CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Gains 4.7% as All 20 Assets Trade Higher

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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 at 2759.21, up 4.7% (+124.59) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SUI (+18.5%) and AAVE (+9.4%). Laggards: BCH (+0.8%) and LTC (+1.7%). The […]

Strategy Stock Saw $180M in Failed Trades in March, Possible Short Squeeze Indicator

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Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of Strategy (MSTR) Traders shorting Strategy (MSTR), the bitcoin buyer whose share price gained 13% in March, may be struggling to find enough stock to repay the lenders who underpinned their bets the company’s value would fall. More than $180 million worth of trades in MSTR […]

Travel Rule Compliance Surges on New Regs, Stablecoin Payments, Notabene Says

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Almost all cryptocurrency firms should be compliant with anti-money laundering (AML) transparency rules this year, a set of requirements around the sharing of certain information about the originator and beneficiary of transactions known as “the Travel Rule,” according to an annual survey carried out by crypto AML specialist Notabene. Notabene surveyed 91 virtual asset service […]

Scroll’s Euclid Upgrade Pushes It Into ‘Stage 1’ Decentralization Era

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Scroll, the Ethereum layer-2 network, shared Wednesday that it has launched its Euclid upgrade, which the team called its most significant protocol transformation to date. According to Scroll Labs, a key consequence of the upgrade is that it transitions Scroll from a “stage 0” to a “stage 1” rollup, meaning the network will retire some […]

Crypto Fundraising Is Positive, But Slower Than Expected Under Trump Administration

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Fundraising for sophisticated crypto investment vehicles has yet to fully experience the anticipated positive headwind of the Donald Trump presidency, according to a new report by the Crypto Insight Group. Momentum “remains positive but slower than [fund] managers anticipated under the new Trump administration,” the Hedge Fund Outlook 2Q25 report said. “Net inflows continue, yet […]

Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Goes Live on Aave V3 Ethereum Market

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Aave users can start supplying and borrowing Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin on the decentralized lending platform’s V3 Ethereum Core market, Aave said in a Monday post on X. The peer-to-peer loans market has a supply cap of 50 million RLUSD and a borrow cap of 5 million RLUSD. RLUSD is a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the […]

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Reasserts Itself as Stocks, Bonds Fall, Gold Hits Record High

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By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Few quotes better capture the current turbulence in global markets. For decades, the classic portfolio of 60% equities and 40% bonds was considered the cornerstone of balanced investing. This […]

Bitcoin Runs Into Resistance Cluster Above $88K. What Next?

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This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Bitcoin’s (BTC) bullish advance has encountered a resistance zone above $88,000, marked by crucial levels that could make or break the ongoing recovery rally. The resistance cluster’s first and perhaps most critical level is the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) […]

Bithumb to Split in Two as Crypto Exchange Inches Toward South Korean IPO

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Bithumb plans to split its core crypto exchange business from other activities as it reorganizes in preparation for an initial public offering (IPO). The Seoul-based company will split in two, with Bithumb Korea focusing solely on operating the core crypto exchange business. Bithumb Korea will be the entity seeking a public listing, local media reported, […]

Strategy Buys $555M of Bitcoin, Increases Total Stash to 538,200 BTC

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Strategy (MSTR) has added 6,556 bitcoin (BTC) to its balance sheet, spending $555.8 million in the process, according to a regulatory filing published on Monday. The purchase was funded using proceeds from the company’s two at-the-market (ATM) stock offering programs, the filings notes. The firm, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, sold 1.76 million shares […]

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Breakout Lifts AI, Memecoins, Underscores Hedge Value

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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin’s censorship-resistant, decentralized setup empowers individuals by facilitating peer-to-peer transactions without government interference or corporate control. You’ve probably heard that from a Bitcoin maxi many times. It’s an idea that resonates even more strongly today in light of reports that President Donald Trump is exploring ways […]