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Will Canny

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Will Canny is an experienced market reporter with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He's now covering the crypto beat as a contract reporter at CoinDesk.

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A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)
Markets
Bitcoin
Buy Bitcoin Miners' Stocks Ahead of the Halving, Bernstein Says
Bitcoin’s bullish trajectory is expected to resume after the halving once mining hashrates have adjusted to the lower rewards and ETF inflows resume, the report said.
A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)
By Will Canny
Apr 17, 2024 at 10:37 a.m. UTC
Apr 17, 2024
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Computer, money. (TheDigitalWay/Pixabay)
Finance
Bitcoin
Bitcoin ETFs Are Driving a Spot Multiplier Effect, Canaccord Says
Many investors find the underlying cryptocurrency more attractive than ETFs given the ability to hedge and to generate yield on HODLs, the report said.
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By Will Canny
Apr 16, 2024 at 9:53 a.m. UTC
Apr 16, 2024
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CleanSpark's immersion cooling facility in Norcross, Georgia. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Markets
Miners
Bitcoin Miner CEOs Are Upbeat Ahead of the Halving, Expect M&A: Bernstein
Miners' shares have lagged as bitcoin outperformance has sucked retail liquidity from mining stocks, the report said.
CleanSpark's immersion cooling facility in Norcross, Georgia. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Apr 16, 2024 at 7:39 a.m. UTC
Apr 16, 2024
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U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Ether etfs
Ether Spot ETFs Still Have No More Than 50% Chance of Approval in May: JPMorgan
There will probably be litigation against the SEC after May if ether ETFs aren’t approved, the report said.
U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Apr 11, 2024 at 2:04 p.m. UTC
Apr 11, 2024
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Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s Bullish Quarter Eases Consumer Skepticism: Deutsche Bank
While 40% of respondents to the German bank’s survey said bitcoin will thrive in the coming years, 38% said they expect the cryptocurrency to disappear.
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By Will Canny
Apr 10, 2024 at 9:56 a.m. UTC
Apr 10, 2024
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Finance
Fundraising
Bitcoin Layer 2 Mezo Emerges From Stealth With $21M Raise Led by Pantera
Mezo is a permissionless Bitcoin economic layer that uses a neutral smart contract infrastructure to offer a wide range of applications.
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By Will Canny
Apr 9, 2024 at 11:47 a.m. UTC
Apr 9, 2024
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Finance
Stablecoins
Stablecoins Are Seeing Adoption as a Cross-Border Settlement Mechanism: Bernstein
Solana is leading the field in blockchain payments, but the network has scalability issues, the report said.
(Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Apr 9, 2024 at 11:19 a.m. UTC
Apr 9, 2024
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Finance
Metaco
BCB Group Moves Custody of Digital Asset Operations to Metaco’s Platform
The move will allow the crypto payments firm to consolidate its custody technology.
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By Will Canny
Apr 9, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 9, 2024
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Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy (Michael.com)
Markets
Microstrategy
MicroStrategy Should Continue to Rally as Bitcoin Halving Nears: Benchmark
The broker raised its price target for the software company to $1,875 from $990 and maintained its buy rating on the stock.
Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy (Michael.com)
By Will Canny
Apr 8, 2024 at 12:10 p.m. UTC
Apr 8, 2024
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MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)
Finance
MicroStrategy’s Implied Premium to Bitcoin Settling Into New Norm, BTIG Says
The broker increased its MicroStrategy price target to $1,800 from $780 while maintaining its buy rating on the stock.
MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Apr 5, 2024 at 3:22 p.m. UTC
Apr 5, 2024