Month: April 2025

Looking at the past decade and a half, two assets have emerged prominently as bastions against the erosion of fiat currency value: gold and Bitcoin. Both assets share fundamental characteristics that define sound money—scarcity, decentralization, and resistance to manipulation. Investors seeking refuge from inflationary pressures and economic instability have...

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is up 7% on the day as a wave of whale activity and institutional interest boosts optimism for a major breakout. What Happened: Trader Tardigrade highlighted that DOGE/BTC has broken out of a descending trendline, suggesting DOGE may be preparing for a strong leg higher. #Dogecoin...

This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Bitcoin (BTC) has finally surpassed a key resistance that limited recovery rallies earlier this year, after rising over 5% to $93,500 in 24 hours. The leading digital asset by market value has topped the...

They call him “El Presidente.” But unlike the other President, Dave Portnoy draws a line at launching a memecoin. He worries his followers will lose their shirts. “I got involved in memecoins because I wanted to launch a Barstool memecoin, but I didn’t want my fans and followers to...

The maturation of DeFi technology has created a paradox: while battle-tested codebases and rising technical proficiency have lowered the barrier to entry for launching new protocols, securing sustainable liquidity has never been harder. As thousands of projects built on increasingly standardized infrastructure compete for a finite pool of capital,...

If you’re following developments in the cryptocurrency market, you’ve likely noticed that Coinbase Derivatives has introduced XRP futures contracts to its US derivatives exchange. This move is part of a broader trend where regulated platforms are expanding access to futures trading, giving investors new ways to engage with digital...

The National Hockey League has named Ndax, one of Canada’s largest crypto exchanges, as the Official Crypto Exchange Partner for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.  The deal marks the NHL’s first partnership with a crypto platform and Ndax’s first foray…...

DeFi token PumpBTC crashed without apparent reason, in line with major volatility since launch....

An XRP Ledger (XRPL) validator has warned projects and developers that the network is compromised. He revealed some critical issues on the network, which put users and their funds at risk of an exploit.  Validator Warns That XRP Ledger is Compromised In an X post, XRP Ledger validator Vet...

El Salvador’s National Commission on Digital Assets, in collaboration with U.S. law firm Perkin Law Firm and former Goldman Sachs partner Heather Shemilt, has proposed a cross-border crypto regulatory sandbox to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The initiative, disclosed…...