valuing exchange at $20 billion

The exchange's first institutional funding round values it at $20 billion and will fund expansion into tokenized securities and derivatives. Read more ›

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