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Andy Baehr @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 11:00 EDT

Crypto for Advisors: beneath the crypto surface

Beneath the stalled market, advisors and long-term investors are quietly building durable crypto allocations and are becoming more comfortable investing in this asset class. Read more

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 10:59 EDT

The $700 million migration: Why Solv Protocol is ditching LayerZero for Chainlink

The combined migrations by Solv and Kelp shift nearly $1 billion in assets to Chainlink's CCIP, reflecting an industry "flight to quality." Read more

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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 10:43 EDT

Kalshi confirms $1 billion raise at $22 billion valuation amid prediction market boom

Institutional trading volume surged 800% over the past six months on the platform, while annualized trading activity reached $178 billion despite growing regulatory scrutiny. Read more

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Oliver Knight @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 10:27 EDT

Aave to overhaul collateral and listing standards after KelpDAO exploit

The lending giant is expanding its asset listing criteria beyond financial risk to include cybersecurity and architecture, and wants the rest of DeFi to follow. Read more

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 10:09 EDT

Bitcoin tests Bollinger Bands breakout as creator flips bullish on BTC

A related MVRV indicator hit overheated levels last seen before bitcoin's late-2024 push to $100,000. Read more

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 09:58 EDT

'JaredfromSubway' bot front runs Vitalik Buterin's $4 token swap with $1 million in volume

The Ethereum co-founder, who has spent months campaigning against toxic MEV with proposals for encrypted mempools, just had one of his own swaps front-run and back-run by the network's most notorious sandwich bot. Read more

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Helene Braun @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 09:00 EDT

Bitwise enters tokenization in takeover of Superstate’s $267 million 'carry fund'

The crypto asset manager will take over Superstate’s $267 million USCC fund as tokenized investment products gain traction with institutions. Read more

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 08:52 EDT

Kraken to buy stablecoin payments firm Reap in $600 million deal: Bloomberg

Kraken owner Payward will acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies as the crypto exchange expands its stablecoin and payments infrastructure business in Asia. Read more

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 08:49 EDT

SoFi’s crypto relaunch brought in $121.6 million in Q1. Almost all of it went to costs

The company launched the SoFiUSD stablecoin for enterprise payments in December and partnered with Mastercard for settlement capabilities. Read more

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Omkar Godbole @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 08:25 EDT

Bitcoin treasury firms outline $3 trillion opportunity in BTC-backed digital credit at Consensus

Bitcoin-backed “digital credit” is scaling fast, with executives pointing to a $3 trillion long-term opportunity. Read more

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 07:29 EDT

Purge of millions of crypto tokens underway, BTC needs it for sustainable bull cycle: Ben Cowen

Researcher and market analyst Ben Cowen says the purge of millions of altcoins is already underway and is necessary for a sustainable bitcoin bull market to be in place. Read more

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Oliver Knight @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 06:26 EDT

Altcoins climb as bitcoin and ether retreat from weekly highs

Altcoins outperformed bitcoin and ether on Thursday as traders rotated into higher-risk assets amid improving market sentiment. Read more

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Jamie Crawley @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 06:23 EDT

Safety first: Why Adam Back says Bitcoin is winning the 'DeFi security war'

The Blockstream CEO told Consensus Miami 2026 that sovereigns, pension funds and treasury companies will join the next wave of bitcoin adoption. Read more

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 06:08 EDT

Core Scientific sold $208 million of bitcoin in Q1 as AI pivot continues

The firm's AI pivot relies on a 590 MW contract expansion with CoreWeave, projected for $10.2 billion in revenue over 12 years. Read more

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Sam Reynolds @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 05:09 EDT

The metaverse isn't a place: Why Animoca’s Yat Siu says the future is 100 billion AI agents

Yat Siu said the metaverse is evolving beyond immersive digital worlds, with AI agents increasingly handling commerce, payments and coordination through blockchain infrastructure in the background. Read more

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Sam Reynolds @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 02:23 EDT

Bitcoin lenders say institutions want crypto credit to look more like TradFi

At Consensus 2026 in Miami, executives from Two Prime, Ledn and Lygos Finance said institutional borrowers increasingly prioritize custody, transparency and standardized lending structures over complex DeFi products after the crypto credit collapses of 2022. Read more

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 05/07/2026 02:21 EDT

Trump family-backed American Bitcoin's costs dropped 23% in Q1 as mining industry pivots to AI

The Trump family-linked miner cut its cost per Bitcoin to roughly $36,200 from $46,900 in Q4 2025, putting it among the lowest-cost public mining operations at a moment when most of its peers are toning down business. Read more

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