News Analysis

State of Crypto: Mapping Out the Senate Stablecoin Bill's Next Steps

While the Senate failed to advance its stablecoin bill this week, it's not dead yet.

Sen. John Boozman, David Sacks, Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. French Hill (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Analysis: Coinbase Is Buying Bitcoin, Just Don’t Call It a Treasury Strategy.

Coinbase has bitcoin on the balance sheet, but management wants to be clear it's not taking the Michael Saylor/MSTR approach.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

CoinDesk Weekly Recap: Even ETH Is Up

PLUS: Coinbase's big deal; Pectra upgrade; stablecoins penetrate; bitcoin lending returns.

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CoinDesk Weekly Recap: Crypto Emerges From the Tariff War

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CoinDesk Weekly Recap: Bitcoin Holds Steady Amid Market Turmoil

The markets are terrible but the crypto industry continues building for the future.

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