Ondo and Securitize execs say utility, not hype, will drive tokenization’s next phase

Executives from both firms say the next phase of tokenization must prioritize functionali…

BlackRock enters DeFi, taps Uniswap for institutional token trading

BlackRock is bringing its $2.1 billion tokenized Treasury fund to Uniswap, expanding inst…

Ledger adds OKX DEX integration for on-device token swaps

The integration allows Ledger users to execute multichain token swaps directly from the W…

Concerns over Strategy selling bitcoin are 'unfounded,' Michael Saylor says

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor affirmed the firm’s commitment to a long-term …

UK Central Bank taps firms to test elements of distributed-ledger settlement infrastructure

The six-month central bank pilot brings together market infrastructure providers, banks a…

U.S. government isn't poised to sweep in with bitcoin buys, despite Jim Cramer rumor

President Donald Trump did order a bitcoin reserve, but it doesn't yet exist, even as…

BitMine buys 40,613 ETH during sell-off as Ether strategy faces deep drawdown

Tom Lee–backed BitMine added over 40,000 ETH during last week’s market sell-off, doubling…

VCs clash over non-financial use cases in Web3 and crypto

Chris Dixon, a managing partner at a16z crypto, said that non-financial use cases in cryp…

Previewing policy at Consensus Hong Kong 2026: State of Crypto

The CoinDesk crew is back in Hong Kong, with policymakers and policy-users alike. from Co…

Google search volume for 'crypto' hovers near yearly low amid market rout

Investor sentiment in crypto is now at the same level it was during the 2022 Terra-LUNA c…

Bitcoin bulls spot bottoming signs as longtime bears take victory laps

The Financial Times and Peter Schiff were among the no-coiners giving themselves pats on …

Broad-based bitcoin accumulation emerges after sharp capitulation

Glassnode data is showing buying across all cohorts of bitcoin holders. from CoinDesk: Bi…

CFTC expands payment stablecoin criteria to include national trust banks

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revised a previous staff letter to reflec…

Bitcoin difficulty drops by over 11%, sharpest drop since 2021 China ban

The Bitcoin network's mining difficulty dropped by as much as 27% within a single adj…

Why machine-to-machine payments are the new electricity for the digital age

If continuous M2M payments are the new electricity, then blockchains must be seen as the …