New financial products bring with them familiar risks, and blockchain-issued investment funds are not immune. Assets in blockchain-based funds have nearly tripled in a year – from $11.1 billion to nearly…

It's deja vu all over again for bitcoin bulls as Monday's rally to an all-time high triggered not FOMO, but instead fast retreat. That retreat sped up in a big…

Caroline Bishop Oct 09, 2025 16:59 BTFS has launched its v4.1 mainnet, introducing new features like enhanced storage retrieval and proxy mode. This update aims to improve decentralization and network…

Rongchai Wang Oct 09, 2025 16:43 Animoca Brands announces the availability of MOCA Coin, SAND, and EDU tokens on Bullish, Hong Kong's first SFC-licensed exchange, enhancing digital asset trading options.…

An attempted bitcoin BTC$120,385.08 rally back toward a record high was quickly snuffed out and reversed in morning U.S. action on Thursday.Trading just below $124,000 just ahead of the opening…

Wall Street giant Citi (C) initiated coverage of crypto exchange OSL (0863) with a buy/high risk rating and a target price of 21.80 Hong Kong Dollars ($2.80), or 22 times…

Terrill Dicki Oct 08, 2025 16:46 Bitcoin reaches a new peak near $126k, driven by robust ETF inflows and renewed mid-tier accumulation, while rising leverage suggests potential short-term volatility. Bitcoin…

The U.S. state of North Dakota is joining the stablecoin trend, with state-owned Bank of North Dakota teaming up with payments infrastructure giant Fiserv (FI) to launch a U.S. dollar-backed…

Joerg Hiller Oct 08, 2025 16:24 Paxos plans to wind down its USDL Lift Dollar stablecoin by December 2025, with a focus on new financial initiatives. The process will be…

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:STORY CONTINUES BELOWBTCFi’s Big Problem: 77%…