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coindesk. com > tech > 04/15/2026 > bitcoin-developers-are-trying-to-build-quantum-defenses-your-coins-could-pay-the-price

Bitcoin's 'your keys, your coins' promise just got an expiry date from a new developer proposal

2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (669+ words) Bitcoin BTC$73, 922. 42 was built on a promise that no one can touch your coins without your private key. No government, no bank, nobody. That promise is now, for the first time in Bitcoin's 16-year history, being challenged from the developer…...

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coindesk. com > markets > 04/15/2026 > xrp-climbs-toward-usd1-38-as-japan-s-rakuten-integrates-token-into-payments

XRP price prediction: What next for Ripple-linked token after Rakuten begins payments

3+ hour, 46+ min ago  (268+ words) XRP is pushing higher again, with volume confirming the move, but it still has to prove this is more than a short-term breakout. The rally is holding for now, and the addition of real-world usage through Rakuten gives it a…...

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coindesk. com > business > 04/14/2026 > rakuten-to-allow-xrp-to-be-used-as-payment-method-by-its-44-million-customers

Rakuten integrates XRP into payments network for millions of users in Japan

7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (291+ words) Japan's e-commerce giant Rakuten is adding XRP to its Rakuten Pay app, allowing its 44 million users to use Ripple's cryptocurrency as a payment method with more than 5 million merchant locations across the country. In an announcement via X on Tuesday,…...

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coindesk. com > markets > 04/14/2026 > bitcoin-usd75-000-breakout-fails-but-a-rare-signal-is-hinting-at-major-market-bottom

Bitcoin price: BTC pulls back after breakout attempt, but larger move could be in store

12+ hour, 26+ min ago  (329+ words) Bitcoin BTC$74, 185. 15 started the day with a promising chance for a breakout, but the rally fizzled out at a familiar brick wall that has kept a lid on prices for more than two months. After briefly topping $76, 000 " a key resistance…...

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coindesk. com > video > steve-aoki-liquidates-crypto-and-fake-app-drains-95-million

Steve Aoki liquidates crypto and fake app drains $9. 5 million | Coin Desk Videos

15+ hour, 11+ min ago  (13+ words) Coin Desk...

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coindesk. com > tech > 04/14/2026 > popular-defi-platform-warns-users-to-stay-away-from-its-site-after-security-breach

Popular De Fi platform Co W Swap warns users to stay away from its site after security breach

7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (265+ words) Co W Swap, a decentralized trading interface, said Tuesday it temporarily halted its services after detecting a domain name system (DNS) hijacking incident affecting its website, underscoring ongoing security risks at the front-end layer of De Fi platforms. In a…...

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coindesk. com > business > 08/25/2025 > sharps-technology-jumps-70-after-raising-usd400m-for-solana-treasury

Solana Treasury News: Sharps (STSS) Jumps 75% on $400 M Raise, DFDV Plunges on

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (361+ words) Nasdaq-listed firm Sharps Technology (STSS) rallied as much as 70% on Monday on raising $400 million to establish what it says could become the largest corporate digital asset treasury of Solana (SOL). The firm's fundraising drew backing from some of the most…...

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coindesk. com > opinion > 06/09/2025 > circle-goes-full-circle

Circle Goes Full Circle

10+ mon, 5+ day ago  (292+ words) By sheer luck, I had an opening bell media hit with NYSE TV this last Thursday, the day Circle listed as CRCL. The NYSE studio is upstairs at gallery level. I'd first visited the NYSE on the same gallery balcony…...

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coindesk. com > business > 12/16/2025 > tether-leads-usd8-million-investment-in-speed-to-push-usdt-further-into-everyday-payments

Tether leads $8 million investment in Speed to push USDT further into everyday payments

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (274+ words) Stablecoin giant Tether led an $8 million strategic investment in Speed, a payments infrastructure company that blends Bitcoin's Lightning Network with stablecoin settlement to move money in real time. Speed processes more than $1. 5 billion in annual payment volume and serves about…...

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coindesk. com > markets > 04/09/2026 > xrp-slips-4-as-selling-pressure-builds-despite-etf-inflows

XRP price analysis: Slips 4% as selling pressure builds despite ETF inflows

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (202+ words) XRP dropped back toward $1. 33 after failing to hold recent gains, with selling pressure still outweighing buying even as inflows turned slightly positive. The move suggests rallies are being used to exit positions, not build new ones, keeping the broader structure…...