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Bitcoin dips to $59,700 as Iran de-escalation lifts stocks but not crypto
U.S. equity futures rose after reports the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt strikes and resume talks. Bitcoin has barely moved, still down 6.8% on the week.
The Everyday Hustle
Af Malhotra sits in and discusses how entrepreneurs can use AI daily with Polly Dhaliwal.
Fears energy bill rise mean people 'surviving rather than living'
People in a Lancashire town say they "don't know where the money will come from" if bills go up.
Rogue builder left our roof leaking and spent £30K we gave him in Lanzarote
Christian Williams benefitted to the tune of £160,000 from offending - but had just £1 to pay back.
$4 billion gone. Spot bitcoin ETFs are on track for their worst month on record
Investors have pulled out $4 billion from the U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs in June, the highest outflow on record.
Got the tennis bug? How to play sport without paying
As the world's best players begin play at Wimbledon, how can you get into sport on a budget.
How much should we be prepared to pay for our food?
A chorus of people say that rather than capping prices, consumers should consider spending more
CZ wants to make the U.S. the 'capital of crypto': State of Crypto
The Binance founder shared his views on a variety of topics in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk earlier this month.
Samson Mow says bitcoin bottom is in despite skepticism from analysts
The bitcoin advocate said his crypto bottom claim is based on the fact that the traditional four-year halving cycle has changed, although several analysts continue to expect furth…
Michael Saylor teases more bitcoin buying even as Strategy stock continues to fall
The crypto bull shrugged off market skepticism by sharing a chart of the company's $50 billion stash and teasing that they are going to need more data points.
SBI's $289 million Bitbank deal is symptomatic of Japan's crypto consolidation: Architect Partners
The investment bank said the purchase of Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank is a bet on regulated scale as sweeping reforms reshape the country's digital asset market.
Crypto's next frontier isn't crypto, it's financing AI and robotics, Framework's Anderson says
Blockchain is becoming the financial layer for capital-intensive industries rather than just crypto-native speculation, Michael Anderson, the crypto venture firm's cofounder, said.
Bitcoin falls below $60,000, on track for a rare back-to-back quarterly loss
The token is down nearly 7% on the week with the altcoins falling harder. Bitcoin and ether are both ending the second quarter in the red, a back-to-back losing first half that ru…
Why a selloff in gold and silver is dragging bitcoin down
Bitcoin has long been lumped in with precious metals as a hedge against a weakening dollar. That trade is unwinding on a hawkish Fed, and bitcoin is falling alongside the metals i…
What Robinhood’s recent layoffs say about the current state of crypto investments
Despite the trading platform’s restructuring and the wave of crypto companies making cuts, signaling a late bear market, Altcoin Pro’s Horst, Anderson and Zhuleku explain there’s …
Tether putting $23 billion gold stockpile to work with bullion-backed loans
The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenized gold strategy by allowing holders of XAUT to borrow against their bullion, mirroring bitcoin-backed lending without selling the un…
Polymarket hack updated to $3.1 million days after the platform promised users full refunds
The prediction markets giant is under investigation in connection with false or deceptive marketing practices, according to news reports.
Coinbase and OKX try to lure in Binance’s EU users after it failed to secure a MiCA license
Brian Armstrong of Coinbase and Star Xu of OKX offered new users sign up bonuses of up to 8% of their deposits or transfers from other accounts.
Binance founder CZ blames crypto's sour 2026 on mix of AI, global tension, 4-year cycle
There is no single cause for the crypto market's 50% decline over the past year, the Binance founder told CoinDesk.
Free summer holiday sport sessions offered in city
The scheme will visit green spaces around Sheffield, with free food and drink also offered.
Strategy's valuation has fallen below the value of its bitcoin holdings
For years, investors had valued the firm well above its bitcoin holdings, giving Strategy massive flexibility to raise capital as needed — a situation Michael Saylor and team took…
Money Box
Paul Lewis interviews Richard Lloyd, the chair of the Access to Banking Review.
Ripple CEO stays bullish on bitcoin but says Saylor's strategy has hurt crypto
Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse called Strategy's preferred-stock funding model "financial engineering" that distracted the market, pointing to STRC's slide to a record low as the evid…
Dogecoin and Hyperliquid's HYPE led weekly crypto losses as AI stocks lure buyers
A rotation out of chipmakers lifted much of the stock market, with the equal-weight S&P 500 at a record. Crypto was not part of it. Ether fell 8% on the week and the memecoins dro…