Tokenization mirrors the $20 trillion ETF boom as blockchain and AI converge, Ondo exec says
The market for tokenized assets is growing quickly, but John Hoffman thinks the biggest wave of demand hasn't arrived yet: artificial intelligence.
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Perpetual futures could become crypto's next ETF moment
The rollout of regulated perpetual futures in the U.S. could follow a familiar path to the one taken by spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in seeking mass adoption.
Crypto should adopt the best of centralization, says LMAX CEO
For years, crypto's ideological center of gravity has been pulled toward decentralization.
Saylor to Musk: Thanks to you, 25% of 'Mag8' firms now hold bitcoin
Michael Saylor, co-founder of Strategy, the world's largest publicly listed bitcoin holder, has a new term for Wall Street's most elite stocks and a congratulatory message for Elon Musk.
Top cryptographers can't agree on Bitcoin's biggest quantum question
A Coinbase-convened advisory board of some of the most prominent cryptographers in the world has laid out what Bitcoin should do about the millions of coins a future quantum computer could steal, and …
Anthropic's pre-IPO shares fall as U.S. government shuts down its most powerful AI model
The U.S. government ordered Anthropic to shut down its two most capable AI models on Friday, and the pre-IPO market for Anthropic shares sold off immediately.
Bitcoin steadies above $63,000 as its worst week in months got a late macro rescue
The largest crypto opened near $73,000 last Sunday, slid below $60,000 for the first time since the U.S. election in November 2024, and recovered to about $63,500 by Saturday, according to CoinDesk da…
SpaceX IPO scramble reveals difference between tokenizing a stock and getting one
The race to get into the SpaceX IPO left many crypto investors on the sidelines.
Bitcoin hit bottom at $59,000 marking end to the crypto winter, says Standard Chartered analyst
The cryptocurrency market reached its definitive bottom for the currency cycle, Standard Chartered Analyst Geoffrey Kendrick said in a note on Friday.
Kalshi’s crypto perpetuals spark debate over whether they’re futures or swaps
Latest developments: Kalshi’s launch of CFTC-regulated crypto perpetuals has reignited a long-running debate over financial market definitions.
Bloomberg Analyst: Most Bitcoin ETF Investors Have Stayed Put Despite Outflows
Latest developments: Crypto markets are under pressure as Bitcoin sits around $60,000 and ETF outflows continue.
VanEck bets BNB’s real-world usage can stand out in a crowded crypto ETF market
Latest developments: VanEck recently launched the first U.S. spot BNB ETF, trading under the ticker VBNB on Nasdaq.
XRP sentiment falls to 8-month low, and that has been a buy signal before
Social chatter support for XRP has dropped to levels not seen since October, a point that has previously been a cue for traders looking to make short-term bullish bets on the Ripple-linked token.
The U.S. government is betting $2 Billion on quantum computing, and the defense side can't keep up
Last month, the United States Commerce Department signed letters of intent to award just over $2 billion to nine quantum computing companies building the machines that break the cryptography defending…
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Ethereum (ETH) falls 1% as index trades lower
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.
Elon Musk's SpaceX soars 20% in blockbuster Nasdaq debut
SpaceX shares opened at $150 on Friday before rising to $162, marking a strong start to one of the most closely watched stock market debuts in recent years.
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried loses appeal of criminal conviction on fraud, conspiracy charges
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried lost his effort to overturn his conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges tied to the operation and collapse of his former crypto trading empire on Friday…
For crypto, SpaceX's stock market debut could go either way
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Monero price rockets 33% to $438 amid $120 million onchain laundering maze
Someone routed $120 million in stablecoins through a chain of swaps this week, and a sudden jump in the Monero price made it visible.
Former SEC, CFTC Chair Gary Gensler argues that prediction markets don't overrule state regulations
Prediction markets should not preempt state laws around sports gambling, the former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, said in a cou…
The company that makes your TV is taking ads onchain. Arbitrum helped
Blockchain is no longer just a story of Wall Street banks and brokers leveraging the technology to optimize finance. Now, corporates are embracing distributed ledger to streamline business operations.
Bitcoin climbs back into the green as Trump signals an end to the Iran war
The risk-off mood that hammered crypto all week is reversing. Bitcoin is back in the green, and the trigger was a sudden de-escalation in the Iran war.
XRP jumps 3% above $1.14 as institutional buying meets key resistance test
XRP bounced sharply from last week's selloff, reclaiming $1.14 on its strongest volume in weeks. Buyers pushed the token through resistance near $1.12 and kept buying into the close, a change from the…
Live updates: Bitcoin traders eye rally to $75,000, Japan set to hike rate to 31-year high
The Nasdaq-100 rebalance takes effect on June 22, with CoreWeave (CRWV) and Nebius Group (NBIS) among the five companies being added in the index's quarterly reshuffle.