Latest Crypto News
Crypto's banker adversaries didn't want to deal in latest White House meeting on bill
Stablecoin rewards programs were the primary business of a work session at the White House between crypto executives and banking representatives.

What to expect at CoinDesk's Consensus Hong Kong 2026
Consensus Hong Kong kicks off on Wednesday with speeches from the city's chief executive and the head of its markets regulator.

Robinhood misses Q4 revenue estimates as fourth-quarter results dinged by crypto slump
Crypto revenue fell 38% year over year to $221M, even as the company expanded token listings and crypto features across its platform.

Citadel Securities backs LayerZero as it unveils ‘Zero’ blockchain for global markets
Citadel has made a strategic investment in LayerZero’s ZRO token as the interoperability firm rolls out its high-performance blockchain.

Ex-SafeMoon CEO gets 8-year prison sentence for defrauding investors
Braden John Karony had been convicted last year on several federal charges, and he's ordered to pay back $7.5 million in restitution.

Sam Bankman-Fried files for new trial over FTX fraud charges
The incarcerated former leader of the failed crypto exchange wants a new chance to defend against fraud charges.

Concerns over Strategy selling bitcoin are 'unfounded,' Michael Saylor says
Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor affirmed the firm’s commitment to a long-term bitcoin strategy following major fourth quarter losses and a continued plunge in prices early this year.

Struggling Coinbase gets price target cut from JPMorgan ahead of Thursday earnings
Shares of COIN are down nearly 30% this year, with analysts warning that softer trading and crypto prices are likely to weigh on revenue.

Tether invests in LayerZero Labs as it doubles down on cross-chain tech, agentic finance
LayerZero’s Omnichain infrastructure (OFT) enables liquid stablecoin use across networks and “agentic finance” use cases.

Bitcoin remains in tight range under $70,000 ahead of Wednesday's U.S. jobs report
Two Trump administration officials suggested markets should brace for weaker-than-expected January employment data.

Crypto exchange Kraken fires chief financial officer ahead of long-awaited IPO
Kraken has moved chief financial officer Stephanie Lemmerman to a strategic advisory role, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Vitalik Buterin outlines how Ethereum could play a key role in the future of AI
In a post on X revisiting ideas he first outlined two years ago, the co-founder of Ethereum argues that the push toward artificial general intelligence often resembles the kind of unchecked speed and scale the blockchain was created to challenge.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: index falls 3.4% as all constituents trade lower
Aptos (APT) declined 5.5% and Ethereum (ETH) dropped 5.4%, leading the index lower from Monday.

Blockchain.com wins UK registration nearly four years after abandoning FCA process
The London-based company elected to withdraw its application for FCA licensing in March 2022 having not won approval ahead of an impending deadline.

Bitcoin a tech trade for now, not digital gold, says Grayscale
The cryptocurrency's latest sell-off looks more like a retreat from growth, according to the crypto asset management firm.

