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CoinDesk Weekly Recap: Bitcoin Holds Steady Amid Market Turmoil

The markets are terrible but the crypto industry continues building for the future.

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Weekly Recap: Markets Flat, an Industry Buoyant

Cardano, Bitcoin, XRP, and Kraken continued to make the news.

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Solana Protected Gender Identity Before Panning It in Anti-Queer Ad

Weeks before Trump won again, Solana held an event that protected "gender identity."

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Weekly Recap: Bitcoin’s Tumble and the SEC’s Retreat

Plus: Bybit fallout, stablecoin wrangling, Ethereum Foundation changes.

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2 More U.S. Regulatory Dominos May Have Fallen for Crypto: OCC and CFPB

FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill said the agency is overhauling its crypto approach, just as U.S. senators examine regulators keeping banks out of crypto.

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U.S. Bitcoin Reserve May Be Coming, But States Are Winning the Race

Millions of Americans may soon find out they're crypto investors when their states leap into the markets even before the feds figure out what to do.

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Crypto's U.S. Banking Problem Likely Among the First Things Tackled Under Trump

From the debanking crisis to the SEC's crypto accounting standards, the blockade between the digital assets sector and banks may be an easy target.

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Did Crypto Cash Break the U.S. Elections?

Years ago, a Supreme Court decision opened the door for more corporate money in politics, and a trio of crypto companies has blasted that door off its hinges.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections