Bases promotion of creator coins, largely through its close alignment with NFT marketplace Zora, is drawing mounting criticism from community members who say the strategy is alienating projects that … [+2202 chars]

Builders on Base are pushing back against the network’s close alignment with Zora, arguing the creator-coin narrative sidelines established projects.

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Base’s creator coin push sparks builder backlash over favoritism concerns

2025 was a big year for privacy onchain. Zcash, one of the original privacy coins, jumped more than 600%, and was one of the years biggest success stories. Ethereum and Solana announced majorinitiati… [+3733 chars]

Led by Zcash, the privacy space had a breakout year in 2025. What’s coming next?

4 predictions for privacy in 2026

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 2726.41, up 0.7% (+18.35) si… [+241 chars]

Cronos (CRO) joined Solana (SOL) as a top performer, also rising 1.4%.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Gains 1.4%, Leading the Index Higher

Crypto asset manager Bitwise filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to introduce 11 crypto "strategy" exchange-traded funds (ETFs) including aave AAVE
$149.34, uniswap UNI
$5.9143, … [+1408 chars]

The funds will allocate up to 60% of assets directly to tokens like SUI, UNI and STRK.

Bitwise files for 11 'strategy' ETFs, tracking tokens including AAVE, ZEC, TAO

Trading XRP
$1.8773 and solana SOL
$126.54 felt twice as bumpy as bitcoin BTC
$88,865.89 in 2025, dashing hopes of market maturation beyond the largest cryptocurrency.
Realized volatility over th… [+1427 chars]

ETFs tied to altcoins need to pull in deeper liquidity to match BTC's chill.

XRP and solana volatility in 2025 was twice as bumpy as bitcoin's

Haseeb Qureshi, a managing partner at crypto-focused venture firm Dragonfly, says 2026 is shaping up to be a year when cryptos long-running trends assert themselves rather than reset, even if markets… [+3912 chars]

Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi outlines his 2026 crypto outlook, spanning markets, regulation and technology, and points to two areas primed for extreme growth.

Dragonfly managing partner lays out his 2026 crypto predictions

Bitcoin BTC
$87,846.33 reversed gains made earlier in Asia, puncturing nascent recovery rallies in major alternative cryptocurrencies. 
The leading cryptocurrency by market value dropped below $88,… [+1876 chars]

Bitcoin has reversed its Asian session gains, dropping below $88,000 and affecting major altcoins.

Bitcoin reverses early gains, drops below $88,000 as Nasdaq futures wilt

Ripple-linked payments token XRP and smart-contract platform ADA
$0.3766 must demonstrate genuine utility beyond loyal communities as the cryptocurrency market matures from hype-driven narratives to… [+2051 chars]

Can Ripple and Cardano hold it together as the market matures to fundamental-focused projects, Galaxy's Novogratz asked Friday.