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Tony Volpon, former Brazilian central bank official, to introduce real-pegged stablecoin

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Tony Volpon, a former director of Brazil’s central bank, unveiled BRD, a return-sharing stablecoin pegged to the Brazilian currency and backed by Brazilian government debt. Speaking on the “Cripto na Real” program on CNN Brasil, Volpon said the token will be backed by national government bonds that link its value to government debt and aim […]

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Filecoin (FIL) falls as crypto markets pull back

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Storage token Filecoin FILE$1.5218 fell 3.6% over the past 24 hours, tracking weakness in the broader cryptocurrency market. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 Index, was also 3.6% lower at press time. Filecoin’s volume ran 30% above its 30-day moving average, although participation did not exceed elevated thresholds that typically confirm directional conviction, according

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MSTR’s perpetual favorite STRC returns to $100, allowing equity issuance to buy more BTC

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Stretch (STRC), the perpetual preferred stock issued by Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate owner of bitcoin BTC$91,884.53regained $100 in pre-market trading for the first time since early November, opening the door for selling to fund more BTC purchases. STRC last traded at that level between November 4th and November 13th before falling to a low

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Start-of-the-year recovery rally stalls: Crypto Daybook Americas

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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless otherwise noted) Major cryptocurrencies including bitcoin BTC$92,012.40, XRP$2.2497 and solana SUN$137.77has lost more than 1.5% in the past 24 hours. All 16 CoinDesk sector indices are in the red, led by the DeFi Select Index down 3.6%.16 CoinDesk sector indices are in the red, led by the DeFi

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Lloyds Banking Group completes UK’s first gold purchase using tokenized deposits

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British lender Lloyds Banking Group is claiming bragging rights for completing the first UK gold purchase using tokenized deposits, or blockchain representations of bank deposits in fiat currency. Lloyds, the country’s third-largest bank by market capitalization, said it enlisted the help of crypto-trading platform Archax and privacy-focused Canton Network to buy the sovereign debt. The

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Metaplanet (3350) extends rally to over 20% year-to-date after MSCI index decision

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Digital asset Treasury company Metaplanet (3350) rose 4% in Tokyo on Wednesday after index provider MSCI decided not to exclude firms building cryptocurrency stocks from its global indexes. Metaplanet is now up 20% since the start of the year. The increase means the company is valued at a premium to its bitcoin holdings, with a

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Hedge fund Karatage hires IMC veteran Shane O’Callaghan as senior partner

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Karatage, a leading London-based proprietary hedge fund specializing in digital assets and emerging technology, has appointed Shane O’Callaghan as senior partner and head of institutional strategy. O’Callaghan joins from Dutch market maker IMC Trading, where he was employed as global head of institutional partnerships and digital asset sales for the past year. Before joining IMC,

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Crypto traders can now take leveraged bets on silver via Binance Futures

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Binance Futures, the derivatives arm of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, will launch perpetual silver contracts on Wednesday, allowing crypto traders to place leveraged bets on 2025’s rare precious metal. Perpetual futures contracts, or “perps,” are derivatives that let traders bet on an asset’s price without owning it and without expiration dates,

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