Month: January 2025

CoinDesk Indices, a subsidiary of CoinDesk, has introduced the CoinDesk 80 Index to address the increasing institutional demand for liquidity across diverse digital assets. The new offering is designed to track the performance of the next 80 digital assets beyond the CoinDesk20 Index, according to a press release. The...

The retail-fueled memecoin speculation around the Trump memecoins could invite more regulatory scrutiny on the crypto industry in the US, industry insiders told Cointelegraph....

Binance users have reportedly saved $1.75 billion in remittance costs through $26 billion in crypto transfers between 2022 and 2024.  Remittances are financial transfers typically made by migrants sending money to family members in their home countries. Globally, remittance volumes…...

Coinbase’s infrastructure is once again under fire after Solana deposits are delayed, highlighting recurring issues with the platform’s performance. Coinbase, the public crypto exchange with a market capitalization of nearly $74 billion, is once again facing complaints about its services.…...

The Official Trump meme coin has crashed over the past two days as data shows that many whales have started cashing out. Official Trump (TRUMP) price dropped to $38.50 on Tuesday, down by about 50% from its peak on Sunday.…...

Donald Trump’s inauguration yesterday has ushered in a new crypto-friendly era in the US and, by extension, around the world. That’s the general opinion, at least – and it’s clearly what leading financial institutions believe. Those same institutions saw over $2.2B flow into various digital asset investment vehicles leading...

Riot Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:RIOT) shares are trading higher. The company on Tuesday announced that it halted its previously announced Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining expansion to evaluate AI and high-performance computing (HPC) opportunities. What Happened: Riot announced that it’s launching a formal process to evaluate the potential development of the...

Solana’s Phantom App recently flipped Coinbase in downloads, but nobody noticed. That’s probably because SOL’s price had been performing poorly until very recently. This has everyone wondering if SOL still has potential. Spoiler alert: it does. Not only that, but Solana itself appears to be on the bring of...

Musk’s involvement in government efficiency could legitimize cryptocurrencies, potentially influencing broader adoption and market dynamics. The post Dogecoin soars 14% as Musk’s DOGE drops official website featuring its logo appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3890.01, down 0.4% (-15.92) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Ten of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: DOT (+1.9%) and POL (+1.5%)....