Movement Labs, the scandal-plagued crypto startup backed by Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial, quietly promised large stakes of its token to early insiders—undisclosed deals that now raise fresh questions about who really holds power behind the scenes. Even before its token launch, Movement Labs committed large portions of MOVE’s supply to a handful of early … Read more
This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Imagine two major newspapers both endorsing the same presidential candidate. The joint support indicates that the candidate probably has a broad backing. Similarly, when price charts for both bitcoin BTC and Strategy (MSTR) — the largest publicly-listed BTC holder — … 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 3216.65, down 2.4% (-79.51) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BTC (-0.9%) and LTC (-1.8%). Laggards: NEAR (-5.7%) and POL … Read more
MoonPay has partnered with Mastercard to let users spend stablecoins at more than 150 million merchants worldwide, the company announced on Thursday. The integration means that users of “every crypto wallet” will be able to access virtual Mastercards that draw directly from their stablecoin balances. The cards can be used at any merchant in Mastercard’s … Read more
Bitlayer, a bitcoin Layer 2 based on the BitVM paradigm, and Sui blockchain have teamed up to make bitcoin (BTC) more useful in the Sui ecosystem. The collaboration involves Sui integrating Bitlayer’s BitVM bridge to launch Peg-BTC (YBTC), a Bitcoin-backed token, on its platform, according to an exclusive announcement shared with CoinDesk. It allows bitcoin … Read more
Venture capital firm a16z Crypto has led a $7 million seed round for KYD Labs, a blockchain-based ticketing platform aimed at giving artists and venues control over ticket sales, fan data, and revenue. The investment comes as KYD looks to expand its presence in the live event space, already showing success at iconic venues like … Read more
Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet (3350) generated 592 million yen ($4 million) in operating profit in the first quarter of 2025, largely through bitcoin-based income strategies. The company reported 877 million yen in revenue, with 88% coming from option premium harvesting on bitcoin BTC, according to its first quarter earnings release. Metaplanet’s bitcoin stash grew by … Read more
Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally has paused above $100K, slowing the recovery rallies in major altcoins. But one coin stands resilient: monero (XMR), the world’s largest privacy-focused digital asset by market value. XMR has risen 4.6% this week to $347, with prices gaining 2% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk data. The cryptocurrency has outshone … Read more
Solana (SOL) is starting to see capital flow back in after several weeks of outflows. Glassnode data shows SOL’s 30-day realized cap inflows are now firmly back in positive territory, growing at a pace of 4–5%, a level that puts it on par with XRP. While the inflows are relatively modest compared to frenzied periods … Read more
CoW Swap, a decentralized exchange aggregator, is set to introduce a feature it says will boost the number of transactions it can handle and offer more rewards to those who facilitate trades. The feature, called Combinatorial Auctions, will let solvers, those who route trades for the aggregator, work together for the first time to offer … Read more
Coinbase (COIN) has confirmed that cyber criminals “bribed and recruited” a group of rogue support agents that facilitated the theft of user data. The crypto exchange added in a blog post that it will “reimburse customers who were tricked into sending funds to the attacker.” It has also offered a $20 million bug bounty for … Read more
By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The cryptocurrency market pulled back over the last 24 hours, led by declines in major coins as retail investors switched out of large-cap tokens and into smaller, more speculative assets. Both bitcoin BTC and ether ETH dropped around 2% and the CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20), a … Read more
Several exchanges including Binance and Korean platform Coinone have listed NEXPACE (NXPC), leading to a 115% surge in the token’s value on the back of $1 billion in trading volume in the first three hours of trading. NEXPACE is a PC role-playing game that features on-chain item ownership. It is the the blockchain arm of … Read more
Telegram has shut down the illicit marketplace Haowang Guarantee, formerly Huione Guarantee, which has facilitated transactions totaling over $27 billion in stablecoins since 2021. Haowang was shut down based on insights provided by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic on Tuesday. The closure took place amidst a crackdown on thousands of suspected Chinese crypto-crime channels operating on … Read more
Bitcoin’s (BTC) dominance rate has dropped notably this month, sparking hopes for a full-blown alt season or period where the bull market spreads beyond BTC, lifting valuations in other sectors of the digital assets market. Joao Wedson, CEO and founder of crypto data analysis platform Alphractal, expects a full-blown alt season to unfold in June. … Read more
ARK Invest didn’t wait around to add eToro (ETOR) to its portfolio. Cathie Wood’s St Petersburg, California-based investment management company bought 140,000 shares in eToro on the stock-and-crypto trading platform’s Nasdaq debut on Wednesday. ARK’s ETOR allocation is worth just under $9.4 million, based on the closing price of $67. The shares rose 29% on … Read more
Jim Chanos, the veteran investor who made his name shorting Enron, is betting on bitcoin (BTC) trade while shorting Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate holder of the biggest cryptocurrency. In an interview at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York with CNBC, Chanos detailed the bet. “We’re selling MicroStrategy stock and buying bitcoin,” Chanos said, … Read more
Major tokens such as dogecoin (DOGE), cardano (ADA), and solana (SOL) slipped more than 5% in the past 24 hours as traders moved to lock in some profits after a strong week-long rally. The broader crypto market surged alongside risk assets last week, fueled by macroeconomic tailwinds and renewed investor optimism, but signs are emerging … Read more
Caroline Pham, the acting chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures and Trading Commission, has openly discussed an intention to leave the commission once she’s permanently replaced, people familiar with her plans have said, leaving significant questions about the future track of agency policy. If President Donald Trump’s nominee for the chairmanship, former Commissioner Brian Quintenz, … Read more
As the stablecoin competition is heating up with looming regulation in the U.S., traditional finance institutions are taking notice—largely out of fear of losing out to digital dollars, said Ben Reynolds, BitGo’s managing director of stablecoins, at Consensus 2025 in Toronto. Speaking at a panel discussion, he said that BitGo’s recently launched stablecoin-as-a-service has seen … Read more
TORONTO — Despite a recent setback, U.S. President Donald Trump should be able to sign stablecoin and market structure legislation before Congress goes on break in August, said White House official Bo Hines on Wednesday. Lawmakers are still discussing the legislation, which is good, said Hines, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers … Read more
Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman Brandon Lutnick personally verified Tether’s reserves when the firm began its relationship with the stablecoin giant, he said on Wednesday at Consensus 2025 in Toronto. The 27-year-old said that in the early days of Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether’s relationship, there were “a lot of rumors” that Tether didn’t have the assets it … Read more
Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley denied reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is investigating the crypto bank, calling the reporting “bullshit” during a panel discussion at Consensus 2025 in Toronto on Wednesday In an article published last month, business publication Barron’s reported that DHS’s money laundering and financial crimes unit, the El … Read more
Sam Altman’s blockchain project World has sparked controversy in the past due to its use of iris-scanning technology to create digital identities. But World Foundation Advisor Liam Horne says that the controversy around that technology, known as orbs, is often misunderstood. It’s “actually the complete opposite,” of what critics share regarding World or Altman owning … Read more
Shares of eToro climbed nearly 29% in their debut on the Nasdaq exchange after going public at a roughly $4.2 billion valuation on Tuesday. Stock indexes saw mixed results on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq trading higher and the Dow Industrials lower. Bitcoin (BTC) drifted modestly lower to $103,400.. EToro had sold nearly … Read more
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. This is Margaux Nijkerk and Sam Kessler, CoinDesk’s Tech team. In this issue: Hacking Attempt on Lido Results in 1.4 Ether Lost From Oracle Provider Bitcoin DeFi Security Improves as Rootstock Boosts Hashrate Share Ethereum’s Next Upgrade ‘Fusaka’ Could … Read more
ADA’s Charles Hoskinson wants crypto’s tribal warfare to end, and he’s prepared to drop tokens on 37 million wallets across eight different blockchains to make peace. “Every Consensus, there’s a new token… running around saying, ‘my thing is better than your thing,’” Hoskinson said on stage at Consensus 2025 in Toronto. “The Nash equilibria is … Read more
Bitcoin’s (BTC) long-term potential remains largely untapped, according to Dan Morehead, founder and CEO of Pantera Capital, who took the Mainstage at Consensus 2025 in Toronto on Wednesday. “There are a couple more decades to go of outsized returns in bitcoin,” Morehead told the audience, underscoring Pantera’s ongoing conviction in the asset class. Morehead offered … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures, including the launch of his TRUMP memecoin in January, have complicated bipartisan efforts to get stablecoin legislation passed, Rep. French Hill, a lawmaker at the center of the industry’s crypto efforts in Washington, said Wednesday at Consensus 2025 in Toronto. However, Hill — chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, … Read more
Top House Democrats sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday, asking its money laundering watchdog to hand over all suspicious activity reports (SARs) tied to President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures. In a letter sent to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Reps. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.), Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) — the ranking … Read more