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CoinDesk 20 Index Slides: Altcoins Drag While Bitcoin Stays Flat

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Apr 9, 2026Jonah Fields

CoinDesk 20 Index Slides: Altcoins Drag While Bitcoin Stays Flat: LatestDeFiNews

The CoinDesk 20 index registered a modest decline today, primarily driven by underperformance in altcoins like Aave and Stellar, even as Bitcoin maintained a flat trading trajectory.

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Bitcoin Reclaims $70K as Market Flashes Unexpected Bottoming Cues

Markets

Apr 6, 2026Theo Marshall

Bitcoin Reclaims $70K as Market Flashes Unexpected Bottoming Cues: LatestDeFiNews

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Bitcoin Faces $10,000 Plunge Unless $75,000 Reclaimed, Warns Bloomberg Strategist

Markets

Apr 6, 2026Amara Collins

Bitcoin Faces $10,000 Plunge Unless $75,000 Reclaimed, Warns Bloomberg Strategist: LatestDeFiNews

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Institutional Crypto's New Foundation: Prime Brokerages Enforce TradFi Standards

Infrastructure

Apr 6, 2026Marcus Lee

Institutional Crypto's New Foundation: Prime Brokerages Enforce TradFi Standards: LatestDeFiNews

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Polymarket's Major Overhaul: A Native Stablecoin and Exchange Upgrade for U.S. Expansion

DeFi

Apr 6, 2026Isabel Duarte

Polymarket's Major Overhaul: A Native Stablecoin and Exchange Upgrade for U.S. Expansion: LatestDeFiNews

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Polymarket Pulls Iran Rescue Market Amid Regulatory Storm

Regulation

Apr 6, 2026Jonah Fields

Polymarket Pulls Iran Rescue Market Amid Regulatory Storm: LatestDeFiNews

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Aave Faces Risk Management Uncertainty as Chaos Labs Exits Amid V4 Upgrade Disputes

DeFi

Apr 6, 2026Priya Sethi

Aave Faces Risk Management Uncertainty as Chaos Labs Exits Amid V4 Upgrade Disputes: LatestDeFiNews

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Drift Protocol's $280M Exploit: Attorney Alleges 'Civil Negligence' Amid North Korean Hacker Link

DeFi

Apr 6, 2026Elias Turner

Drift Protocol's $280M Exploit: Attorney Alleges 'Civil Negligence' Amid North Korean Hacker Link: LatestDeFiNews

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Bitcoin

Apr 6, 2026Sofia Malik

Samson Mow Warns Against Hasty Bitcoin Quantum Fix, Citing New Vulnerabilities and 'Blocksize Wars 2.0' Risk: LatestDeFiNews

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NEAR Protocol and Avalanche Lead CoinDesk 20 Index Surge Over Weekend

Markets

Apr 6, 2026Luca Bennett

NEAR Protocol and Avalanche Lead CoinDesk 20 Index Surge Over Weekend: LatestDeFiNews

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Ant Group's Anvita Platform Unleashes AI Agents on Crypto Rails for "Agent-to-Agent Economy"

Markets

Apr 6, 2026Nadia Chen

Ant Group's Anvita Platform Unleashes AI Agents on Crypto Rails for "Agent-to-Agent Economy": LatestDeFiNews

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Bitcoin's Post-Crisis Resilience: A New Study Shows Outperformance Against Gold and Stocks

Markets

Apr 6, 2026Daniel Ross

Bitcoin's Post-Crisis Resilience: A New Study Shows Outperformance Against Gold and Stocks: LatestDeFiNews

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Bitcoin

Apr 6, 2026Maya Verma

Jimmy Song Advocates for 'Conservative' Bitcoin Node Clients Amid Decentralization Concerns: LatestDeFiNews

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CoinDesk 20 Index Slides: Altcoins Drag While Bitcoin Stays Flat: LatestDeFiNews

The CoinDesk 20 index registered a modest decline today, primarily driven by underperformance in altcoins like Aave and Stellar, even as Bitcoin maintained a flat trading trajectory.

DeFi

Liquidity, lending, DEX activity, and on-chain capital movements.

Polymarket's Major Overhaul: A Native Stablecoin and Exchange Upgrade for U.S. Expansion: LatestDeFiNews

Prediction market giant Polymarket is launching a full exchange upgrade, including a new 1:1 USDC-backed stablecoin, Polymarket USD, to enhance control and streamline trading ahead of its significant U.S. market re-entry.

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South Korea Moves to Integrate Stablecoins and RWAs into Traditional Finance Laws: LatestDeFiNews

South Korea's ruling party has reportedly drafted a bill to classify stablecoins as foreign exchange payment instruments and mandate trust-backed custody for tokenized Real-World Assets (RWAs), signaling a significant regulatory shift towards integrating digital assets into existing financial frameworks.