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GameStop (GME) shares dropped nearly another 6% on Thursday as investors continued to sell the news of the company’s disclosure of its initial bitcoin acquisitons. The company on Wednesday morning said it had acquired 4,710 bitcoin — a long-awaited move tied to its crypto treasury strategy revealed in March. At that time, the company initiated … Read more

OpenSea, a trading platform for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), officially introduced its OpenSea2 (OS2) upgrade to the wider public after a period in beta. The revamped product now features token trading across 19 blockchains as it continues to pivot from NFTs to the wider crypto market. “OS2 is the foundation for the next generation of OpenSea,” … Read more

Crypto investment firm Pantera Capital revealed a series of concentrated bets on a growing class of publicly-traded companies holding large digital asset reserves on Thursday. Among Pantera’s portfolio is Twenty One Capital (CEP), a Bitcoin-focused treasury firm led by Jack Mallers and backed by Tether, Softbank and Cantor Fitzgerald, according to a note by general … Read more

Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management said it plans to launch a new fund that blends bitcoin BTC gains with a fallback anchored to gold. The Cantor Fitzgerald Gold Protected Bitcoin Fund, which the firm said will be its first BTC-focused investment vehicle, is structured to provide investors uncapped exposure to bitcoin’s price … Read more

Recent escalations in global trade disputes have created a complex backdrop for cryptocurrency markets, with BNB demonstrating notable strength despite economic headwinds. The token’s upward momentum comes as investors seek alternative assets amid traditional market volatility caused by ongoing geopolitical tensions. While central banks worldwide adjust monetary policies to combat inflation, digital assets like BNB … Read more

Reform UK, the U.K. political party led by Nigel Farage, is set to become the first European political party to accept cryptocurrency donations, according to a blog post. The donations will be facilitated by Radom, a U.K.-based crypto payments company that has VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) licenses for its crypto infrastructure. The blog post … Read more

Artificial intelligence (AI) project Donut has raised $7 million in pre-seed funding to build its Solana-based agentic crypto browser, a tool that helps users engage with blockchain applications. The funding round was led by Hongshan (formerly Sequoia CN), BITKRAFT, and HackVC, Donut announced on X on Thursday. Donut’s AI agent-powered browser includes a native cryptocurrency … Read more

Matador Technologies, a Toronto-based digital asset firm, has entered a binding letter of intent to invest up to $3.2 million in HODL Systems, a publicly listed Indian company that integrates crypto into its treasury strategy. If fully exercised, the investment would give Matador up to a 24.95% ownership stake. The agreement also outlines plans for … Read more

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has demonstrated impressive resilience amid global economic uncertainties, recovering strongly after bottoming at 0.00001405 during mid-day trading. The token’s price action shows a clear structure forming with a short-term support zone around 0.00001447 and immediate resistance at 0.00001452 that could determine its near-term direction. Technical Analysis Highlights SHIB experienced significant volatility over … Read more

Rain, a crypto card platform that lets users spend stablecoins anywhere Visa (V) is accepted, said it has added support for Solana SOL, Tron TRX and Stellar XLM networks. The update makes it easier for companies building on those chains to launch their own branded cards, backed by either custodial or non-custodial wallets, that work … Read more

Bitget Wallet, a non-custodial crypto wallet, has partnered with payments platform Coinpal to make it easier for users to spend digital assets across a wide range of online retailers. The move connects Bitget Wallet users to over 6,000 merchants already working with Coinpal, which include businesses in gaming, electronics, fashion and software. This partnership also … Read more

Russia police arrested a person alleged to have been involved in a crypto mining scam that stole 270 million rubles ($3.2 million) from 100 victims, RBC reported, citing a statement from the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Irkutsk Region. A local resident called the police in February to say he handed an ASIC mining … Read more

Tokenization platform the BPX Exchange was added to the U.K.’s crypto register on Thursday, the first new addition since April and only the third this year, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) website. The company, a digital securities exchange for investment funds, will now be able to reach out and offer its services to … Read more

U.S.-listed spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw strong net inflows Wednesday, with both ether ETH and bitcoin BTC products continuing to draw investor interest despite declines in underlying asset prices, investment bank JPMorgan (JPM) said. U.S. spot ether ETFs logged an estimated $84 million in net inflows on May 28, as investor interest held firm … Read more

This week, at the World Digital Mining Summit, bitcoin BTC rig manufacturer Bitmain unveiled its latest mining rig, the Antminer S23 Hydro. Scheduled for release in early 2026, the machine offers an energy efficiency of 9.7 joules per terahash (J/TH), a new benchmark in mining technology. For context, the first dedicated bitcoin ASIC miner launched … Read more

In today’s Crypto for Advisors, Fabian Dori, Chief Investment Officer at Sygnum Bank, explores why crypto is more than just an asset class and looks at the institutional adoption of decentralized finance. Then, Abhishek Pingle, co-founder of Theo, answers questions about how risk-adverse investors can approach decentralized finance and what to look for in Ask … Read more

Peter Schiff, one of Bitcoin’s most vocal critics, took the stage at the Bitcoin 2025 conference on Thursday and didn’t hold back. During a fiery conversation with journalist Natalie Brunell at the Venetian Convention Center in Las Vegas, the longtime gold advocate dismissed the Bitcoin BTC community as “a giant cult” and said the digital … Read more

Ether ETH has increased in value by 45% over the past 30 days, outperforming the decentralized finance (DeFi) market and bitcoin, which are up 21% and 13% respectively in the same period. Much of ether’s rise has been attributed to institutional interest that has led to record inflows from spot ETH ETFs. ETH’s rise came … Read more

Bitcoin BTC treasury firm Twenty One has raised an additional $100 million through convertible senior secured notes, pushing its total capital raised to $685 million as it advances toward a planned merger with Nasdaq-listed Cantor Equity Partners (CEP), a Thursday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shows. The fresh financing comes from existing … Read more

Square, the payment platform owned by Jack Dorsey’s company Block (XYZ) is earning a yield of 9.7% on its bitcoin holdings through running a node on the Lightning network. Block’s Bitcoin product lead Miles Suter said that the firm is earning “real bitcoin returns from our corporate holdings…by efficiently routing real payments across the Lightning … Read more

A decade ago, Bitcoin felt like the internet in the early ‘90s—niche, experimental, and easy to dismiss. Today? It’s front and center on Capitol Hill. What began as a decentralized outlier many labeled as fringe is slowly becoming a pillar of America’s economy that many consider the future. People can now invest in Bitcoin through … Read more

Tether’s USDT token and the Tron blockchain network dominate the rapidly growing stablecoin payment industry, according analytics firm Artemis with help from investment firms Dragonfly and Castle Island Ventures. A report entitled “Stablecoin Payments from the Ground Up” looked at data from 31 stablecoin payment companies, and found USDT, the largest stablecoin, accounted for 90 … Read more

Uniswap’s native UNI token has risen by 10% this week amid a wider altcoin market rally. The move comes as bitcoin BTC consolidates around $108,000 after setting a record high of $111,970 last week. UNI is currently trading at $7.04 after rising to as high as $7.63 at 03:35 UTC. It is currently testing the … Read more

CANTO, the native token its namesake’s layer-1 blockchain, experienced a volatile trading session on Thursday, rising by 250% before losing 60% of its value over the subsequent six hours. The platform had lost the majority of its TVL (total value locked) and trading appetite after a feverish launch last year that saw it reach a … Read more

Telegram has secured $1.7 billion by issuing five-year convertible bonds, aiming to refinance existing liabilities and push out repayment deadlines. The messaging app, which now counts over 1 billion users, will use $955 million of the new funds to buy back bonds maturing in 2026, Bloomberg reports. The remaining $745 million gives the company fresh … 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 3264.85, up 2.0% (+63.87) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: UNI (+6.2%) and NEAR (+5.7%). Laggards: AAVE (+0.0%) and BTC (+1.2%). … Read more

This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Programmable blockchain Solana is on course to flip its rival and leading smart contract blockchain Ethereum in terms of market capitalization, several observers have said it in recent months. However, for now, Ethereum’s native token ether ETH seems to have … Read more

Vaulta, formerly known as EOS Network, and its digital banking platform have teamed up with Fosun Wealth Holdings to bring blockchain infrastructure to Hong Kong’s financial sector, the companies said. The partnership centers around “FinChain,” a virtual asset business launched by Fosun Wealth Holdings, which is part of the Fosun International conglomerate. That conglomerate includes … Read more

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin BTC rose and stock index futures surged early Thursday after a U.S. court declared President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs regime invalid. The positive sentiment was buoyed by AI giant Nvidia’s upbeat earnings. On-chain data showed large wallets, those holding over 10,000 BTC, have shifted to … Read more

Bitcoin BTC has mostly traded sideways since printing record highs above $110,000 last week. The loss of upward momentum is now accompanied by signs waning bullish sentiment among market participants trading options tied to BlackRock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). That’s evident from the one-year put-call skew, which reflects how the market prices in volatility … Read more