Latest Crypto News
Bitcoin slips below $88,000 as traders brace for $28.5 billion Deribit options expiry
Crypto continues to lose ground ahead of this week's record options expiration, while defensive positioning and thinning liquidity suggest caution into 2026.
Crypto prices again muted as gold surges to new record, U.S. stocks advance
Bitcoin for the moment was unable to hold the $90,000 level reached prior to the U.S. market open.
BNB at $860 lags broader market as scrutiny of Binance grows
An FT report alleged Binance failed to stop suspicious transactions, despite agreeing to pay $4.3 billion to settle a U.S. criminal case in 2023.
Coinbase agrees to buy The Clearing Company to deepen prediction markets push
The deal brings a team with specialized experience building event-based trading systems, including veterans from Polymarket and Kalshi.
ETHZilla sells $74.5 million of ether in effort to trim debt load
This is the company's second sale of part of its ETH treasury, following a $40 million sale in October to fund share repurchases.
U.S. bipartisan lawmakers draw up tax bill with stablecoin and staking relief
New House proposal would exempt some stablecoin payments from capital gains taxes and allow stakers to defer income recognition for up to five years.
BlackRock names bitcoin ETF a top 2025 theme despite price slump
The world's largest asset manager is promoting its underperforming bitcoin fund over higher-fee winners, signaling long-term commitment.
CME loses top spot to Binance in bitcoin futures open interest as institutional demand wanes
Behind the move is a sharp narrowing in the profitability of the basis trade, in which traders attempt to capture a spread by buying spot bitcoin while selling BTC futures.
Filecoin climbs after breaking above $1.29 resistance zone
Technical momentum built as institutional flows drove price through key resistance levels amid an 87% volume surge above average.
The clock is ticking for crypto tax loss harvesting
Investors might be able to take advantage of the recent crypto market downturn in order to lower their taxable income.
JPMorgan weighs crypto trading for institutions amid growing demand
The largest U.S. bank is exploring spot and derivatives services for hedge funds and pensions as regulatory clarity improves, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Surges 19% Over the Weekend
Cronos (CRO) was also a top performer, rising 2.5%.
Hut 8’s AI data center deal is bigger than meets the eye: Benchmark lifts price target to $85
Shares of the bitcoin miner jumped higher last week on its $7 billion pact with Google-backed Fluidstack.
BitMine buys $300 million in ether, crossing 4 million ETH treasury milestone
Thomas Lee's ETH treasury firm acquired nearly 99,000 tokens last week as crypto markets slid.
Prediction markets beat Wall Street in forecasting inflation, Kalshi says
Kalshi's markets aggregate information from diverse traders with financial incentives, creating a "wisdom of the crowd" effect, the platform said.
Prediction markets may offer a tax loophole for gamblers under Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, Coinbase says
A tax change in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill may steer gamblers toward blockchain-based prediction markets to reduce their IRS bill, Coinbase said.
