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 2062.95, up 1.1% (+22.36) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: APT (+4.4%) and ICP (+2.4%). Laggards: AAVE (-0.2%) and BCH (+0.0%).
Bitcoin is entering May 2026 with an unstable price, trading near $76,128 after rising about 27% from its February low of $60,187. Even with this recovery, the price is still stuck below a strong resistance area between $78,500 and $82,228. With mixed signals in the market, we asked five AI chatbots, ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Perplexity
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, but the decision itself was almost beside the point. What rattled crypto markets was a single phrase buried in the policy statement that traders and analysts pulled apart within minutes of its release. Gone was the familiar characterisation of inflation as “somewhat elevated.” In its place, the Fed
Bitcoin Conference 2026 opened at The Venetian in Las Vegas on April 28 under heavy criticism after claims of weak turnout spread across crypto social media. Jacob King, CEO and co-founder of SwanDesk, said the event saw a record low crowd, with only a few dozen attendees in some areas. He also claimed several speakers
Bitcoin entered yesterday’s Fed decision already capped below a dense on-chain supply zone, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference gave buyers little reason to push through it. The Federal Reserve kept the target range at 3.5%-3.75% and explicitly linked elevated inflation to higher global energy prices, citing the tensions in the Middle East as
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), continues to remain above $75,000 despite the uncertainty stemming from the US-Iran conflict. As the war between the two countries continues, concerns about inflation stemming from energy prices are also increasing. At this point, the Fed announced its April interest rate decision yesterday and kept it unchanged, as expected. Related
Bitcoin ($BTC) and altcoins have experienced significant declines since the major crash in October 2025. While $BTC and altcoins have fallen by more than 50% during this period, investors are suffering short-term losses. However, research shows that major cryptocurrencies are still profitable in the long term. According to Delphi Digital’s latest analysis, holding periods of
A Green Beret’s alleged $400,000 insider bet on a raid in Venezuela seemed like an isolated breach. A new report suggests it may be the visible edge of something broader. The Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC), a nonprofit research group, analyzed every settled Polymarket contract from January 2021 through mid-March 2026 — more than 435,000 markets
Bitcoin’s [$BTC] trading volume has been low, and it looks like some traders may be ready to sell. There is a key liquidation zone around $73K, and if $BTC starts slipping, this area could become a key line to watch. Here’s the rundown… $BTC spot volume down to 2023 levels Bitcoin’s spot trading volume across