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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 02/05/2026 03:52 EDT

Bitcoin climbs back above $71,000 as tech selloff pauses

Analysts say the move looks driven more by short covering than fresh buying, with spot demand soft and stablecoin balances on exchanges drifting lower. Read more

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Omkar Godbole @ CoinDesk · 02/05/2026 02:24 EDT

Justin Sun says 'keep going' on Tron Inc's TRX buys as the token outperforms bitcoin

TRX has outperformed much of the crypto market this year, slipping only about 1.3% versus bitcoin's nearly 19% decline. Read more

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 02/05/2026 01:06 EDT

Bhutan moves bitcoin to trading firms and exchanges as BTC drops to nearly $70,000

Wallet data shows the Royal Government of Bhutan moving bitcoin to trading firms and exchanges for the first time in months, as markets slide and volatility spikes across crypto and metals. Read more

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Sam Reynolds @ CoinDesk · 02/05/2026 00:05 EDT

House probe targets WLFI after report of $500 Million UAE stake

Congressional investigators seek ownership records, payment trails and stablecoin documents from the Trump-linked crypto firm following reports of Emirati backing and its USD1 token’s role in a $2 Billion Binance transaction Read more

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 23:45 EDT

Silver’s 17% plunge reignites market behaviour that once topped bitcoin liquidations

It is the same setup Michael Burry warned about this week, when he said falling crypto collateral can force metal selling in a feedback loop. Read more

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 23:27 EDT

Bitcoin slips below $71,000 as AI-driven tech rout worsens

The decline followed sharp losses in Asian and U.S. tech shares, where concerns over peaking AI investment, stretched valuations and slowing earnings have driven investors out of risk assets. Read more

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Omkar Godbole @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 23:19 EDT

XRP crashes to its lowest since Trump's election win

XRP has fallen to $1.44, its lowest level since November 2024, as bitcoin’s decline fuels broader risk aversion in the crypto market. Read more

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Sam Reynolds @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 21:33 EDT

Bitcoin slides toward $70,000 as on-chain data flags bear market and traders bet Fed holds in April: Asia Morning Briefing

On-chain data points to fading demand and tighter liquidity, while prediction markets show little expectation of near-term rate cuts. Read more

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Helene Braun @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 17:22 EDT

Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani steps down after nearly a decade to pursue other areas of tech

" I’m more confident than ever that crypto is going to fundamentally rewire the circuitry of finance," said Samani, who will remain chairman of Solana treasury company, Forward Industries. Read more

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Jesse Hamilton @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 14:49 EDT

U.S. regulator declares do-over on prediction markets, throwing out Biden era 'frolic'

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission tumultuous legal fight with events-contracts firms is done, and its new leader is yanking previous policy efforts. Read more

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 13:31 EDT

Wall Street giant CME Group is eyeing its own 'CME Coin,' CEO says

The initiative is part of CME's push into tokenized collateral, and the firm is collaborating with Google on a “tokenized cash” solution set to launch later this year. Read more

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Andy Baehr @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 12:06 EDT

Europe’s role in the next wave of tokenisation

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad writes about how the EU’s regulatory clarity could allow tokenised markets to scale. Then, Andy Baehr tells BNB to “suit up.” Read more

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 11:54 EDT

Newly unsealed DOJ files link Jeffrey Epstein to a 2014 investment in Coinbase

Emails show Brock Pierce introduced Jeffrey Epstein to the Coinbase round, while Blockchain Capital later said its fund investment was never completed as Epstein invested independently. Read more

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Margaux Nijkerk @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 11:48 EDT

From 'Ethereum’s sidekick' to standalone stars: How Vitalik Buterin’s latest pivot is forcing Layer 2s to grow up

Leaders across the layer-2 space don't see this moment as an existential threat, but rather that Ethereum’s progress is forcing them to clarify their purpose. Read more

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 11:45 EDT

Nomura defends crypto strategy as it limits short-term volatility at Laser Digital

The Japanese bank said tighter positions and risk limits at Laser Digital are designed to reduce short-term volatility, not signal a pullback from crypto. Read more

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James Van Straten @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 11:26 EDT

Bitcoin's correlation with troubled software stock sector is growing

Software stocks are thought to be facing an existential threat from the rise of AI, and Bitcoin, noted one analyst, is just open-source software. Read more

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Omkar Godbole @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 10:50 EDT

Indian investors are buying the bitcoin price dip, CoinDCX says

Indian crypto investors have been buyers of bitcoin and other layer 1 tokens, maintaining a well-diversified portfolio, CoinDCX told CoinDesk. Read more

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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 10:48 EDT

Bitcoin falls back to $74,000, remaining on defense as AI jitters shake tech sector

AI infrastructure stocks like HUT 8, IREN, and Cipher Mining are plunging as AMD sinks 14% following fourth quarter results. Read more

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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 02/04/2026 10:45 EDT

Spanish lender BBVA joins EU banks' stablecoin venture to challenge digital dollars

The $800 billion-asset bank is the 12th to join Amsterdam-based Qivalis, which aims to introduce a euro-pegged token this year. Read more

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