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SUI SUI experienced a turbulent 24-hour trading window marked by sharp intraday swings and heavier-than-usual trading activity. After initially plunging to $2.71, the token mounted a brief rally toward $2.92 before encountering strong resistance near $2.82, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. That zone capped the recovery, triggering a swift reversal that dragged prices … Read more

A bipartisan majority in the Senate has just passed the GENIUS Act to provide a regulatory framework for stablecoins. A similar bill, the STABLE Act, is working its way through the House. President Trump wants to sign a stablecoin bill into law this year, so it looks like we are well on our way to … Read more

Uniswap’s governance token continues its impressive comeback, trading above $7.46 Tuesday after rallying 70% from its yearly low of $4.551 on April 7. The token has logged seven weekly gains in the past eight weeks—its longest positive stretch since early 2023—and is now firmly trading above key resistance levels that capped earlier recovery attempts. The … Read more

As it was near-universally expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve left benchmark interest rates steady at 4.25%-4.50% on Wednesday at the June meeting. “Although swings in net exports have affected the data, recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace,” the press release said. “The unemployment rate remains low, and … Read more

Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) is venturing further into the global payments business with the launch of Coinbase Payments, the company said in a Wednesday blog post. The service, built on Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network Base, is already live with ecommerce platform Shopify and was designed to bring stablecoin payments to merchants, supporting around-the-clock USDC transactions … Read more

The Bank of England plans to introduce new proposals on banks’ exposure to crypto by 2026 to protect financial stability, a key official said Wednesday. The U.K. is looking to formulate rules that are more on the restrictive side, said David Bailey, the executive director of prudential policy at the Bank of England, in a … Read more

Litecoin clawed back early losses Tuesday to notch a 1.6% daily gain, trading above $84.6 after dipping to $82.69. The rebound came despite choppy markets reacting to heightened tensions surrounding the war between Israel and Iran, which has kept markets on edge, with the odds of a U.S. military action in the region before the … Read more

BNB is stumbling beneath a stiff resistance level of $654, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model, with price swings driven by a surge of global unease following the ongoing war between Israel and Iran. The token fell back after briefly breaking above $650, showing signs of stress, while the broader market gauge. CoinDesk 20 … Read more

Stablecoins dominate the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), but Standard Chartered (STAN) said it sees signs of a broader shift underway. With just $23 billion currently in non-stablecoin RWAs, around 10% the size of the stablecoin market, the investment bank anticipates significant growth as regulatory clarity improves and the focus shifts to assets that benefit … Read more

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Tech & Protocols reporter. In this issue: Polyhedra Blames Liquidity Attacks for Sudden 80% Price Drop in ZKJ, Promises Buyback UK Startup Optalysys Debuts Server for Blockchains Kraken-Backed Ink Foundation to Airdrop INK Token, Starting … Read more

A Bitcoin-blockchain based decentralized finance (DeFi) project debuted a stablecoin fully backed by bitcoin BTC tokens as part of its effort to build a financial system centered on the largest and oldest cryptocurrency. Elastos, developer of the BeL2 protocol, unveiled its bitcoin dollar (BTCD) on Wednesday. The project aims to create a digital version of … Read more

In the search for stable, scalable yield on-chain, real world assets (RWAs) have become a cornerstone of digital asset strategies. Tokenized treasuries and private credit brought off-chain yield on-chain, delivering much-needed stability and quickly emerging as one of the strongest-performing segments in crypto. Top crypto categories by market cap https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories#key-stats However, much of this early … Read more

CoinDesk’s inaugural Top 50 Women in Web3 & AI list, launched in June 2025, celebrates innovators who are reshaping technology and finance. But the real story isn’t about women succeeding in isolation — it’s about how their achievements demonstrate the power of unified innovation across gender lines. It’s terrific to see these women being recognized … Read more

Avalanche AVAX struggled to maintain short-term momentum, with trading patterns showing a descending channel formation despite attempts to stabilize around key support levels, according to CoinDesk Research technical analysis model. The token has fallen 1.4% in the last 24 hours to $18.43 while the CoinDesk 20 — an index of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by … Read more

Polkadot DOT encountered substantial selling pressure, dropping as much as 5% before rebounding and potentially forming a double bottom pattern that points to continued upward movement, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. After initially attempting to establish an uptrend with a peak at $3.787, DOT encountered strong resistance and formed a bearish reversal pattern, … Read more

Coinbase Derivatives and Nodal Clear are working to integrate the USDC stablecoin as collateral in regulated U.S. futures markets, aiming to launch the new framework in 2026. If approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the plan is expected to mark the first time a stablecoin is formally accepted as collateral for margined futures … Read more

Toncoin TON is experiencing heightened volatility amid broader market turbulence, with significant selling pressure breaking through the $2.92 support level during peak trading hours, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. Despite the sharp decline, buyers have emerged near the $2.87 level, forming what appears to be a potential stabilization zone. The cryptocurrency’s recent price … Read more

Compute Labs, a startup that turns the industrial-grade GPUs that power AI data centres into fractionalized yield-bearing tokens, and enterprise AI cloud firm NexGen Cloud, have joined forces to begin distributing ownership of a $1 million “public vault,” the companies said on Wednesday. The power and profitability of AI infrastructure are largely centralized and generally … Read more

The cryptocurrency market faces renewed pressure as conflict between Iran and Israel intensify, with NEAR Protocol showing notable price sensitivity to these geopolitical developments. The digital asset has established key support around $2.09-2.10, where increased trading volume suggests potential accumulation despite the overall bearish trend. Technical analysis NEAR-USD exhibited a 6.1% trading range ($2.219 high … Read more

The wider promise of stablecoins, cryptocurrencies whose value is tied to another asset, has remained elusive until now due to regulatory uncertainty, broker Canaccord said in a research report Wednesday. The passage of the GENIUS Act in the U.S. Senate changes everything, it said. The legislation, whose full name is Guiding and Establishing National Innovation … Read more

Ethereum’s price action has formed a consolidation pattern between $2,500-$2,540 with decreasing volume suggesting accumulation rather than distribution. The cryptocurrency remains trapped below the critical $2,800 resistance level that has acted as a barrier several times in recent weeks, with traders closely watching for a breakout that could trigger renewed momentum toward $3,000. Meanwhile, staking … Read more

The largest tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), can now be used as collateral on two of the most active crypto trading platforms, Crypto.com and Deribit, issuer Securitize said in a Wednesday press release. The listings allow institutional traders to post BUIDL tokens as margin for leveraged trades on … Read more

Prenetics Global Limited (NASDAQ: PRE) is the latest firm in the healthcare space to copy MicroStrategy’s $40 billion bitcoin treasury strategy, having acquired its first $20 million BTC investment, with help from global crypto exchange Kraken. There is a surge of bitcoin treasury companies that focus on accumulating bitcoin and following strategies similar to Strategy. … Read more

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 2988.69, down 1.4% (-41.38) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BTC (-0.2%) and LTC (-0.4%). Laggards: SUI (-4.4%) and AAVE … Read more

This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. There is an old saying, “Once is a chance, twice is a coincidence, and a third time is a trend.” It applies to bitcoin BTC right now. The cryptocurrency’s price has fallen back to its 50-day simple moving average (SMA), … Read more

Crypto asset manager 3iQ has introduced an XRP XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the company said on Wednesday. The 3iQ XRP ETF (TSX: XRPQ) will launch with a 0% management fee for the first six months and is available for investment through registered accounts in Canada, and its TSX listing enables … Read more

By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering a smidgen under $105,000 having dropped just 1.4% in the past 24 hours as crypto markets balanced the Israel-Iran war with regulatory progress in the U.S. Tensions in the Middle East are heightening after President Donald Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” … Read more

Crypto’s newest memecoin cult is embracing the “useless” narrative given to joke tokens, making it a play that reached a $100 million valuation in recent days. The aptly-named USELESS coin has embraced that narrative and turned it into a rallying cry. The official website mocks the space it inhabits, and people are doing exactly that. … Read more

Corporate adoption of bitcoin BTC is well-known, and most of it involves a classic buy-and-hold strategy, loosely analogous to the dollar-cost averaging (DCA) strategy. While investors of all kinds widely prefer DCA, new research by crypto options market maker Orbit Markets shows that since 2023, it has underperformed a structured product called an “accumulator,” popularly … Read more

It’s only a matter of time until every cryptocurrency exchange and fintech firm is running its own blockchain, according to OP Labs, builder of Ethereum overlay protocol Optimism. The logic is straightforward and simple, says OP Labs head of product, Sam McIngvale, pointing to the runaway success of Coinbase’s layer-2 (L2) network Base since its … Read more