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Opinion

How DeFi is quietly rebuilding the fixed-income stack for institutional capital

The real institutional prize isn’t about tokenized assets. It’s about programmable yield.

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Finance

Grayscale wants to bring the world's hottest crypto trading frenzy to your brokerage account

The Hyperliquid network has seen significant growth, with weekly derivatives trading volume exceeding $50 billion and 24-hour fee revenue of $1.6 million.

Grayscale's new ad campaign can be seen in New York's Penn Station. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

The 5-cent contract that debunked a wartime death conspiracy

When social media declared Netanyahu dead, crypto prediction markets priced it at 5%. The money was right — and Washington wants to shut it down.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Markets

Strategy set for second-biggest bitcoin buying quarter despite BTC price slide

First-quarter purchases have reached 89,618 BTC so far, the most since fourth-quarter 2024, and the quarter is not yet over.

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Finance

It could cost you up to $6 million to grab lunch with Donald Trump

Qualifying for Trump’s crypto gala can cost as little as $70,000 or as much as several million, with rankings driven by timing and strategy rather than sheer holdings.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried tries to get on Donald Trump’s good side by backing his Iran strikes

The jailed founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is fueling growing speculation that he is seeking a presidential pardon.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried's past political cash gives AI PAC fuel for bashing NY candidate Bores

A mailer from Think Big PAC told voters that the Democratic U.S. House candidate once got $100,000 in support from the former head of failed global exchange FTX.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Senators say they've reached compromise on yield to advance crypto market bill

One of the major sticking points on the crypto market structure bill may be resolved, at least enough to move toward a Senate hearing to advance the bill.

Senator Thom Tillis (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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Policy

Kalshi gets temporary Nevada ban in dispute over sports betting

A Nevada court issued a 14-day ban on a wide range of contracts from prediction market firm Kalshi as the firm continues battling with state regulators.

Kalshi website on a laptop.

Finance

Nasdaq winning SEC approval to move stocks onchain shows how Wall Street is taking charge of crypto tech

Nasdaq's structure the SEC approved opens door to bring blockchain benefits to equities, while preserving the same-old intermediaries and market structure, industry insiders say.

The Nasdaq Marketsite in New York City (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin's latest fear unlocked as rate hike bets rise and bond markets crumble

For now, surging oil prices and persistent geopolitical tensions are driving inflation fears and weakening traditional safe-haven assets.

Eggs with hand-drawn anxious faces symbolizing market fears

Opinion

Why CoinDesk PitchFest matters heading into Miami

Lin examines the role of the Consensus event in providing founders with structured access to the sector’s most influential decision-makers.

Pitchfest Finals on the mainstage during Consensus Hong Kong 2026
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Finance

Crypto wallet maker Ledger taps former Circle exec as CFO to help lead IPO push

The crypto security firm is expanding its U.S. footprint and strengthening its leadership team as it prepares for a potential public listing.

(Photo: Ledger Media/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Kalshi valuation doubles to $22 billion in latest funding round: Bloomberg

The new $1 billion investment round indicates that interest in the embattled prediction market remains.

Kalshi co-founders Luana Lopes Lara and Tarek Mansour (Kalshi)

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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Aptos (APT) gains 6.3% as index rises

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 2.5% from Thursday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer.

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Markets

Coinbase introduces stock perpetual futures contracts for non-U.S. customers

The contracts trade 24/7, are cash-settled in USDC and allow for up to 10-times leverage on single-stock contracts and 20-times on ETF products.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)
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