Veteran Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr is at the forefront of one of the most hotly-discussed debates in cryptocurrency — what the original blockchain network should be used for. The advent of the Ordinals protocol in 2023, which allowed a form of NFTs to be minted on Bitcoin, and Runes a year later, which did something…
Jeff Yan rarely speaks in public, avoids social media, and has never taken venture capital money. But in 2025, few individuals have had a bigger influence on the shape of decentralized finance (DeFi) and the crypto space itself. This feature is a part of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025 list. Yan is the founder of Hyperliquid, a…
Wall Street bank Citigroup refreshed its digital-assets stock coverage to reflect recent across-the-board declines in crypto, but remains constructive on the sector. “Despite recent token volatility, we remain bullish on digital assets stocks,” wrote analysts led by Peter Christiansen, in a Friday report. Issuer of the USDC stablecoin, Circle Financial (CRCL) remains Citi’s top pick,…
The U.S. Federal Reserve took a first step toward establishing a more limited version of its so-called master accounts, welcoming input on how the central bank might formulate “payment accounts” that would grant access to its payment rails without firms having to jump through the considerable hoops that would grant fuller services. The Fed said…
DOT$1.8411 was unchanged over the last 24 hours, with the token trading at $1.85. The token’s trading volume was 55% above 30-day averages, as smart money flows into DOT accelerated during the session, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. DOT tracked broader crypto momentum rather than token-specific catalysts. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk…
The foundation behind restaking protocol EigenLayer has proposed a governance change to introduce new incentives for the EIGEN token, focusing on productive network activity and fee generation. Under the plan outlined in a recent blog post, a cornerstone of the proposal is the introduction of a fee model that channels revenue from Actively Validated Services…
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, who has arguably been the closest friend to the crypto sector in Congress, won’t seek another term, she said in a statement on Friday. The first-term lawmaker will call it quits after her six-year term ends in January 2027, leaving a Republican seat open in extremely red Wyoming, but also removing…
Bitcoin bulls are putting up a fight on Friday to break this week’s choppy action that has capped all advances at around $90,000. Source link
Three of the top former executives at FTX and its affiliates have accepted final punishments from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as the agency resolves its enforcement cases connected to the exchange’s collapse, the SEC said in a litigation notice on Friday. As former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried continues his federal prison sentence on his…
Amid the recent bearish price action, the headline on Citigroup’s 12-month outlook for bitcoin BTC$87,257.10 of $143,000 — or about 62% upside from the current $88,000 — will raise some eyebrows. “We forecast increased adoption of digital assets, spurred by potential U.S. digital-asset legislation in the second quarter, with bitcoin likely ranging into the new…
