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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LTC Surges 15.5% as Index Trades Higher From Friday

Aptos (APT) joined Litecoin (LTC) as a top performer, gaining 9% over the weekend.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-02-10: leaders chart

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New Trump Tariffs Spell Caution for Bitcoin, Ether, Dogecoin Bets

ETH, DOGE Price Analysis: How Trump Tariffs May Impact Cryptos Such as Ether, Dogecoin

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Japan’s Financial Regulator Weighs Stricter Disclosure Rules for Crypto Assets: Nikkei

New disclosure rules may align virtual currencies with securities to enhance investor protection and promote any potential ETFs.

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Strategy Resumes Bitcoin Purchases, Takes Holdings to 478,740 BTC

Executive Chairman Michael Saylor Announces a Bitcoin Purchase of $742.4 million

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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XRP in Focus as Ripple Targets Portugal’s Crypto Ecosystem in Latest Partnership

Ripple payments use the XRP Ledger, where users can send and receive different currencies, including fiat money and crypto assets, through a network of financial institutions using the XRP token.

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Bitcoin Difficulty Hits New Highs as Key Metric Signals Miner Capitulation and Possible Bottom

Hash Ribbon signals miner capitulation, which tends to mark a local bottom in the bitcoin price.

BTC: Difficulty Adjustment Percent Change (Glassnode)

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U.S. Endowments Are Leaning Into Crypto: FT

U.S. endowment funds are looking at crypto investments as bitcoin soars and Donald Trump draws attention to the industry.

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Base Team Member Refutes Claims That Its Sequencer Coinbase Has Been Selling ETH

"Coinbase has accumulated $300M+ in ETH, which is more than 2x all of Base's ETH earnings over time," Base member Kabir.base.eth said on X.

Base team member refutes claims of selling ETH. (Pixabay)

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Bitcoin HODLer Metaplanet Achieves $35M Unrealized Gains in 2024 Thanks to BTC Treasury

Metaplanet said it was the best-performing equity in 2024 out of 55,000 publicly listed companies.

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Tether Inflows to Exchanges Surged to $2.7B During Recent BTC Price Drop to $90K, Analytics Firm Says

The unusually high capital inflows likely stemmed from margin calls and bargain hunting.

Trump's crypto summit promises a volatile weekend. (dimitrisvetsikas1969/Pixabay)

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Memecoin Madness Returns as Barstool Sports, BNB Chain, and an Entire African Country Dabble With Meme Tokens

America, Asia and Africa witnessed various regional memecoin events over the weekend.

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Bitcoin Indicator That Signaled $70K Breakout Turns Bearish as Trump's Trade War Rhetoric Grows

The renewed bearish signal on the key indicator is not an immediate threat to BTC, but Trump's tariff rhetoric could shake up the market.

Bear and bull (Pixabay)

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Polymarket Bettors Punt $1.1B on Superbowl Results, Despite Regulatory Overhang

The Philadelphia Eagles won the Superbowl, but the Kansas City Chiefs were the early favorite on Polymarket.

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Gold-Backed Tokens Set to Benefit as Wall Street Goes Even More Bullish After Record Rally

Major financial institutions are raising their gold price forecasts due to growing trade war fears and central bank accumulations.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash)

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Odds of Kanye West Launching Token Plummet After He Says ‘Coins Prey on Fans’

The rapper denied plans to launch his own cryptocurrency after saying he turned down a $2 million offer to do so.

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