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Do Kwon Criminal Trial Set for 2026 as Lawyers Deal with ‘Massive’ Trove of Evidence

Prosecutors are currently working to unlock four of Kwon’s cell phones provided by Montenegrin authorities.

Do Kwon, cofounder of Terra. (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. CFTC Chief Benham's Last Words to Crypto: Protect the Investors

In what will be his final public speech as head of the derivatives agency, Rostin Benham had a lot to say about digital assets supervision in the U.S.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Pyth Network Partners With Revolut in DeFi Data Sharing Deal

PYTH is down by 9% in the past 24-hours despite the deal.

Revolut CEO Nikolay Nikolay Storonsky (Stephen McCarthy/Web Summit via Sportsfile/Flickr)

CoinDesk Indices

What 2025 Holds for Tokenized Real World Assets

What to pay attention to this year as capital markets transfer onto the blockchain. By Jason Barraza.

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CoinDesk Indices

Bitcoin's Outlook: Short-Term vs. Long-Term

Despite signs of short-term bearish signals, the long-term outlook for bitcoin remains bullish from a technical analysis perspective. By Katie Stockton.

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Markets

Crypto Prices Under Pressure From Global Rise in Yields

A sharp gain in interest rates didn't dent crypto's price rally through late 2024, but that may not be the case anymore.

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Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

Aethir's Mark Rydon: Decentralizing AI Computing

Aethir's co-founder, a speaker at Consensus Hong Kong, explains why the company pivoted its GPU network away from gaming to AI compute.

Mark Rydon, Aethir

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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Falls 5.1% as Index Declines from Tuesday

Near Protocol (NEAR) joined Aptos (APT) as an underperformer, also dipping 5.1%.

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Finance

HyperLiquid Responds to Scrutiny Over Lack of Decentralization, HYPE Slumps 15%

The HYPE token is down by 15% in the past 24-hours.

HyperLiquid staking dashboard (HyperLiquid)

Tech

StarkWare Launches Appchains on Starknet with New Developer Toolkit

The “SN Stack” enables developers to create blockchains for specific crypto use cases, potentially bringing StarkWare's technology to a variety of chains.

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)

Markets

MicroStrategy’s Trading Volume Rivals That of the Top 7 U.S. Tech Stocks

MicroStrategy has the highest 30-day implied volatility of any magnificent seven stocks.

Executive Chairman MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

Nation-States, Central Banks Expected to Buy BTC in 2025, Fidelity Digital Assets Says

Rising inflation, currency debasement and growing fiscal deficits will push countries to make strategic bitcoin allocations, the report said.

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Markets

XRP ETF Could Soon Be a Reality, Ripple President Says as RLUSD Gains Traction

“We think, especially with the administration change, the approvals of those filings will accelerate,” Ripple president Monica Long said.

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Markets

Key Market Dynamic That Greased Bitcoin and SPX Rally After U.S. Election Is Shifting

BTC and the S&P 500 seem to be tracking rates volatility, which is rising.

A key market dynamic is shifting, creating headwind for risk assets. Credit: cocoparisienne/Pixabay

Markets

Dogecoin Slumps 10% Amid Bitcoin's Slide to $96K, $560M Long Positions Liquidated

“History shows these dips often pave the way for bigger bullish movements, especially with where we are in the market cycle now,” one market watcher said, as some foresee a shaky period in January.

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