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BNB rose more than 3% in the past 24 hours, briefly topping $800 to reach a new high near $810. BNB peaked at $809.84 as trading volume exceeded the session’s average to 125,568 tokens in an hour, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. Behind the rally were a number of factors, including a more … Read more

Jack Dorsey’s Square (XYZ) has begun the rollout of bitcoin payments for merchants on its network. Square began onboarding the first sellers, enabling them to accept Lightning Network-powered BTC payments from customers, Owen Jennings, executive officer at Square’s parent company Block (XYZ), posted on X on Tuesday. Payments are settled in real-near time using Bitcoin … Read more

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has suffered significant losses in the past 24 hours, consistent with the broader market’s decline. The joke token, however, narrowly outperformed its top rival dogecoin. Key price movements SHIB experienced a precipitous decline from $0.000015189 to $0.000014130, constituting a pronounced 7% depreciation. The pivotal sell-off was characterized by trading volumes reaching extraordinary … Read more

Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) and Goldman Sachs (GS) are rolling out tokenized money market funds for clients as digital asset adoption is accelerating. BNY, which is one of the oldest and largest custody banks in the world overseeing $53 trillion of assets, announced on Wednesday to start offering institutional investors token versions of … Read more

Several of the largest altcoins suffered corrective moves to the downside on Wednesday, suggesting a pause or even end to altcoin season before it ever really got started. The sharp declines pushed bitcoin dominance back above 60% as the world’s oldest crypto remained relatively stable. Also notable were more than $200 million worth of long … 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 4054.25, down 2.3% (-94.67) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. One of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BCH (+0.3%) and ETH (-0.8%). Laggards: XRP (-5.2%) and ADA (-5.1%). … Read more

XRP traded in a wide $0.11 range between $3.46 and $3.57 during the 24-hour period ending July 23 at 08:00 GMT. The asset posted a 3% swing as bulls drove price to a session high of $3.57 on 106.4 million volume, before profit-taking triggered a reversal back to $3.46. The late decline broke key support … Read more

The crypto market is once again knocking on the $4 trillion door but just can’t seem to walk through it. Total market capitalization hovered at $3.93 trillion on Wednesday, marking the third attempt in four weeks to decisively break the milestone. That’s despite strong risk-on sentiment in equities, surging institutional demand for Ethereum, and fresh … Read more

Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings (MARA) said it plans to raise $850 million through a private sale of 0% convertible senior notes due in 2032. The deal, aimed exclusively at qualified institutional buyers, includes an option for initial buyers to purchase an additional $150 million of the notes, potentially bringing the total raise to $1 billion, … Read more

Companies looking to issue stablecoins should rein in their enthusiasm, especially when their main business is unrelated to digital assets, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) CEO Eddie Yue, wrote in a blog post on the central bank’s website. Some companies that don’t have a business that is related to stablecoins — tokens whose value is … Read more

This is a daily analysis of top tokens with CME futures by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Bitcoin: Rangeplay continues with MACD teasing bearish flip Bitcoin (BTC) hit a record high above $123,000 on July 14, before entering a period of consolidation. Prices have since been range-bound between resistance at $120,000 and … Read more

By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The government’s announcements of trade agreements with countries including Indonesia and Japan “raised hopes that the U.S. might be about to reach deals with other countries that avoid the higher tariffs,” Deutsche Bank analysts wrote in a note reported on by Reuters. That optimism has allowed … Read more

Ether’s recent price action may be fueled by more than just sentiment. According to Bitwise Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Matthew Hougan, the world’s second-largest crypto asset is undergoing what he calls a “demand shock,” driven by surging inflows into exchange-traded products and new corporate treasury strategies. In a thread posted Tuesday on X, Hougan … Read more

The death of the legendary rockstar Ozzy Osbourne, “Prince of Darkness,” on Tuesday has triggered a frenzy in the crypto markets. Within hours, opportunistic developers began minting “OZZY” and “RIP Ozzy” tokens across the Solana blockchain, hoping to capitalize on the heavy metal icon’s passing. Blockchain data reveals at least 15 Solana-based meme coins bearing … Read more

SOL, Solana’s native token, hovered just below $200 early Wednesday after a surge of bullish developments — including a major corporate accumulation and bold analyst projections — renewed momentum in the sixth most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalization. On Monday, consumer brand platform Upexi Inc. (UPXI) disclosed that it had acquired an additional 100,000 SOL, … Read more

David LaValle, the global head of ETFs at Grayscale Investments, is set to leave the crypto asset manager at the end of July, Unchained reported, citing people familiar with the matter. LaValle joined Grayscale in July 2021 as the firm was grappling with investor dissatisfaction over the widening discount of its flagship Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). … Read more

Need evidence of speculator fervor. Look no further than Coinglass’ crypto derivatives leaderboard, which shows that fartcoin (FARTCOIN), the Solana-based memecoin, is now the 10th largest token based on derivatives open interest. As of writing, notional open interest in futures tied to fartcoin totaled over $1 billion, placing the joke cryptocurrency ahead of well-established coins, … Read more

Galaxy Digital (GLXY) is well positioned to capture upside from the favorable regulatory backdrop for cryptocurrency, Jefferies said in a new research report. Jefferies has initiated coverage of the crypto investment bank with a buy rating, citing the passage of the GENIUS Act in the U.S. as “providing favorable market structure,” for Galaxy’s business. The … Read more

CoinShares (CS) said it received a license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation, the first crypto asset manager based in continental Europe to qualify. The approval allows the Saint Helier, Jersey-based firm to offer crypto portfolio management services across the 27-nation bloc under a single, harmonized regulatory framework. Operations are already … Read more

Demand for trading stocks on-chain is real. Switzerland-based Backed Finance’s tokenized U.S. equities product, xStocks, has seen a cumulative trading volume of over $300 million less than a month since going live on Bybit, Kraken, and Solana decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. xStocks are 24/7 onchain tokens representing shares in publicly traded U.S. firms. Each token … Read more

Dogecoin rallied sharply in the face of global macro uncertainty, climbing 5% during the 24-hour session ending July 23 at 05:00 GMT. The move came as heightened geopolitical tensions fueled risk volatility, yet DOGE displayed resilience with strong intraday recoveries and volume-backed support retests that attracted renewed interest from tactical traders. What to Know • … Read more

XRP posted a 4% gain during the 24-hour trading window from July 22 at 03:00 to July 23 at 02:00, with prices moving between a low of $3.42 and a high of $3.57 before closing near $3.51. The move follows a technical breakout from a six-year symmetrical triangle and coincides with key developments in U.S. … Read more

Dogecoin might’ve started as a joke, but this upgrade isn’t one. DogeOS, the app layer developed by the MyDoge wallet team, has submitted a formal proposal to Dogecoin Core that introduces a new opcode that would enable the network to verify zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) natively. Developers aim to transform an unused part of the script … Read more

South Korea’s finance regulator has informally warned local asset managers to reduce their exposure to crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF) and U.S.-listed digital asset firms, according to a report by the Korean Herald. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) verbally told several firms to limit their exposure to Coinbase (COIN) and Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR), to comply … Read more

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Mistral AI recently offered a rare benchmark in the Artificial Intelligence … Read more

Well-known digital asset investor Dan Tapiero is merging private equity firms 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners under a new brand 50T, reflecting his forecast that the digital asset ecosystem will reach a market value of $50 trillion in the next decade. “50T is a natural evolution from our original thesis in 2020 when we launched … Read more

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved — then abruptly paused — Bitwise’s plan to convert its Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (BITW) into a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Tuesday, raising fresh uncertainty around the agency’s standards for crypto ETFs. The fund holds 90% of its weight in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), with the … Read more

Ethereum’s validator exit queue swelled on Tuesday to its longest wait time in more than a year, that could signal a rush among stakers to pull funds after a major price rally in ether (ETH). There was nearly 519,000 ETH as of Tuesday U.S. afternoon, worth $1.92 billion at current prices, in line to exit … Read more

Polymarket, the cryptocurrency-powered prediction market that recently attained a billion dollar valuation, is deciding whether to introduce its own customized stablecoin, or accept a revenue sharing deal with Circle based on the amount of USDC held on the platform, according to a person familiar with the plans. Polymarket’s motivation to create its own stablecoin is … Read more

The Financial Times reports that JPMorgan, the world’s biggest bank, is looking into issuing crypto-backed loans, meaning that its clients may soon be able to pledge bitcoin, ether, or some other token to borrow dollars. The news is notable for a couple of reasons. Crypto folks love pointing out that Jamie Dimon, the bank’s chief … Read more