Are Traders Done With Ether? Options Market Now Prices Higher Risk for ETH Than BTC

It's become more expensive to use derivatives to insure against a decline in ether (ETH) than in bitcoin (BTC), indicating that market sentiment has shifted against the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, data from Deribit shows. The sentiment shift comes after weeks of big money favoring ether over its larger peer. According to data from … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Hedera (HBAR) Gains 7.9% as All Assets Climb Higher

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 3987.71, up 2.9% (+112.96) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: HBAR (+7.9%) and APT (+5.0%).Laggards: AAVE (+1.7%) and BTC (+1.8%). The CoinDesk … Read more

NEAR Inches Higher in Final Hour as DeFi Catalysts Clash With Bearish Momentum

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) staged a modest intraday recovery during the final 60 minutes of trading on July 30, inching from $2.62 to a session high of $2.63 before settling back at $2.62. While the movement may appear marginal, it unfolded against a backdrop of persistent downward pressure, reflecting a nuanced tug-of-war between fresh DeFi momentum … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Stellar (XLM) Gains 2.1% as Index Inches Higher

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 4023.35, up 0.5% (+19.79) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Eleven of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: XLM (+2.1%) and HBAR (+1.8%).Laggards: AVAX (-3.1%) and SUI (-2.8%). The … Read more

XRP Prints Higher Lows, Tests $3.23 Resistance With Heavy Volume

XRP posted modest gains despite intraday volatility, recovering from early lows to close near $3.22 on strong afternoon volumes. Institutional accumulation and a late-session rally hint at upside continuation. What to Know XRP advanced 1.3% during the 24-hour period ending July 27 at 20:00, trading between a low of $3.15 and a high of $3.23. … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Tipped to Offer a Higher Capacity Battery and Faster Charging

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, according to a tipster, is going to pack a larger battery and offer faster charging support. If this stands true, then it will be the first Galaxy S Ultra series phone to get a battery capacity bump, since the series was first unveiled in 2020. However, this comes days after another … Read more

iPhone 16 Pro Max Bill of Materials is 7 Percent Higher Than iPhone 15 Pro Max: Report

iPhone 16 series was unveiled by Apple last month and teardown videos and durability tests of the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are currently doing rounds on the Web. Most recently, the bill of materials (BOM) details of the iPhone 16 Pro Max have surfaced online, revealing the total manufacturing cost … Read more

Ether Leads Crypto Market Higher as Bitcoin Investors Buy the Dip

Ethereum’s ether (ETH) raced ahead on Wednesday, leading the crypto market higher after a modest dip earlier this week. ETH broke above the $3,200 level for the first time since early February, gaining 6.5% over the past 24 hours, CoinDesk data shows. It’s now ahead a full 22% over the past seven days. Bitcoin also … Read more

Chainlink (LINK) gains 4.5% as Index Trades Higher

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 3701.0, up 2.7% (+97.31) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: LINK (+4.5%) and HBAR (+4.4%). Laggards: ICP (-0.4%) and SUI (+0.6%). … Read more

ETH Ready to Blast Higher Against BTC as GENUIS Act Puts Spotlight on Yield-Bearing Stablecoins: Analyst

Ethereum’s native token ether (ETH), is gaining ground against bitcoin , as the impending GENUIS Act is likely to ban yield-bearing stablecoins that promise interest-like returns, according to Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research. The Binance-listed ether-bitcoin ratio, representing ether’s BTC-denominated price, rose over 5.96% to 0.02670 on Tuesday, registering its best performance since May … Read more