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It’s business as usual for Ethena’s USDe as the synthetic stablecoin appeared to weather the storm brought on by market volatility from the White House’s trade war threats. USDe differs from stablecoins such Circle’s USDC because it’s a synthetic stablecoin and not backed by fiat assets at a 1:1 ratio. The stablecoin maintains its $1 […]

The Indian government is rethinking its stance on crypto as the global view on digital assets starts to thaw, Reuters reported on Monday. Although crypto is unregulated in India, the country started taxing digital assets in 2022, charging 1% tax-deducted-at-source (TDS) on crypto transactions and introducing a 30% capital gain tax. Since then, the crypto

Major tokens slumped more than 25% in the past 24 hours as a new wave of tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Canada and Mexico over the weekend birthed talks of a global trade war — souring sentiment for risk assets. XRP, dogecoin (DOGE) and Cardano’s ADA fell more than 25% to reverse all of

Bitcoin’s (BTC) on-chain options market on Derive.xyz indicates a 22% probability of prices falling to $75,000 by March 28, a notable rise from last week’s 10% chance. The sharp rise in probability follows a renewed import tariff war between the U.S. and its top trading partners, Canada, Mexico and China and concerns it will add

Major cryptocurrency including bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), Solana’s SOL, and XRP were all significantly down as Asia began its trading week. By mid-morning Hong Kong time, BTC was down 8%, trading above $93,100, according to CoinDesk Indices data. Meanwhile, ether (ETH) is down nearly 20%, trading at $2,500, while SOL is down 13% at $184.

Bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency by market value and the only macro asset open for trading over the weekend, held below $100,000, trading weak for the third straight day, as Canada joined Mexico in announcing retaliatory import tariffs against the United States. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would impose 25% tariffs on U.S. goods,

Following through on threats made throughout his campaign and repeated in the opening days of his presidency, Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on nearly all imports from Mexico and Canada and a 10% tariff on goods from China. The tariffs are effective beginning Tuesday. “The sustained influx of illicit opioids and other drugs has

The digital asset industry stands at a critical, hopeful juncture. After years of fragmented approaches to regulation and legislation, we’ve reached a moment where clarity is both urgent and achievable. Blockchain Association’s consensus-driven market structure principles, which represent the perspective of the leading companies in the industry, offer a framework for the path forward. The

It’s deja vu all over again in crypto after a hopeful report on a tariff delay was refuted by the White House. To review, President Trump on Thursday promised to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada beginning Saturday Feb. 1. Having rallied over $106,000 prior to that news, bitcoin (BTC) quickly reversed 2% lower

It was another busy week at CoinDesk as the new Trump Administration continued to roll out a pro-crypto agenda and the industry laid the groundwork for growth in the new cycle. Ripple was at the center of the news. Ondo Finance announced it would offer tokenized treasuries on Ripple’s XRP Ledger, Kris Sandor reported. The