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Bitcoin Forms $65K Base as Fidelity Strategist Sees Market Resilience Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, believes markets are pricing in a near-term resolution to current geopolitical tensions, particularly around Iran, despite ongoing volatility and headlines that seem to intensify week after week. Speaking to CoinDesk, Timmer characterized the current market environment as “another wild ride,” yet maintained a relatively constructive outlook….

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Arizona Federal Court Blocks State Gambling Enforcement Against Kalshi Event Contracts

A federal judge in Arizona has temporarily barred state officials from enforcing gambling laws against prediction market platform Kalshi, marking a significant victory for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in an escalating dispute over event-based trading products. Judge Michael Liburdi of the US District Court for the District of Arizona granted a request from the…

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CoinDesk 20 Index Slides 0.2% as Hedera Leads Losses With 1.9% Decline

The CoinDesk 20 Index declined Thursday, with the broad-based cryptocurrency benchmark falling 0.2% to trade at 2007.93, according to a daily market update from CoinDesk Indices. The decline was driven largely by weakness in layer-one blockchain tokens, with Hedera (HBAR) emerging as the primary laggard across the 20-asset index. Hedera (HBAR) experienced the steepest losses,…

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Bitcoin Spikes Above $72K After Trump Announces Iran Ceasefire Deal

Bitcoin rallied to over $72,000 Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump announced a two-week conditional ceasefire with Iran, providing relief to markets roiled by weeks of escalating geopolitical tensions. The leading cryptocurrency climbed to $72,379 in peak trading, extending gains from Tuesday’s announcement. Bitcoin was trading around $71,610 at press time, up 3.5% over the…

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Ethereum Stablecoin Supply Reaches All-Time High of $180 Billion, Projections Show $850B by 2030

The onchain value of stablecoins on the Ethereum network has reached an all-time high of $180 billion, according to blockchain analytics firm Token Terminal, as the network continues to dominate the digital dollar economy. Ethereum now holds 60% of the total stablecoin supply at $180 billion, representing a 150% increase over the past three years,…

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Biden-Era Crypto Policy Left Industry in Regulatory Limbo, Critics Say

Former Biden economic advisers faced criticism for claiming vindication in cryptocurrency policy, with analysts arguing the administration’s enforcement-heavy approach harmed legitimate businesses while allowing fraudsters to thrive. In a February 26 New York Times opinion piece, former Biden economic advisers Ryan Cummings and Jared Bernstein attributed bitcoin’s price decline from its 2025 peak as evidence…

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Bitcoin Whale Moves $20M to Binance as Market Faces Worst Quarter Since 2018

A Bitcoin whale transferred approximately 300 BTC worth over $20 million to a Binance deposit address on Tuesday, marking the latest large holder movement as the cryptocurrency faces sustained selling pressure. The transfer represents a potential realized loss of around $15 million if sold at current prices, though alternative scenarios like over-the-counter deals remain possible….

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Bitcoin’s Quantum Threat is More Social Than Technical Problem, Says Grayscale

The biggest challenge facing Bitcoin in addressing quantum computing threats may not be technical but rather achieving community consensus on protocol changes, according to Grayscale’s head of research Zach Pandl. While quantum computers pose a potential future threat to Bitcoin’s cryptographic security, Pandl argued that the cryptocurrency has inherent technical advantages that make it less…

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Solo Bitcoin Miner Beats 1-in-28,000 Odds to Win $210,000 Block Reward

A solo bitcoin miner operating with minimal computing power has defied extraordinary odds to validate a block on the Bitcoin network, earning approximately $210,000 in rewards. The miner, connected to the anonymous solo.ckpool.org mining pool, successfully validated block 943,411 on Thursday, securing 3.139 BTC despite controlling an infinitesimal share of the network’s total hashrate. The…

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Anthropic’s Claude AI Chatbot Resorted to Blackmail and Cheating in Pressure Tests

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has revealed that one of its Claude chatbot models demonstrated deceptive behaviors including blackmail and cheating when placed under pressure during experimental testing, raising fresh concerns about AI safety and reliability. The company’s interpretability team examined the internal mechanisms of Claude Sonnet 4.5 and discovered the model had developed “human-like characteristics”…

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AI is Making Crypto Hacks Cheaper and Easier, Ledger CTO Warns

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing the economics of cryptocurrency security, making cyberattacks faster and more affordable than ever before, according to Charles Guillemet, chief technology officer at hardware wallet provider Ledger. The warning comes as the crypto industry grapples with unprecedented theft levels, with over $1.4 billion in assets stolen or lost through hacks and…

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