Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he remains bullish on bitcoin but that Michael Saylor’s approach to funding bitcoin purchases has damaged the broader crypto market, in a CNBC interview on Friday, as the preferred stock at the center of Strategy’s model fell to a record… Read More
Bitcoin BTC$60,140.05 found some footing around $60,000 on Friday after this week’s selloff, but the biggest gains came from decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Solana ecosystem. Leading the advance was the native token of Aave AAVE$95.42, the largest DeFi lending protocol, which jumped 19% over… Read More
The pullback marks a sharp reversal from expectations at the start of 2026, when many industry executives anticipated a wave of crypto listings following successful IPOs by Circle (CRCL) and CoinDesk’s owner Bullish (BLSH). Crypto investors also worry that this year’s blockbuster AI-related IPOs are… Read More
South Korea’s Kospi tumbled as much as 9%, triggering its second trading halt of the week, as chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung both fell more than 8%. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.5%. Brent crude slipped below $74 a barrel, easing little of the pressure, after… Read More
Invesco’s move is another sign of asset managers increasingly chasing a new business opportunity created by stablecoins. These cryptocurrencies are designed to maintain a fixed value, typically tied to one U.S. dollar, and are backed by reserve assets such as cash and short-term Treasuries. As… Read More
Bitcoin’s BTC$61,622.70 price drop ahead of Friday’s quarterly options settlement has once again cast doubt on the popular “max pain theory.” The max pain level for this expiry stands at $72,000, significantly above current spot prices of around $61,700. On Friday at 8:00 ET, options… Read More
