CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of the leaders and laggards of the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2007.93, down 0.2% (-3.4) since yesterday’s close. Six of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: AVAX (+0.6%) and BTC (+0.3%). Lagging behind: HBAR (-1.9%) and ADA (-1.3%). […]
Hedera (HBAR) falls 1.9%, leading index down Read More »
As expected, US inflation accelerated last month, mainly driven by rising energy costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East. Base prices, however, surprised on the downside. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9% in March, according to a report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economists forecast an increase of 0.9%,
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Bitcoin BTC$72,230.71 The price may have risen almost 7% since Sunday, but conviction remains low with the rally stalling near $72,000 ahead of major binary risks including Friday’s US inflation report and this weekend’s US-Iran truce negotiations. The cautious approach is evident in the options market, where institutions continue to chase upside via calls, derivative
The crypto market remained stable on Friday, with bitcoin BTC$72,030.16 trading little changed at $71,700 and ether (ETH) at $2,180, continuing the low-volatility price action that has characterized recent months. Daily Bollinger Bands, a technical analysis tool that measures market volatility, are at their narrowest level since early 2024. In the past, such a narrow
Flare released a governance proposal on Thursday that would make it one of the first layer 1 blockchains to capture maximum extractable value (MEV) at the protocol level rather than letting it flow to the small number of specialized players who profit from the order of transactions in virtually all major chains. MEV is the
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Hong Kong issues first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered
Hong Kong issues first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered Read More »
Hong Kong on Friday granted its first two stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial, a consortium led by Standard Chartered that includes Animoca Brands. The approvals from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the territory’s central bank, mark the first batch under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025. “We look
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Bitcoin BTC$71,694.03 Treasury firm Nakamoto (NAKA) is resorting to a familiar Wall Street playbook to try to drive its stock price down and stay on the Nasdaq. The company is seeking approval for a “consolidation of shares” that would consolidate shares in a ratio set between 1:20 and 1:50, according to a preliminary proxy filing
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Bitcoin Surpasses $72,000 With US-Iran Negotiations, CPI Data In Focus
Bitcoin Surpasses $72,000 With US-Iran Negotiations, CPI Data In Focus Read More »
Quantum computing has become one of the hottest topics of late, thanks to Google’s claims that a sufficiently powerful machine could mine existing blockchains with less firepower than initially estimated. For XRP holders, a nuanced answer, based on expert opinions, is that XRP’s architecture is better positioned than Bitcoin’s. XRP is the digital token running
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