Beyond ‘digital gold,’ Iran conflict forces a rethink of the nature of bitcoin
Bitcoin’s 12% gain since the Iran war began isn’t a risk-on trade. It’s the market repricing bitcoin’s role as a neutral settlement layer, Bitwise’s...
Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp says it’s better to freeze 5.6 million BTC than let hackers have them
Lopp says dormant coins could pose systemic risk if quantum computing gives attackers the ability to grab them, intensifying the growing “freeze or not...
Crypto Long & Short: Fighting fraud in the digital age: why state-led identity is the future
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Tricia Gallagher writes how the fix for broken digital identity systems will need to be state-led...
Why Morgan Stanley’s CFO thinks tokenization is the next big step for its multi-trillion wealth business
Morgan Stanley CFO Sharon Yeshaya says the bank is eyeing a “tokenized world” where blockchain technology allows client assets and liabilities to move more...
Prediction market volumes to hit $1 trillion by 2030 with Robinhood, Coinbase as key players, Bernstein says
The broker said prediction markets are scaling into a trillion-dollar asset class, driven by regulatory clarity, crypto rails and distribution via major trading platforms.
Pakistan lifts seven-year ban, allowing banks to service crypto providers
Pakistan sent a letter to all banks and financial regulatory firms notifying them that they may provide crypto services,, but remain barred from trading...
CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE rises 4.3% as trades flat
Aptos (APT), up 3.8% since Tuesday, joined Aave (AAVE) as a top performer.
TeraWulf stock declines on $900 million share sale to fund AI data center expansion
The shares had been on a big run higher, rising more than 50% since late March.
Allbirds abandons sneakers in pivot to AI computing, shares surge 300%
The footwear brand plans reinvention as Newbird AI with a $50 million convertible in a sign of the broader market shift into GPU infrastructure.