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coindesk.com > markets > 03/09/2026 > bitcoin-could-face-deeper-downside-as-odds-of-u-s-market-meltdown-rise-to-35

Bitcoin could face deeper downside as odds of U.S. market meltdown rise to 35%

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (503+ words) Bitcoin is holding up better than it probably should. The largest cryptocurrency traded at $67,378 on Monday morning, up 1.1% over the past 24 hours and essentially flat on the week, while the world around it deteriorated sharply. Among majors, ether rose 2.3% to…...

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coindesk.com > policy > 03/09/2026 > clarity-act-will-benefit-banks-more-than-crypto-former-cftc-chair-says

Banks need Clarity Act more than crypto, former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo says

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (380+ words) Act Now. Prices Increase Soon. The banking industry has more to gain from the stalled U.S. Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a bill aimed at regulating digital assets, than the crypto industry, according to Christopher Giancarlo, a former chairman of the…...

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coindesk.com > markets > 03/08/2026 > bitcoin-tumbles-below-usd66-000-as-oil-prices-explode-higher

Bitcoin price news: BTC falls sharply along with stocks as oil soars nearly 20%,

8+ hour, 6+ min ago  (230+ words) In what's become a familiar scenario in crypto over the past few months, prices are starting the week on the wrong foot. After little sign over the weekend of any de-escalation in the U.S. war against Iran, the price of oil…...

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coindesk.com > markets > 03/08/2026 > bitcoin-is-still-a-great-way-to-diversify-portfolio-even-if-it-trades-like-a-tech-stock-analyst-says

Bitcoin is still a great way to diversify portfolio even if it trades like a tech stock, analyst says

14+ hour, 49+ min ago  (451+ words) Act Now. Prices Increase Soon. Bitcoin's BTC$67,242.60 recent tendency to move in step with U.S. equities does not erase its value as a portfolio diversifier. That's according to financial services and infrastructure firm NYDIG. In a weekly market note, Greg Cipolaro,…...

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coindesk.com > business > 03/08/2026 > canton-s-yuval-rooz-says-smart-contract-blockchains-face-a-reckoning-over-value-gap

Canton’s Yuval Rooz says smart contract blockchains face a reckoning over value gap

19+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1192+ words) Yuval Rooz has a blunt message for the smart contract sector: If you claim to be the future plumbing of global finance, you'd better show the cash flow. "People have assigned a lot of value to these networks based on…...

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coindesk.com > policy > 03/07/2026 > coinbase-says-new-u-s-tax-reporting-rules-for-crypto-are-wasteful-onerous

Coinbase (COIN) says new U.S. tax-reporting rules for crypto are cluttered, confusing

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (572+ words) Cryptocurrency trading giant Coinbase (COIN) said new U.S. tax reporting requirements are overly onerous for many crypto holders and add unnecessary clutter to the country's taxation system. "Frankly, [small retail] transactional flow is so small, I just don't know why we're…...

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coindesk.com > policy > 03/07/2026 > trump-s-cyber-strategy-vows-to-support-the-security-of-cryptocurrencies-and-blockchain

Trump's cyber strategy vows to 'support the security' of cryptocurrencies and blockchain

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (346+ words) The Trump administration's new national cyber strategy places the security of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies within the United States' broader push to maintain leadership in emerging technology. In a section focused on maintaining "superiority in critical and emerging technologies," the…...

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coindesk.com > opinion > 03/07/2026 > the-multibillion-dollar-shift-turning-prediction-markets-into-a-professional-hedging-tool

The Multibillion-dollar shift turning prediction markets into a professional hedging tool

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (472+ words) Act Now. Prices Increase Soon. Serious institutional voices are now articulating that shift. In a February 2026 paper, Federal Reserve economists evaluated Kalshi's macroeconomic prediction markets and argued that these markets can provide high-frequency, continuously updated, "distributionally rich" expectations data that…...

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coindesk.com > business > 03/07/2026 > bitcoin-purist-jack-dorsey-s-firm-is-reluctantly-giving-in-to-stablecoin-craze

Bitcoin purist Jack Dorsey is reluctantly giving in to stablecoin craze

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (581+ words) Block CEO Jack Dorsey says his company will support stablecoins, despite having long argued that Bitcoin should serve as the internet's native money protocol. In an interview with WIRED, Dorsey acknowledged the change while making clear it reflects customer demand…...

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coindesk.com > markets > 03/07/2026 > top-wall-street-minds-see-ai-rotation-ahead-as-bitcoin-seeks-role-in-new-cycle

Top Wall Street minds see AI rotation ahead as bitcoin seeks role in new cycle

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (555+ words) In practice, however, bitcoin has not consistently behaved like the main hedge against dollar weakness, especially in recent months, when gold has been the dominant asset when investors move away from the dollar. But as bitcoin matures " many argue it…...