JOON HYOUNG LEE

An analysis suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) is unlikely to be a direct beneficiary of a weaker U.S. dollar. According to CoinDesk on the 29th (local time), global investment bank (IB) JPMorgan said in an investment memo that “it is important to note that

International gold prices have topped $5,500 per ounce for the first time on record. According to Reuters on the 29th (local time), spot gold rose as high as $5,594.82 intraday. This is the first time gold has climbed above $5,500 an ounce. Reuters s

A Bitcoin (BTC) fund managed by Swiss-based crypto bank Sygnum delivered a return of about 9% in the fourth quarter of last year. According to Cointelegraph on the 29th (local time), Sygnum said its “Starboard Sygnum BTC Alpha Fund” recorded an 8.9%

The number of wallets holding at least 1 million XRP has turned higher for the first time in four months. On-chain analytics firm Santiment said via its official X account that “the number of wallets holding at least 1 million XRP has shifted back to

A dollar stablecoin approved by authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been launched. According to The Block on the 29th (local time), Universal Digital International (UDI) announced that it had issued ‘USDU,’ the first dollar stablecoin a

International credit rating agency Fitch said it does not expect to cut the United States’ credit rating over the next 1–2 years. According to Bloomberg on the 28th (local time), James Longsdon, Fitch’s global head of sovereign ratings, said of the U

Yi He, co-CEO of Binance, said on the 28th (local time) that “despite FOMO (fear of missing out) for gold and silver, the era of Bitcoin (BTC) will come.” In a post on X on the day, Yi said, “At a historic turning point like this, it’s not strange to

U.S. asset manager Fidelity will launch a dollar-backed stablecoin next month. According to CoinDesk on the 28th (local time), Fidelity announced that it will launch the dollar stablecoin “FIDD” in early next month. FIDD will be issued by Fidelity’s

International gold prices broke above $5,300 per ounce for the first time on record. According to Reuters on the 28th (local time), spot gold briefly touched $5,311.31 intraday, setting a new all-time high. Gold has gained more than 20% so far this y

U.S. asset manager WisdomTree will issue tokenized funds on Solana (SOL). According to overseas media outlets including CoinDesk on the 28th (local time), WisdomTree announced that it would issue all of its tokenized funds on Solana. CoinDesk reporte

U.S. asset manager 21Shares has set a $2.45 target price for XRP this year. According to the industry on the 28th (local time), 21Shares recently set a $2.45 target for XRP this year in its report titled “XRP Outlook for 2026.” In a bullish scenario,

Tether, the issuer of the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT, has generated profits of $5 billion (about 7.2 trillion won) over the past four months from gold it has stockpiled as part of its reserves. According to the Financial Times (FT) on 28 (local ti

Bitcoin’s (BTC) 'Supply in Loss' has recently turned back to an upward trend. Woominkyu, a CryptoQuant contributor, said via CryptoQuant on the 28th (local time) that "Bitcoin’s supply in loss has shifted back to an uptrend," calling it "a signal tha

BitMine, the world’s largest corporate holder of Ethereum (ETH), has staked an additional roughly 62,000 Ether. According to Onchain Lens on the 28th (local time), BitMine staked an additional 62,304 Ether that day, worth $186 million at current pric

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has launched a card in the European Union (EU) that supports stablecoin payments. According to Cointelegraph on the 28th (local time), OKX on the day launched the “OKX Card” in the EU through its electronic money instituti

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum (ETH), is reported to have generated about $70,000 in profit last year on Polymarket, a global decentralized prediction market. In an interview with Chinese crypto outlet Foresight News published on the 28th (l

An analysis suggests that shrinking liquidity in stablecoins such as Circle’s USDC is weakening buying demand in the crypto market. Crypto analytics firm Matrixport said on the 28th (local time) via its official X account that “the U.S. GENIUS Act is

The UK has banned domestic advertising by Coinbase, a US cryptocurrency exchange. According to The Guardian on the 28th, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently ordered Coinbase to stop running its ads. Coinbase had been running a ser

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A U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) posted weekly net outflows for the first time since its launch. Sentiment toward XRP has also cooled in the derivatives market. Some observers say the price could trade sideways around $2 for the time being.

U.S. asset manager 21Shares’ spot Dogecoin (DOGE) exchange-traded fund (ETF) has listed on Nasdaq. According to Decrypt on the 22nd (local time), 21Shares’ spot Dogecoin ETF listed on Nasdaq that day and began trading. It is the only ETF approved by

Global investment bank (IB) JPMorgan has released an analysis suggesting the effects of Ethereum’s (ETH) Fusaka upgrade may be difficult to sustain. According to CoinDesk on the 22nd (local time), JPMorgan said in an investor letter the previous day

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would deliver “big retaliation” if European Union (EU) countries sell U.S. Treasuries and other U.S. assets. In an interview with Fox Business on the 22nd (local time), President Trump said, “If (the EU sells U.S.