Crypto
What Robinhood’s recent layoffs say about the current state of crypto investments
Despite the trading platform’s restructuring and the wave of crypto companies making cuts, signaling a late bear market, Altcoin Pro’s Horst, Anderson and Zhuleku explain there’s …
Tether putting $23 billion gold stockpile to work with bullion-backed loans
The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenized gold strategy by allowing holders of XAUT to borrow against their bullion, mirroring bitcoin-backed lending without selling the un…
Polymarket hack updated to $3.1 million days after the platform promised users full refunds
The prediction markets giant is under investigation in connection with false or deceptive marketing practices, according to news reports.
Coinbase and OKX try to lure in Binance’s EU users after it failed to secure a MiCA license
Brian Armstrong of Coinbase and Star Xu of OKX offered new users sign up bonuses of up to 8% of their deposits or transfers from other accounts.
Binance founder CZ blames crypto's sour 2026 on mix of AI, global tension, 4-year cycle
There is no single cause for the crypto market's 50% decline over the past year, the Binance founder told CoinDesk.
Strategy's valuation has fallen below the value of its bitcoin holdings
For years, investors had valued the firm well above its bitcoin holdings, giving Strategy massive flexibility to raise capital as needed — a situation Michael Saylor and team took…
Ripple CEO stays bullish on bitcoin but says Saylor's strategy has hurt crypto
Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse called Strategy's preferred-stock funding model "financial engineering" that distracted the market, pointing to STRC's slide to a record low as the evid…
Dogecoin and Hyperliquid's HYPE led weekly crypto losses as AI stocks lure buyers
A rotation out of chipmakers lifted much of the stock market, with the equal-weight S&P 500 at a record. Crypto was not part of it. Ether fell 8% on the week and the memecoins dro…
Aave, Solana ecosystem tokens lead crypto rebound as bitcoin steadies near $60,000
Tokenized stock trading fueled fresh momentum across the Solana ecosystem, while Aave founder hinted at token buybacks coming under new framework.
U.S. House Democrat, who may soon run key committee, condemns crypto in 401(k)s
Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on House Financial Services, asked the chief of the Department of Labor to withdraw its proposal on alternative assets.
Former Ethereum Foundation leader warns of funding gap as governance shifts
A former Ethereum Foundation member says the network must quickly build new funding institutions as the Foundation steps back.
Anti-trafficking group says Clarity Act's Section 604 could weaken accountability
An anti-human trafficking advocate said a Clarity Act provision could weaken accountability despite existing criminal laws.
Virtuals' Jansen Teng says AI agents are evolving into autonomous economic actors
The next phase of AI agents may be less about chat and more about earning, spending and coordinating.
Securitize expects to raise $400 million as tokenization firm nears public debut
The BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist expects to close its SPAC merger next week and start trading on the NYSE, pending shareholder approval.
Securitize aims to raise $400 million as tokenization firm nears public debut
The BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist expects to close its SPAC merger next week and start trading on the NYSE, pending shareholder approval.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE jumps 8.9%, leading index higher
Solana (SOL) gained 4.5%, joining Aave (AAVE) as a top performer.
Wall Street's IPO revival hasn't reached dot-com euphoria levels, Goldman Sachs says
U.S. IPO issuance has rebounded sharply in 2026, but the bank said the current surge lacks the deal volume and speculative excess that defined the dot-com era.
With crypto ending the first half in the red, bitcoin's solace is it beat Strategy
Your day-ahead look for June 26, 2026
Bitcoin bounces from $58,000 as derivatives signal more pain in the pipeline
BTC touched its lowest level since September 2024 before rebounding to $59,770, while ETH slipped further and another $1 billion in futures positions were wiped out.
All eyes on Strategy's June 30 ex-dividend date and monthly STRC dividend rate reset
Investors are watching the preferred stock's ex-dividend date and monthly dividend rate reset closely.
Binance tells EU users it will no longer provide services after failing to secure MiCA license
A day after withdrawing its MiCA license application in Greece and saying it is ‘not leaving Europe,’ Binance notified users across the European Union that it will suspend some se…
Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink takes in ether for the first time in eight months
The second-largest corporate ether holder received 5,000 ETH worth about $7.85 million on Thursday, its first inflow since October, even as it sits on a paper loss of roughly $1.8…
Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings to buy Bitbank for $289 million
SBI said the purchase of the crypto exchange is set to close in October.
Grant Cardone says he will keep buying bitcoin using real estate cash flows
The real estate investor pitched his model as a treasury company backed by cash-flowing property rather than stock sales, framing the slide in bitcoin as a chance to accumulate.