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The U.S. Defense Department (the Pentagon) is reviewing a plan to deploy up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East in preparation for a potential military clash with Iran. According to The Wall Street Journal on the 26th (local time),
Expectations spread for an additional 15bp hike by year-end $330 million of positions liquidated in a day Bitcoin (BTC) is sliding sharply as expectations for rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) have faded and the possibility of additional
David Sacks, the ‘AI and crypto czar’ who has been shaping the Donald Trump administration’s virtual-asset (cryptocurrency) policy, is stepping down from the post. Sacks is set to serve as co-chair of the newly created President’s Council of Advisors
US 401(k) retirement plans likely to add crypto “A medium- to long-term bullish catalyst for Bitcoin” “$120bn in new demand could emerge” A pathway has opened for the US 401(k) retirement-plan market—worth $12tn (about KRW 18 quadrillion)—to flow int
PPP adopts party line to scrap crypto-asset taxation Debate over tax fairness on crypto after scrapping the financial investment income tax “Clear double taxation… preparing legal response measures” “National Tax Service unprepared… lacks understandi
The People Power Party (PPP) has decided to make it its official party position to abolish the income tax on virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) slated to take effect next year. The decision reflects a view that, after the scrapping of the financial in
The leadership of the People Power Party has signaled the possibility of a full review of the virtual asset (cryptocurrency) taxation regime. The party says the tax framework should be refined in line with global standards and that controversy over d
The Korea Insurance Institute said on the 24th that it will introduce a 'crypto scholarship' program to promote digital-asset education. The program will be fully applied starting with the 'Crypto Literacy' course, which begins on April 11. It will e
Related coins jump after Jensen Huang mentions ‘AI agents’ Expectations for wider autonomous payments… spotlight on crypto’s role ‘X402 Protocol’ emerges as AI payment infrastructure Google, AWS, Visa join… battle for leadership heats up When Jensen
The US House Financial Services Committee is set to hold a hearing on tokenization. The hearing was arranged to take an in-depth look at the potential of tokenization technology in financial markets and its ripple effects. In a recent notice on its o
Outflows from the US spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) market are intensifying. Following bitcoin, spot Ethereum ETFs have also recorded net outflows for three consecutive trading sessions, signaling a sharp deterioration in investor sentiment
Outflows from the US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) market are intensifying. With net outflows recorded for three consecutive sessions, concerns are growing that investor sentiment is weakening. According to SosoValue on the 20th (local time
Signs have emerged that Galaxy Digital has begun selling after transferring a large amount of bitcoin (BTC) to external addresses. On the 20th (local time), Maartunn, an analyst at on-chain data analytics platform CryptoQuant, said on X, “It appears
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s recently released guidance on classifying crypto assets is being viewed across the industry as an official shift in the regulatory paradigm. On the 20th (local time), Alex Thorn, head of research at
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of ending military operations in the Middle East, saying Washington is close to meeting its military objectives against Iran. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on the 20th (loc
US senators have reached a principle agreement on a compromise over stablecoin interest—one of the key sticking points in the digital-asset market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act now under discussion. With a major obstacle to passage removed,
The Korea Insurance Training Institute has begun procedures to become the first institution in South Korea to hold Bitcoin. It is expected to be the first institutional case since nonprofit entities were allowed to hold digital assets. On the 20th, t
Backlash is spreading across the crypto industry as the U.S. state of Kentucky advances legislation that would require hardware wallet providers to offer “password and seed phrase recovery” features. Experts say the provision stems from a fundamental
Investor sentiment is rapidly deteriorating as the U.S. spot Ethereum ETF market sees heavy fund outflows. According to SosoValue on the 19th (local time), net outflows from U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs totaled $131.16 million for the day. Following the p
U.S. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis called for the establishment of a clear regulatory framework to foster the digital-asset industry. On the 19th (local time), Lummis wrote on her X account, "We can no longer go back to a state of regulatory unce
Outflows from the US spot Bitcoin ETF market are continuing. With volatility in the crypto market picking up, institutional money also appears to be turning more cautious. According to SosoValue on the 19th (local time), net daily outflows from US sp
Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, has launched a blockchain-based tokenised fund. According to industry sources on the 19th, Amundi launched the $100 million “Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund” on Ethereum (ETH) and Stellar (XLM). The product is
Sui on the 20th unveiled a core infrastructure dubbed ‘Hashi’ aimed at putting trillions of dollars’ worth of idle Bitcoin (BTC) assets to work in on-chain finance, as it moves to target the institution-led Bitcoin finance market. Through Hashi, Sui
An unexpected hawkish signal from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) jolted markets, sending the digital asset (cryptocurrency) market back into decline. The probability of a rate hike—previously seen as unlikely this year—also surged. According to the i
A projection has emerged that international crude prices could top $180 a barrel if the war in the Middle East becomes protracted. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the 19th (local time), the Saudi government and energy authorities are sa
Bithumb said on the 20th that it will run an event offering a 0.05% reward for maker (limit) orders across 100 virtual assets in its KRW market. The event runs from 6 p.m. on the 19th until further notice. Customers who complete event registration an
Crypto exchange Gemini, led by the Winklevoss twins, has cut roughly 30% of its total workforce so far this year, according to reports. The company aims to improve productivity by reducing costs and adopting artificial intelligence (AI). According to
Animoca Brands is moving to expand the Avalanche ecosystem after signing a strategic investment and partnership agreement with Ava Labs, the developer behind Avalanche (AVAX). Animoca Brands said on the 19th that it has teamed up with Ava Labs to sup
Prediction-market platform Kalshi has secured roughly $1 billion in funding, earning a valuation of $22 billion. According to Bloomberg on the 19th (local time), Kalshi recently raised more than $1 billion in a new funding round. The financing nearly
Coinone, a South Korean virtual asset (cryptocurrency) exchange, said on the 20th that it has ended its co-CEO structure and shifted to a sole management system led by CEO Cha Myung-hoon. Coinone said it completed the acceptance of a change filing wi