2024 was a watershed year for digital assets, with Bitcoin’s annual volatility reaching a record low and stablecoin transaction values exceeding Visa and Mastercard.These are among the major takeaways from ARK Invest’s “Big Ideas 2025” report, releas

Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of SkyBridge Capital and former White House director of communications during US President Donald Trump’s first term, has suggested that members of Congress will act to curry favor with the crypto industry before the 2

Onchain sleuth ZachXBT claimed that Coinbase users lost more than $65 million between December 2024 and January 2025 from falling victim to social engineering scams.He stated the estimated $65 million is likely “much lower” than the actual amount as

Ethereum reached the consensus needed to increase the network's gas limit, with 50% of the validators signaling for this change to help improve the network's scalability.The gas limit is a critical parameter that dictates the network’s transaction ca

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $3472.14 today or 3.55% to $101239.43Largest percentage increase since Jan. 17, 2025, when it gained 4.45%Snaps a three day losing streakUp 8.38% year-to-dateDown 5.15% from its all-time high of $106734.51 on Dec. 1

Banks will limit their crypto exposure as long as anti-money laundering risks are at play, according to investment bank TD Cowen."We believe greater crypto clarity could entice banks to act as crypto custodians, but banks will still want legal clarit

Cryptocurrency and blockchain venture capital funding rebounded in 2024 with $13.6 billion in cumulative investments, as declining interest rates and better US regulatory clarity created more favorable conditions for VC firms. This trend is expected

Recently confirmed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be taking on a second role as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to a statement released on Monday. President Donald Trump tapped Bessent to lead the CF

Bitcoin's price has rebounded slightly, now hovering just above $98,000 after a day of intense market volatility.The scale of the turbulence is underscored by Coinglass data, which reports total cryptocurrency liquidations over the past 24 hours at m

US crypto exchange Kraken has acquired a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license for the European Union. With the license, the exchange will be able to offer derivative products to advanced crypto traders throughout the EU.Accordin

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had nearly $5 billion worth of inflows over January, which could put them on track to see over $50 billion in inflows this year, says Bitwise investment chief Matt Hougan.“So far, so good: Spot Bitcoin ETF

The crypto market saw over $1 billion in long and short liquidations in the past 24 hours, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of upcoming tariffs on imported goods, which appeared to cause a broad sell-off in risk assets.According t

South Korea’s bitcoin kimchi premium hit a 10-month high as bitcoin on South Korean exchanges remained relatively steady amid a broader crypto sell-off.According to data from CryptoQuant, kimchi premium hit 9.7% for bitcoin at around 2 a.m. on Monday

The crypto exchange Kraken saw $1.5 billion in revenue in 2024, according to the firm's financial report published on Jan. 31. The firm's CEO, Dave Ripley, noted on the social media platform X that Kraken's 2024 revenue of $1.5 billion more than doub

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $674.02 today or 0.65% to $104896.72Up two consecutive days, up 3.65% over this periodBest two day stretch since the two days ending Jan. 17, 2025, when it rose 5.17%Up 12.29% month-to-dateUp 12.29% year-to-dateDown

Teleport, the Solana-based Uber and Lyft competitor, is shutting down, the company announced on Thursday. “This is not the outcome we had hoped for, but we’re incredibly grateful for this community and everyone who believed in the vision and showed u

Online brokerage Robinhood is launching futures trading for Bitcoin and other assets. According to the Jan. 29 announcement, Robinhood is rolling out futures trading for several assets, including the “S&P 500, oil, Bitcoin, and more,” as indicated o

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $3023.10 today or 2.99% to $104222.69Largest percentage increase since Jan. 17, 2025, when it gained 4.45%Snaps a three day losing streakUp 11.57% month-to-dateUp 11.57% year-to-dateDown 2.35% from its all-time high

Ethereum is up $88.65 today or 2.90% to $3140.51Largest percentage increase since Jan. 17, 2025, when it gained 4.68%Snaps a three day losing streakDown 6.11% month-to-dateDown 6.11% year-to-dateDown 34.57% from its all-time high of $4800.00 on Nov.

Mobile cryptocurrency users have reached a new all-time high, as Increasingly more passive cryptocurrency holders are turning into active users, showcasing growing mainstream adoption.Mobile cryptocurrency wallets reached a new all-time high of over