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How to stay safe after the Ledger leak: experts urge privacy first

Security researchers spoke to CoinDesk about how users can protect themselves after Monday’s breach.

U.S. Senate back to crypto talks as industry's make-or-break bill faces time crunch

Senators met to restart the high-stakes negotiation over the crypto market structure bill, and one of them reportedly said a markup is planned next week.

Polkadot's DOT declines in U.S. afternoon selloff

The technical breakdown erased earlier gains as DOT plunged through $2.19 support on heavy volume.

Why crypto’s new token issuances are falling flat and what comes next

New crypto tokens overwhelmingly lost value in 2025 as early liquidity, weak utility and misaligned distribution collided with a risk-averse market.

Riot Platforms sold $200 million of bitcoin in 2025's last two months

VanEck’s head of digital assets said bitcoin sales and the AI trade are increasingly linked as miners fund infrastructure build-outs.

Crypto prices retreat in return to downward U.S. trading day action

Bitcoin pulled back to just above the $92,000 area as gold surged back to $4,500 per ounce and silver rallied above $80.

Don’t hold your breath for Venezuela’s bitcoin

Ledn co-founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, born and raised in Venezuela, argues that the country’s government is simply too corrupt and incompetent to have accumulated a rumored $60 billion stash of bitcoin.

Former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz joins SUI Group board

Quintenz, who previously led policy at a16z crypto, joins the Nasdaq-listed firm as it advances its SUI-focused treasury strategy.

Liquidity lifts bitcoin, but ‘halving cycle’ fears could limit rally in 2026, says Schwab

Quantitative tightening is over and balance sheets are growing again, but cycle theory and adoption concerns still cloud bitcoin's upside, according to Schwab's Jim Ferraioli.

BNB breaks $910 resistance on wider crypto market rally momentum

Market participants defended rising support while trading volume surged 66% above average during resistance tests near $908, pointing to increasing demand ahead of major network upgrade.

Ethereum’s staking queues have cleared and that changes the ETH trade

With queues cleared and staking yields near 3%, the “supply shock” narrative is fading even as Ethereum remains the largest DeFi base layer.

This metric suggests bitcoin's late November plunge was the bottom and major upside lies ahead

Extreme readings in the ratio between short-term holder supply in profit and short-term holder supply in loss have aligned with the end of bear markets.

Buck launches bitcoin-linked ‘savings coin’ tied to Michael Saylor’s Strategy

The new governance token targets a roughly 7% annual yield funded by income from Strategy’s bitcoin-linked preferred stock.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SUI Gains 5.5% as Index Moves Higher

Uniswap (UNI) joined Sui (SUI) as a top performer, up 3.3% from Monday.

Storage token Filecoin rises on heavy volume

Trading activity was more than double the token's 30-day average, signaling heightened investor participation.

Solana memecoin frenzy sends PumpSwap trading volume to record $1.2 billion

Despite high trading volumes, PumpSwap's fee generation remains modest, with $2.98 million in fees recorded on Monday.

Circle's USDC outpaces growth of Tether's USDT for second year running

USDC grew faster than USDT for the second consecutive year, driven by increased demand for regulated digital dollars.

AI tokens outpace memecoins as crypto comeback strengthens: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Jan. 6, 2026

Arthur Hayes' Maelstrom enters 2026 at 'almost maximum risk' betting on altcoins

The fund is betting on a liquidity wave driven by U.S. deficit spending and potential money printing by the Federal Reserve, which Hayes expects to support crypto prices.

Morgan Stanley files for bitcoin and solana ETFs, deepening crypto push

Wall Street heavyweight files for bitcoin trust amid rising institutional demand.