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Why Tesla went into bitcoin

Data: YCharts; Chart: Axios VisualsWhen Elon Musk’s Tesla spends $1.5 billion on bitcoin and announces that it will start accepting the cryptocurrency as payment for its cars, it’s natural to ask why it would do such a thing. Why it matters: The simplest expl…

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Why Tesla went into bitcoin

Data: YCharts; Chart: Axios VisualsWhen Elon Musk’s Tesla spends $1.5 billion on bitcoin and announces that it will start accepting the cryptocurrency as payment for its cars, it’s natural to ask why it would do such a thing. Why it matters: The simplest expl…
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U.S. Treasury: Congress Needs to Pass Crypto Legislation This Spring 

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Treasury: Congress Needs to Pass Crypto Legislation This Spring  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is urging lawmakers to deliver crypto legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature this spring. This post U.S. Treasury: Congress Needs to Pass Crypto Legislation This Spring  first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is urging lawmakers to deliver crypto legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature this spring.
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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Uniswap (UNI) jumps 5.4%, leading index higher

CoinDesk Indices Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email CoinDesk 20 performance update: Uniswap (UNI) jumps 5.4%, leading index higher Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 5.3% from Thursday, joined Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer. By CoinDesk Indices Feb 13, 2026, 2:21 p.m. Make us preferred on Google CoinDesk Indices

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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Uniswap (UNI) jumps 5.4%, leading index higher

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 5.3% from Thursday, joined Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer.

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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.

The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1920.47, up 2.0% (+36.77) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday.

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Eighteen of the 20 assets are trading higher.

9am CoinDesk 2src Update for 2src26-src2-13: vertical

Leaders: UNI (+5.4%) and BCH (+5.3%).

Laggards: ICP (-2.1%) and BNB (-1.1%).

The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.

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