Bitcoin BTC$68,503.15 surged Wednesday, underscoring it’s growing resilience to turmoil in the Middle East, while gold, a traditional safe haven, lagged. The leading cryptocurrency by market value rose to $71,023 during the European hours, up over 6% on a 24-hour basis, according to CoinDesk data.… Read More
NEAR token climbed as much as 17% after launching “Confidential Intents,” a new private execution layer designed to shield trades from public view, extending a 40% weekly rally and outperforming both the CoinDesk 20 Index and the broader privacy token sector. The feature was first… Read More
The firm said it has agreed to acquire Distributed Technologies Research, a blockchain-based payment infrastructure provider.
Dogecoin and pepe led a sharp meme coin bounce on Friday, with traders leaning into “meme season” talk as 2026 gets underway. Dogecoin was up about 11% over 24 hours, while pepe rose roughly 17% on the day after a stronger intraday push. Crypto’s meme… Read More
Bitcoin BTC$87,108.49 strengthened as the Japanese yen dropped after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) hiked interest rates as expected. The Japanese central bank raised its short-term policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%, the highest level in roughly three decades, continuing the gradual shift… Read More
