A 'ShibaPepe' or 'FlokiDoge' coin? A hostile takeover of a DeFi project? TradFi firms taking over Web3 projects? These are all very real possibilities in crypto as M&A is set to heat up in the sector.

In-depth by Aoyon Ashraf

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🚨 BREAKING: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison coindesk.com/policy/2024/03…

Shares of $MSTR and $COIN are 'very squeezable' due to short sellers' large positions, according to a report by data analytics firm S3 Partners.

Aoyon Ashraf reports

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With April’s “halving” set to cut mining rewards by half, Bitcoin miners are upgrading to more efficient mining machines, cutting costs, finding cheaper sources of power and exploring mergers and acquisition opportunities, says Aoyon Ashraf

#futureofbitcoin

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.Coinbase 🛡️ plans to raise $1 billion by selling convertible bonds, avoiding dilution for shareholders and taking a cue from Michael Saylor⚡️'s crypto playbook.

Aoyon Ashraf reports

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With #Bitcoin hitting all-time highs, why aren't BTC miners rallying? One explanation: Investors are pouring money into spot ETFs while avoiding miners due to risks related to the Bitcoin halving. by Aoyon Ashraf
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Shares of Coinbase 🛡️ soared in post-market trading after the company beat fourth-quarter earnings and sales estimates. by Aoyon Ashraf
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Trading platform Robinhood's higher crypto trading revenue may be a positive sign for Coinbase 🛡️, which is reporting earnings this week.

Aoyon Ashraf reports

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CoinDesk’s New Owner Bullish Replaces CEO in Restructuring

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🚨 BEWARE: Scammers are pretending to be CoinDesk journalists on social media and elsewhere. Be careful.

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Bitcoin financial services firm Swan unveiled its new mining business that already has 4.5 EH/s mining power and plans to expand rapidly as the parent company gears up to go public in the next 12 months.

By Aoyon Ashraf

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The battle to scoop up investors' money for newly approved bitcoin ETFs is shaping up to be a fierce one, but one way to take a giant leap forward, experts say, could be to buy Grayscale. Helene Braun reports
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SCOOP: FTX sold about $1 billion of Grayscale's $GBTC since #bitcoinETF approval – explaining a large chunk of its outflow.

Ian Allison reports

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🎉 The first U.S. spot #bitcoinETF is finally here and we feel like celebrating.

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Ahead of potential SEC approval of #bitcoinETF , Cboe provided a notice saying some of the ETFs will be listed and start trading on Thursday, Jan. 11. by Aoyon Ashraf
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I do agree it was faked rather than a misfire but also the account straight up tweeted (and then deleted) a second tweet that just had the bitcoin cashtag

Sigh, after this stunt, we aren't getting $BTC ETF approved anytime soon are we?

CoinDesk’s Aoyon Ashraf did a long form deep dive interview with Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov on site at Sibos 2023. I’ll share the full video link below

Thank you CoinDesk, I guess?