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From Early Michael Saylor Bet to Billions in Deals: How Jefferies Became a Crypto Powerhouse
13.5.2025
The firm has advised on 120 transactions with over $150 billion of deal value across fintech, market structure, and exchanges since 2015
DeFi lender Aave reaches $40B in value locked onchain
13.5.2025
Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has reached a new record of funds onchain, according to data from DefiLlama.In an X post, Aave said it topped $40.3 billion in total value locked (TVL) on May 12. Onchain data reveals that Aave v3, the latest version of the protocol,...
Value Locked in Aave Reaches All-Time High of $24.4B Amid Lending Protocol Momentum
12.5.2025
Aave’s total value locked (TVL) has reached an all-time high of $24.389 billion, signaling renewed investor confidence in the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol. Onchain Lending Platform Aave Sets New TVL Benchmark The lending protocol’s latest milestone places it among the largest DeFi...
BIS Study Shows Low-Value Bitcoin Transfers Reshape Remittances Amid High Traditional Costs
10.5.2025
A new study by the Bank for International Settlements reveals cross-border crypto asset flows surged to $2.6 trillion in 2021, with stablecoins and emerging markets reshaping global financial networks. High Inflation Spurs Bitcoin and Stablecoin Adoption in Emerging Markets, BIS Research Reveals...
Bitcoin at $103K hurtles MARA stack toward $5B, holdings triple
9.5.2025
Bitcoin mining firm MARA Holdings (MARA) nearly tripled its Bitcoin holdings over 12 months, according to its newly released Q1 results.However, its Bitcoin production fell, and total earnings slightly missed Wall Street estimates in Q1.MARA, formerly Marathon Digital, saw its Bitcoin (BTC)...
The Market Reaction to Trump's Tariffs Signals a Broader Acceptance of Bitcoin's ‘Digital Gold’ Narrative
7.5.2025
The response of bitcoin prices to the destabilizing announcement of U.S. tariffs in April suggests the digital asset may be achieving one of its fundamental promises, says Hashdex’s Gerry O’Shea
Ripple’s RLUSD in Focus as Firm Pledges $25M to U.S. Educational Initiatives
6.5.2025
"RLUSD is proving their value in real-world applications like donations and large-scale transactions,” an XRP Ledger developer said
The Hottest Cards In May's Team Rocket Pokémon TCG Set, Destined Rivals
5.5.2025
While the most recent Pokémon TCG set, Journey Together, may have been something of an anticlimax, the fervor surrounding the game has still ensured it’s close to impossible to buy. Individual cards may be more reasonably priced, but just buying the packs means pouncing on stores the moment they...
Franklin Templeton Backs Bitcoin DeFi Push, Citing ‘New Utility’ for Investors
2.5.2025
"I don’t think focusing on Bitcoin DeFi will dilute or complicate Bitcoin’s core narrative." Farrelly said
Bitcoin price recovers, Ethereum RWA value up 20%: April in charts
30.4.2025
April 2025 witnessed crypto markets rocked by more tariffs at the direction of US President Donald Trump — controversial policies that could have influenced the outcome of Canada’s elections on April 28. On April 2, Trump levied “discounted reciprocal tariffs” on...
Bitcoin price recovers, Ethereum RWA value up 20%: April in charts
30.4.2025
April 2025 witnessed crypto markets rocked by more tariffs at the direction of US President Donald Trump — controversial policies that could have influenced the outcome of Canada’s elections on April 28. On April 2, Trump levied “discounted reciprocal tariffs” on...
Bitcoin acts like ‘store of value that it is’ amid Trump policy chaos: NYDIG
28.4.2025
Bitcoin is starting to act as a store of value during times of “US-risk-off” sentiment, marking a potential shift in its relationship with traditional assets, according to the New York Digital Investment Group.Bitcoin (BTC) felt “noticeably different” over the trading week...
Bitcoin acts like ‘store of value that it is’ amid Trump policy chaos: NYDIG
28.4.2025
Bitcoin is starting to act as a store of value during times of “US-risk-off” sentiment, marking a potential shift in its relationship with traditional assets, according to the New York Digital Investment Group.Bitcoin (BTC) felt “noticeably different” over the trading week...
DeFi Roars Back: Total Value Locked Jumps Past $100B After April Slump
27.4.2025
According to recent figures, the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) has once again exceeded the $100 billion threshold, a level not glimpsed since the final week of March. DeFi’s Big Return: TVL Crosses $100B With Aave and Lido Dominating the Pack Data sourced from defillama.com...
Chart of the Week: Tariff Carnage Starting to Fulfill Bitcoin's 'Store of Value' Promise
27.4.2025
Traditional safe-haven assets like gold and the Swiss Franc have been joined by bitcoin as a refuge for investors
How Some Bitcoin Mining Firms Try to Game U.S. Customs Controls
22.4.2025
The bitcoin mining industry routinely underreports the value of imported ASIC shipments to the U.S., multiple sources told CoinDesk
Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Breakout Lifts AI, Memecoins, Underscores Hedge Value
21.4.2025
Your day-ahead look for April 21, 2025
Babylon total value locked drops 32% as wallets unstake $1.2B in Bitcoin
17.4.2025
Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon saw $1.26 billion in BTC unstaked from its platform, reducing the protocol’s total value locked by 32%. On April 17, blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain flagged several addresses that had unstaked a total of 14,929 Bitcoin (BTC) from the staking...
Ethereum L2 development is ‘double-edged sword’ for ETH value
16.4.2025
Ethereum’s push toward layer-2 (L2) blockchain scalability may be a double-edged sword for Ether, potentially weakening the value accrual of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, according to a new report from Binance Research.The report suggests that Ethereum’s L2 blockchain...
After Persuading GameStop to Adopt Bitcoin, Strive’s Matt Cole Targets Intuit
15.4.2025
Intuit’s deplatforming and anti-bitcoin stance could harm shareholder value, Cole said, while urging adoption of BTC as a strategic hedge