The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) December 2025 report warns that USD-pegged stablecoins could spark currency substitution and capital outflows in vulnerable emerging markets (EMS), undermining local currencies. Experts, however, said that the stablecoin market is yet to grow big enough to have a real systemic… Read More
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Crypto markets… Read More
Dogecoin finally forced a resolve on its multi-session compression, punching above $0.15 on a volume-backed breakout that signaled the first real momentum shift in days as ether ETH$3,369.35 zoomed 8%. The move came as targeted buying hit the meme-coin complex while the broader market rallied,… Read More
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The crypto market lacks clear direction. Bitcoin BTC$90,637.67 is still in its boring range-play between $90,000 and $95,000, and there’s little cheer in the broader market, as evidenced by over 2% declines in the CoinDesk 20… Read More
Bitcoin hovered near $90,400 on Tuesday as crypto markets steadied after one of the sector’s ugliest November performances since 2018, even as new data showed Europe led the month’s sell pressure by a wide margin. BTC rose 1% over the past 24 hours while ether… Read More
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Monday launched a pilot program allowing select digital assets — bitcoin BTC$91,022.50, ether ETH$3,134.39 and USD Coin (USDC) or other payment stablecoins — to be used as collateral in U.S. derivatives markets. The program, announced by Acting Chairman… Read More
