Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives derailed what was supposed to be a joint hearing on crypto policy efforts on Tuesday, insisting that President Donald Trump’s personal crypto dealings were too urgent to allow other discussion on …
Adopting Michael Saylor’s strategy of buying for the balance sheet has clearly taken off among many publicly traded firms, substantially enriching their stock prices and shareholders. But what does it mean for the future of the bitcoin price? NYDIG …
Artificial Intelligence tokens have long-term staying power and won’t be another crypto fad like non-fungible tokens (NFTs), even though the industry has already seen its share of flops, Kava Labs co-founder Scott Stuart said in an interview with …
Late Friday, attorneys with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Binance filed a joint status report asking a federal judge to continue a 60-day pause in the case for another 60 days. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter …
The complex pipes that keep derivatives trades moving are about to get a major efficiency boost in DeFi, according to Crypto Valley Exchange. Crypto Valley Exchange’s “smart clearing” protocol will lower the capital requirements for …
Activity in PowerTrade’s options market for alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins) picked pace this week as heightened market volatility prompted traders to seek derivatives for hedging and speculative opportunities. Trading volume in XRP options …
Just two months ago, the total value of funds locked (TVL) on HyperLiquid, a decentralized derivatives exchange (DEX) that allows traders to generate returns by staking to a shared vault, sat at a record $540 million. Now, users are fleeing, TVL …
This week’s tariff-inspired market meltdown has led to a rapid sell-off across crypto-assets, with BTC trading below $80K and ETH hitting a two-year low of $1,432. The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector was not entirely immune to the chaos as total …
The bitcoin (BTC) price is likely to become more volatile after dipping below $75,000 twice in the past week as it extends its drop from the all-time high of $109,000 reached on Jan 20. That’s taken it into what Glassnode shows as an “air pocket …
Bitcoin (BTC) dipped to nearly $75,000 early Wednesday, before slightly recovering, as Trump’s sweeping küresel tariffs went into effect on Wednesday. Ether (ETH) dived 10%, leading losses among major tokens, with xrp (XRP), dogecoin (DOGE), BNB Chain …