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Record highs — be it $20,000 in 2017, $69,000 in 2021 and $109,000 this year — are great for headlines and quick comparisons, but in reality don’t do a great job of describing price action. Tracking the “realized price,” or the average price at which bitcoin BTC is withdrawn from all exchanges to estimate a … Read more

Global economic uncertainties are weighing heavily on cryptocurrency markets, with XRP experiencing significant selling pressure after failing to maintain momentum above $2.40. The digital asset has formed a bearish head-and-shoulders pattern on short-term charts, with high-volume selling emerging precisely when testing key resistance levels. Multiple analysts, including Ali Martinez, warn that losing the critical $2.30 … Read more

The unit in charge of investigating President Javier Milei’s connection to the LIBRA memecoin has been dissolved after it shared its findings with the public prosecutor’s office. The Unidad de Tareas de Investigación (UTI) has accomplished its objective, stated a decree issued by the ministry of justice on Monday. The document was signed by Milei … Read more

True Markets, a new decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform focused on stablecoin-native execution, has launched its mobile app on Solana and closed an $11 million Series A, bringing total funding to $20 million, the company said in a press release Tuesday. The funding round was co-led by Accomplice and RRE Ventures, with participation from Reciprocal … 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 3147.53, down 0.7% (-22.88) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Four of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: AAVE (+9.8%) and HBAR (+0.7%). Laggards: LTC (-6.1%) and FIL (-2.9%). … Read more

Energy management firm KULR (KULR) has expanded its bitcoin treasury to more than 800 tokens, with the purchase an additional $9 million worth of BTC. The latest acquisition — made at an average price of $103,234 each — brings the total amount KULR has spent on the cryptocurrency to $78 million. This continues the company’s … Read more

Government entities increased their holdings of Strategy (MSTR), a bitcoin BTC proxy, in the first quarter according to new data from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), investment bank Standard Chartered (STAN) said in a research report on Tuesday. In some cases “MSTR holdings by government entities reflect a desire to gain bitcoin exposure … Read more

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this report owns shares of Strategy (MSTR). Strategy’s (MSTR) perpetual preferred stock, STRK, achieved the largest proceeds from its weekly at-the-market (ATM) issuance since the program started in February, according to X account DogCandles, raising $59.7 million that was used to buy more bitcoin BTC, according to a Monday SEC … Read more

Kraken is rolling out regulated crypto derivatives trading in Europe, compliant with the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). The crypto exchange’s perpetual and fixed maturity futures contracts will now be available for retail and institutional customers in the European Economic Area (EEA), the firm said on Tuesday. Permission to trade crypto … Read more

Crypto traders are betting big on ether ETH in the wake of the recent rally. Last week, block traders, typically institutions and large players, executed bull call spreads on ether, purchasing the $3,500 call options while simultaneously shorting an equal number of calls at the $6,000 strike, both set to expire on Dec. 26. Traders … Read more

India’s Supreme Court has questioned why the country’s central government cannot formulate a “clear cut” policy on crypto regulation, the Economic Times reported on Monday. Justice Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said that there is “parallel under-market” for cryptocurrency that can affect the economy. “Why does centre not come out with a clear cut … Read more

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The big story in financial markets is not just global bond-market jitters, it’s also bitcoin’s (BTC) stability above $100,000. BTC has held above that level for 11 straight days after jumping sharply from around $75,000 in early April. Some might interpret that as a sign of … Read more

The cryptocurrency market continues to respond to broader economic factors as Solana demonstrates resilience amid global trade uncertainties. SOL’s price action formed a clear uptrend with higher lows and higher highs, breaking through key resistance levels with institutional-grade volume suggesting accumulation despite a brief 1.35% correction in recent hours. Meanwhile, analysts point to the $166.82 … Read more

Stablecoin issuer Circle, which filed for an initial public offering (IPO) last month, has explored the alternative of a sale to crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) or payments company Ripple, according to a Monday report by Fortune. The New York-based issuer of USDC, the second-largest stablecoin, took part in informal talks over a potential sale from … Read more

TokenFi, a sister project to Floki that focuses on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, is set to tokenize the Floki Minibot M1 — an AI-powered robot built by Rice Robotics — marking what the team says is the first tokenization of a consumer AI robot. The move coincides with the launch of TokenFi’s RWA tokenization module … Read more

The Shiba Inu token has demonstrated remarkable resilience despite broader market volatility, successfully breaking through key resistance levels while maintaining position above all major moving averages, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data model. Technical indicators suggest continued bullish sentiment, though short-term price action shows some consolidation after the recent gains. Market analysis reveals approximately … Read more

AAVE’s explosive rally broke through multiple resistance levels with increasing trading volume, particularly during the late-night hours when it surpassed the $250 psychological barrier. The cryptocurrency has established support around $240 while consolidating above $263, suggesting potential for further upward movement as institutional interest grows amid broader market developments. This performance comes as Bitcoin approaches … Read more

The U.S.-listed spot bitcoin BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $667.4 million in net inflows on May 19, the largest single-day total since May 2, signaling renewed institutional interest. Nearly half of these inflows, $306 million, went into iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), now at $45.9 billion in net inflows, according to data source Farside Investors. The … Read more

There is a popular saying, that goes, “If you want to understand America, watch a pro wrestling match.” Though it may be glib and a little over simplified, it appears to ‘ring’ true, as the U.S. financial markets are now exhibiting traits similar to pro-wrestling’s concept of “kayfabe.” Kayfabe means an illusion that the in-ring … Read more

Crypto exchange KuCoin’s merchant service is enhancing its provision for users to complete mobile transactions with cryptocurrency. KuCoin Pay has tapped payment protocol AEON to allow users to pay for goods and services online and in-store using cryptos such as bitcoin BTC, ether ETH and stablecoins USDT and USDC, according to an emailed announcement on … Read more

Crypto markets extended their climb with ether (ETH) jumping 8% and bitcoin (BTC) inching back toward the $106,000 mark in the past 24 hours, despite broader risk-off sentiment in equities and gold. The resilience is in contrast to Friday’s surprise credit downgrade of the U.S. by Moody’s, which cited persistent fiscal deficits and political gridlock. … Read more

DigiAsia Corp (FAAS) plans to raise up to $100 million to seed a bitcoin treasury reserve (BTC), joining a growing list of publicly traded companies looking to diversify their corporate balance sheets with bitcoin. The announcement on Monday (which emphasized plans rather than executed actions) helped push DigiAsia’s shares up 91% during regular trading to … Read more

XRP futures contracts began trading on CME Group’s derivatives platform on May 19, recording at least $1.5 million in trading volume during the first session, a modest but notable debut for the major token. CME data shows 4 standard contracts (each representing 50,000 XRP) traded on day one, totaling around $480,000 in notional volume at … Read more

The U.S. Senate voted to move ahead on stablecoin legislation Monday night, removing a procedural barrier to ultimately passing the bill out of the body entirely. Senators easily cleared the 60-vote threshold for the vote, which is intended to just move the legislation to a period of further debate before a final vote series to … Read more

Crypto infrastructure provider StraitsX debuted its Singapore dollar-pegged stablecoin, XSGD, on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to cater to growing demand for regulated multi-chain stablecoins supporting real-time cross-border payments. Digital asset developers, fintechs firms and financial institutions can use XSGD to conduct cross-border transactions, settle transactions on-chain and create programmable financial flows. XGSD is being powered … Read more

A key crypto bill has opened a rift among Senate Democrats as another big test approaches for the viability of legislation to regulate stablecoin issuers. Most expect the bill to clear a significant procedural vote on Monday night, but Democrats are split. The Senate’s most prominent crypto critic, Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren, is leading a … Read more

Cryptocurrencies regained footing on Monday after a rocky start to the trading session, mirroring a broader recovery in risk assets as traders digested Moody’s downgrade of U.S. government bonds. Bitcoin BTC notched a strong rebound after slipping to as low as $102,000 early in the U.S. session, following its record weekly close at $106,600 overnight. … Read more

Clients of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) will soon have the option to buy bitcoin BTC, according to CEO Jamie Dimon, who spoke at the bank’s annual Investor Day on Monday, signaling a shift in how the firm approaches the asset. “We are going to allow you to buy it,” Dimon told shareholders, though he added the … Read more

Blockchains are a technical marvel, but in this vastly competitive landscape, I’ve come to see the social consensus and ecosystem around blockchains as by far their most important strategic asset. The social layer matters, but for different reasons depending on the chain. Specifically, I have the hypothesis that the “Layer 0” for any blockchain ecosystem … Read more

XRP futures started trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) derivatives platform on Monday, becoming the first regulated futures tracking the price of XRP in the U.S. Traders can trade two contract sizes: 2,500 XRP and 50,000 XRP, which will both be cash-settled and based on the SME CF XRP-Dollar Reference Rate, which tracks the … Read more