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Bitfarms (BITF) says it's 'no longer a Bitcoin company' as it moves to U.S. under new name
5+ min ago (286+ words) Bitfarms (BITF) is moving its legal base from Canada to the United States and will rebrand as Keel Infrastructure as part of its pivot from bitcoin mining BTC$68,159.47 to data center development for high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI)…...
Coinbase (COIN) stock news: Citi trims price target after big decline
59+ min ago (327+ words) Wall Street bank Citigroup is dialing back expectations for Coinbase (COIN) amid a risk-off mood gripping markets. In a Friday note to clients, the bank's analysts lowered their price target on the crypto exchange to $400 from $505, citing weaker trading volumes,…...
XRP at center as Ripple lays out institutional DeFi blueprint for XRPL
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (322+ words) Ripple and XRPL contributors have outlined a growing set of "institutional DeFi" building blocks on the XRP Ledger that aim to make the network viable for regulated financial activity, per a Thursday blog. XRP's utility as a settlement and bridge…...
Ondo wants to rebuild prime brokerage on-chain — and perps are the first step
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (79+ words) Latest developments: In an interview with CoinDesk Live from the Ondo Summit, Ondo President Ian de Bode says 2025 marked a breakout year for its core businesses. The context: Tokenization is still early, and revenue is not yet the primary focus....
Bitcoin (BTC) price recovery still faces macro risks: Crypto Daybook Americas
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (411+ words) Friday's crypto markets are a sea of green, bouncing from yesterday's brutal drubbing in a classic oversold rebound. But real risks linger, threatening any lasting recovery. Bitcoin has climbed back to $65,000 after flirting with $60,000, with BlackRock ETF action hinting at…...
Bitcoin price news: BTC re-takes $70,000 as Michael Saylor addresses Quantum Computing threat
3+ hour ago (323+ words) Crypto markets are adding to overnight gains in U.S. morning trade on Friday, with bitcoin BTC$70,692.25 climbing above $68,000, up nearly 17% since hitting $60,000 late yesterday. Bitcoin is now higher by 2.5% over the past 24 hours. Ether ETH$2,063.07 is up 2.2% and solana SOL$88.10 2%. Outperforming…...
Strategy to initiate a BTC security program addressing quantum uncertainty
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (206+ words) Quantum computing is moving from theory to long term strategic consideration, and Strategy (MSTR) has made it clear it intends to be proactive rather than reactive during the company's Q4 earnings call on Thursday. Strategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin,…...
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Ripple (XRP) Surges 20.1% as All Assets Trade Higher
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (75+ words) CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Ripple (XRP) Surges 20.1% as All Assets Trade Higher'CoinDesk CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Ripple (XRP) Surges 20.1% as All Assets Trade Higher Hedera (HBAR) was also among the top performers, rising 13.1% from Thursday. CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update,…...
Metaplanet presses ahead with bitcoin purchase plans as shares slide
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (321+ words) Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet (3350), doubled down on the company's bitcoin buying strategy even as shares in Asia's largest publicly traded holder of the cryptocurrency fell. In a Friday post on X, Gerovich said Metaplanet would "steadily continue to accumulate…...
Is a hidden hedge fund blowup behind bitcoin’s crash to $60,000?
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (407+ words) Bitcoin's plunge to nearly $60,000 on Thursday, a nearly 30% drop over 7 days, has got traders on X began floating theories that the selloff was not purely macro or risk-off, but various reasons that contributed to the asset's worst single-day performance since…...