CruTrade, a new marketplace built on the Avalanche blockchain, has launched with more than $60 million worth of tokenized fine wine, marking what it calls the world’s largest live pool of on-chain luxury assets. The platform brings over 200,000 bottles from 250 producers — most of whom are verified in Burgundy — to collectors who […]

Bitcoin is holding around $122,000 in Wednesday’s Asian hours after setting a record high at $126,200 earlier this week, with some market watchers still expecting a surge to a record $140,000 later this month. Economist Timothy Peterson said in an X post Tuesday that bitcoin has a 50% probability of rising to $140,000, citing simulations […]

CleanCore Solutions (ZONE) now holds over 710 million dogecoin (DOGE) tokens in its crypto treasury, with more than $20 million in unrealized gains, according to a Tuesday press release. The company continues with its goal of acquiring 1 billion DOGE. Launched just a month ago, the initiative is backed by the Dogecoin Foundation and coordinated […]

The U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a $1.2 billion net inflow on Monday, marking the seventh occasion that inflows have exceeded $1 billion, according to Farside data. The majority of these inflows came from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which attracted $970 million. Historically, when inflows reach around $1 billion, it has often coincided […]

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. The conventional wisdom holds that the battle for Asia’s crypto hub […]