Bitcoin holders are realizing staggering amounts of losses on their BTC holdings, as the asset’s price continues to underperform. While store-of-value assets like gold and silver press on to unprecedented heights, the crypto firstborn’s price struggle persists. Consequently, holders are growing impatient, realizing losses at levels last seen in almost three years. Key Points Data
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
Traditional hard assets and cryptocurrency are starting to diverge sharply, and the markets are making this clear. Gold is getting close to the psychologically crucial $5,000 mark, silver has surged above $100 and Bitcoin is finding it difficult to maintain important technical levels due to significant institutional withdrawals. Digital gold loses to real gold Physical
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
Story Highlights Dollar Index hits four month low as yen intervention fears pressure the US currency. Weakening dollar historically supports Bitcoin as liquidity improves and risk assets gain momentum globally. Arthur Hayes predicts Bitcoin could surge if central banks expand balance sheets again globally. The U.S. dollar is weakening again, and investors are watching closely.
Chainlink reported 14 new integrations across 3 services and 8 chains, including ACX, Arbitrum, Base, Concordium, Ethereum, Moonbeam, Plume, Polygon and TRON. ACX said it integrated Chainlink Data Streams, while Chainlink described confidential compute using TEEs and zero-knowledge proofs. Chainlink has published an adoption update stating that its standard has recorded 14 integrations across three
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
The gains accrued earlier this month have been wiped out as Bitcoin dropped below the $88k level on Monday. The cryptocurrency market has been bearish over the last three weeks and has begun another week with more losses. Over $100 billion was wiped out from the crypto market on Sunday as events in the United