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Opinion

Why a U.S. Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Is Critical to Fending Off China

China has been waging a decades-long war against the U.S.’s greatest asset — the dollar. A bitcoin reserve would go a long way toward regaining our influence.

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Opinion

Blockchain Fragmentation Is a Major Problem That Must Be Addressed in 2025

For true interoperability to exist, we have to take a step back and re-approach blockchain modularity from a fresh perspective.

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Markets

MicroStrategy's Dismal December Still Keeps It at Top of 2024 Bitcoin-Tied Asset Rankings

The bitcoin-buying company outperformed many other crypto-linked traditional finance entities this year.

Ranking Assets for 2024 Performance (Shutterstock)

Markets

Ether Seen Outperforming Bitcoin in 2025, Steno Research Says

Ether could more than double in price next year and reach at least $8,000, the report said.

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Markets

XRP Volumes Zoom Ahead of Bitcoin, Dogecoin in South Korea. What’s Next?

South Korean markets tend to prefer XRP over larger assets such as bitcoin and ether, and a volume bump tends to precede price anomalies on local exchanges.

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Markets

Don't Expect Bitcoin Fireworks Ahead of New Year, Traders Say, as BTC ETFs Lose $420M

The broad-based CoinDesk 20 (CD20), an index tracking the largest tokens by market capitalization, minus stablecoins, lost 2.7% in the past 24 hours.

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Markets

Bitcoin Drops to $92,000 as Long-Term Holders Keep Taking Profit

Macroeconomic concerns and rampant profit-taking are weighing on the crypto market as the year comes to an end.

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Markets

Sell the News: MicroStrategy Plunge Deepens in Days Following Nasdaq-100 Inclusion

George Soros called it Reflexivity, but most know it as a virtuous circle, and MicroStrategy's at the moment has been broken.

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Markets

AI Agents Capture Attention as AiXBT, ai16z, and Virtuals Surge

AI agents are “revolutionizing markets by blending insights with community strategies, creating a smarter, more inclusive trading ecosystem,” says one analyst.

Artificial Intelligence: tech’s hottest trend. (DALL-E)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XLM Declines 6.6% as Index Trades Lower Over Weekend

Chainlink (LINK) joined Stellar (XLM) as an underperformer, falling 6.2%.

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Markets

MicroStrategy Buys a Further 2,138 BTC, Adding to Stash for 8th Consecutive Week

The purchase takes MicroStrategy's total bitcoin holdings to 446,400 BTC.

Executive Chairman of MSTR, Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Scammers Are Now Stealing From Other Crypto Thieves

Scammers use a sophisticated type of wallet to trick wannabe thieves, who may lose small amounts of a token.

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Markets

U.S. Debt Ceiling Looms in Signal for a Bitcoin Cycle Bottom

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she expects the debt ceiling to be reached around the inauguration date for President-elect Donald Trump.

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Finance

HyperLiquid Releases Native Staking as HYPE Token Extends Its Rally

Stakers will secure the network and accrue rewards.

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Markets

Bitcoin to Hit Record Around $185K in 2025 as Nation States Buy: Galaxy Research

The move higher will be driven by institutional, corporate and nation-state adoption, the report said.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz: ‘Crypto Revolution Is Here’

Markets

XRP Sinks 5% to Lead Crypto Losses as Strong Dollar Rattles Bitcoin Bulls

A stronger dollar historically tends to make dollar-denominated assets like bitcoin and gold expensive, leading to weakened demand in the short term.

Ether bears have an upper hand following the trendline break (Shutterstock)