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Industrial Tech Giant Siemens Adopts IoT Blockchains From Minima

Minima’s IoT-focused blockchains will be embedded into Siemens’ devices across the automotive, robotics and energy sectors.

Headshot of Minima CEO Hugo Feiler

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Drops 3.3% as All Assets Trade Lower

Litecoin (LTC) fell 5.6% and Filecoin (FIL) declined 5.5%, leading the index lower.

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Markets

Tuesdays Have Been Bitcoin's Most Volatile Day in 2025

Market participants anticipate heightened activity, influenced by global economic trends.

Realized Volatility Day of Week (Amberdata)

Research Reports

Boerse Stuttgart’s BX Digital Receives FINMA Approval for Digital Asset Trading

The platform, utilizing Ethereum’s blockchain, aims to streamline transactions for tokenized financial instruments and enhance capital market efficiency.

Stuttgart Stock Exchange, owner of Boerse Stuttgart Digital (Boerse Stuttgart)

Finance

Xapo Bank Offers Bitcoin-Backed Loans Giving Access to $1M in Cash Without Selling BTC

The product is designed for long term holders of bitcoin who might be looking for a loan to buy or upgrade a property, or buy a new car, Xapo said.

Xapo CEO Seamus Rocca (Xapo)

Policy

Solana's Biggest Protocol Jito Leans In on a Changed DC

JitoSOL is not a security, the protocol claimed in a new research paper.

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Finance

Halliday Raises $20M for AI Protocol to Eliminate Writing Smart Contracts for DeFi

The Series A investment was led by venture capital giant a16z's crypto arm, following a $6 million seed round in 2022.

16:9 Halliday CEO Griffin Dunaif (Halliday)

Markets

Coinbase Stock a Buy With Over 60% Upside Amid Trump's New Crypto Regime: Bernstein

The broker initiated coverage of Coinbase shares with $310 price target and outperform rating.

Coinbase app opening screen on mobile phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Markets

DOGE, XRP Down 3% as Bitcoin Traders Eye Wednesday Fed Decision

Analysts from QCP Capital suggest that while a rate cut is unlikely, any dovish signal could ignite upside momentum for bitcoin, potentially lifting altcoins in its wake.

Photo of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Finance

Stablecoin Protocol Level Aims to Expand $80M DeFi Yield Token With Fresh Capital Raise

The protocol's lvlUSD stablecoin hit $80 million market capitalization since its beta launch and outperformed rival yield-generating stablecoins, founders told CoinDesk in an interview.

Markets

Cronos’ CRO Supply to Grow 200% After Last-Minute Governance Flip

Crypto governance is notorious for being community-governed in name only; with large token holders able to dominate any proposals and changes at their will.

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Markets

Gold Leads the Way, Bitcoin Follows; History Suggests a Familiar Pattern

Charlie Morris, founder of ByteTree, likens this gold rally to a "proper gold rush".

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Markets

MicroStrategy's Double Bottom May Be Signal for New Bull Run: Technical Analysis

MSTR's recent price action is exact inverse of the BTC topping pattern from January that warned of a price sell-off.

MSTR's price chart hints at bottoming pattern. (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)

Markets

Tether Raises Bitdeer Stake to 21%: SEC Filing

The USDT issuer first bought a stake in the bitcoin mining company in May 2024.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Markets

Metaplanet Continues Bond Issuance for Bitcoin Buys

Metaplanet has raised 2 billion yen ($13.4 million) through zero-interest bonds, allocated to Evo Fund and backed by stock acquisition rights, to purchase more BTC.

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