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Who created Bitcoin? More than 16 years ago, on Halloween Day of 2008, an entity by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto sent out the whitepaper for a peer-to-peer electronic cash system to a cypherpunk email list. Bitcoin launched shortly thereafter; it quickly spawned a global cultural movement and a multi-trillion dollar industry. Benjamin Wallace wrote…

After the success of crypto-based platform Polymarket trading venue Robinhood (HOOD) is now opening a prediction market on its platform, available through CFTC-regulated exchange Kalshi, the company said, with contracts rolling out today. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don’t miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters Sign me up By signing…

The Bitcoin network hashrate rose 2 exashashes per second (EH/s) in the first two weeks of March, to an average of 811 EH/s, Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report Monday. JPMorgan noted that U.S.-listed miners maintained their share of the network hashrate at around 30%. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don’t miss another…

No one dared to speak about the potential for stagflation, the dreaded word representing portmanteau of stagnation and inflation, at the World Economic Forum in Davos early this year despite the looming Trump tariff and trade war. However, investors have acknowledged the s-word risk, leading to the outperformance of stagflation-linked strategies relative to the buy-and-hold…

Ether’s (ETH) structural decline is expected to continue, investment bank Standard Chartered (STAN) said in a research report Monday slashing its 2025 year-end price target for the world’s second largest cryptocurrency. Standard Chartered said it now sees ether at $4,000 at the end of the year, down from $10,000 previously. Ether was trading around $1,903…

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2627.46, down 1.3% (-35.83) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don’t miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto for Advisors Newsletter today. See all newsletters Sign me…

Investors are fleeing digital assets as risky investments lose their popularity amid growing geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Globally, digital asset funds lost $1.7 billion last week alone, according to a report from CoinShares, taking the total outflow over five weeks $6.4 billion. In the U.S., bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged the longest streak of…

Francois Villeroy de Galhau, a member of the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council and governor of the Bank of France, has said embrace of cryptocurrency in the U.S. risks triggering the next financial emergency. The U.S. “risks sinning through negligence,” Villeroy said in an interview with French newspaper La Tribune Dimanche. STORY CONTINUES BELOW…

Strategy (MSTR) marginally added to its massive bitcoin (BTC) holdings, selling a modest amount of its preferred stock (STRK) to fund the acquisition. The company last week purchased 130 bitcoin for roughly $10.7 million, or an average price of $82,981 each, according to a Monday morning filing. The so-called “BTC yield” is 6.9% year-to-date, according…

Bitcoin (BTC) investors are looking to move past four consecutive Monday losses. Over the past few weekends, the largest cryptocurrency has experienced significant price volatility, driven by macroeconomic uncertainty including geopolitical tensions, tariffs and rising global bond yields. The weekend nervousness appears to have carried over into Mondays. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don’t miss another story.Subscribe…