Markets

BTC miner sold more than half of its holdings

Bitcoin miner Cango (CANG) completed the sale 4,451 BTC over the weekend, raising roughly $305 million in USDT as it looks to reduce leverage...

Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan join Tempo

Farcaster co-founders Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan said Monday they are joining stablecoin-focused startup Tempo, signaling a pivot away from crypto-native social media and...

McHenry predicts fast crypto deal as Witt brokers talks

Speaking on CoinDesk Live at the Ondo Summit in New York City, former House Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry and White House advisor Patrick...

Analyst Calls Bitcoin Bear Case ‘Weak’, Keeps $150K Target

Bernstein analysts reiterated a bullish long-term outlook for bitcoin, calling the current bitcoin price downturn the “weakest bear case” in the asset’s...

Strategy (MSTR) Adds 1,142 Bitcoin For $90 Million

Strategy bought another 1,142 bitcoin for about $90 million, extending its long-running accumulation campaign even as the company’s massive treasury remains underwater...

Crypto.com founder Kris Marszalek buys ai.com domain name for record $70 million: FT

Kris Marszalek, the founder and CEO of crypto exchange Crypto.com, spent $70 million to buy ai.com, the highest publicly disclosed price paid for a...

Story co-founder defends token unlock delay, says project needs ‘more time’

Story Protocol co-founder SY Lee defended the project’s decision to push its first major IP token unlock to August 2026, in a recent interview...

Bitcoin Sharpe Ratio Hits Bear Market Lows At Negative 10

The Bitcoin Sharpe ratio, which measures risk/reward potential, is in negative territory that is often associated with the end of bear markets, according to...

Japan’s record 56,000 Nikkei surge sends bitcoin to $72,000, gold past $5,000

Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged to a record on Monday, breaching the 57,000 level with a 3.4% gain following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decisive "supermajority"...

Previewing policy at Consensus Hong Kong 2026: State of Crypto

CoinDesk is hosting its second annual Consensus Hong Kong conference, and as always, we'll have a number of policy-focused sessions. Are you in town?...

Popular

BIP-110 On Track To Fail As Miner Signaling Stays Below 1%

This is a guest post by...

Bitcoin Has Already Spent 42 Days Building Its Bottom, This Metric Says

Bitcoin (BTC) has been counting down to its next...

Cardano hands core software over to outside developers to achieve full decentralization

Cardano developer Input Output is handing control of core...

The payment war shifts to distribution as stablecoins reach mainstream status

"Both Stripe and PayPal do approximately the same amount...