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Gold Jumps to New Record, for Now Winning Debate Against Bitcoin as Risk-Off Asset

The yellow metal has risen as stocks (and bitcoin) have crumbled over the past few weeks.

Gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)

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Crypto for Advisors: Memecoins

Memecoins have gained mainstream visibility recently. However, understanding what they are, how they work and where the risks are is critical.

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News Analysis

Crypto's IRS Victory Reveals Reach in Congress That Demands Less Compromise

As the industry moves forward with bills on stablecoins and market-structure rules, the kind of dealing lobbyists were prepared to make may no longer be needed.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto's DeFi Education Fund Swaps Directors as Miller Whitehouse-Levine Moves On

The advocacy group's chief legal officer, Amanda Tuminelli, will be the new executive director as her predecessor take a board role.

Amanda Tuminelli, new executive director of DeFi Education Fund

Opinion

The State of DAO M&A

M&A could be critical for building resilient and scalable decentralized organizations. But, after 65 deals and counting, we’re not there yet, say Joshua Tan, Jillian Grennan and Bernard Schmid.

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Opinion

No, the Stablecoin Bill Isn't Built for Billionaires

Elizabeth Warren claims that proposed stablecoin legislation gives Elon Musk a “clear runway” to control U.S. money and payments. It doesn't.

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Finance

Circle Plans to Bring $1B Tokenized Treasury Issuer Hashnote Under Bermuda License

The stablecoin issuer acquired Hashnote earlier this year with plans to expand its USYC token as collateral option for institutional investors.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Stablecoins Are a Vital Innovation That Risk Being Crushed by Misguided Fear

Rather than embracing innovation, Senator Elizabeth Warren pursues legislation that would smother stablecoins in their infancy.

Elizabeth Warren

Policy

Trump Family Held Talks to Buy Stake in Binance.US: WSJ

The talks began after Binance reached out to Trump allies last year to strike a deal for the exchange's return to the U.S, according to report.

Trump in the Oval Office

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Stellar (XLM) Gains 11.6%, Leading Index Higher

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) was also a top performer, gaining 3.7% from Wednesday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-03-13: chart

Markets

Crypto Trading Volumes Dropped 20% in February as Tariffs Threats Fazed Investors

Spot and derivatives trading slid to a four-month low as macroeconomic concerns weighed on investor sentiment.

Close up of a person's leg as they run across a sand dune.

Markets

Solana Proposal, Which Could Cut SOL Inflation by 80%, Gains Limited Validator Support

If approved, the proposal could lead to a sharp reduction in the SOL inflation rate, potentially boosting the token's value.

Solana validators voting in SIMD-0228 proposal. (Solana)

Markets

Ether Sees Record Active Selling Over 3 Months: CryptoQuant

Ethereum has faced record active selling over the past 3 months, per a CryptoQuant report.

ETH: Net Taker Volume (CryptoQuant)

Finance

Solv Raises $10M for Bitcoin Reserve Offering to Drive Institutional BTC Finance Adoption

Solv is attempting to offer an "on-chain MicroStrategy" model, referencing the Michael Saylor-founded software company that now owns nearly 500,000 BTC

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Why Strategy's Preferred Stock, STRK, Is Defying MSTR's Downturn

STRK has risen 3% since its February launch, while MSTR has dropped over 20%.

MSTR vs STRK (TradingView)