Latest developments: In an interview with CoinDesk Live from the Ondo Summit, Ondo President Ian de Bode says 2025 marked a breakout year for its core businesses. The firm is now a leading issuer of tokenized US Treasuries with more than $2 billion in total value locked up, according to president Ian De Bode. Its […]
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Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is moving towards offering loans secured in cryptocurrency and said on Friday that it is prepared to coordinate with the country’s central bank on the design of the necessary regulatory framework, according to Reuters. The lender has already tested the model in January. The bank issued the country’s first bitcoin-backed loan
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Bitcoin BTC$69,746.73 suffered a $55,000 flash crash on South Korean exchange Bithumb this week after what appears to have been a major internal accounting error. Bithumb mistakenly credited users with 2,000 BTC each instead of a small reward worth 2,000 Korean won (about $1.50), according to a blog post on Friday. The result was tens
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Bitwise argues that the crypto industry’s obsession with timing a market bottom overlooks a historical pattern where peak investor anxiety often signals the start of a recovery. Having navigated the winters of 2018 and 2022, the crypto asset manager suggested that the current “anxious feeling” in the market is a trailing indicator of historical recovery
Crypto bottoms out as fundamentals diverge from price, says Bitwise Read More »
Crypto markets add to overnight gains in US morning trading on Friday with bitcoin BTC$65,998.81 climbing above $68,000, up about 13% since hitting $60,000 late yesterday. Even with the rejection, bitcoin is still down 2% over the past 24 hours. Ether ETH$1,926.58 is lower with 3% and solana SUN$81.57 by 5%. Outperforming is XRP XRP$1.3696which
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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 1944.26, up 6.7% (+121.31) since 4 PM ET Thursday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: XRP (+20.1%) and HBAR (+13.1%). Lagging behind: AAVE (+1.9%) and BNB (+3.0%). The
Ripple (XRP) surges 20.1% as all assets trade higher Read More »
Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet (3350), doubled down on the company’s bitcoin buying strategy even as shares of Asia’s largest publicly traded holder of the cryptocurrency fell. In a Friday post on X, Gerovich said that Metaplanet “will continue to accumulate bitcoin, expand revenue and prepare for the next phase of growth.” He thanked shareholders
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China Intensifies Crypto Crack: Central Bank Bans Overseas Issuance
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Ripple and XRPL contributors have outlined a growing set of “institutional DeFi” building blocks on the XRP Ledger aimed at making the network viable for regulated financial activity, according to a Thursday blog. XRP’s utility as a settlement and bridging asset is highlighted as central to this infrastructure, with uses ranging from forex and stablecoin
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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless otherwise noted) Friday’s crypto markets are a sea of green, bouncing back from yesterday’s brutal crash in a classic oversold rebound. But real risks linger and threaten any lasting health. Bitcoin has rallied back to $65,000 after flirting with $60,000, with BlackRock ETF action suggesting capitulation, meaning long-term
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