Bitcoin Trails Gold in 2025 but Dominates Long-Term Returns Across Major Asset Classes
Bitcoin slipped 0.11% in the past 24 hours to $116,702, according to CoinDesk Data, but remains up 25% year to date; this year-to-date (YTD) performance is second only to gold’s…
XRP Charts Signal Caution to Bulls as Bitcoin Awaits Breakout and Ether Goes Bonkers
This is a technical analysis post by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. XRP: Not out of the woods yet XRP (XRP), the payments-focused cryptocurrency, surged 11% on…
Pendle’s TVL Hits Record $8.3B After Yield-Trading Platform Debut
Pendle’s total value locked (TVL) has surged to a record $8.27 billion, while its native token PENDLE climbed 45% over the past week to $5.6 on the back of the…
Arthur Hayes ‘Had to Buy It All Back’ After Selling $8.3M Worth of ETH
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX, appears to have reversed course on a major ether (ETH) trade just days after warning of a market downturn. Last week, data from…
Commodity-Backed Cryptocurrencies Hit 5-Year Minting Record Over Gold Trade Turmoil
Commodity-backed cryptocurrencies, which are dominated by gold-backed tokens, have seen a historic surge in issuance this week, with minting volumes hitting their highest point in at least five years. The…
Harvard Reports $116M Stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF in Latest Filing
Harvard Management Company, which oversees the university’s $50 billion endowment, disclosed a $116 million position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in its latest quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities…
Sui Jumps 4% as Swiss Banks Expand Regulated Access for Institutional Clients
Sui’s (SUI) price rose 4% in the past 24 hours to $3.82 as Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum expanded its offerings to include custody, trading and lending products tied to…
Ether to $4.4K? This Hidden Signal Suggests a Possible Quick Fire Rally
A hidden signal from the derivatives market suggests that ether’s (ETH) rally could intensify, lifting valuations quickly to $4,400. The indicator under consideration is the net gamma exposure of dealers/market…
Swiss Bank Sygnum Launches Regulated SUI Custody and Trading for Institutions
Sygnum, a Swiss digital asset bank, is expanding regulated institutional access to the Sui blockchain with new custody, trading and lending products for its professional clients. The Zurich- and Singapore-headquartered…
Aptos’ APT Rises 7% as Bulls Take Control
Aptos’ APT registered a 7% surge during the last 24 hours, advancing from $4.34 to $4.62, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that Aptos demonstrated considerable…