Latest Crypto News

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Jumps 4.6% as All Constituents Trade Higher

Sui (SUI) gained 7% and Solana (SOL) rose 6.9%, leading the index higher.

CoinDesk

Policy

Poland’s lower house approves crypto law again, sends vetoed bill back to Senate

The Sejm passed the same version of the Crypto-Asset Market Act previously rejected by President Nawrocki, escalating political tensions.

Photo by Piotr Cierkosz on Unsplash

Opinion

Re-litigating the GENIUS Act Brings Risk and No Rewards

If bipartisan agreements like the GENIUS Act can be immediately reopened whenever an incumbent industry dislikes their competitive implications, legislative compromise becomes impossible, argues Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Advertisement

Finance

Jump Trading sued for $4 billion in connection to Do Kwon’s Terra Labs collapse: WSJ

The administrator winding down what remains of Terraform is suing Jump Trading, accusing it of contributing to its demise while profiting illegally.

Do Kwon (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Oracle TikTok deal lifts AI mining stocks as bitcoin tags $88,000

Oracle shares jumped 6% in pre-market on Friday as TikTok's U.S. agreement helped calm AI bubble fears after a volatile macro week.

Racks of mining machines.

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin rallies on Japan rate hike as futures traders pile in

BTC rose to $88,000 after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates. The increase, seen as a potential risk-off trigger, failed to spark a flight into the yen.

Corner of a plaque showing a map of the Bank of Japan.

Markets

Ripple expands institutional trading push with TJM partnership

The deal is less about chasing returns and more about access to familiar market structures, regulated intermediaries and predictable settlement.

Stylized Ripple logo
Advertisement

Policy

Coinbase files lawsuits in 3 states over attempts to regulate prediction markets

The crypto exchange is taking legal action against Connecticut, Michigan and Illinois, Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal wrote on X.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaking to House Speaker Mike Johnson on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Latest bitcoin bull turns bear, Fidelity director warns of year-long crypto winter

Fidelity’s global macro director, Jurien Timmer, has called the end of the latest bitcoin bull run, while highlighting gold’s continued bull market strength.

Bear overlooking woodland (Pixabay)

Markets

Metaplanet to start sponsored ADR program to woo over-the-counter U.S. investors

The sponsored level I ADR listing strengthens U.S. investor access, settlement quality and market credibility, the company said.

Close up of the red circle at the center of the Japanese flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay)

Finance

Bybit returns to UK with 100 crypto trading pairs after 2-year break

Bybit exited the U.K. in 2023 following a tightening of rules around the promotion and marketing of crypto services.

A view over the City of London taken over the Thames near Tower Bridge. (Cj / Unsplash+)
Advertisement

Markets

XRP higher after early dip as buyers step in near $1.80

Institutional interest in Ripple-linked assets remains strong, though overall market participation is limited.

XRP could blast higher. (WikiImages/Pixabay)

Markets

Crypto breaks higher as BOJ decision clears a macro overhang

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield briefly touched 2% for the first time since 2006 after the central bank lifted its benchmark rate.

Bitcoin may see a short squeeze higher. (Pixabay, PhotoMosh)

Markets

Bitcoin jumps above $87,000, yen slides as Bank of Japan hikes interest rates

The Bank of Japan raised its short-term policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%, the highest in nearly 30 years.

BTC price bounce. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Senate confirms Trump crypto-friendly nominees to take over CFTC, FDIC

In a package of confirmations, the U.S. Senate approved Mike Selig to lead the CFTC and Travis Hill to run the FDIC, both with major potential reach into crypto.

Mike Selig, nominee to be chairman of the CFTC (Senate Agriculture Committee)
Advertisement