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TON Surges 20% as Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Recovers Passport From French Authorities

Telegram founder Pavel Durov regained access to his passport, allowing him to travel freely.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch)

Policy

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the New Crypto Task Force

The longtime SEC commissioner explains how she wants to reshape the agency's approach to digital assets regulation.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

SOL, XRP Zoom 5% Higher as Bitcoin Grapples With $84K Level

XRP rose 5% following a strong week for closely-related Ripple Labs, which bagged a payments license in the UAE and, per sources, is said to be on track for a close of its long-running court case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Markets

New Canadian P.M. Carney Closes Gap on Polymarket with BTC-Friendly Poilievre

Polymarket initially diverged from polls showing that opposition leader Pierre Poilievre had a commanding lead over the Liberal's Mark Carney.

Mark Carney (Liberal Party)

Finance

Cardano: Deep Dive on the Trump Reserve Token Whose Blockchain Ignores TVL

The Cardano Foundation measures growth in real-world use cases and not TVL.

Cardano at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Court Approves 3AC’s $1.53B Claim Against FTX, Setting Up Major Creditor Battle

A Delaware bankruptcy court allowed Three Arrows Capital to dramatically expand its claim against FTX, further complicating creditor payouts.

Three Arrows co-founder Su Zhu speaks at FTX's Crypto Bahamas event in 2022 (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

Weekly Recap: Regulatory Wins, Market Doldrums

PLUS: World Liberty Financial’s token sale, Coinbase in India, Ripple in Dubai

Donald Trump speaking at the White House crypto summit. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $84K, Battling Key Level for Bulls; SOL, LINK Lead Gains

The rebound in risk assets propelled BTC above its 200-day moving average, a key benchmark for the long-term trend.

Bitcoin Bulls (Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin-Related Convertible Bond ETF Comes to Market

Convertible debt from Michael Saylor's Strategy comprises the majority of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF holdings.

REX Shares has launched a first-of-its-kind convertible-bonds exchange-traded fund (ETF). (Unsplash)

Tech

How Bitdeer Is Transforming Bitcoin Mining Machines

The Singapore-based miner has big plans to shake up ASICs with a new design and a greater commitment to transparency.

Bitdeer (Credit: Bitdeer)

Finance

Euler Looks to Build on V2's DeFi Lending Comeback Story

How Euler clawed back from a debilitating hack.

Euler sign

Markets

Russia Turns to Crypto to Bypass Western Sanctions in Oil Trade: Reuters

While fiat currencies remain the primary method, crypto is seen as a convenient and flexible tool for transactions.

Oil rig operating during the sunset (Maria Lupan/Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Gains 3.3% as All Twenty Assets Move Higher

Chainlink (LINK) rose 9.7% and Polkadot (DOT) gained 6.7%, leading the index higher.

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Finance

ZKsync Sunsets Liquidity Rewards Program, Citing Bearish Market Conditions

The blockchain has lost around 50% of total value locked since Jan. 30.

ZKUSD (TradingView)

Markets

Gold's Historic Rally Leaves Bitcoin Behind, But the Trend May Reverse

Gold rallies on strong ETF inflows, geopolitical uncertainty, and market volatility.

Gold breaks $3,000 an ounce (shutterstock)

Markets

S&P 500 Enters Correction Territory, What Does This Mean for Bitcoin?

Historical analysis on S&P 500 and bitcoin corrections.

S&P 500 Previous Corrections (TradingView)