Tokyo bond traders have a new number burned into their screens this week, 3.5%. For most of the past two decades, Japan’s long end was the place the world went to forget about interest rates. If you were a pension fund trying to match liabilities, a bank trying to park… Listen ⇢

The price of XRP started 2026 on a strong footing, jumping above $2.4 on Tuesday, bolstered by strong trading volume, spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows, and a favorable U.S. regulatory environment. Ripple’s XRP Leads Crypto Rally XRP is staging a dramatic rally, leading gains in the broader crypto market. According… Listen ⇢

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 3067.42, up 0.4% (+12.0) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Sixteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SUI (+5.5%) and UNI (+3.3%). Laggards:… Listen ⇢

In brief Maine regulators have secured $1.9 million for consumers defrauded through Bitcoin Depot ATMs in a settlement. The agreement followed a two-year investigation. The settlement comes amid a nationwide crackdown on crypto ATMs. Maine regulators have reached a $1.9 million settlement with Bitcoin Depot, resolving a two-year investigation into… Listen ⇢

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Monday, 5 January 2025 Meme coins have climbed past a $51 billion total market value, based on data from CoinGecko, while a project that allows players to mine leading meme tokens inside a virtual game environment is… Listen ⇢

In a recent tweet, XRP treasury company Evernorth spotlighted the leadership team shaping its vision and momentum. Accompanying the tweet was a release that delved further into the details of Evernorth’s leadership and governance, its transaction details and advisors. As Ripple remains a strategic investor in the firm, Ripple CEO… Listen ⇢

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Following the sudden recovery of the broader cryptocurrency market, the Bitcoin price is slowly heading back towards the $100,000 mark, showing that bulls are reentering the market. Despite bulls returning to the market, on-chain data suggests that… Listen ⇢

Prediction market hub Polymarket and real estate trading platform Parcl have teamed up to launch a new suite of markets designed to bring daily pricing on housing markets into the evolving world of event-based trading. The partnership pairs Parcl’s real-time housing price indices with Polymarket’s on-chain prediction market infrastructure, allowing… Listen ⇢

Ledger customers woke up on Jan. 5 to an email no one wants to see: their names and contact information had been exposed through a breach at Global-e, a third-party payment processor. The company clarified what hadn’t been compromised: no payment cards, no passwords, and critically, no 24-word recovery phrases.… Listen ⇢