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 2004.71, up 1.4% (+26.87) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Fifteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: XLM (+5.1%) and NEAR (+3.6%). Laggards: BCH (-1.0%) and UNI (-0.5%).
Richard Busch, a board member at American Bitcoin (ABTC), acquired 68,000 shares of the Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company at an average price of $1.15, a transaction valued at $78,200, according to a new SEC filing. With the latest purchase, Busch now holds approximately 1.4 million ABTC shares, valued at about $1.5 million based on Monday’s
Investment bank B. Riley initiated coverage of bitcoin treasury firms Strategy (MSTR) and Strive (ASST) with buy ratings, setting price targets of $175 and $12, respectively. Strategy was trading at $141.82 at publication time, Strive at $8.67. The sector was pressured after bitcoin fell more than 45% from about $126,000 in October 2025 to roughly
South Korean prosecutors have sold 320.8 Bitcoin recovered after a phishing incident temporarily removed the crypto from government custody. The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office said it sold 320.8 Bitcoin (BTC) at market prices and transferred 31.59 billion Korean won (about $21.5 million) to the national treasury, The Chosun Ilbo reported Tuesday. Authorities reportedly sold the
Bitcoin’s $BTC$70,816.15 recent dip triggered heavy trading activity, with nearly 600,000 $BTC changing hands in the $60,000–$70,000 range, according to blockchain data tracked by Glassnode. In other words, traders went bargain hunting, snapping up nearly 600,000 $BTC ($42.48 billion) in this price band during the correction. Of these, more than 200,000 $BTC were accumulated in
Crypto traders on the perpetuals exchange Hyperliquid are placing increasingly aggressive leveraged bets that bitcoin will break above $75,000 after a sharp rally at the start of the week. Bitcoin climbed to around $71,000 on Tuesday, up from roughly $65,000 when $BTC futures opened on Sunday evening. The move has reignited calls for a retest
In the US, after Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), spot ETFs for XRP, Solana, and many altcoins are planned for launch in 2025. While altcoin ETFs are attracting Wall Street’s attention, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart has revealed investment data regarding Solana ETFs. According to a Bloomberg analyst, investment advisors hold a $270 million portfolio
XAUm is now powered by Chainlink on Venus to make tokenized gold a collateral asset in $BNB Chain lending markets. XAUm is Venus Protocol’s first RWA collateral asset, backed by 1 troy ounce of LBMA-standard gold issued by Matrixdock. Chainlink has enabled the pricing layer for tokenized gold on $BNB Chain through a new XAUm
Tokenized stocks have surpassed $1 billion in total value on-chain, marking a new milestone for the fast-growing real-world asset (RWA) sector. Data from RWA.xyz shows the value of tokenized equities climbing past the $1 billion mark, as platforms offering blockchain-based exposure to traditional stocks attract more trading activity and liquidity. Much of that activity is