CoinDesk Bitfinex traders double down on bitcoin during five-day slide as longs hit 2.5-year high Margin longs on Bitfinex have climbed to a two-and-a-half year high as bitcoin struggles below key technical resistance near $78,000. by James Van Straten May 20, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Pan-European stablecoin effort expands to 37 lenders in push back against U.S. dollar dominance Qivalis, a stablecoin initiative backed by a group of European banks, aims to issue a stablecoin later this year to deepen the euro’s role... by Krisztian Sandor May 20, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Bitcoin, ether, XRP rebound as Senate curbs Trump’s Iran war powers Bitcoin climbed to about $77,200, while XRP, ether and solana also gained as Treasury yields and oil fell. by Omkar Godbole May 20, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Bitcoin, ether, XRP rebound as Senate curbs Trump’s Iran war powers Bitcoin climbed to about $77,200, while XRP, ether and solana also gained as Treasury yields and oil fell. by Omkar Godbole May 20, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Bitcoin is falling, bond yields are rising. Yet BTC’s implied volatility, an uncertainty gauge, remains low. BTC’s implied volatility remains low despite the recent price selloff. Options specialist prefers a long straddle strategy in this scenario. by Omkar Godbole May 20, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Non-dollar stablecoins are struggling to crack 0.5% of market share Everyone is building non-dollar stablecoins. But data shows that compared to USD-denominated stablecoins, almost no one is using them. by Sam Reynolds May 20, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Trump orders government, Fed to review crypto firms’ access to payment rails Donald Trump’s executive order asks the Fed to review how depository institutions may be granted access to payment services, an area the crypto industry... by Nikhilesh De May 20, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk This bitcoin bear market is different with ‘uniquely pessimistic’ traders limiting downside, K33 says The research firm said bitcoin traders remain unusually defensive, reducing the risk of the kind of leverage-driven collapse seen in prior downturns. by Krisztian Sandor May 19, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Even a mountain of T-bills won’t save Tether and Circle from a sudden liquidity crisis, expert says The head of digital assets and tokenization at one of Germany’s largest asset managers said that USDT and USDC are not stablecoins, from his... by Olivier Acuna May 19, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare