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Tiger Research publishes an analytical report on Lambda256: "Supporting institutional adoption of digital assets"

Web3-focused research firm Tiger Research said on the 16th that it has published an analytical report on blockchain technology company "Lambda256." The report analyzes market trends, focusing on the key requirements financial institutions need when a

Iris scans and street snacks… 'World Chat Pocha' Ikseon-dong pop-up opens

World will run a three-day pop-up event, “World Chat Pocha,” from the 13th to the 15th at “World Space Seoul” in Ikseon-dong, Seoul. The event—combining its human-verification technology, “Proof of Human,” with an offline dining experience—marks the

Selanet launches ‘Agent-Node’… “Decentralized infrastructure dedicated to AI agents”

Selanet, a decentralized web access infrastructure dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) agents, said on the 12th that it has launched a new version of its infrastructure that converts existing DePIN nodes into ‘Agent-Nodes’. Agent-Nodes are dece

[Key Economic & Crypto Calendar for the Week] US February CPI and More

▶︎ 9 (Mon): △US daylight saving time begins (local time: Sunday the 8th) △China Feb Consumer Price Index (CPI) (local time 09:30, Korea time 10:30), △China Feb Producer Price Index (PPI) (local time 09:30, Korea time 10:30) ▶︎ 10 (Tue): △South Korea

Centrifuge partners with Pharos to build on-chain distribution infrastructure for RWA assets

Centrifuge and Pharos are moving to build on-chain distribution infrastructure for real-world assets (RWA). The two companies said on the 5th that, through the partnership, they will push ahead with building infrastructure that expands on-chain acces

Sahara AI unveils 2026 expansion roadmap… “Accelerating the build-out of an open AI ecosystem”

Sahara AI (SAHARA) said on the 5th that it has unveiled a 2026 roadmap reflecting the growing importance of “AI agents.” Sahara AI is a decentralized AI infrastructure project that builds the protocols, infrastructure and applications that enable AI

Korbit Builds Support Framework to Expand Corporate Client Base for 'Staking Plus'

Digital asset exchange Korbit said on the 5th that it has established a technical and operational support framework to expand its corporate customer base for its flexible staking service, 'Staking Plus.' Korbit explained that it has completed prepara

Bithumb expands platform support for 'TWAP'… now available on app, PC and mobile web

Bithumb, a South Korean digital-asset exchange, said on the 5th that it has expanded support for its “time-weighted average price (TWAP)” feature—previously available only in some environments—to the Bithumb app, PC and mobile web. The TWAP feature a

Katana launches DeFi product integrated with Binance Wallet and OKX Earn… TVL tops $500 million

DeFi-focused blockchain Katana has rolled out a service integrated with Binance Wallet and OKX Earn. Katana said on the 5th that it is connecting Binance Wallet and OKX’s onchain yield products with its own DeFi yield infrastructure. The integration

"Boosted Bitcoin utility"… Threshold launches 'all-in-one liquidity app'

Threshold Network, a decentralized blockchain protocol, said on the 4th that it has updated its DApp and launched an "All-in-One Bitcoin Liquidity App." The Threshold app is designed to let users transfer Bitcoin to major blockchain networks and put

Hankyung Bloomingbit signs strategic partnership with Abstract

Bloomingbit, a virtual-asset (cryptocurrency) specialist subsidiary of Hankyung Media Group—the country’s largest business media group with 14 million digital subscribers—announced on the 4th that it has signed a strategic partnership with Ethereum L

Iotrust and Cashmallow enter Japan’s yen stablecoin business

Iotrust and Cashmallow will jointly issue and operate a compliance-focused stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Japanese yen. On the 4th, the two companies said they are entering the yen-pegged stablecoin business based on the electronic payment instrument (

Citrea launches 'Citrea Foundation,' a dedicated organization for expanding Bitcoin infrastructure

Citrea, a Bitcoin scaling protocol, has launched an independent organization—the 'Citrea Foundation'—aimed at accelerating Bitcoin’s programmable future. On the 2nd (local time), the Citrea team announced the establishment of the foundation via its o

Korbit revamps its web trading system, citing “improved user experience”

Korbit, a digital-asset exchange, said on the 3rd that it has revamped its PC web-based Web Trading System (WTS) to improve the user experience (UX). The overhaul aims to enhance trading convenience and information accessibility by reflecting users’

Dunamu completes proof of concept with Hana Financial Group for overseas remittance technology based on 'GIWA Chain'

Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, said on the 27th that it has completed a proof of concept (PoC) with Hana Financial Group for a blockchain-based overseas remittance service. Specifically, the PoC converted remittance messages that had been exchanged b

Bitplanet Reaches 300 Bitcoins in Holdings…Purchased via Upbit

Bitplanet, a South Korean crypto-asset (cryptocurrency) treasury firm, said on the 27th that it purchased 35 bitcoins (BTC) through a phased buying strategy over 26 days from the 23rd, bringing its total holdings to 300. In the latest purchase, Bitpl

"The era of ledgers with just numbers is over"…How far has the exchange proof-of-reserves race come?

In the wake of an erroneous payout incident at a domestic crypto exchange, analysis has emerged calling for a fresh review of proof-of-reserves (Proof of Reserves, PoR) frameworks and the level of internal controls. On the 27th, INFCL said in a plann

Unchained Summit to be held in Vietnam as well…Da Nang city and Aeternum join hands

The global Web3 conference Unchained Summit will also be held in Vietnam this year. Aeternum Consulting, the organizer of Unchained Summit, said on the 25th (local time) that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Da Nang’s Innovation Sta

Axelar integrates networks with Hedera…expanding multichain reach

Axelar (AXL), a global blockchain interoperability network, said on the 25th that it has integrated its network with the layer-1 network Hedera (HBAR). Hedera is a blockchain that runs a council-based governance model backed by global companies inclu

DSRV signs MOU with Japan’s SBI Ripple Asia to pursue joint blockchain research

DSRV, a South Korean blockchain infrastructure company, said on the 24th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan’s SBI Ripple Asia to conduct joint research on blockchain-based remittance and payments infrastructure. SBI Rip

Upbit holds launch ceremony for 4th cohort of ‘UPSide Academy’…opens dedicated facility

Dunamu, the operator of South Korean virtual-asset exchange Upbit, said on the 24th that it held the launch ceremony for the fourth cohort of ‘UPSide Academy’ on the 23rd, a program aimed at nurturing young cybersecurity talent. UPSide Academy is a W

Hashed-backed ‘Based’ raises KRW 15.3bn in Series A…accelerating expansion of on-chain financial infrastructure

Surpasses 100,000 sign-ups in eight months Closes $11.5m Series A Upgrades all-in-one super app integrating trading and payments Based, a Web3 consumer super app backed by Hashed, has raised $11.5 million in a Series A round. Based said on the 24th t

Axelar completes network integration with Stellar, expanding multichain connectivity

Axelar (AXL), a blockchain interoperability project, said on the 23rd that it has completed a network integration with layer-1 blockchain Stellar (XLM). With the integration, the Stellar network will be connected to Axelar’s interchain infrastructure

Alea Research releases analysis report on 'USDCx'… "Achieves privacy and regulatory compliance"

Alea Research, a research firm specializing in virtual assets (cryptocurrencies), said on the 23rd that it has published an analysis report on the Aleo (ALEO)-based stablecoin 'USDCx' titled "Aleo—Privacy Stablecoin’s Entry into the Regulated Mainstr

Tiger Research releases IoTeX analysis report… “Shift to an AI platform, build real-world data infrastructure”

Tiger Research, a Web3-focused research firm, said on the 20th that it has released an analytical report on the blockchain platform “IoTeX.” The report said IoTeX is transitioning, on the back of the DePIN infrastructure it has built over the past ei

"Preventing an AGI monopoly"… Decentralized AI nonprofit Sentient Foundation launches

Sentient, a decentralized AI (DeAI) infrastructure project, said on the 20th that it will launch the nonprofit “Sentient Foundation.” The foundation’s goal is to build a governance framework to counter the dominance of “closed AI” led by Big Tech com

"There is no 'trust infrastructure'"… Humanity issues manifesto

"The internet wasn’t built to protect the truth—it was built to transmit information quickly." Humanity, a decentralized identity-verification project, defined the internet this way in a manifesto released on the 19th (local time). Humanity’s assessm

Humanity shifts to 'Proof of Trust'… "Stepping up response to 'AI fraud'"

Humanity, a decentralized identity verification project, said on the 19th (local time) it is moving from its existing 'Proof of Humanity' model to a 'Proof of Trust' model to strengthen its response to artificial intelligence (AI)-driven fraud. Proof

Tiger Research releases analytical report on Fluent: “Single-chain combination of VM apps”

Tiger Research, a Web3-focused research firm, said on the 19th that it has released an analytical report on the Layer 2 blockchain “Fluent.” The report analyzes that competition in blockchain infrastructure is shifting from performance to composabili

Coinone holds 'Lunar New Year gift money event' for new customers

Coinone, a South Korean virtual asset exchange, said on the 13th that it will run a "Lunar New Year gift money event" for new customers during the Seollal holiday period. The event runs through the 18th of this month and is open to customers signing