Bitcoin BTC$76,929.87 is down 3% in Asian morning trading, holding near $77,000 as markets prepare for a week filled with macroeconomic catalysts. This decision seems motivated more by caution than by a change in sentiment. In a note to CoinDesk, Enflux, a Singapore-based market maker, said traders were reluctant to push bitcoin higher ahead of […]
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Volatility returned to crypto markets on Monday as Bitcoin BTC$77,107.60 rose as high as $79,480 before quickly dropping back to $77,800. The move began around 11:00 p.m. UTC with the opening of US stock and Bitcoin CME futures, a time that often sees increased volatility. At 05:30 UTC, the price began to decline after failing
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KBank, the digital-only South Korean bank that serves as the exclusive banking partner for crypto exchange Upbit, is set to test on-chain cross-border remittances with Ripple, the bank announced Monday. The two companies have completed the first phase of a proof of concept using a wallet-based funds transfer system and are now in the second
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Institutional money is returning to crypto faster than retail this cycle, and the data is starting to support the rally that Bitcoin has been quietly unfolding. Digital asset investment products attracted $1.2 billion in inflows last week, a fourth consecutive weekly gain, according to CoinShares data released Monday. Total assets under management for crypto funds
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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 2106.81, down 0.8% (-17.25) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Three out of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: AAVE (+1.0%) and CRO (+0.8%). Lagging behind: XLM (-3.4%)
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Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded company holding bitcoin, announced on Monday the purchase of 3,273 bitcoins for approximately $255 million. Buying at an average price of $77,906 per bitcoin puts Strategy’s Bitcoin cash at 818,334, Saylor said. “As of 04/26/2026, we have acquired $818,334 BTC for ~$61.81 billion at
Western Union (WU) is preparing to roll out a stablecoin strategy that could reshape how the 175-year-old money transfer company settles payments across its global network. CEO Devin McGranahan said during the company’s first-quarter earnings call that Western Union’s U.S. dollar stablecoin (USDPT) is in the final stages of preparation and is expected to launch
In the often fractured world of decentralized finance, crises tend to reveal fault lines. This time, they also reveal an unusual level of coordination. Aave, one of DeFi’s largest lending protocols, is at the center of a broad recovery effort following losses related to the Kelp DAO exploit, attracting capital and credit commitments from across
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Bitcoin’s Sunday evening rally stalled near $79,400 and is starting to show signs of fatigue, with several indicators pointing to potential near-term weakness as the price returns to around $77,000. First, the Coinbase premium index turned negative for the first time since April 8, according to Coinglass data. The -0.04% move follows a 14-day stretch
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The digital assets market entered the second quarter in consolidation mode, but Fidelity Digital Assets said underlying data indicates early signs of stabilization beneath the surface. In its Q2 2026 Signals Report released on Monday, the crypto trading firm highlighted improving conditions across a number of key metrics, including unrealized profitability, momentum, and network utilization.
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