DATs Need Liquid Staking to Outperform ETH Staking ETFs: Lido Exec

Ether treasury companies may need to use liquid staking and other active yield strategies if they want to offer investors something beyond the staking rewards already available through listed Ether products, Kean Gilbert, head of institutional relations at Lido, told Cointelegraph at ETHCC 2026. Liquid staking lets Ether (ETH) holders stake their tokens while receiving…

South Korea Tightens Crypto Rules with 5-minute Asset Verification Mandate

South Korea has ordered all crypto exchanges to reconcile their internal ledgers with actual asset holdings every five minutes after an inspection uncovered weaknesses in internal controls. The directive was announced on Monday by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) after a meeting with top crypto exchanges and the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA), during which…

Bitcoin Risks Final Leg Down to $54K in the Next 5 Months, Analyst Warns

Multiple Bitcoin indicators, including a bull-bear sentiment index and realized price metric, point to a possible final BTC shakeout toward $54,000 Bitcoin (BTC) is showing signs of the bear market’s late stages but could see another leg lower in the coming months, says Joao Wedson, founder and CEO of on-chain analytics platform Alphractal. Key takeaways:…

index drops 2.4% as all constituents trade lower

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1917.55, down 2.4% (-47.87) since yesterday’s close. All 20 assets are trading lower. Leaders: BCH (-1.0%) and CRO (-1.0%). Laggards: AAVE (-8.5%) and AVAX (-7.6%). The CoinDesk 20 is…

XRP Supply in Profit Mirrors 2022 Bear Market Levels: Is $1.10 Next?

XRP (XRP) is staring at a potential drop toward $1.10, as a decline in profitable supply suggests growing bearish momentum and a classic setup for new lows. Key takeaways: XRP supply in profit has dropped to 43%, levels last seen in November 2024. Investors have continued selling their XRP holdings, realizing losses at $110 million…

Bitcoin Trader Eyes Bear Market Bottom as Stochastic RSI Mimics 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is copying the end of its 2022 bear market “nearly perfectly,” according to a new BTC price analysis. Key points: Bitcoin stochastic RSI values are “nearly perfectly” repeating the end of its last bear market, new analysis claims. Both recent local bottoms and the current rebound echo conditions from three years ago. Standard…

Chaos Labs Leaves Aave Due to Budget, Risk Disagreements

Chaos Labs has parted ways with the Aave ecosystem after serving as the crypto lending protocol’s main risk service provider for three years, citing a budget dispute and disagreements over how Aave should manage risk. “This decision was not made in haste,” Chaos Labs founder Omer Goldberg said in a post to X on Monday….

SEC Chair Says Regulation Crypto Assets Proposal is at OIRA for Review

The proposal includes a startup exemption, a fundraising exemption and an investment contract safe harbor for issuers.  US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins has revealed that a key crypto market safe harbor proposal has landed at the White House for review. Speaking at the Digital Assets and Emerging Technology Policy Summit on Monday,…

Grayscale Says Bitcoin’s Quantum Problem is Mostly a Social One

The challenge to solving the quantum threat to Bitcoin could be more social than technical, according to Grayscale’s head of research, especially if the community fails to come to an agreement on certain contentious issues. Google released a paper that shook the crypto industry on March 30, suggesting that a quantum computer could potentially crack…

Indonesian Authorities Used Crypto Data to Convict Criminals

Onchain evidence was key to securing the conviction of three individuals for terrorism financing in Indonesia in 2024 and 2025, reflecting a clear shift in the way courts value onchain evidence. “Indonesian courts have demonstrated that cryptocurrency evidence — wallet addresses, transaction histories, on-chain flows — is not only admissible but can anchor a terrorism…