Until last week, the issue of de-banking remained largely an open secret, something known primarily to insiders like myself. As I work to protect people and entities affected by de-banking both in the U.S. and globally, I have witnessed firsthand the devastating economic and social impact this has had on businesspeople, nonprofit organizations and “politically […]

A Solana-based memecoin themed on viral Thai zoo hippo Moo Deng surged by more than 67% after <a href=”https://x.com/CoinbaseAssets/status/1863600476077347065″ target=”_blank”>it was listed on cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase</a> on Monday. Its market cap is now pushing back towards $500 million after a two-week lull that saw the token’s price drop from $0.67 to $0.30. It is currently

Bitcoin (<a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin/ ” target=”_blank”>BTC</a>) daily mining revenue and gross profit rose in November as the world’s largest cryptocurrency hit record highs, but it is still about 50% below <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/04/20/bitcoin-blockchain-has-fourth-halving-in-15-year-history-in-show-of-monetary-policy-set-by-code” target=”_blank”>pre-halving</a> levels, JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report Monday. “We estimate that bitcoin miners earned an average of $52,000 per EH/s in daily

BitGo, a cryptocurrency custodian that has been meeting companies’ safekeeping needs since 2013, said it is introducing a dedicated retail platform for everyday crypto investors. The retail custody offering is live for all global investors and provides the same institutional-grade security guarantees under the hood that the firm’s existing customers are familiar with, CEO Mike

The so-called $100,000 <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/12/02/xrp-replaces-tether-as-3rd-largest-cryptocurrency-while-btc-faces-384-m-sell-wall” target=”_blank”>sell wall</a> for bitcoin (BTC} is becoming a hard nut to crack, with $384 million available for sale between the current price and that six-figure milestone. A look at the supply data, though, suggests building pressure for an upward move. “Illiquid supply” refers to the amount of bitcoin that is

<a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/indices/” target=”_blank”>CoinDesk Indices</a> presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/indices/cd20/” target=”_blank”>CoinDesk 20 Index</a>. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3696.8, up 5.6% (+195.83) since 4 pm ET on Friday. Three of 13 assets are trading higher. Leaders: HBAR (+42.3%) and XRP (+38.5%). Laggards: SOL

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR). Bitcoin Development Company MicroStrategy (MSTR) is now the owner of nearly 2% of all the bitcoin (<a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin/ ” target=”_blank”>BTC</a>) that will ever be created after adding to its holdings of the token. The firm <a href=”https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000119312524268429/d898104d8k.htm” target=”_blank”>disclosed the purchase</a> of 15,400 bitcoin

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin is starting the week on a despondent note, trading 2% lower at $95,000 amid risk-off sentiment in traditional markets. European stocks are falling and the euro is diving against the dollar as concern the French government is on the verge of collapse pushes its bond

Ether (ETH) has underperformed its larger rival bitcoin (BTC) year-to-date, but ETH exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows have inflected suggesting this period of underperformance may be over, broker Bernstein said in a research report on Monday. The broker noted that on Friday Blackrock’s spot ether ETF saw inflows of $250 million, versus only $137 million of

XRP (XRP) is on a tear as bitcoin (BTC) struggles to approach $100,000 amid talk of a large “sell wall” near the six-digit price mark. XRP, the payments-focused cryptocurrency, has skyrocketed 375% to $2.40 in 30 days. The price has surged more than 20% in the past 24 hours alone, <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/price/xrp” target=”_blank”>CoinDesk</a> data show.