A decade ago, the crypto market was straightforward: When bitcoin BTC$76,540.50 rose, some 500 or more alternative cryptocurrencies followed suit; when it dipped, the whole market crashed. Portfolios spread across “various tokens” with unique use cases looked diversified on paper, but cratered during the bitcoin slides. Fast forward to 2026 and very little has changed, […]
Solana-based decentralized exchange Jupiter said it will bring Polymarket to the network for the first time, rolling out an integration it launched as a push to make Jupiter a fuller on-chain prediction hub. “For the first time, Polymarket is coming to Solana. On Jupiter,” the exchange wrote on X, adding that users will be able
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India’s 2026-27 Union Budget has left the country’s crypto tax regime unchanged, retaining the existing transaction tax and withholding rules, while proposing a new penalty framework aimed at tightening compliance with crypto asset reporting. Under changes proposed in the Finance Bill, 2026, entities required to report crypto-asset transactions to the tax authorities will face monetary
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Bitcoins BTC$75,914.07 Price action looked strangely sluggish early last month, even as traditional assets such as precious metals and stocks pushed to new highs. The world’s largest cryptocurrency repeatedly failed to clear the $90,000 level — a stall that, in hindsight, foreshadowed the recent sharp selloff to $75,000. At the time, traders blamed everything from
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Bitcoin BTC$78,358.92 traded back above $76,000 after a brief break in support where it tested $74,000, highlighting the fragile balance between dip buyers and forced sellers in a market that still lacks “depth.” (CoinDesk) The rapid V-shaped move stemmed from order book dynamics where liquidity has dried up, allowing buy/sell trades to have an overall
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“This is absolutely INSANE.” While the comment came from a social media post, the painful knee-jerk is likely resonating across the board for anyone even remotely interested in crypto, as bitcoin just dropped to nearly $77,000 on Saturday and has held there ever since. The price of the biggest digital asset didn’t just stumble; it
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Good morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to the Asia Morning Briefing, a daily overview of top stories in US hours and an overview of market movements and analysis. For a detailed overview of US markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Diary Americas. Bitcoin’s recent slide revealed a familiar pattern in crypto markets:
Quantum computing has long been a distant, theoretical threat to blockchain cryptography. But over the past few months, that calculation has changed rapidly. While the Bitcoin community has been discussing threats to its protocol for the past year, the Ethereum community looks set to take its first steps in 2026. “Quantum computing is moving from
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Johnny Ng is not interested in zero-sum cryptopolitics. While regulators in Washington, Beijing and elsewhere in Asia are charting their own paths for digital assets, the Hong Kong legislature is focused on something else entirely: building connective tissue between markets, technologies and jurisdictions that rarely move in sync. Ng, who represents the technology sector in
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Bitcoin’s price fell sharply over the weekend, falling below $78,000 – its lowest level since April – as profit-taking collided with thinner liquidity and a lack of fresh buyers. Traders told CoinDesk that a rally once supported by corporate demand, particularly from Strategy’s ( MSTR ) bitcoin purchases, has run out of steam, leaving markets
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