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The Bank of Russia will conduct a study this year to assess the feasibility of issuing stablecoins. Long known for maintaining a hardline stance on virtual assets (cryptocurrencies), the central bank is now seen as leaving the door open to change in
Brian Armstrong, chief executive officer (CEO) of Coinbase, offered a paradoxical response to the recently debated regulation that would ban reward payments on virtual assets (cryptocurrencies), saying it "could actually help the company’s profitabil
Tether has made a strategic investment in Supreme Liquid Labs, the operator of Dreamcash, a Hyperliquid (HYPE)-based mobile trading platform. According to Dreamcash on the 13th (local time), the investment was made to expand the real-world asset (RWA
Grayscale, a global digital-asset (cryptocurrency) manager, is pushing to launch a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to Aave (AAVE), widely seen as a bellwether in decentralized finance (DeFi). According to filings disclosed by the U.S. Securities
Yorkville America Equities, an asset manager marketing U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media brand “Truth Social,” is stepping up its push into the crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) market. According to CoinDesk on the 13th (local time), Yorkvil
The 'KDX consortium,' led by Korea Exchange (KRX) and Koscom, and the 'NXT consortium,' formed by NextTrade and Musicow, have been selected as preliminary licensees to operate an over-the-counter (OTC) exchange where fractional investment products ca
US spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged more than $100 million in outflows in a single day. According to data from TraderT on the 12th (local time), total net outflows from US spot Ethereum ETFs came to $113.08 million. By product,
More than $400 million flowed out of US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a single day. According to data from Trader T on the 12th (local time), the 12 US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net outflows of $410.57 million on the day. BlackR
Eversource Energy, a major utility in the U.S. Northeast, delivered improved fourth-quarter results last year on the back of a sharp rise in electricity demand driven by the expansion of data centers for artificial intelligence (AI) and digital-asset
Digital-asset custody specialist BitGo is set to significantly expand its partnership with global crypto asset manager 21Shares. On the 12th (local time), BitGo and 21Shares said they will extend their existing collaboration to support custody and st
Bitcoin (BTC) has recently plunged, triggering a wave of realized losses, but an analysis suggests on-chain data indicate the market has yet to reach a true bottom. On the 12th (local time), CryptoQuant, a crypto-asset (cryptocurrency) data analytics
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, expressed strong confidence that a market structure can be established that both addresses the banking sector’s concerns and advances U.S. President Donald Trump’s digital-asset (cryptocurrency) agenda. On the 12th (
The government assessed that even with the recent increase in price volatility in the virtual asset (cryptocurrency) market, the likelihood of a direct spillover to the broader financial market is limited. However, in connection with the recent “Bith
Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Hibachi said on the 11th that it is developing a new foreign-exchange (FX) exchange based on “Arc,” a Layer-1 blockchain network built by Circle. Hibachi, a portfolio company of Circle Ventures, is participati
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has recruited a large slate of chief executives from major companies spanning digital assets (crypto), fintech and traditional finance, setting its financial-innovation push under the Trump administr
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has proposed classifying virtual assets (cryptoassets) as a distinct asset class—separate from equities or foreign exchange—and applying derivatives margin regulations accordingly. The move is seen as aimed at managing ri
Bithumb urged users to be vigilant against phishing messages impersonating compensation notices related to the earlier incident involving an erroneous payout of Random Box Bitcoin (BTC). First, the compensation notice message does not include a URL l
Hashed, a global Web3 venture capital firm, on the 13th released operational details of “Hashed Vibe Labs,” an eight-week intensive program designed to cultivate AI-native builders, following its official launch. Vibe Labs is Hashed’s newly introduce
Bitcoin fell overnight in tandem with weakness in tech stocks, sliding to around the $65,000 level. It has surrendered most of the gains it showed after recently reclaiming $70,000, reverting to near last week’s lows. According to Binance’s Tether (U
The Decibel Foundation, incubated by Aptos Labs, will introduce its protocol-native stablecoin, “USDCBL,” ahead of the launch of its decentralized derivatives exchange mainnet later this month. On the 11th (local time), the Decibel Foundation said vi
Coinbase, the largest cryptoasset (cryptocurrency) exchange in the US, reported fourth-quarter results that fell short of market expectations. The downturn is attributed mainly to falling crypto prices and a pullback in investors’ trading activity. O
Toss, which has set up a dedicated blockchain organization, has been confirmed to be sounding out the market with a view to acquiring an overseas virtual-asset (cryptocurrency) exchange. In particular, it has been found to be maintaining contacts wit
Viva Republica, the operator of the mobile financial platform Toss, has established a dedicated blockchain organization and begun building digital-asset infrastructure. As discussions over institutionalizing virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) gain mom
Signs strategic partnership with Arbitrum Introduces stablecoin payments at 2,000 stores Also pushes membership tokenization and DeFi integration Korean mid-sized fashion retailer Fashion Group Hyungji (Hyungji) is moving to fully introduce a virtual
Web3 infrastructure company KGeN said on the 11th that it has launched 'KStore,' a marketplace that allows users to purchase goods directly with virtual assets (cryptocurrencies). KStore is a platform designed to enable purchases from some 400 global
LayerZero launches 'Zero' mainnet Zero-knowledge proofs adopted...costs cut to one-fiftieth Wall Street heavyweights join, including Citadel and ARK Invest "Even Tether sees profit growth"…courting Korea’s financial sector Cross-chain interoperabilit
"Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, increased assets under management (AUM) by $11 billion (about ₩16 trillion) just nine months after adopting LayerZero’s solution. On an annualized basis, that translates to roughly ₩600 billion in reven
Unveils proprietary mainnet 'Zero' “Processes 2 million transactions per second… pushing past blockchain limits” Participants include ICE, Citadel and Google Cloud Partners domestically with a Nexon subsidiary LayerZero, a cross-chain interoperabilit
Interview with SynFutures co-founder Mark Lee Mainnet launch teased as it accelerates pivot to derivatives infrastructure "Centralized-exchange-level speed and predictable costs" "Mass adoption hinges on UX and trust design, not just technology" SynF
Robert Kiyosaki, best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, pushed back against controversy over when he bought Bitcoin, saying “what matters is not the date, but the price and value.” In a post on X on the 7th (local time), Kiyosaki said, “Some peopl