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Bitcoin Nears Death Cross, Yuan Tumbles With Asian Markets After Trump Tariffs Put Focus on China's Response

Asian equities and U.S. stock futures have declined, while bitcoin is nearing a bearish technical pattern amid escalating trade tensions.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City. (Nikhilesh De)

Policy

U.S. House Committee Advances Stablecoin Bill, While Dems Warn of Trump Conflicts

Though many Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee voted with Republicans to move the bill, they raised flags about the Trump-tied stablecoin.

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Markets

Kraken Secures Restricted Dealer Status in Canada Amid 'Turning Point' for Crypto in the Country

Kraken announced it will offer free Interac e-Transfer deposits for Canadian users to reduce friction for newcomers to the platform.

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Tech

The Protocol: Vana Introduces Token Standard for Data-Backed Assets

Also: Manufacturers are building ASICs that look like servers.

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Markets

President Trump to Order 'Reciprocal Tariffs' to Begin This Week

Bitcoin retreated to $86,000 in volatile action as the announcements were made.

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Finance

Wall Street Giant DTCC Unveils Tokenized Collateral Platform in Crypto Push

DTCC is the latest traditional finance firm to tap tokenization and blockchain tech for operational gains.

DTCC is probing the implications of a digital dollar (Kachura Oleg/Getty Images)

Policy

Galaxy Secures UK Approval for License to Expand Derivatives Trading

The company is on the Financial Conduct Authority's investment firms register which is for firms that are authorized to perform MiFID investment services.

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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Ben Fielding: Decentralizing Machine Intelligence

Gensyn’s CEO on how decentralized AI can compete with Big Tech. Fielding is a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, appearing at the AI Summit.

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Markets

First Digital to 'Pursue Legal Action' Over Justin Sun Allegations as FDUSD Drops

The stablecoin deviated from its price peg as Tron founder Justin Sun claimed that First Digital Trust is "effectively insolvent," a characterization the company pushed back on.

Justin Sun of TRON and Zak Folkman of World Liberty Financial speaks at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Markets

Avalanche's AVAX Could Rise 10-Fold by 2029: Standard Chartered

Improved scalability should drive activity and value to the Avalanche network, said Geoff Kendrick.

The Avalanche booth at HBC 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Solana's Jupiter Buys DRiP Haus, DeFi Exchange's First NFT Play

The self-proclaimed Solana super app doesn't think NFTs are dead yet.

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CoinDesk Indices

Why a Diversified Approach to Crypto Investing Makes Sense

A new exchange-traded product (ETP) based on the CoinDesk 20 index offers a simple way to gain broad crypto market exposure without the complexities of token selection.

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Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Could See $3B in Q2 Inflows Even Without Price Recovery, Says Analyst

The spot funds managed net inflows in the first quarter despite declining prices, but how much was true demand and how much was arbitrage remains in question.

Policy

Crypto's Fairshake Notches Latest Wins in Florida Congressional Races

Two special-election winners that will help bolster Republicans' narrow lead in the U.S. House of Representatives were backed with crypto cash in their races.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections

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5 Crypto Tax Mistakes That Could Trigger an IRS Audit

Be wary of these common errors that can trip up crypto investors, says Saim Akif.

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