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Policy

Spanish Bank BBVA Gets Green Light to Offer BTC and ETH Trading: Report

BBVA had been working on allowing crypto trading services since 2020.

Spain flag. (Max Harlynking/Unsplash)

Markets

Ether's 20% Plunge Signals End of 3-Year Bull Run

Ether's price now trades below a trendline that starts from the low registered after the crash of Terra in 2022.

Ether has fallen below a key bull market trendline.  (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Markets

Howard Lutnick Plays Down Recession Fears as BTC Lingers in $80K Range

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is dismissing warnings that Trump’s trade policies will drive economic growth, as a BTC chill hits the markets.

Howard Lutnick (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Sunday Blues for Bitcoin as It Tumbles Back to $80K

President Trump acknowledged that some of his policies will cause pain in the short term.

Crypto plunges in quick fashion (Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Bears Target 200-day Average as Macro Concerns Overshadow Trump's Crypto-Related Actions

Macro concerns, mainly tariff-related, overshadow Trump's crypto announcements, one observer noted.

Bitcoin slips to 200-day average. (Zdeněk Macháček/Unsplash)

Markets

Arkham Launches New Tag to Track Crypto Influencers’ Wallets

The blockchain analytics firm currently lists over 950 addresses linked to high-profile crypto figures.

Glasses in front of monitors with code (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Markets

Michael Saylor Shares ‘$100 Trillion’ Crypto Strategy at White House Summit

He advocated for a strategic bitcoin reserve, arguing it could generate substantial wealth and help reduce national debt.

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Tech

Brazil’s Postal Service Seeks Blockchain, AI Solutions for Operations

Through a pre-selection process it aims to find blockchain and AI-based solutions to enhance its operations.

Smart locker in São Paulo, Brazil (Clique Retire/Unsplash)

Markets

Volatility Shares Files for 3 XRP ETFs

The filings add to a growing list of firms seeking to launch XRP-focused ETFs in the U.S.

Polymarket odds of XRP ETF approval (Polymarket)

Tech

Ripple Co-founder’s $150M XRP Heist Related to LastPass Hack: ZachXBT

Larsen confirmed the incident in January, where he clarified the hack affected only his personal accounts, not Ripple’s corporate wallets.

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Markets

XRP, ADA, SOL Fall Harder Than BTC as White House Crypto Summit Fails to Wow Traders

Expectations of bigger plans for the largest cryptocurrencies fell short on Friday as the first-ever presidential crypto summit ended with promises of stablecoin legislation and lower regulatory resistance.

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

Finance

Billionaire Winklevoss Twins-Backed Gemini Confidentially Filed for a U.S IPO: Bloomberg

Gemini has hired Goldman Sachs and Citigroup for the potential IPO, the report said.

Gemin's Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Image Catcher News Service/Getty Images)

Policy

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Says He'll Hire 1,000 in U.S. as Crypto Tide Turns

Brian Armstrong said recent policy shifts warrant a new push in the U.S., and president's working group chief Hines said Trump is delivering on crypto promises.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

Policy

OCC Says Banks Can Engage in Crypto Custody and Certain Stablecoin Activities

OCC lifts approval and control requirements for banks engaging in cryptocurrency activities in new interpretive letter.

A sign outside the OCC office (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Exchange Kraken Is Mulling IPO in 2026: Bloomberg

Exchange cites a more friendly regulatory environment under the Trump administration as a reason for the move toward a public listing

Kraken's layer-2 Ink goes live on mainnet (CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump's Crypto Summit Sets Agenda for U.S. Pivot

After ordering a bitcoin reserve, the president ushered crypto CEOs into the White House today to tell them their era of U.S. government resistance to crypto is over.

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