CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $4459.45 today or 4.45% to $104767.70Highest 4 p.m. level since Dec. 17, 2024, when it traded at $106734.51Largest percentage increase since Dec. 24, 2024, when it gained 4.52%Up five of the past six daysUp four con

By Caitlin McCabe and David UbertiU.S. stocks may be headed for their best week since the November "Trump bump."All three major stock indexes advanced Friday, pulled forward by big tech companies and chip firms. Cryptocurrency stocks also rose thanks

Currency and bond investors will be eagerly awaiting the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday for cues on the direction of U.S. policy, with executive orders potentially spelling big moves for markets.Trump's inauguration will mark

CRYPTO MARKETS SET TO POP INAUGURATION CHAMPAGNE Cryptocurrency investors look set to welcome Donald Trump to the White House next week, with prices of bitcoin leaping and crypto-focused stocks rallying ahead of Monday's inauguration. Bitcoin is up

By Caitlin McCabe and David UbertiU.S. stocks may be headed for their best week since the November "Trump bump."All three major stock indexes advanced Friday, pulled forward by big tech companies and chip firms. Cryptocurrency stocks also rose thanks

By Caitlin McCabe and David UbertiU.S. stocks may be headed for their best week since the November "Trump bump."U.S. stocks climbed Friday, pulled higher by big tech companies and chip firms. Cryptocurrency stocks also rose thanks to bitcoin's resurg

By Caitlin McCabeU.S. stocks may be headed for their best week since the November "Trump bump."Both the Dow industrials and S&P 500 look set for their largest weekly gain since the presidential election, when Donald Trump's victory sent stocks soarin

OPENING CALLStock futures rose on Friday and both the Dow industrials and S&P 500 looked set for their largest weekly gain since the presidential election, when Donald Trump's victory sent stocks soaring.Among the gainers were chip makers and cryptoc

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $690.48 today or 0.69% to $100308.25Highest 4 p.m. level since Jan. 6, 2025, when it traded at $102258.56Up four of the past five daysUp three consecutive days, up 7.21% over this periodBest three day stretch since

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $3114.13 today or 3.23% to $99617.77Highest 4 p.m. level since Jan. 6, 2025, when it traded at $102258.56Largest percentage increase since Jan. 6, 2025, when it gained 4.08%Up three of the past four daysUp two conse

By Elsa OhlenBitcoin rose early Wednesday as investors reacted to the latest U.S. inflation reading.The world's largest cryptocurrency was up 2.9% over the past 24 hours to $99,032, according to CoinDesk data. It is up more than 40% since Nov. 5 when

By Joy WiltermuthIf bitcoin goes to the moon, a niche group of convertible-bond investors will win out. If the crypto tanks, they can ask for their money back early.Giving a 0% interest loan to someone wagering on bitcoin isn't for everyone.Yet bitco

Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday could herald a more volatile period for markets, with the Republican seen moving quickly on a wide swath of issues including trade and immigration that are expected to swing asset prices.Trump's tariff plans

By Elsa OhlenBitcoin rose modestly early Wednesday as investors await the latest U.S. inflation reading.The world's largest cryptocurrency traded largely flat over the last 24 hours to $96,910, according to CoinDesk data. It's up more than 40% since

By Joy WiltermuthIf bitcoin goes to the moon, a niche group of convertible-bond investors will win out. If the crypto tanks, they can ask for their money back early.Giving a 0% interest loan to someone wagering on bitcoin isn't for everyone.Yet bitco

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $2941.59 today or 3.14% to $96503.65Highest 4 p.m. level since Jan. 6, 2025, when it traded at $102258.56Largest percentage increase since Jan. 6, 2025, when it gained 4.08%Up three of the past five daysUp 3.31% mon

By Elsa OhlenBitcoin, XRP and the price of other cryptocurrencies are rising early Tuesday.The world's largest digital coin, Bitcoin, is up 6.4% over the last 24 hours to last trade at $96,339 according to CoinDesk data. The rise comes after cryptos

DEUTSCHE BANK SAYS TRUMP VICTORY COULD BOOST BITCOINDeutsche Bank crypto analysts cited the possibility of a new "innovation-friendly" approach to regulation in the U.S. as a potential driver of further bitcoin gains.But a pullback last week from spo

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is down $1075.47 today or 1.14% to $93562.06Down five of the past seven daysUp 0.16% month-to-dateUp 0.16% year-to-dateDown 12.34% from its all-time high of $106734.51 on Dec. 17, 2024 (based on 4 p.m. levels)Up 118.12% f

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $2814.50 today or 3.06% to $94674.03Snaps a three day losing streakUp 1.35% month-to-dateUp 1.35% year-to-dateDown 11.3% from its all-time high of $106734.51 on Dec. 17, 2024 (based on 4 p.m. levels)Up 116.87% from