Cryptocurrency

Gelephu Mindfulness City introduces sovereign gold-backed digital token TER, leveraging Solana blockchain to bring physical gold into the digital realm. Bhutan announced the launch of TER, a gold-backed digital token, on December 11, 2025, through Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC)....

The New York Stock Exchange has become the sixth host of Valentina Picozzi’s “disappearing” Satoshi Nakamoto statue — a striking shift from just a few years ago when crypto was still taboo on Wall Street.Long seen as a bastion...

Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi has sharpened his defense of Ethereum’s valuation, arguing that critics are using the wrong financial framework and that ETH should be analyzed more like an early-stage Amazon than a mature “value” stock. Speaking on the...

The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday to a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. However, mixed comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will likely quell a Bitcoin price rally until the rate-cutting...

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk.In this issue:Stripe-Backed Blockchain Tempo Starts Testnet; Kalshi, Mastercard, UBS Added as PartnersZKsync Lite to Shut Down...

OKX and Deltix integrate advanced trading platforms to provide regulated, institutional-grade digital asset market access for U.S. clients. OKX announced a strategic partnership with Deltix to enhance institutional trading capabilities. The collaboration enables U.S. institutional market participants to access...

Web3 gaming giant Animoca Brands has partnered with decentralized finance platform Solv Protocol to help large Bitcoin holders in Japan generate yield from their holdings.The partnership aims to combine Solv’s infrastructure with Animoca Brands’ institutional network to target corporations...

Solana remains one of the strongest altcoins in the crypto ecosystem, backed by high developer activity, strong fundamentals, and constant network growth.While volatility persists, the current indicators show a mildly bullish trend with potential upside toward the $150–165 range...