At the time of writing, gold is changing hands at $5,079.30 per ounce, while silver is trading at $113.24—levels that currently make today’s prediction market wagers look less like fringe curiosities and more like forward-looking scoreboards. Gold and Silver Prediction Markets Favor Strength, Not Moonshots Polymarket’s metals contracts offer a rare window into crowd expectations,
ARK Invest, the asset management firm led by Cathie Wood, has filed with U.S. regulators to launch two new cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that would track the CoinDesk 20 — a benchmark of the most liquid digital assets, including bitcoin, ether, solana, XRP and cardano. Rather than holding crypto directly, the proposed ETFs would rely
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong predicts a future where firms go public entirely on-chain. In a recent tweet, Armstrong unveiled a vision for an on-chain IPO, saying: “Eventually, you’ll be able to go public entirely onchain, which will dramatically lower costs, reduce friction and increase access. Hopefully very soon.” The Coinbase CEO highlighted in his X
Ethereum-based stablecoins have experienced a decline in market capitalization for the first time during the current market cycle. According to data from DeFiLlama, the stablecoins have lost more than $7 billion in just a week. The crypto market is facing significant headwinds amid the ongoing geopolitical landscape. The market capitalization of the Ethereum stablecoin market
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 2688.53, down 1.8% (-47.97) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Two of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: LTC (+1.3%) and APT (+0.3%). Laggards: POL (-4.0%) and ICP (-3.9%).
Bitcoin (BTC) started the new week with a decline, but critical developments are expected this week. First and foremost is the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, with the Fed announcing its first interest rate decision of 2026 on Wednesday. How Will Powell Speak? A Hawk or a Dove? After the Fed’s interest rate cuts
Deloitte warns that T+0 and tokenized securities could boost speed and collateral efficiency while creating a dangerous blind spot if reporting and oversight lag. Summary Deloitte’s 2026 outlook flags same‑day T+0 settlement and tokenized securities as key experiments, likely starting in limited pilots rather than a full market overhaul. Faster settlement shrinks time to source
Blockchain infrastructure firm Zerohash is in talks to raise $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The company recently pulled out of acquisition talks with Mastercard, CoinDesk reported, though the payments giant is still considering a strategic investment in Zerohash, and discussions remain ongoing. The raise
Shares of Coreweave (CRWV) rose 9% during pre-market trading on Monday after AI powerhouse Nvidia (NVDA) invested another $2 billion in an effort to accelerate the company’s buildout of next-generation data centers built specifically for AI workloads. The funding, which came through the purchase of CoreWeave’s Class A stock at $87.20 per share, will help
By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin is struggling to hold ground as concerns over the strength of the yen and fiscal instability drove a divergence between crypto and traditional safe-haven assets. Bitcoin fell 0.8% in 24 hours to sit below $88,000, and ether lost more than 1.6% to just under $2,900.