Ray Dalio says investors should own ‘a bit of Bitcoin’ as U.S. debt risks rise
The Bridgewater founder says recent Treasury-market stress fits his long-running debt-crisis framework, though he still prefers gold as the bigger hedge.
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The Bridgewater founder says recent Treasury-market stress fits his long-running debt-crisis framework, though he still prefers gold as the bigger hedge.
Bessent’s bond-buyback plan fails to curb Treasury yields. Here's what it means for bitcoin and gold
The firm raised $68 million as its revenue has grown six-fold as stablecoin payments and settlement expand, CEO Mohammad Raafi Hossain told CoinDesk.
CoinDesk · Aug 24, 2026
Bitcoin holds above $77,000 after a 21% week, with XRP up 46% over the same stretch. Asian stocks fell as Samsung and Alibaba slid.
Term permanently closed its Meta Vaults after an attack reportedly removed nearly all of their Ethereum deposits.
The US may face a debt crisis within three years according to Ray Dalio, and debt-related issues helped fuel a rally in Bitcoin that could mark the beginning of a new cycle.
The SEC published its Reg Crypto proposal last week, giving the public 60 days to comment.
CoinDesk · Aug 23, 2026
Witchcraft books had the highest rate of likely AI-generated content at 78%, according to an Originality.ai analysis of more than 2,000 titles.
Decrypt · Aug 23, 2026
XRP’s price has surged by 50% this week, the best performance since November 2024. Here's what's driving the rally.
A Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland study finds crypto investors hold sharply different views on returns and risk, while information about Bitcoin’s past gains can increase both desired allocations and actual crypto purchases.
Tracked card volume more than tripled in a year, with USDC and USDT funding over 70% of spending as users increasingly paid for groceries, rides and subscriptions.
CoinDesk · Aug 23, 2026
The breakthrough could come from AI models that help robots understand and interact with the physical world, though widespread adoption may still be years away.
Decrypt · Aug 23, 2026
According to Coinbase’s head of AI product, we’re currently in the “Napster/LimeWire era” of agentic payments.
CoinDesk · Aug 23, 2026
The Entra ID flaw earned the highest possible severity score, but Microsoft says it patched the bug before publishing the CVE and found no evidence it was ever exploited.
Decrypt · Aug 22, 2026
A group of 20-odd developers is scanning the Bitcoin ecosystem for AI-discoverable flaws, warning that cheap, powerful models have handed attackers unprecedented reach.
The exchange has hired White & Case as restructuring counsel, with a detailed roadmap expected by Sept. 9.
CoinDesk · Aug 22, 2026
The Sandbox disabled bridging on affected networks to isolate tokens and warned users not to trade SAND on Base and BNB, citing an impact of under 0.01% of supply.
Fairmint CEO Joris Delanoue warns tokenized stocks risk recreating Wall Street’s 1960s paper crisis through fragmented systems and standards.
CoinDesk · Aug 22, 2026