CoinDesk Data & Indices

What are the current trends in crypto? In today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter: @CoinDesk's Joshua du Vos breaks down Q2 digital asset trends and institutional capital rotation Kevin Tam answers questions about ETF income and adoption trends Edited by @MortonInsights. Dive in 👇

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short newsletter: 👉 “Ether.Fi Continues to Lead the Neobank Meta” in Chart of the Week. 👉 BTC is reaching a market bottom and is poised for a turnaround, writes @martin_gaspar1 👉 Top headlines institutions should pay attention to by Francisco Rodrigues. coindesk.com/newsletters/cr…

Chart of the Week: pump.fun weekly token launches climbed from ~80K last summer to a peak of ~254K the week of 26 Jan, and have held ~190–220K/week since. PUMP's weekly-average price went the other way - down ~80% from a ~$0.008 mid-September peak to ~$0.0015 — fully decoupling from launch activity.

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short newsletter: 👉Regardless of which coin wins, infrastructure is the prevailing currency in digital assets, writes Caue Teixeira, CTO of Nonco. 👉Using CoinDesk's liquidation feed, Alen Pavlović of Liquibit Capital shows how early-June forced selling burned out near $68,000 — days above the actual bottom. 👉Top headlines institutions should pay attention to by @HeleneBraunn. 👉“Backpack: tokenized equity DEX volume spikes, BP price responds in step” in Chart of the Week. coindesk.com/newsletters/cr…

Bitcoin’s market cycles demand more than just passive accumulation. In today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter: 👉Markus Thielen from @10xResearch on cycle-aware allocation strategies. 👉Eric Tomasewski (Verde Capital Management) on rethinking crypto value. 👉 Edited by @MortonInsights. Dive in 👇 coindesk.com/coindesk-indic…

Great chatting with Dominic Chu on @ETFEdgeCNBC alongside @ToddRosenbluth to discuss the current digital asset landscape. cnbc.com/video/2026/06/…

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short newsletter: 👉 Trusted indexes turn fragmented digital assets into a mature market that big institutions can confidently invest in, writes @KirstenWegner. 👉 The division between traditional finance (TradFi) and crypto is disappearing, says @dave_lavalle. 👉 Top headlines institutions should pay attention to by Helene Braun. 👉 “GEODNET: Revenue at Record Highs as Price Plays Catch-Up” in Chart of the Week. coindesk.com/newsletters/cr…

Full breakdown in the May 2026 Stablecoins and Tokenized Assets Report: top 10 stablecoin rankings, the USDS spotlight, tokenized bonds and MMFs, and the full RWA perps analysis. Full report from @CoinDesk Research here: coindesk.com/research/stabl…

On the tokenization side, equities were the fastest-moving category, surging 20.4% to a record $2.41B; their fourteenth consecutive monthly gain. @BlackRock's BUIDL overtook @Circle's USYC as the largest tokenized fund at $2.98B RWA perpetual futures volumes hit a new all-time high of $211B, with equity perps up 121% to $54B

The stablecoin market cap hit a new all-time high of $320B; its fourth consecutive monthly expansion. The total market cap of tokenized real-world assets reached $28.9B; a new record and the tenth straight monthly gain. Both milestones came as broader digital asset prices trended lower.

📅 Month to date basket returns 👇 🤖 AI -15.31% 📊 CD20 -13.68% 🔗 DeFi -9.94% 🏛️ Exchange Token -9.84% 🌐 Infrastructure -12.20% 🧱 Layer 1 -12.49% 🧱 Layer 2 -10.37% 😂 Meme -12.87% 🎮 Metaverse/Gaming -15.29% 🌍 RWA -10.06% 🌿 Staking -11.06%

The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1681.25, down 4.8% (-84.48) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. All 20 assets are trading lower. Leaders: $BTC (-2.8%) and $BNB (-2.9%). Laggards: $ICP (-14.6%) and $NEAR (-14.3%). trib.al/VMlN8t0

Crypto due diligence has changed. In today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter: - @HaddockBeth on the three due diligence questions advisors should ask in 2026 - @AaronJBrogan on the GENIUS Act implementation timeline Edited by @MortonInsights. trib.al/8oFk8Q1

The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1751.54, down 3.7% (-67.17) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. One of the 20 assets is trading higher. Leaders: $BCH (+1.5%) and $HBAR (-2.1%). Laggards: $NEAR (-15.2%) and $ICP (-13.1%). trib.al/AVKOTTQ

Top-Tier exchanges (BB grade and above) are just 27% of the rated universe. But they handle 59% of Q1 spot volume — up from 40% six months ago. Average daily volume: $1.55B Institutional flow is concentrating in higher-rated venues. Data via CoinDesk Data. Full report 👇

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short newsletter: - @alextapscott on the stalling of the CLARITY Act and how it’s impacting American consumers - Aisha Hunt writes that crypto will grow by upgrading Wall Street’s trusted products rather than replacing them trib.al/4nCWnSN

The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1862.4, down 0.6% (-11.0) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Fifteen of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: $NEAR (+15.1%) and $XLM (+5.7%). Laggards: $BCH (-10.7%) and $BNB (-3.4%). trib.al/9nYKfOj