CoinDesk 20 performance update: index falls 4.5% as all constituents trade lower
Uniswap (UNI) declined 7.7% and Solana (SOL) dropped 6.9%, leading the index lower.
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Ripple Treasury puts XRP and RLUSD inside corporate finance for the first time
The treasury management system, built on Ripple’s 2025 acquisition of GTreasury, lets CFOs view and manage digital assets alongside fiat in a single dashboard without separate custody or wallet infrastructure.
Bitcoin traders keep chasing Trump’s Iran noise. The real signals are elsewhere.
Bitcoin and other risk assets have been whipsawed by President Donald J. Trump’s shifting rhetoric on Iran. Here are some indicators that help cut through the noise.
Oil trader takes $17 million hit as tokenized crude rivals bitcoin liquidations
Brent crude futures on Hyperliquid recorded $46.6 million in liquidations, behind only ether and bitcoin. The single largest liquidation was a $17.17 million oil position.
Bitcoin, ether, solana slide further as Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘extremely hard’
Crypto and equities sold off after the president’s national address undermined a two-day rally built on expectations the war was ending. Oil jumped 5% to above $106.
Citadel-backed EDX Markets applies for U.S. trust charter to expand institutional crypto services
The Citadel-backed exchange is seeking approval to offer custody and asset services as institutional demand grows.
Solana DeFi platform Drift confirms ‘active attack’ as $200M+ leaves platform
The platform halted deposits while it investigates suspicious activity and urges users to proceed with caution.
Galaxy Digital’s testnet suffers hack but no client funds or information were compromised
Mike Novogratz’s crypto financial services firm said unauthorized access was limited to a segregated R&D workspace; trading systems and client accounts were unaffected.
Strategy’s STRC keeps dividend payout steady at 11.5% after seven straight increases
The perpetual preferred yield holds at 11.5% for April as the 30-day volume weighted average price stabilizes near $100.
Australia passes crypto regulation requiring exchanges to obtain financial services licenses
Exchanges and custody platforms must obtain financial services licenses within six months under the new framework.