CoinDesk News
14K subscribers
20.5K photos
70 videos
21.2K links
Real-time feed for the most trusted name in crypto news.

Official channel for CoinDesk content.

Read more: https://www.coindesk.com/
Download Telegram
Nearly $120 million of XRP just moved to Coinbase in whale transaction

XRP is flat over the past 24 hours, but down more than 60% from its summer 2025 peak.
🀣1
Bitmine's Tom Lee calls ether 'the wartime store of value' as holdings hit 4.87 million tokens

The company now holds 4.04% of all ether in existence and currently earns $212 million in annualized revenue from staking.
ClearBank secures MiCA approval, targets Circle euro, dollar stablecoins for institutional clients

The U.K.- and EU-regulated credit institution gains crypto-asset service provider status and said it will connect clients to regulated stablecoin rails over Circle Mint
Bitcoin moves off lowest level as worst of weekend fears slip away

As the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz goes into effect, reports say Iran is considering the abandonment of uranium enrichment as a way to end the war.
Bankers rebuff White House claim that stablecoin yield doesn't threaten deposits

A new study from the American Bankers Association says the White House economists went after the wrong premise in their recent look at the issue.
🀣2
Circle CEO says he won’t freeze USDC without a court order even as hackers walk away with millions

Circle defends its hands-off approach to freezing funds as critics point to hundreds of millions in losses tied to delayed action.
πŸ‘2
Crypto exchange Kraken targeted in extortion attempt but says there was no breach and no client funds at risk

The firm said a criminal group is attempting to extort it over limited insider-related data access incidents affecting about 2,000 accounts. Kraken says it will not pay and is working with law enforcement.
πŸ”₯2
U.S. SEC says software allowing crypto wallet transactions not considered broker

The latest crypto view from the securities agency concludes software that clears the way for securities transactions with individual wallets won't trip regulations.
White House crypto adviser Witt says other Clarity Act hurdles being cleared

Patrick Witt told CoinDesk that a recent compromise on stablecoin yield should hold as the Senate tries to advance its crypto bill, even as bankers continue warnings.
❀1
Crypto wallet firm Exodus sues W3C and its CEO Garth Howat, seeking to compel $175M acquisition

A lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeks to compel Howat to comply with obligations under the November 24, 2025 Stock Purchase Agreement.
πŸ†’2πŸ‘1
Bitcoin erases weekend decline, returns to $73,400 as oil retreats back under $100

Risk assets shrugged off the failed weekend negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, and the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
❀4
U.S. lawmakers take another swing at crypto tax policy with revised bill

A bill would amend how the IRS would approach crypto taxes.
Ether outpaces bitcoin as ETF flows split and Ethereum activity jumps 41% on-week

Ether is outperforming bitcoin as ETF flows, spot prices and a 41% jump in Ethereum transactions move in the same direction for the first time in months.
Bearish bets lose $430 million as BTC, ETH surge as much as 7%

The six-week range that capped every rally at $73,000 finally broke on Monday as stocks erased all Iran war losses and Trump signaled willingness to resume peace talks.
XRP climbs 3% to $1.37 as accumulation builds, but key breakout still ahead

Strong volume and rising demand contrast with deeply bearish sentiment, setting up a potential move if $1.42 clears.
Dogecoin climbs 3% toward 10-cents as ether breakout drive memecoin bets

Strong institutional activity pushed DOGE out of consolidation, but the real test sits just above current levels.
Japan's central bank cools rate hike expectations, removing a key risk for bitcoin's rally

The BOJ's dovish shift keeps the yen carry trade alive, the same trade whose unwind crashed bitcoin 24% in two days in August 2024.
Rave ranks alongside bitcoin and ether in the top three β€” just not in the way you think

RAVE has surged several thousand percent in seven days, driving frenzied trading activity and large liquidations, second only to industry leaders bitcoin and ether.
Nikita Bier says crypto has had a rough year, hints at building something new as X Money launch nears

The head of product's viral one-liner lands weeks before Elon Musk's fiat payments app goes live with a 6% yield and a Visa card
NFT bull Steve Aoki sells his SHIB, ETH, and PEPE. His Bored Apes are down 88%.

The DJ who told CoinDesk in 2021 that NFTs would be "part of culture" within five years is quietly exiting crypto.
🀣2
Strategy's STRC sees record-breaking trading day, may surpass that on Tuesday

Estimated bitcoin purchase from STRC of around 7,800 BTC could mark the largest single-day addition since the preferred stock's debut.