The bear market that has been ongoing since October has driven both retail and institutional investors out of the market. However, the recent surge in Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins has injected renewed momentum into the market, and according to Japanese giant Nomura, 80% of institutions appear willing to invest in cryptocurrencies. According to a recent
A growing push to bring privacy to public blockchains has reached Bitcoin, with VerifiedX unveiling a new layer designed to shield transactions while maintaining auditability. The system, called Prism, enables encrypted balances, shielded addresses and selective disclosure, allowing users to transact privately while still proving compliance when required, according to an emailed announcement shared with
DoubleZero Foundation, a project building high-speed data infrastructure for blockchains like Solana, has rolled out a new platform to speed up how trading firms access crypto market data — a sign of growing demand for Wall Street-style systems in digital asset markets. The project, called DoubleZero Edge, went live on Thursday. Its first offering is
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 2083.34, down 0.2% (-3.93) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Twelve of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: DOT (+7.1%) and APT (+4.0%). Laggards: ETH (-1.3%) and AAVE (-1.1%).
Bitcoin funding rates have hit their most negative levels since 2023, a signal that has historically coincided with market bottoms, as BTC continues to push higher through $75,000. On a seven-day moving average, funding rates have dropped to around -0.005%, according to Glassnode data. Funding rates are periodic payments exchanged between long and short traders
A potential SpaceX IPO continues to capture investor imagination, with expectations that the company could seek a valuation of up to $2 trillion. The company has reportedly filed confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and its prospectus could be unveiled in late May. Given that the IPO is expected to outshine even
After years of struggling, the former shoe company Allbirds (NASDAQ: BIRD) announced that it is pivoting to providing infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) on April 15, 2026. The move, backed with $50 million from an unnamed institutional investor, led to an immediate market reaction as BIRD stock soared 582.33% within a single day – from
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) accelerated Bitcoin ($BTC) acquisitions this week, absorbing over half a billion dollars in two days. The largest spot $BTC ETF recorded a net cash inflow of about $505.7 million over the past two days, according to data from SoSoValue, as analyzed by Finbold on April 16. After opening this week
A heated confrontation is continuing around Bitcoin, specifically Satoshi’s coins and the quantum threat looming over them. A new round of this confrontation unfolded between Charles Hoskinson and Bitcoin ideologues. The trigger was the discussion of BIP-361, a radical new proposal for protecting the network from quantum computers which, according to Hoskinson, turns Bitcoin into
Bitcoin is sitting in a tight area where both resistance and downside liquidity now matter. While price is pressing into a familiar barrier near the mid $74,000 to $76,000 range, traders are also watching the $73,000 to $73,500 zone below for a possible sweep. Bitcoin Liquidity Builds Between $73K Support and $76K Resistance Bitcoin is