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 3283.15, up 0.4% (+13.33) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Eight of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: AAVE (+2.8%) and BCH (+1.9%). Laggards: POL (-2.1%) and DOT (-1.1%). […]

XRP XRP traded in a narrow range over the past 24 hours, consolidating between $2.27 and $2.32 as global trade tensions and diverging central bank policies weighed on investor sentiment. The digital asset demonstrated resilience amid broader market volatility, with strong buying interest emerging at key support levels. News Background Ripple’s regulatory wins in Dubai […]

Decentralized Layer 1 blockchain XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) sidechain that’s compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is set to go live in the second quarter, Jaazi Cooper, director of product management at Ripple, and David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer said at the ongoing APEX 2025 conference in Singapore. EVM compatibility refers to the ability […]

Bitcoin recaptured the $110,000 level for the second consecutive day, perhaps dragged higher by even larger gains among altcoins. Up 0.9% more than 1% in the last 24 hours, bitcoin was trading just above $110,000 shortly after the close of U.S. stock markets Tuesday. The CoinDesk 20 — an index of the top 20 cryptocurrencies […]

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s Democratic Party submitted a bill to parliament that would allow qualifying companies to issue stablecoins, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The Digital Asset Basic Act is aimed at improving transparency and encouraging competition in cryptocurrency, Bloomberg said. Companies would be able to issue their own stablecoins provided they have at least […]