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Bitcoin surged to a 6-week high near $95,000, with XRP leading a crypto rally with a 9% gain, while analysts warn of ongoing headwinds. 7 posts
U.S. regulatory agencies SEC and CFTC are now led solely by crypto-friendly Republican chairs, potentially accelerating pro-industry policies. 2 posts
Goldman Sachs upgraded Coinbase to 'buy', citing regulatory progress as a key catalyst for institutional crypto adoption in 2026. 2 posts
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The Protocol: Ledger customer data breached from Global-e platform
(Kanchanara / Unsplash modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. In this issue: Crypto wallet firm Ledger faces customer data breach through p
Fireblocks expands into crypto financial reporting with $130 million TRES acquisition
Left to right: Fireblocks co-founders Pavel Berengoltz, Michael Shaulov and Idan Ofrat. (Fireblocks, modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Fireblocks said it bought TRES Finance, a crypto accounting and financial reporting platform, to bridge blockchain and traditional finance systems. The purchas
Tokenization 'supercycle' set to drive crypto’s next leg higher in 2026: Bernstein
Tokenization 'supercycle' set to drive crypto’s next leg higher in 2026: Bernstein. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Bernstein expects a tokenization 'supercycle' in 2026 spanning stablecoins, capital markets and prediction markets. The broker reiterated its $150,000 bitcoin foreca
Crypto selloff accelerates, sending bitcoin back to $91,000
Crypto prices headed lower on Wednesday (Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images) What to know: Crypto markets extended overnight losses, with bitcoin now down 3% over the past 24 hours to just above $91,000. The CoinDesk 20 Index dropped nearly 4%, led by an 8% decline in XRP, which had been one of the
Filecoin declines as crypto markets retreat
Filecoin declines as crypto markets retreat. What to know: FIL slipped 3.6% to $1.54. The CoinDesk 20 index was 3.6% lower at publication time. FIL slipped 3.6% to $1.54. The CoinDesk 20 index was 3.6% lower at publication time. Storage token Filecoin FIL $1.5147 fell 3.6% over the last 2
Former Brazil central bank official unveils real-pegged stablecoin with yield sharing
A former central bank official announced a Brazilian real-pegged stablecoin. (Rafaela Biazi/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Tony Volpon, a former director at Brazil's central bank, announced BRD, a stablecoin backed by Brazilian government debt, aiming to give foreign investors acce
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Falls 1.5% as Index Trades Lower
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 2993.52, down 0.5% (-15.41) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Three of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SUI (+1.1%) and POL (+0
Rumble introduces crypto wallet with Tether, allowing tips in BTC, USDT, XAUT
(Cheng Xin/Getty Images) What to know: Rumble has launched a non-custodial crypto wallet in partnership with Tether, allowing users to tip creators in BTC, USDT, and XAUt. The Rumble Wallet is the first live deployment of Tether’s Wallet Development Kit and keeps user custody fully decentralized
Babylon Labs raises $15 million from a16z crypto to develop Bitcoin collateral infrastructure
Babylon raises $15 million from a16z Crypto to develop Bitcoin collateral infrastructure. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Babylon Labs has raised $15 million from a16z crypto, which purchased that amount of the platform’s BABY token. The capital will fund the development and scali
Ripple again rules out IPO, saying balance sheet gives it room to stay private
What to know: Ripple has no plans to pursue an initial public offering, preferring to remain private as it expands through acquisitions and product development. The company raised $500 million in November 2025 at a valuation of $40 billion from investors such as Fortress Investment Group and Citad
Strategy’s STRC perpetual preferred stock returns to $100, may trigger more bitcoin buying
STRC (TradingView) What to know: Stretch (STRC), the perpetual preferred equity issued by bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) reclaimed its $100 par value in pre-market trading on Wednesday. At that level, Strategy may sell more of the stock through at-the-market offerings to fund further B
Start-of-the-year recovery rally stalls: Crypto Daybook Americas
Crypto markets flashed red on Wednesday. (AhmadArdity/Pixabay) What to know: You are viewing Crypto Daybook Americas, your morning briefing on what happened in the crypto markets overnight and what's expected during the coming day. Crypto Daybook Americas will kickstart your morning with compreh
Nike sells its NFT and virtual sneakers amid lack of digital art market interest: report
Nike quitely sells off its NFT unit. (Photo by wu yi on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Nike quietly sold its NFT subsidiary RTFKT in December, marking a strategic shift from its digital collectibles venture. The sale comes amid a broader contraction in the NFT market, with other ma
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin slides as Asia-led sell-off hits altcoins
Bitcoin slides back into familiar range (Shutterstock) What to know: Bitcoin dropped to around $91,530 from $93,750 after a third failed attempt to break above $94,500 in five weeks The decline took it back into a trading range that characterized December's pricing. The broader altcoin market s
Morgan Stanley files for ether trust after bitcoin and solana ETF push
Morgan Stanley (Shutterstock) What to know: Morgan Stanley has filed a registration statement with the SEC for an Ethereum Trust. The filing comes days after the bank submitted paperwork for spot bitcoin and solana ETFs, as crypto ETFs have rapidly expanded in the U.S. over the past two years. M
Bitcoin slides toward $91,000 with two CME pricing gaps coming into focus
CME BTC futures pricing (TradingView) What to know: Bitcoin weakness towards the $91,000 level aligns with a potential move to fill the CME weekend gap. A CME gap refers to an untraded price range that forms when bitcoin moves while CME futures markets are closed on Friday through Sunday. CME fu
Lloyds Bank completes UK’s first gilt purchase using tokenized deposits
Lloyds Bank worked with Archax and Canton Network. (Shutterstock modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Lloyds Bank issued tokenized deposits on Canton, and Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets used the deposits to buy a tokenized gilt from Archax. Archax then moved the underlying funds back into its regu
Barclays invests in stablecoin settlement firm as tokenized infrastructure advances
(Jose Marroquin/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Barclays has invested in Ubyx, a US startup developing clearing systems for tokenized money, such as tokenized bank deposits and regulated stablecoins. Ubyx is building a common settlement framework to enable tokenized money to move be
Metplanet valued at three-month high relative to bitcoin holdings after MSCI decision
Metaplanet enterprise value relative to bitcoin holdings (Metaplanet) What to know: Metaplanet’s multiple to net asset value (mNAV) rose to around 1.25, its highest level since before the October liquidation crisis. The move followed MSCI’s decision not to exclude digital asset treasury companie
Hedge Fund Karatage appoints IMC veteran Shane O’Callaghan as senior partner
Hedge Fund Karatage appoints IMC veteran Shane O’Callaghan as senior partner. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Karatage has appointed Shane O'Callaghan as a senior partner and head of institutional strategy. He joins from IMC Trading and previously held high-level roles at Portofin
Crypto traders can now take leveraged bets on silver via Binance Futures
What to know: Binance Futures will launch silver perpetual contracts on Wednesday, offering up to 50x leverage on silver priced in U.S. dollars per troy ounce. The contracts are margined and settled in tether (USDT) with a minimum notional value of 5 USDT. Crypto traders are increasingly diversify
Bitcoin and the Japanese yen are moving together like never before
(Manfred Richter/Pixabay) What to know: Bitcoin's correlation with the Japanese yen has reached a record high. Both BTC and the yen took a beating in final months of 2025, with sell-offs in both running out of steam after mid-December. The tight correlation weakens BTC's appeal as portfolio div
Bitcoin miners chase AI demand as Nvidia says Rubin is already in production
(Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at CES 2026 in Las Vegas/Nvidia) What to know: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the Vera Rubin platform, which promises five times the AI computing power of previous systems, is now in full production. The Rubin platform will feature 72 GPUs and 36 CPUs per serve
XRP could outperform bitcoin as XRP/BTC chart shows rare Ichimoku breakout since 2018
What to know: XRP fell from $2.39 to $2.27, breaking below the $2.32 support level. A high-volume drop to $2.21 was absorbed by demand, stabilizing the price. Traders are watching if XRP can reclaim the $2.31-$2.32 range or remain in a descending channel. XRP fell from $2.39 to $2.27, breaking
Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin holds steady above $90K as fresh money returns to crypto
What to know: Bitcoin remains stable above $90,000, reflecting consolidation rather than renewed selling pressure. Ethereum shows resilience with strong weekly and monthly performance, despite a cooling in futures positioning. Gold is expected to reach new highs in 2026 due to falling rates, centr