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Bitcoin price action is heavily influenced by Middle East tensions and oil prices, with BTC slipping below $70,000 after tanker attacks in Iraqi waters sent Brent crude above $100, but showing relative strength versus stocks and gold. 5 posts
XRP consolidates near $1.38 with high on-chain activity (2.7M daily transactions) and Ripple initiates a $750M share buyback valuing the company at $50B, while traders watch key support and resistance levels. 4 posts
U.S. regulatory developments include an SEC-CFTC oversight pact for crypto, FDIC clarifying stablecoins won't get deposit insurance under GENIUS Act, and Senate Democrats proposing bills to ban prediction markets on war/death. 3 posts
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Court closes Custodia fight with Federal Reserve just as Fed opens master-account door
Founder and CEO Caitlin Long's Custodia Bank got bad news from a U.S. court. (CoinDesk archives) What to know: A federal court denied Custodia Bank's request to review the Federal Reserve's powers as the final word on so-called master accounts. The crypto bank's rejection, though, comes at a time
Circle overtakes BlackRock in tokenized Treasuries as market hits record $11 billion
Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week) What to know: Circle's USYC token has become the largest tokenized U.S. Treasury product, with about $2.2 billion in supply, overtaking BlackRock's BUIDL fund. Much of USYC's recent grow
Arthur Hayes: Strong Revenue and Real Trading Could Send HYPE to $150
Circle overtakes BlackRock in tokenized Treasuries as market hits record $11 billion Circle’s USYC tokenized U.S. Treasury fund has grown to $2.2 billion, surpassing BlackRock’s BUIDL fund as investors increasingly seek onchain yield and collateral. What to know: Circle's USYC token has become t
Bitcoin quickly drops 3.5% as fresh Iran escalation short-circuits crypto rally
Bitcoin (BTC) price on March 13 (CoinDesk) What to know: Fresh news about escalating military action in the Middle East put an end to bitcoin's rally to $74,000. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes also turned early morning gains into losses, with oil climbing more than $4 per barrel from its lowest le
One mysterious investor made $2.5 million profit in hours by betting big on the latest Trump gala news
U.S. President Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) What to know: After five months of total silence, a dormant crypto wallet suddenly bought roughly 2.2 million TRUMP tokens on Thursday, signaling a massive vote of confidence from a major investor. The token’s 60% price spike followed the announc
MoonPay introduces Ledger-secured AI crypto agents to address wallet key risks
MoonPay says connecting Ledger improves crypto key security ((Alois Grundner/Pixabay modified by CoinDesk) What to know: MoonPay integrated Ledger wallet signing into its MoonPay Agents, allowing users to approve every AI-initiated crypto transaction on a hardware device while keeping private keys
Ethereum Foundation publishes new mandate defining its role, core principles
What to know: The Ethereum Foundation published a 38-page document outlining its philosophy and role as a steward of the network. The mandate comes amid broader changes around Ethereum’s roadmap and leadership, including the recent resignation of one of the foundation’s co-executive directors. It
Stablecoins, bitcoin could reshape finance, Stanley Druckenmiller says
Stanley Druckenmiller (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for CHIPS modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller said he expects global payment systems to run largely on stablecoins within 15 years, calling them more efficient, faster and cheaper than current infrastruc
Circle's USDC volumes top Tether's USDT for first time since 2019, prompting sell-side price target hike
Circle's USDC volumes top Tether's USDT for first time since 2019, prompting sell-side price target hike. (CoinDesk) What to know: Mizuho said Circle's USDC transaction volumes have reached about $2.2 trillion year-to-date in 2026, compared with $1.3 trillion for Tether's USDT. The shift marks the
Bitcoin rises to one-month high of $73,800, continuing to outperform since start of Iran war
Bitcoin (BTC) price on Friday (CoinDesk) What to know: Bitcoin rose sharply Friday, taking aim at the $74,000 level in morning U.S. trade. The gains began Thursday evening after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration was taking steps to ease oil price pressures. Fundin
U.S. sanctions 6 people, 2 companies that laundered $800 million in crypto for North Korea
The Treasury Deparment's OFAC office sanctioned individuals and entities laundering crypto to send back to North Korea. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) What to know: The U.S. Treasury sanctioned six individuals and two companies for helping North Korea convert about $800 million into cryptocurrency in 2
CoinDesk 20 performance update: index jumps 3.7% as all constituents climb higher
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 2077.68, up 3.7% (+74.61) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SUI (+6.7%) and ADA (+5.8%).
Bitcoin's building steam and a $3 billion trigger could make it wild
Bitcoin's building steam. (PublicDomainArchive/Pixabay modified by CoinDesk) What to know: If you're not already subscribed to the newsletter email, click here. If you're not already subscribed to the newsletter email, click here. By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitco
Bitcoin outperforms stocks, tops $72,000 even as dollar strengthens
Bitcoin eyes bullish breakout (Sternschnuppenreiter/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: BTC rose 2% since midnight UTC, climbing through $72,000 and outpacing Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 futures, even as the dollar index (DXY) climbed above 100. A high-volume break above $74,000 could trigger a
Bitcoin holds above $71,000, defying rising dollar, oil and U.S. bond yields
Bitcoin rallies even as oil prices hold above $100 a barrel. (Shutterstock modified by CoinDesk ) What to know: The U.S. Dollar Index has broken above 100 for the first time since late November. At the same time, the Nasdaq 100 proxy, the Invesco QQQ Trust, is down about 0.5% and oil prices remain
Bitcoin's recent crash to $60,000 warned stocks first – now they're following
BTC crashed first early this year. Now stocks follow. (Bernd 📷 Dittrich/Unsplash) What to know: Bitcoin has once again acted as a leading indicator for risk assets, plunging sharply before the ongoing global stock market swoon. Major equity benchmarks including the S&P 500, SPDR Financial Select
BlackRock’s new ether ETF for yield hungry investors debuts with $15 million in trading volume
What to know: BlackRock’s new iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) debuted with more than $15 million in first-day trading volume on roughly $100 million in initial assets, signaling strong demand. Unlike traditional spot crypto ETFs, ETHB stakes 70% to 95% of its ether holdings and distributes ab
Pi rallies more than 30% after Kraken announces listing
What to know: Pi Network’s PI token jumped about 30% during Asia’s morning trading after Kraken said it would list the cryptocurrency. The mobile-first project, which uses a phone-based trust graph instead of traditional mining, launched its externally connected mainnet in February 2025 with rough
XRP jumps 3% as breakout above $1.39 ends early-2026 downtrend
What to know: XRP broke above a months-long descending trendline and the $1.39 resistance zone, with a surge in trading volume signaling renewed bullish momentum. The move came despite about $3.9 million in outflows from U.S.-listed XRP ETFs, while activity on the XRP Ledger climbed to roughly 2.7
Bitcoin above $71,000, ETH, SOL, ADA zoom higher as cryptos shrugs off stock weakness
What to know: Bitcoin is holding near $71,000 and trading at the upper end of a monthlong consolidation range, even as global stock markets wobble and oil prices climb. The broader crypto market, with a capitalization around $2.4 trillion, has remained in a tight band since late January, with majo
Bitcoin climbs to near $72,000 after Treasury Secretary Bessent attempts to calm oil fears
U.S. to allow Russian oil at sea to be sold (Gerhard Traschütz/Pixabay) What to know: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. will allow the purchase of some Russian oil in order to help cap surging prices. The news sent bitcoin jumping to just below $72,000, and the price of oil down about
Stricter MiCA rules could thin crypto industry across the EU, says Swiss wealth manager
EU's new framework, MiCA, is reshaping the crypto industry across the European Union, SwissBorg says. (Credit: Guillaume Périgois-Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know: The European Union’s new MiCA regulations are reshaping the region’s crypto industry by raising regulatory and operational
Crypto investor turns $50 million into $36,000 in one botched move
(Shutterstock/Rainer_81) What to know: A crypto trader lost about $50 million in a single transaction after swapping interest-bearing aEthUSDT for aEthAAVE through CoW Protocol. Large losses by slippage occasionally occur in decentralized finance (DeFi) when traders attempt to execute unusually la
SEC's advisory group backs tokenized securities push, outlines how to keep it safe
An advisory group for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made recommendations on tokenized securities. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) What to know: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is pushed by its Investor Advisory Committee to move forward on tokenized securities regulations. The
Donald Trump to hold another Mar-a-Lago lunch for his token holders
Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) What to know: The top 297 holders of the $TRUMP token will be invited to a lunch on April 25 at Mar-a-Lago, the company behind the token announced Thursday. The event at Mar-a-Lago comes just under a year after $TRUMP holders were invited to a previous dinner