CoinDesk News
14.1K subscribers
21.2K photos
70 videos
21.8K 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
Solana drops 5%, bitcoin below $80,000 as Xi warns Trump on Taiwan conflict

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump of potential conflict over Taiwan during the first U.S. presidential visit to China in nearly a decade.
2
TRUMP token down 5% as namesake handset begins shipping next week

Trump Mobile's T1 handset appears to be a re-skinned HTC U24 with assembly done in the U.S.
Claude helps recover $395,000 in bitcoin trapped on a computer for years

The owner had been trying for eight weeks to brute-force the password on their current Blockchain.com wallet, testing roughly 3.5 trillion combinations using the btcrecover service on a rented computing chip.
1
Bitcoin investors yanked $635 million from spot ETFs in a day. Here's what it means for price

The single-largest outflow since late January comes as bitcoin turns lower from the 200-day moving average.
Bitcoin stuck below $80,000 as leveraged longs unwind, altcoins slide

Crypto markets weakened as inflation fears hit risk assets, triggering long liquidations, negative derivatives flows and renewed pressure on altcoins.
Cerebras, OpenAI, SpaceX: The IPO pipeline that could drain crypto

Cerebras Systems’ $5.5 billion IPO and soaring semiconductor stocks underscore how investor attention has shifted from bitcoin to artificial intelligence in 2026.
Bullish misses first-quarter revenue estimates as transaction revenue slips

The crypto platform posted weaker-than-expected revenue as adjusted transaction revenue declined from a year earlier.
Clarity Act markup leaves bitcoin unstirred

Your day-ahead look for May 14, 2026
Bank of England ready to water down 'overly conservative' stablecoin proposals: FT

Restrictions proposed by the BOE prompted criticism from the crypto industry, which said they risked preventing the U.K. from being competitive in the digital economy.
Strive’s SATA to become first U.S. listed security to pay daily cash dividends

The daily payout structure lifts the effective yield to 13.88% as the company eliminates all debt and expands its bitcoin treasury strategy.
Coinbase backs Hyperliquid stablecoin push as DeFi trading volumes climb

Coinbase will manage USDC liquidity on Hyperliquid, deepening ties with one of crypto’s fastest-growing trading platforms.
2
Bitcoin’s recent $80,000 breakout was led by something other than U.S. spot buyers, data show

The rally was led by leveraged traders and not U.S.-based spot buyers. Hence, its. sustainability is being questioned.
Turnkey raises $12.5 million in round backed by Circle Ventures and Sequoia Capital

The new capital will primarily fund the development and public launch of Turnkey Verifiable Cloud, a secure computing product for digital assets.
BlackRock, Janus Henderson tokenized funds get instant redemptions with new $1 billion facility

A new credit facility by Grove aims to allow instant redemptions into stablecoins from BlackRock's BUIDL and Janus Henderson's money market funds, reducing settlement time from days to instantaneous.
Stablecoin-powered neobank Fasset raises $51 million to expand across emerging markets

The Shariah-compliant digital bank is part of a growing wave of fintech startups building banking and payments services on top of blockchain and stablecoin rails.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bittensor (TAO) rises 1.7%, leading index higher

Ripple (XRP) gained 1.6%, joining Bittensor (TAO) as a top performer.
Why bitcoin’s recent climb to $80,000 might just be a temporary liquidity squeeze

Spot ETF outflows and a hawkish Federal Reserve are creating a "macro ceiling" that makes a new all-time high unlikely without a major geopolitical shift.
LIVE: Senate Banking Committee holds key hearing to advance Clarity Act

The Senate Banking Committee will debate amendments before ultimately voting on the market structure legislation on Thursday.
XRP edges higher while bitcoin, ether and dogecoin slip, keeping focus on $1.49 breakout zone

XRP outperformed major tokens during a volatile session, with a late volume burst pushing price back toward resistance that has capped rallies for weeks.
Crypto for Advisors: Stablecoins: finance's new rails

Stablecoins are moving beyond crypto into real-world finance, becoming vital B2B cross-border payment and treasury infrastructure, valued for efficiency, speed and regulatory compliance.
Kraken to replace LayerZero with Chainlink to bridge assets across blockchains

The decision sees a total of over $3 billion in total value locked migrating after a $292 million LayerZero-powered bridge exploit involving Kelp.
2