The race to define the future of money is speeding upand according to industry leaders, stablecoins are right at the center.
It's clear that the most important item on our roadmap is understanding h… [+7073 chars]

At Paxos' NYC event, speakers across four panels agreed that stablecoins are reshaping global finance — with regulation and infrastructure fast catching up.

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Stablecoins Are About to Hit ‘Critical Mass’ While 2027 Seen as Pivotal Year

Bitcoin 
 notched a new all-time high of $109,000 on Wednesday, but that's small consolation for bitcoin miners, who last month were forced to cash in a record number of their BTC reserves, accordin… [+1806 chars]

With hashprice hovering near break-even levels, miners liquidated 115% of April production.

Bitcoin Miners Sold Record Amount of BTC Ahead of May's Price Surge

Bitcoin's 
 surge to a fresh all-time record on Wednesday ran into a brick wall just below $110,000.After hitting a record of $109,754, BTC quickly fell to about 3% to the $106,000 area. At press ti… [+2170 chars]

An already under pressure bond market took a further hit following a weak auction of long-term U.S. Treasury debt.

Bitcoin Backs Off Quickly From Record High as Interest Rate Surge Hits Risk Assets

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. Im Margaux Nijkerk, the Ethereum protocol reporter on CoinDesks Tech team.
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The Protocol: Solana To Get Major Design Overhaul

Bitcoin 
 clinched a fresh record price of $109,400, surpassing the peak in January around Donald Trump's inauguration.According to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Index, the largest and oldest cryptocurrency … [+1185 chars]

The price surpassed the giddy level hit just hours prior to the inauguration of President Trump on January 20.

Bitcoin Hits New Record High, Surging to $109.4K

The tokenization of real world assets (RWAs) is gaining recognition from institutions seeking collateral mobility, issuers making private, alternative assets more accessible to retail investors and c… [+5944 chars]

STM.co’s Jason Barraza shares TokenizeThis 2025 key takeaways on RWA tokenization momentum and the remaining challenges to address.

Tokenization is Full Steam Ahead… with Tracks Still Needing to be Built

Tron founder Justin Sun said he's the top holder of the TRUMP memecoin, entitling him to attend a private dinner and a VIP reception with U.S. President Donald Trump this week.
A Solana address appa… [+1835 chars]

Sun had previously invested $75 million in World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance project backed by the Trump family.

Justin Sun Emerges as Donald Trump Memecoin's Top Holder With $21.9M Stake

As bitcoin (BTC) continues to mature as an institutional asset, a growing number of public companies are integrating BTC into their treasuries, sparking renewed investor interest in so-called leverag… [+1891 chars]

A data driven metric reveals which companies are truly stacking sats and which are lagging behind the valuations investors are giving them.