DeFi

Espresso Token Launches at $275 Million Valuation

Launchpad buyers are down 30% with a 2-year vesting period ahead of them.Espresso, a decentralized rollup base layer, launched its native ESP token this...

Coinbase’s Armstrong, Ripple’s Garlinghouse among familiar crypto execs in U.S. CFTC advisory group

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which is set to be a leading regulator of the crypto markets, has named some of the crypto...

Vitalik Proposes ‘Decentralized Governance’ Model for Russia’s Future

The Ethereum co-founder condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while saying the country could benefit from crypto principles like decentralization.Vitalik Buterin shared in a long...

Aave Labs Proposes New DAO Value Accrual and Growth Framework

The new proposal aims to resolve the ongoing debate and align the interests of equity holders and token holders.Two months after the Aave DAO...

Bitcoin Plunges Under $66,000 as Crypto Sentiment Index Hits Historic Low

Total market cap is holding steady today, even as sentiment sinks to the weakest level on record.Crypto markets took a tumble Thursday morning, Feb....

Standard Chartered sees bitcoin (BTC) sliding to $50,000, ether (ETH) to $1,400 before recovery

Investment bank Standard Chartered lowered its short-term and full-year price forecasts for major cryptocurrencies, citing continued downside risk as exchange-traded fund (ETF) outflows and...

Hedera (HBAR) rises 6.7%, leading index 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...

Judge Dismisses Bancor-Affiliated Patent Case Against Uniswap

Update Feb. 12, 6:40 am UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from a Uniswap spokesperson.A New York federal judge dismissed a...

Hundreds of developers competed in the Consensus Hong Kong 2026 hackathon

As the curtain falls on Consensus Hong Kong 2026, the focus has shifted from the corporate boardrooms to the show floor. While institutional talk...

Prediction Market Open Interest Crosses $1B as Super Bowl Boosts Bets

Volume across Polymarket and Kalshi hit $400 million for the first time, with sports and political markets drawing nearly all the liquidity.Open interest (OI)...

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Trace Mayer says bitcoin’s (BTC) falling volatility signals institutional maturity, not weakness

Bitcoin’s BTC$73,786.96 trademark volatility was for years treated as...

How the House Financial Services Committee is taking on tokenization: State of Crypto

Last month, Rep. French Hill, who chairs the House...

A massive $1.26 billion sale of BlackRock’s IBIT was likely a rapid exit by a large investor, NYDIG says

A $1.26 billion block sale of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin...

Argentine Prosecutors Arrest 24, Seize Over $8M in USDT in ‘Fake Coins’ Crypto-Fraud Sweep

The Buenos Aires Public Prosecutor's Office said it ran...

Bitcoin Price Targets $78K as BTC Holders Defend ‘Strongest Near-Term Support’

Bitcoin (BTC) is rebounding from a key on-chain support...