Live markets: Bitcoin slips to $63,000 as the chip rout goes global
Futures tied to WTI crude oil are on track for their best week since mid-April, surging nearly 12%.
Crypto
Crypto.com Hits $20B Valuation After $400M Citadel Securities Investment
Citadel Securities has invested $400 million in Crypto.com at a $20 billion valuation, marking the crypto exchange's first-ever institutional funding round and the latest sign of Wall Street's deepening embrace of digit…
AI frenzy losing steam leaves bitcoin less volatile than South Korean stocks
This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter 'Daybook.' Sign up here, if you haven't already.
Airbnb CEO says X account was hacked, attacker posted AI-slop on tokenization
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said his X account was hacked, and the attacker posted a thread promoting tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) that was criticized as being heavily AI-assisted.
MacOS malware hijacks Telegram sessions, targets crypto wallets: SlowMist
A macOS malware steals credentials to hijack Telegram sessions, decrypt cryptocurrency wallets or trick users into entering their wallet recovery phrases through fake applications.
Bitcoin bottom countdown nears 50 days after BTC supply in loss passed 50%
Bitcoin supply in loss hit 50% nearly 50 days ago, mimicking the countdown to BTC price bear-market bottoms.
US indicts crypto investor over alleged $20M fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors allege the South Dakota investor used false promises to raise money, repaid earlier investors with new funds and laundered proceeds through crypto exchanges.
Bitcoin under $64,000 after new U.S. strike on Iran. Trump's China comment adds to uncertainty
BTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, slipped to $63,600, extending Thursday’s nearly 1.4% slide from $65,000, according to CoinDesk data. As of this writing, the cryptocurrency traded just below its 50-day s…
Trump Media sells Wall Street low-latency access to Trump posts
The paid Truth API is aimed at high-frequency trading firms seeking “the fastest” access to market-moving Truth Social posts, including those from US President Donald Trump.
Bitcoin ETFs add $368M in three-day buying streak
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $79.2 million on Thursday, lifting their three-day inflow total to about $368 million as Bitcoin attempted a price recovery.
Ordinals advocate Leonidas proposes new Bitcoin client: ‘$DOG Mode’
“Over time the economic incentives will drive $DOG Mode’s adoption and force Bitcoin Core to stop gatekeeping and allow these completely valid transactions,” said Leonidas.
Bitcoin’s anti-spam fight gets a 'DOG Mode' reply
Five days after CoinDesk reported that a proposal to purge non-financial data from Bitcoin was approaching deadline with effectively zero miner backing, some developers in the community have a different plan that skips …
Citadel Securities invests $400M in Crypto.com at $20B valuation
Crypto exchanges have increasingly positioned themselves as bridges between digital asset markets and traditional finance.
Bitcoin liquidity clusters determine BTC’s price direction as futures flow fuels price
Bitcoin futures traders are propping up the current market move, while liquidation heatmap data provides hints on where BTC price may go next.
Balaji seeks Malaysia deal, threatens exit after Network School probe
“If we are not welcome, there are many other countries that would welcome us,” said Network School founder Balaji Srinivasan in a message to the Malaysian prime minister.
Polygon CEO announces job cuts amid Coinme acquisition
The round of layoffs was part of Polygon transitioning operations to payments following a $250 million deal to acquire Coinme and Sequence in January.
Trump teleprompter operator made $100K betting on Kalshi markets tied to speeches: ABC
According to ABC News, federal regulators are investigating whether the longtime White House staffer used nonpublic information to profit from event contracts tied to President Donald Trump’s speeches.
Injective files for SEC transfer agent registration to bring securities ownership records onchain
Injective said Thursday it has filed a transfer agent registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to bring one of the core record-keeping functions of securities markets onto blockchain infrastr…
Bitcoin outlook improves amid 6% weekly gain: Can BTC bulls push higher?
Bitcoin buyers have returned to spot, futures and ETF markets but geopolitical headwinds could quickly unravel the progress of the past two weeks.
Bitcoin Q-Day Recovery Proposal Aims to Let Users Prove Ownership After Quantum Attack
As concerns over Bitcoin's quantum security continue to grow, security firm Project Eleven on Thursday unveiled a cryptographic technique designed to address a major concern by allowing users to prove ownership of a wal…
Ethics in crypto market structure ‘really not our concern,’ says Blockchain Association CEO
A former CFTC commissioner urged lawmakers not to “kill all the hard work that we put in the rest of the bill” by making ethics a make-or-break issue on crypto market structure.
Morgan Stanley Launches Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana Trading on E*Trade
Morgan Stanley has launched spot cryptocurrency trading on its E*TRADE platform, allowing eligible customers to buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana through a partnership with digital asset infrastructure p…
Visa backs Open USD with new stablecoin platform as Circle faces fresh competition
Visa introduced a new platform aimed at making it easier for banks, fintech companies and crypto firms to build products using stablecoins, expanding its push into blockchain-based payments as competition in the sector …
$1.9 trillion asset manager T. Rowe Price bets on active management with first multi-token crypto ETF
T. Rowe Price has brought what it said is the industry's first actively managed multi-token spot crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) to the market.