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SEC, Ripple Ink $50M Settlement Agreement, Ask NY Judge for Green Light

District Judge Analisa Torres ordered Ripple to pay the SEC a $125 million fine last year. Under the new settlement agreement, Ripple will get the majority of that money back.
ETH Surges 20%, Biggest Gain Since 2021 as Pectra Upgrade Helps Restore 'Confidence'

ETH outperforms CoinDesk 20 Index, as bulls comes back while BTC surges above $100k.
Explosive ETH, ADA, DOGE Moves Spur $800M in Short Liquidations, Highest Since 2023

Bears are nursing their highest losses over two years as majors surged as much as 20%.
Bitcoin's Price Surge to $104K Liquidates Nearly $400M in Bearish BTC Bets, Opening Doors to Further Gains

The rally followed a U.K. trade deal announcement and record ETF inflows exceeding $40 billion.
Florida Pharma Firm Will Use XRP for Real-Time Payments in $50M Financing Deal

“We believe that there are certain advantages to integrating XRP and its related infrastructure into its healthcare ecosystem,” the firm said in the release.
Metaplanet Plans a Further $21M Bond Sale to Buy More BTC

Metaplanet has the largest BTC stash among publicly-traded companies outside North America
Bitcoin Sees Surge in Institutional Confidence, Deribit-Listed BTC Options Market Reveals

Panning out over just the last week shows a much bigger sign of institutional positioning on BTC, Deribit said.
Germany Seizes $38M From Crypto Platform Suspected of Laundering Bybit, Genesis Hack Proceeds

EXch served as a hub for over $1.9 billion in illicit crypto transfers, authorities said, with funds tied to both high-profile hacks and phishing operations.
DOGE, XRP, ETH, SOL Follow Bitcoin Through the Cloud as Altcoin Momentum Builds

Top altcoins are mimicking BTC's late April bullish breakout that set the stage for a rally to $100,000.
Market Maker Flowdesk Expands Capital Market Offerings With New Institutional Credit Desk

Institutions trading crypto need more than fast execution, they need tools to unlock capital and build precise strategies says Flowdesk’s U.S. CEO.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Surges 13.5% as Index Trades Higher

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) joined Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer, gaining 11.7%.
Bettors Lose Millions Predicting the New Pope as Polymarket Edge Fizzles Out

The event throws into question the perceived heightened accuracy of betting markets like Poymarket over conventional polls.
Gemini Secures MiFID II License From Malta to Offer Derivatives in EEA

The license awarded by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) will enable the company to offer perpetual futures and other derivatives across Europe.
Coinbase Draws Mixed Reviews From Wall Street After Q1 Earnings Miss, Deribit Acquisition

The crypto exchange's broadening product suite and dominant U.S. market position set it up well for the long term, many analysts said.
Samourai Wallet Prosecutors Say Delayed FinCEN Disclosure Wasn’t a Brady Violation

At most, the late disclosure impacts one of the two charges against Samourai Wallet’s co-founders, prosecutors said in their Friday letter to the judge.
CoinDesk Weekly Recap: Even ETH Is Up

Coinbase; Pectra; stablecoins; bitcoin lending returns.
Trump Family Profited $320M on Memecoin Despite 87% Decline Since Day One

Data from Chainalysis show the creators of the TRUMP token made $320 million in fees while retail investors lost money.
Bitcoin Miner MARA Stock Surges Despite Earnings Miss as Analysts Applaud Cost Cutting

Both Jefferies and H.C. Wainwright analysts said MARA's focus on lowering power cost, that differentiates the miner from its peers.
As Meta Said to Mull Tokens, Senator Warren Calls for Blocking Big Tech Stablecoins

While the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee argues for stablecoin limits, she and colleagues also questioned Binance's talks with Treasury.