Lead Story

AI agent forms its own company, gets ready to trade crypto

Although Manfred will not start trading crypto until the end of May, it already has a crypto wallet and credentials to hire staff, make payments and do business. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

Bitcoin takes another aim at $80,000 as stocks rise, oil drops on Iran optimism

The crypto asset rose nearly 3% over the past 24 hours. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Institutional

Institutional demand to drive bitcoin market cap to $16 trillion by 2030: Ark Invest

The figure implies a sharp increase in the bitcoin price. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bittensor (TAO) gains 5.5%, leading index higher

Bitcoin (BTC), up 1.9% from Thursday, was also a top performer. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

Bitcoin bounces as big tech earnings fuel optimism; short-term pressures remain

Your day-ahead look for May 1, 2026 Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

US Senate bans itself from betting on prediction markets

The US Senate unanimously passed a rule banning members and staff from prediction markets, with a similar resolution set to be introduced in the House.…
AI

Spot Bitcoin ETF outflows top $490M: Is BTC’s rally losing momentum?

Spot Bitcoin ETF outflows reached $490 million as crypto investors considered the impact of high oil prices, Big Tech earnings and a shortfall in AI…
Regulation

U.S. senators won't be weighing in on prediction markets bets after banning themselves

The Senate agreed unanimously to revise its rules to ban members and their staffs from wagers on prediction markets platforms. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com…
AI

Mistral AI Drops New Open-Source Model. The Internet Is Not Impressed, Except for One Thing

Mistral Medium 3.5 is the rare Western entry in the open-source top tier, but it costs multiples more than Chinese rivals that beat it on…