NEW YORK — When Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan show up at a crypto conference not just as speakers but also as sponsors, something has changed. That shift will be on full display at Consensus Miami 2026, where an unprecedented roster of institutional heavyweights, federal policymakers, and crypto pioneers will gather May 5–7 to map the
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2093.01, up 0.7% (+15.25) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Fourteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: LTC (+2.4%) and APT (+1.7%). Laggards: AAVE (-1.1%) and SUI (-0.4%).
BlackRock-backed Securitize and Computershare are bringing parts of the $70 trillion U.S. stock market onchain via tokenized equities, in a move that pushes traditional Wall Street infrastructure closer to blockchain rails. The agreement allows listed firms to add tokenized equity — called Issuer-Sponsored Tokens (ISTs) — alongside existing shares, giving investors the option to hold
What’s new: GSR has launched its first ETF built around three major tokens with active management layered on top. The fund holds Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana, with weekly rebalancing to adjust market exposure, said GSR Managing Director of Asset Management, Andy Baehr on CoinDesk’s Public Keys. It includes staking rewards for Ethereum and Solana, adding
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), has been hovering above $75,000 in recent days, increasing expectations of further increases. At this point, there’s a strong trend on social media to predict Bitcoin will surpass $90,000. However, this may not be realistic. While the cryptocurrency community is largely bullish, this is generally considered a counter-indicator, according to
Crypto payments firm MoonPay has acquired Sodot, an Israeli crypto security startup, as part of its plan to launch MoonPay Institutional, a new unit built for large financial institutions looking to access crypto. Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the acquisition, that it’s an all-stock deal worth about $100 million. The new unit will offer
The Czech Republic’s central bank governor, Alex Michl, said that adding bitcoin to the financial institution’s reserves could improve performance, but warned its volatility is much higher than other assets and therefore represents a risk. “Its volatility is much higher than other assets,” Michl said in a speech at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las
A $20 million funding round led by Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital (GLXY) is backing a push to use blockchain behind the scenes to overhaul the $6 trillion asset-backed finance market, where many deals still rely on manual workflows. The round, which included Parafi Capital and Crane Ventures, went to Fence, a startup building software to
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has raised fresh concerns about the global financial system. He warns that rising government debt levels could eventually trigger a bond market crisis. Accordingly, financial commentators have weighed in on how Bitcoin and other crypto assets could factor into such a scenario. Dimon Flags Rising Debt Risks Speaking at an
The countdown has begun for the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, eagerly awaited by the cryptocurrency and global markets. Accordingly, the Fed will announce its interest rate decision for April today, followed by an oral statement from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. After three consecutive interest rate cuts that began in September last year, the