World Liberty Financial ($WLFI), a decentralized finance protocol affiliated with the Trump family, has filed a defamation lawsuit against TRON (TRX) founder Justin Sun. According to the announcement posted on X on May 4, $WLFI is accusing the crypto entrepreneur of organizing “a coordinated media smear campaign” that affects the reputation of the entire sector.
Base, the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 network, is upgrading its core architecture from optimistic rollups to a zero-knowledge-based system in a major shift in its security design. The network, which currently holds around $12 billion in total capital, will adopt a trusted execution environment (TEE) combined with zero-knowledge proofs to secure chain finality. Base Makes
Today marks an important date on the crypto industry calendar – the anniversary of the man who saw Bitcoin’s potential before anyone else. Hal Finney, an outstanding cryptographer and the first Bitcoin enthusiast, would have turned 70. Although in recent weeks the mass media have been overloaded with theories from the film “Finding Satoshi” released
Institutions are buying Bitcoin ($BTC) at more than five times the rate miners are producing it, and according to Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards, that gap has historically come right before huge price gains. In a post on May 4, Edwards said every instance in the past of this demand-to-supply ratio produced an average return
The alleged OpenAI information leaker Leopold Aschenbrenner has become an investing rising star since departing the company in 2024, as his Situational Awareness LP hedge fund has, in 2026, become a top-performer for its shareholders. Specifically, the investment vehicle saw a substantial 61% increase in asset value in just two months, according to the data
Crypto-related stocks rallied Monday, led by Circle (CRCL) and Coinbase (COIN), as progress on U.S. digital asset legislation and bitcoin breaking above $80,000 lifted sentiment across the sector. Circle, issuer of the USDC stablecoin, surged 18%, extending recent gains, while U.S.-focused crypto exchange Coinbase rose about 7%. BitGo (BTGO), a digital asset infrastructure firm offering
Ondo Finance (ONDO), a frequently preferred altcoin in the institutional sector and prominent in the tokenization field, has joined the DTCC working group to design tokenization standards. According to the official announcement, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has formed an industry working group to advance the tokenization of US capital markets. Accordingly, DTCC announced
Major Wall Street operator Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) said Monday it will begin limited production trades of tokenized securities in July, with a broader launch of its platform set for October. The service, built within DTCC’s Depository Trust Company, will allow firms to issue digital versions of assets already held in custody, while
DonAlt, a seasoned investor and veteran of the cryptocurrency sector, accurately predicted that XRP would increase by 700% to reach $3.65 in 2024. The analyst, using a pseudonym, has now revealed his updated predictions for Bitcoin ($BTC). The analyst presented three different scenarios for $BTC and identified three different price levels for each scenario. Bitcoin
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 2110.57, up 0.5% (+11.5) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Eleven of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: TAO (+4.1%) and LINK (+2.7%). Laggards: NEAR (-2.9%) and BCH (-2.1%).