Doohyun Hwang

Bitcoin reclaims $90,000, but the derivatives market remains 'cold'

Bitcoin recovered the $90,000 level and managed a rebound, but assessments say the market's underlying strength remains fragile. Despite the resumption of inflows into spot exchange-traded funds (ETF), investor sentiment in the derivatives market rem

Dow, S&P 500 Reach Record Highs... Micron Soars 10% [New York Stock Market Briefing]

The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher. At CES, the world's largest information technology (IT) and consumer electronics trade show, technology companies unveiled advanced artificial intelligence (AI) roadmaps, boosting expectations for tec

MSCI "Companies Holding Bitcoin Will Not Be Removed from Index"… Strategy up 6%

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has temporarily put on hold plans to exclude companies that hold large amounts of virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) from global indices. MSCI said on the 6th (local time) in an official statement that "it h

"US 'Clarity Act', major surgery changing market structure... Processing delay understandable"

There are claims that the legislative process for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (Clarity Act) is being delayed, and that this is an inevitable step given the complex work of laying the market's foundations. On the 2nd (local time), John Dagost

U.S. spot XRP ETFs record $13.59 million net inflows

U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded net inflows. On the 2nd (local time), according to on-chain data platform SoSoValue, the total daily net inflows of five U.S. spot XRP ETFs amounted to $13.59 million (about 19 billion won). With th

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs start first trading day of the new year with net inflows...$471.14 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) started the first trading day of the new year with net inflows. On the 2nd (local time), according to on-chain data platform SosoValue, the daily total net inflows for the 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs traded in

Bitmain stakes roughly 80,000 Ethereum

Bitmain is consecutively staking a substantial amount of Ethereum, reducing liquidity provision. On the 2nd (local time), according to data from Arkham Intelligence, Bitmain deposited 82,560ETH into an Ethereum proof-of-stake (PoS) staking contract a

XRP, jumps 8% in one day… exceeding 2 dollars to reclaim 3rd place in market cap

XRP (XRP), buoyed by a sharp rise, overtook Binance Coin (BNB) to move into 3rd place in cryptocurrency market capitalization (excluding stablecoins). On the 2nd (local time) on global crypto exchange Binance, XRP was trading at 2.02 dollars, up 7.8%

Coin-stock rally on the first trading day of the new year…Bitmine up 15%·Coinbase up 4%

On the first trading day of the new year, the U.S. stock market closed mixed, but stocks related to virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) all showed strength. On the 2nd (local time) in New York trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.66% f

Iran, to Trump's 'intervene in protests' remark…"If you interfere, we'll respond"

Iran strongly reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks suggesting 'intervention in Iranian protests' by sending an official letter of protest to the United Nations (UN). Tensions have risen as Iran indicated it would not rule out military act

Ethereum (ETH) exceeds $3,100

Binance adds 4 assets including Flow and Acala to 'Monitoring Tag'…"Possibility of Delisting"

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance added four assets, including Flow (FLOW), to the 'Monitoring Tag' list. On the 2nd (local time), Binance announced in a notice that it would apply the Monitoring Tag to four assets: Acala token (ACA

Tom Lee "Let's increase Bitmain shares to 50 billion shares"…stock surges 14%

Tom Lee, Bitmain chairman, proposed to shareholders to dramatically increase the company's authorized shares from the existing 500 million shares to 50 billion shares. It is a preemptive measure to prevent the stock from becoming excessively expensiv

"Bitcoin Has Already Entered a Downtrend…Bottom Is $56,000"

Analysis has suggested that Bitcoin entered a bear market already two months ago. On the 1st (local time), Julio Moreno, head of research at CryptoQuant, appeared on the YouTube channel 'Milk Road' and said, "Bitcoin's price has moved below the 1-yea

Mass liquidation of short positions as Bitcoin and Ethereum rebound briefly

As the crypto assets (cryptocurrencies) market staged a short-term rebound, short sellers who had bet on declines were largely forced into liquidation. Although the price gains were limited, heavy concentrations of short positions meant liquidations

Ethereum, bottom-buying demand 'stirring'… buy/sell ratio highest in 6 months

In the Ethereum (ETH) market, buying pressure is overwhelming selling pressure and investor sentiment is showing signs of recovery. Analysts say aggressive buying is flowing in at relatively low price levels. On the 1st (local time), according to dat

"This Year Bitcoin Will Begin a Rally as Liquidity Eases"

With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed)'s monetary easing supplying liquidity to global markets, there are forecasts that Bitcoin will benefit this year. The analysis suggests that risk-asset investor sentiment, which had been dampened by tightening, wil

Turkmenistan legalizes virtual asset mining and trading

Turkmenistan has legalized the mining of virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) and the operation of exchanges. It is a step to diversify an economy dependent on natural gas exports and to attract foreign investment. According to CoinPedia on the 1st (loc

Flow enters phase 2 of hack recovery… "Exchange left suspicious transactions unattended"

The Flow (FLOW) Foundation is accelerating recovery efforts for a hacking loss of $3.9 million while raising suspicions that a specific centralized exchange (CEX) aided money laundering. On the 1st (local time), the Flow Foundation said on its offici

[2026 Bitcoin Outlook] Industry divided..."ETF drives rebound" vs "Long correction coming"

Bitcoin outlook for next year: 'polar extremes' "Record highs achieved" vs "Worsening downtrend" JP Morgan·Standard Chartered "Spot ETF a strong support" Bloomberg·Barclays "Decline due to high-rate burden" There is a split in industry forecasts over

Bitcoin next year: rebound or decline?

Crypto Now "Fundamentals at their best, sentiment will turn around" "If the market does not recover, it may be pushed to 60,000 dollars" Around Christmas, after expectations for a 'Santa rally' in the digital asset market went unmet, major cryptocurr

Mirae Asset acquires virtual asset exchange Korbit in a surprise move…Will it shake up the market?

Mirae Asset Group has made a surprise acquisition of Korbit, the country's fourth-largest virtual asset (cryptocurrency) exchange. On the 28th, according to investment banks (IB) and the virtual asset industry, Mirae Asset Group recently signed a mem

[Weekly major economic & cryptocurrency schedule] U.S. Fed FOMC minutes, etc

<Next week's major economic schedule> ▶29th (Mon) : ▶30th (Tue) : △U.S. crude oil inventories (Korean time 00:30) ▶31st (Wed) : △U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes (Korean time 04:00) △Korea December consumer price index (Korean time 0

Uniswap completes burn of 100 million UNI…worth $596 million

Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap (UNI) permanently burned 100 million of its own tokens following the passage of a governance proposal. Valued at about $596 million at market prices, it was recorded as one of the largest burns in DeFi protocol hi

Heavy selling of Bitcoin and Ethereum… Buying pressure shifts to Solana and Tron

In the virtual asset (cryptocurrency) market, while large amounts of capital flowed out of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), which rank first and second by market capitalization, buying pressure concentrated on major altcoins such as Solana (SOL) and

Trust Wallet hacking: reports exceed 2,600… maximum claim $3.5 million

Trust Wallet disclosed detailed information on the number of damage reports received and the progress of the investigation related to the recent browser extension hacking incident. To date, the damage reports received have exceeded 2,600, and individ

Bitwise CIO "Bitcoin will have a gradual rise over the next 10 years... there will be no surge"

Bitcoin (BTC) is expected to show steady gains over the next 10 years, but it will be difficult to record the explosive returns seen in the past. As the market enters a mature phase, volatility is expected to decrease and an institutional-led, gradua

Everything but Bitcoin is rising… Silver price hits highest in 45 years

Weakness in the virtual asset market, including Bitcoin (BTC), is standing out in global asset markets. International silver prices have surged relentlessly, setting a record high and rising into the top ranks of global asset market capitalization, w

Galaxy "Bitcoin must exceed $93,389 to finish the year with a positive return"

An analysis found that Bitcoin's year-to-date return would need the year-end closing price to exceed $93,389 in order to finish the year in positive territory. Alex Thorn, director of Galaxy Research, said on X on the 26th (local time), "For Bitcoin

U.S. Largest Public Pension Fund Adds 'Bitcoin-Themed' Strategy

The United States' largest public pension fund, the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), has increased its stake in the bitcoin treasury company Strategy. According to recently disclosed filings, CalPERS purchased 183,444 shares