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Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE,
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XRP call options at the $4 strike have experienced heavy block trading activity this week, despite the price decline.Data tracked by Amberdata shows that one million contracts of the $4 call option expiring on Dec. 26 changed hands via a block trade on Monday. Contracts on Deribit are sized
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The U.K.’s fragile fiscal situation is back in focus as yields on long-term government bonds surged, topping their U.S. counterparts for the first time this century. The 30-year U.K. government bond offered a yield of 5.61% at press time. That's 68 basis points more than the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield
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With more than a dozen U.S. crypto policy groups crowding the offices of Washington's lawmakers and regulators, the launch of another new organization on Tuesday — the American Innovation Project — may leave it with a brisk fight to draw attention. But AIP is pursuing the niche of educational events
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Market breadth, a key indicator used to understand the overall health of a market or an index, indicates that both the crypto market and Wall Street's tech-heavy index, the Nasdaq, are experiencing short-term weakness within a long-term uptrend.Breadth is typically measured by comparing the number of advancing stocks or cryptocurrencies
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Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE,
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Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets:Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas.As East Asia begins its trading day, BTC
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KindlyMD (NAKA), the Nasdaq-listed firm that's recently merged with bitcoin treasury firm Nakamoto closed a $200 million convertible note offering late Friday.The convertible notes bear no interest in the first two year, then they carry a 6% annual rate starting in year three until maturity in 2028. The firm
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The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking new ideas for detecting and cutting off illicit crypto activity as it begins to put the new stablecoin law into effect.The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act — the first major U.S. law to erect a regulatory system in the
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Stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL) has acquired Malachite, the consensus engine that is set to underpin payments-focused blockchain Arc, from software development firm Informal Systems, according to a Monday press release.Several people from Informal Systems will join Circle as part of the acquisition. The firms didn't reveal details about pricing.The deal
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