Bitcoin was the first asset to price the Iran war because it was the only liquid market open when U.S. and Israel first launched their attack on a Saturday, a few weeks ago. It dropped 8.5% that day. Two weeks later, it has outperformed gold,… Read More
The blockchain trilemma reared its head once more at Consensus in Hong Kong in February, to some extent, putting Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, on the back foot – having to reassure attendees that hyperscalers like Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure are not a… Read More
Brazil’s leading cryptocurrency and fintech industry groups have warned that expanding a financial transaction tax to stablecoin operations could harm innovation and violate existing law. In a joint statement shared with CoinDesk, industry associations ABcripto, ABFintechs, Abracam, ABToken and Zetta said recent discussions about extending… Read More
Two weeks into a Middle Eastern war and bitcoin is higher than where it started. The largest cryptocurrency was trading at $71,000 on Saturday morning, down 0.7% over the past 24 hours after the U.S. bombed military targets on Kharg Island, Iran’s main crude export… Read More
The XRP Ledger has never been busier, but traders are yet to catch up. Daily successful payments on XRPL recently hit a 12 month high of over 2.7 million, up from roughly 1 million in late 2025, according to XRPSCAN data. The network is processing… Read More
Why Arthur Hayes is bullish: In an interview with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie on MArkets Outlook, Hayes said Hyperliquid has separated itself from competing perpetual futures exchanges with real usage rather than incentive-driven volume. Hayes told Sanasie he sold his firm’s HYPE position around $50–$55 ahead… Read More
