Month: May 2025

The Federal Reserve may not cut interest rates any time soon, but when it does, the easing could be aggressive, according to Dutch investment bank ING. On Wednesday, the Fed kept the benchmark rate on hold between 4.25% and 4.5%, with Chairman Jerome Powell raising the specter of stagflation...

Stripe is ramping up its stablecoin capabilities, expanding the provision for businesses to receive and hold payments on cryptocurrency rails. Following on from Stripe’s acquisition of stablecoin platform Bridge, the San Francsico-based payments giant has unveiled a new money management service powered by stablecoins. Stablecoin Financial Accounts will enable...

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 2869.91, up 6.2% (+166.74) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SUI (+16.4%) and BCH (+15.6%) Laggards:...

A report by Solidus Labs has revealed the alarming scale of fraudulent activity on the Solana blockchain, with 98.6% of tokens launched on Pump.fun being chalked down as rug pulls or pump-and-dump schemes. More than seven million tokens have been issued on Pump.fun since its inception in January 2024,...

Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) shares are surging Thursday morning following reports the company has agreed to acquire a major crypto options platform. What Happened: Coinbase has reached a deal to acquire Deribit for roughly $2.9 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The company operates the largest options...

Coinbase has agreed to acquire Deribit, the world’s largest trading platform for bitcoin and ether options, for approximately $2.9 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.  The acquisition, Coinbase’s largest to date, includes $700 million in cash and 11 million…...

The SYRUP token, launched about six months ago, dropped to an all-time low of $0.0845 on April 7, 2025. However, just a month later — on May 7, 2025 — its price saw a significant rebound following its Binance listing,…...

Strike’s CEO stated that they have generated over $10 million in Bitcoin-collateralized loans just days after launch....

The largest US-based crypto exchange has entered into an agreement to acquire the biggest digital asset options trading platform. The statement by Coinbase informed that the overall value of the transaction will be approximately $2.9 billion, comprised of cash and company shares. The Wall Street-listed company described the move...

Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) has seen a dramatic jump in its burn rate alongside a 5% price spike, prompting traders to predict a renewed bull run. Cryptocurrency Price    Market Cap 24-Hour Trend 7-Day Trend Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1841 $27.5 billion +6.7% +2.8% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001348 $7.9 billion...