Advertisement

Latest Crypto News

Opinion

Why Trump Is Right on a Digital Currency Reserve

Holding BTC is not necessarily an endorsement, but it’s definitely in the interests of the United States as it looks to become a fintech powerhouse, argues Chip Daniels, chief executive officer of Salomon Brothers.

President Donald Trump signs executive orders

Finance

U.K. Man Wants to Buy Landfill Site in Search for Lost $784M of Bitcoin: Report

He tried to sue the local council for not responding to his requests to search the site, but the case was dismissed by a judge in January.

Landfill site (Getty Images / Unsplash)

Opinion

Why We Need a Bipartisan Stablecoin Bill – Gillibrand

The new Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act lays the groundwork for a new era of American exceptionalism, says Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York.

capitol hill washington

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LTC Surges 15.5% as Index Trades Higher From Friday

Aptos (APT) joined Litecoin (LTC) as a top performer, gaining 9% over the weekend.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-02-10: leaders chart

Markets

New Trump Tariffs Spell Caution for Bitcoin, Ether, Dogecoin Bets

ETH, DOGE Price Analysis: How Trump Tariffs May Impact Cryptos Such as Ether, Dogecoin

Bull and bear (Shutterstock)

Markets

Japan’s Financial Regulator Weighs Stricter Disclosure Rules for Crypto Assets: Nikkei

New disclosure rules may align virtual currencies with securities to enhance investor protection and promote any potential ETFs.

japanese yen (Shutterstock)

Markets

Strategy Resumes Bitcoin Purchases, Takes Holdings to 478,740 BTC

Executive Chairman Michael Saylor Announces a Bitcoin Purchase of $742.4 million

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP in Focus as Ripple Targets Portugal’s Crypto Ecosystem in Latest Partnership

Ripple payments use the XRP Ledger, where users can send and receive different currencies, including fiat money and crypto assets, through a network of financial institutions using the XRP token.

(Ripple)

Markets

Bitcoin Difficulty Hits New Highs as Key Metric Signals Miner Capitulation and Possible Bottom

Hash Ribbon signals miner capitulation, which tends to mark a local bottom in the bitcoin price.

BTC: Difficulty Adjustment Percent Change (Glassnode)

Policy

U.S. Endowments Are Leaning Into Crypto: FT

U.S. endowment funds are looking at crypto investments as bitcoin soars and Donald Trump draws attention to the industry.

Austin, Texas (Mitchell Kmetz/ Unsplash)

Markets

Base Team Member Refutes Claims That Its Sequencer Coinbase Has Been Selling ETH

"Coinbase has accumulated $300M+ in ETH, which is more than 2x all of Base's ETH earnings over time," Base member Kabir.base.eth said on X.

Base team member refutes claims of selling ETH. (Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin HODLer Metaplanet Achieves $35M Unrealized Gains in 2024 Thanks to BTC Treasury

Metaplanet said it was the best-performing equity in 2024 out of 55,000 publicly listed companies.

The Diet building, Japan's parliament. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Tether Inflows to Exchanges Surged to $2.7B During Recent BTC Price Drop to $90K, Analytics Firm Says

The unusually high capital inflows likely stemmed from margin calls and bargain hunting.

Trump's crypto summit promises a volatile weekend. (dimitrisvetsikas1969/Pixabay)

Markets

Memecoin Madness Returns as Barstool Sports, BNB Chain, and an Entire African Country Dabble With Meme Tokens

America, Asia and Africa witnessed various regional memecoin events over the weekend.

Memes (Seize.io)

Markets

Bitcoin Indicator That Signaled $70K Breakout Turns Bearish as Trump's Trade War Rhetoric Grows

The renewed bearish signal on the key indicator is not an immediate threat to BTC, but Trump's tariff rhetoric could shake up the market.

Bear and bull (Pixabay)