Previewing policy at Consensus Hong Kong 2026: State of Crypto
CoinDesk is hosting its second annual Consensus Hong Kong conference, and as always, we'll have a number of policy-focused sessions. Are you in town? Find me on stage or around…
Japan’s record 56,000 Nikkei surge sends bitcoin to $72,000, gold past $5,000
Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged to a record on Monday, breaching the 57,000 level with a 3.4% gain following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decisive "supermajority" victory in the Sunday general election,…
Crypto VC Explodes in Q4 2025: $8.5B Floods Later-Stage Startups
US-headquartered companies captured 55% of Q4 crypto VC capital. Crypto and blockchain venture capital witnessed a sharp rebound in Q4 2025, driven predominantly by large late-stage deals. Galaxy Digital’s report,…
US Treasury Secretary Pushes For Start On Fed Chair Confirmation Hearings
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling on the Senate Banking Committee to proceed with confirmation hearings for Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh, despite a standoff over an ongoing…
INVESTING YACHTS Launches RWA Yacht Charter Model
Ibiza, Spain, February 8th, 2026, Chainwire Investing Yachts today introduced its real-world asset (RWA) yacht charter model, a blockchain-based approach designed to tokenize exposure to potential double-digit revenue generated by luxury…
Phemex Introduces 24/7 TradFi Futures Trading With 0-Fee Carnival, Creating An All-in-One Trading Hub
APIA, Samoa, Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, announced the launch of Phemex TradFi, a new futures trading offering that allows users to access traditional financial…
Buterin Says Ethereum Layer 2 Concept Pretty Much Dead
📊No votes yet – Be the first to vote Ethereum’s big boss dropped a bomb. Vitalik Buterin just told the crypto world that Layer 2 scaling for Ethereum basically doesn’t…
Bitcoin treasury Strategy posts $12.4b Q4 loss but Saylor tells investors not to panic – DL News
Bitcoin treasury Strategy posted a $12.4 billion loss for the last quarter of 2025.The crypto giant’s Nasdaq-listed stock has taken a hit as Bitcoin’s price plunges.But the company’s executives told…
US Stocks Climb on AI Boom as Bitcoin Weakness Deepens
US equities rebounded as the S&P 500 climbed to $6,976, before correcting. Earlier in the week, the benchmark index closed just shy of its prior record before briefly moving higher…
Kalshi Boosts Surveillance Ahead of Super Bowl
Kalshi says it’s expanding its surveillance on its prediction markets platform through an independent advisory committee and partnerships to detect insider trading and market manipulation, just days ahead of the…
