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 2117.36, down 1.9% (-40.48) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. All 20 assets are trading lower. Leaders: XLM (-0.6%) and CRO (-0.9%). Laggards: UNI (-3.9%) and ETH (-2.9%). The
$BTC Inc. adds Lightning payments across all revenue channels ahead of Bitcoin 2026. Nashville, TN, USA — April 22, 2026 — $BTC Inc., a Nakamoto Inc. company, today announced the addition of Lightning Network payments to its existing BTCPay Server infrastructure, ahead of Bitcoin 2026 (April 27–29, The Venetian, Las Vegas). The expansion brings Lightning
For years, Bitcoin investors leaned on a simple playbook. A halving reduced new supply, excitement returned, prices rose, and eventually the market overheated before a hard correction. That story was never perfect, but it was useful. Today, it is less reliable than it used to be. This matters because Bitcoin is no longer a niche
Someone may have used a hair dryer near a Paris airport weather sensor to win $34,000 on the prediction market platform Polymarket, prompting France’s national meteorological service to file a criminal complaint. Key Takeaways: Météo France filed a complaint with Roissy airport gendarmerie after two CDG sensor anomalies on April 6 and April 15 aligned
Bitcoin continues to stabilize after a steep correction, as price action shifts from a clear downtrend into a tight consolidation range. The daily chart now reflects a market searching for direction, with buyers attempting to absorb supply while sellers defend key resistance zones. Although volatility has cooled, the broader structure still leans cautious, especially as
A years-long race to de-anonymize Satoshi Nakamoto appears to have reached an ideological dead end, one that has paradoxically benefited the industry. Against the backdrop of the film “Finding Satoshi,” leaders of major crypto companies have voiced a synchronized thesis: Nakamoto’s identity has definitively become a historical artifact rather than a market factor. Phong Le,
The Crypto venture fund Pantera Capital, with $3.8 billion in AUM, has urged London-listed Satsuma Technology to sell its remaining $50 million in Bitcoin and return that capital directly to shareholders. Meanwhile, Satsuma’s stock has collapsed more than 99% from its June 2025 peak, now trading around $0.21 with a market cap of just $25
In an April 22, 2026, ‘lightning round,’ Jim Cramer offered a laconic endorsement and price target for Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock by simply stating that he thinks ‘Alphabet is going to $400.’ Though little other than his bullishness can be gleaned from the former hedge fund manager and popular TV personality’s latest comment on GOOGL
Bitcoin is trading in a compressed recovery structure similar to an ascending triangle, hovering around the high-$70,000 range. Although the price has established a series of higher lows, it is still having difficulty breaking through resistance in the $78,000-$80,000 range. According to the CryptoQuant CEO, the market could be nearing the bottom. Short orders dominate
A crypto analyst has presented a new analysis, forecasting Bitcoin’s ($BTC) next all-time high and potential market bottom. According to the analyst, $BTC’s long-term price outlook could depend heavily on where its current market bottom forms. The analysis draws on historical cycle patterns and bear markets that preceded $BTC’s explosive upward rallies. Based on these