Hyperliquid, Uniswap and Worldcoin buck crypto slump as traders chase AI, DeFi trends
Hyperliquid's HYPE, Uniswap's UNI and Worldcoin's WLD all posted double-digit gains, extending rallies that have made them some of this week's standout performers.
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Coinbase to join tokenized stock race with onchain shares, dividend payments
Coinbase (COIN) said it plans to introduce tokenized stocks backed one-for-one by underlying U.S. equities, joining the growing competition among crypto firms and traditional financial companies to bring stocks onto blo…
Ethereum’s biggest protocol overhaul in years moves into its final development stage
Ethereum developers are entering the final stretch of work on Glamsterdam, the network's next major upgrade, as teams begin testing a version of the fork that includes the planned protocol changes.
Ripple invests in Flutterwave, pushing its stablecoin and XRP Ledger into payments across Africa
Ripple, the blockchain firm closely associated with the XRP Ledger (XRP) network, invested in African payments company Flutterwave as part of its Series E funding round, a deal centered on expanding the use of stablecoi…
State Street targets stablecoin reserve boom with new money market fund
Wall Street's largest asset managers are increasingly competing to manage the assets backing stablecoins, a market that could swell into the trillions of dollars as digital dollars become a larger part of the financial …
Mystery Polymarket trader turned $4 million into $9 million after Spain's shocking World Cup draw
FIFA World Cup debutants Cabo Verde held favourites Spain to a goalless draw on Monday, creating an outsized win for punters in a match that started with 1:10 betting odds against the minnows.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Uniswap (UNI) gains 12.9% while index trades lower
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.
Y Combinator reveals a new AI agent that can build and run an entire business just from a text message
That's what the Silicon Valley startup incubator Y Combinator's AI agent, Locus Founder, launched Monday. All a user has to do is send a business idea via iMessage, SMS, or Telegram, and the AI takes care of the rest, i…
Bitcoin rallies after Japan rate increase with XLM, INJ, UNI advancing
Bitcoin climbed above $66,500 after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates, lifting the token about 1.5% in 24 hours.
Bitcoin rises after Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to a 31-year high
The decision hit the wires around 3:19 UTC on June 16. The BOJ lifted its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1% from 0.75%, the highest level since 1995. The move aligned with market expectations but included hawkish hin…
Live markets: Bitcoin ETFs bled cash Monday while every other crypto ETF gained
US spot bitcoin ETFs lost a net $64 million on Monday, even as spot ETFs for ether, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid all pulled in fresh cash. On the surface, that looks like a clean rotation out of bitcoin and into everythi…
Tether Gold now has a dedicated options market on Bybit
Bybit, one of the world’s top cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, has launched options trading on Tether Gold (XAUT), a token that provides you ownership of real physical gold.
XRP gives back gains after 10% rally as traders take profit near $1.25
XRP finally broke through the $1.20 level that had capped rallies for weeks, but buyers couldn't keep control of the move.
Hyperliquid loses Anthropic, OpenAI markets as creator shuts down project
A key player on the fast-growing derivatives exchange Hyperliquid's private-company trading is shutting down, pointing to consolidation in one of the industry's hottest new markets.
XRP rockets 8% above $1.20 in first major breakout since June selloff
XRP spent the past two weeks trying to stop going down. Now it's trying to go higher.
Kraken debuts U.S. perpetual futures as crypto derivatives move onshore
Kraken began offering regulated perpetual futures to U.S. customers, marking a significant step in bringing one of crypto's most popular trading products into the country after years of activity concentrated on offshore…
Bitmine adds another $136 million of ether after raising $274 million in preferred stock sale
BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the largest Ethereum-focused treasury company, continued its purchase streak after raising fresh capital through a preferred stock sale.
Middle East ceasfire, Fed interest-rate decision: Crypto Week Ahead
Crypto Week Ahead is a comprehensive list of what's coming up in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, as well as the major macroeconomic events that will influence digital asset markets.
Markets cheer U.S.-Iran Breakthrough though Middle East risks, Fed remain in focus
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If America wants to lead in crypto, it must protect the people who build it
The crypto industry’s leading founders, CEOs and investors recently signed a single letter to Senate leaders with one request: do not weaken the Clarity Act's protections for software developers. These are competitors, …
‘Crypto spring’ is here, says one analyst after bitcoin's key signals turn bullish
Standard Chartered's head of digital assets research Geoffrey Kendrick says bitcoin
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bittensor (TAO) surges 31.9%, leading index higher
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.
Michael Saylor's Strategy acquires another 1,587 bitcoin for $100 million
Strategy (MSTR) last week acquired 1,587 bitcoin for approximately $100 million, increasing its total holdings to 846,842 BTC, according to a Monday morning filing.
XRP climbs 4% above $1.18 as traders test next resistance zone
XRP's rebound is starting to look less like a dead-cat bounce and more like a market trying to build a base.