While Bitcoin and altcoins are starting 2026 with a recovery, some altcoins are standing out from the market with their rise. One of these altcoins, Ripple’s native token XRP, was named “the year’s hottest cryptocurrency” by CNBC after experiencing a 20% increase in the first week of the new year. Brian Sullivan, host of CNBC’s
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 2993.52, down 0.5% (-15.41) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Three of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SUI (+1.1%) and POL (+0.8%). Laggards: UNI (-1.5%) and HBAR (-1.4%).
Tony Volpon, a former director at the Central Bank of Brazil, unveiled BRD, a yield-sharing stablecoin tied to the Brazilian currency and backed by Brazilian government debt. Speaking on the “Cripto na Real” program on CNN Brasil, Volpon said the token will be backed by National Treasury bonds, linking its value to sovereign debt and
Digital asset company CoinFlip has launched a new workplace benefit that allows employees to invest in cryptocurrencies directly through payroll deductions, offering a payroll-based investing mechanism to digital asset investing as interest in portfolio diversification continues to grow. The program enables employees to automatically purchase cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) and
The volume of crypto assets traded in the Czech Republic saw a significant increase last year, with analysts attributing the trend to their growing recognition by investors. Despite a year-end slowdown, the continuing integration of cryptocurrencies into traditional finance is likely to strengthen the market in 2026, members of the industry predict. Czechs trade over
Russia’s central bank digital currency poses a threat to the country’s domestic payment card infrastructure, according to an analyst at Freedom Finance Global. According to sources, the analyst Natalia Milchakova stated that the digital ruble will become a “serious competitor” to traditional financial payment systems like the MIR card. The digital ruble launch will slow
Morph, an Ethereum-based platform, has launched $150 million Payment Accelerator program to help payment companies expand real-world blockchain transactions. The program supports firms bringing live payments on-chain, meeting the rising need for faster and more efficient global payments. Driving Adoption of Stablecoins in Global Commerce Stablecoins have become a trusted way to move money globally,
According to Fortune, venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has invested $15 million in Babylon. Following the news, the BABY token experienced a significant surge. David Tse, co-founder of the startup Babylon, announced that he has received a $15 million investment from a16z crypto, the crypto arm of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. In an
Stretch (STRC), the perpetual preferred equity issued by Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin BTC$91,953.07, reclaimed $100 in pre-market trading for the first time since early November, opening the doors for sales to fund more BTC purchases. STRC last traded at that level between Nov. 4 and Nov. 13, before falling to a