Dave Portnoy: Memecoins are ‘Legalized Ponzi Schemes’
The founder of Barstool Sports will speak at Consensus 2025 on May 15.
Death by a Thousand Pools: How Liquidity Fragmentation Threatens DeFi
Securing sustainable liquidity will be essential for DeFi's future, says Jason Hall of Turtle Club.
Floki Teams With Softbank Partner Rice Robotics for Tokenization of AI Data
RICE AI is a robotics brand with high-profile clients such as Nvidia, Softbank, Dubai Future Foundation, Mitsui Fudosan, NTT Japan, and 7-Eleven.
Galaxy Digital Deepens AI and HPC Pivot With Expanded CoreWeave Deal, Shares Surge
Galaxy shares surged 8% and are now 60% higher than their April lows.
Maple Finance CEO Sidney Powell on Building the DeFi-Bond Bridge
Powell, a speaker at Consensus 2025, sat down with CoinDesk to chat about his work on the blockchain capital platform, its expansion in Asia and Latin America, focus on bitcoin yield products, and more.
XRP Ledger Compromised? Validator Warns Projects And Developers Of Critical Issues
An XRP Ledger (XRPL) validator has warned projects and developers that the network is compromised. He revealed some critical issues on the network, which put users and their funds at risk of an exploit. Validator Warns That XRP Ledger is Compromised In an X post, XRP Ledger validator Vet told the network’s developers and projects […]
Riot Platforms Secures $100M Bitcoin-Backed Credit Line From Coinbase
The funds will be used for strategic initiatives and general corporate purposes, and cash drawn from the line will carry at least a 7.75% interest rate.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Gains 4.7% as All 20 Assets Trade Higher
Sui (SUI) Surged 18.5% and Aave (AAVE) gained 9.4% from Tuesday.

Strategy Stock Saw $180M in Failed Trades in March, Possible Short Squeeze Indicator
High failed-to-deliver volume and high short interest suggest pressure is building beneath MSTR.

Bitcoin Breaks $90K Causing Frog Meme Coins to Surge by 20% – 3 Pepe Alternatives with 1,000x Potential
The meme market is in the green after Bitcoin’s rejuvenation, causing frog meme coins to surge by 20%. Bitcoin is on a sustained growth, after recording a 12% boost over the past week, which brought it to over $94K at the time of writing this article. The frog market reacted immediately, following the King coin […]