CoinDesk headlines
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Kazakhstan court bars Coinbase, five others from unlicensed crypto services in Astana International Financial Centre
The court injunctions apply strictly to users within the AIFC and do not extend across the rest of Kazakhstan.
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Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs join objections to OKX-ICE tokenized stock trading
Seven more issuers have opted out of being listed on the planned tokenized stock venue under the SEC's framework, bringing its disclosed objection count to 16.
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France's parliament approves vote to hit stablecoin trades with 31% capital gains tax
Amendment I-3898 removes tax deferral for MiCA-compliant stablecoins starting January 2027.
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Equity weakness could damp demand for bitcoin after biggest ETF inflows in a month
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 20, 2026
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JPMorgan sees 10% annual bitcoin returns, topping stocks, bonds and gold over next decade
The report marks the first time JPMorgan has put a range on bitcoin returns in its research, though the bank remains cautious about BTC's role in portfolios.
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Bitcoin drops to $81,400 as Asian chip stocks tumble, options traders seek downside protection
Bitcoin slipped 0.5% to around $81,400 even after the biggest daily spot ETF inflow in nearly a month as South Korea's Kospi index fell 3.7% on AI worries.
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Live updates: Market jitters persist as the AI selloff deepens
South Korea’s KOSPI fell almost 4%, accompanied by one of the weakest IPO debuts in the country’s history, with data centre company Elice tumbling around 30%.
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South Korean IPO plunge deepens AI market jitters as brent tops $111
Elice’s debut slump added to concerns over AI infrastructure valuations, while rising oil prices compounded market uncertainty.
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Bitcoin ETFs just saw their biggest day in a month thanks entirely to BlackRock
Fidelity's FBTC and Grayscale's GBTC saw outflows of $83.6 million and $54.9 million, respectively.
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Tether: Senator's investigation misses positive work that's led to lower Iran volumes
The stablecoin issuer's CEO, Paolo Ardoino, has been defending against accusations that the firm's stablecoins have fueled financial activity in Iran.
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U.S. CFTC rebuffs CME legal stance in consequential fight over perpetual futures
The future of perps in the U.S. may be at stake as the CFTC argues that CME hasn't shown the new policy is hurting it after the agency OK'd its first bitcoin perp.
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Zerohash rolls out a new tool to move crypto without copying wallet addresses
The launch comes as Zerohash bids for a federal trust charter.
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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is building a new programming language for the network
Hoskinson said on X the language will bundle transaction requests with cryptographic proofs. He hasn’t shared a name, specs or a release date.
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Strategy on verge of golden cross, just weeks after bitcoin flashed same bullish signal
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 19, 2026
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Live updates: Bitcoin tags $83,000 and slips back as chip stocks lead a rebound
Tech futures bounced after last week’s 5.5% rout, and bitcoin followed them up before sellers knocked it back. Earnings this week put the AI trade to the test again.
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Bitcoin extends bounce above $82,000 as stocks rebound, DeFi tokens lead altcoin gains
Bitcoin rose 0.8% to around $82,700 as China’s GDP beat estimates and Nasdaq futures rebounded, while the CoinDesk 80 gained 1.3% and DeFi led gains.
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JPMorgan's JPM Coin, representing dollar deposits, is coming to Ethereum: Bloomberg
JPMorgan's dollar deposit token is heading to Ethereum as the lender looks to offer it to wider selection of institutional clients.
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Crypto vault deposits top $10 billion as lending risks draw regulatory scrutiny
Curator-managed lending strategies are attracting institutional capital, while exposing depositors to collateral, liquidity and smart-contract risks.
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Bitcoin mining offshoot Nscale loses Microsoft AI deal as power delay stretches into 2030s
The Nvidia-backed company planned to deliver 23,000 AI chips in Britain next year, but its grid connection may not be ready until the 2030s.
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CME’s bitcoin cash, uniswap futures, global PMIs: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 19.
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Bitcoin whale moves $34 million in BTC it got in 2013 when coins traded at $131
A bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moved 411 BTC, now worth about $34 million. It is one of several long-dormant wallets to wake up recently.
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Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers
The team behind Zakura wants every swap through NEAR Intents to get its own key, so a refund address left on NEAR’s public chain can’t expose a user’s wider payment history.
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XRP Ledger is set to fix its lending code before anyone can use it
Validators have a bug-fix patch on course to go live Friday. The lending system it partly repairs is still 10 votes short of approval.
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Bitcoin, Korea’s Kospi and Nasdaq futures rally as China GDP beats estimates
Bitcoin, Nasdaq futures and Asian stocks rally as stronger-than-expected China GDP and falling oil prices lift risk appetite.
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Deutsche Bank targets Asia crypto custody expansion in 2027 as German launch nears
The service will initially support bitcoin, ether and the stablecoins USDC, EURC and EURAU, with the bank managing clients’ wallets and private keys.
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SEC tokenized stock framework faces issuer pushback as Broadcom, Verizon object to OKX-ICE listing
Eight more companies objected to trading on the planned OKX-ICE venue, while Nasdaq has separately said it would opt out under the SEC’s framework.
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The White House's crypto chief departs: State of Crypto
Patrick Witt announced his departure from the White House last week.
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Wall Street freaked out Friday. VIX and bitcoin say the fear may fade Monday.
Wall Street's fear gauge, the VIX index, spiked on Friday as stocks dropped. History says Friday panics usually fade on Monday. Seasonality and calm bitcoin suggest the same.
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Latvia eyes crypto tax payments in 2027 as parliament overhauls crypto taxation
Parliament passed a law taxing crypto withdrawals above deposits rather than individual trades, featuring a one-time declaration mechanism.
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Stablecoin supply stalls, but payments jump 45% as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe connect crypto to cash
Analytics firm Allium said stablecoin payments hit $482 billion this year so far, up 45%, as card spending surges and global payment firms add crypto rails.