JOON HYOUNG LEE

Trump: “Jobs data beat expectations… rates should be lowered”

U.S. President Donald Trump again underscored the need for interest-rate cuts, citing domestic employment figures. In a post on his social-media platform Truth Social on the 12th (local time), Trump said the “jobs data far exceeded expectations,” add

UK’s Aviva Investors partners with Ripple… moves to tokenize funds on the XRPL

UK asset manager Aviva Investors has entered into a partnership with Ripple, the issuer of XRP. Aviva Investors said on the 11th (local time) that it has partnered with Ripple to pursue fund tokenization. Aviva Investors said, “This is Ripple’s first

[Market] Bitcoin falls below $67,000… Korea premium at 2.16%

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $67,000. According to CoinMarketCap on the 11th, Bitcoin was trading at $66,923.26 as of 11:56 p.m. that day, down 2.18% from the previous day. That marks a 10.58% decline compared with a week earlier. The so-called Korea pre

BlackRock to list BUIDL on Uniswap… token surges 20%

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is set to list its tokenized money market fund (MMF), BUIDL, on the decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap (UNI). On news of the collaboration with BlackRock, Uniswap’s price jumped more than 20%. According

Sui launches synthetic dollar stablecoin in partnership with Ethena

Sui (SUI) has launched a synthetic dollar stablecoin. The Sui Foundation said on the 11th (local time) via its official website that it had launched suiUSDe, SuiUSDe (suiUSDe), first unveiled in the fourth quarter of last year in collaboration with E

[Market] Bitcoin tops $68,000…Korea premium at 1.83%

Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $68,000. According to CoinMarketCap on the 11th, Bitcoin was trading at $68,386.16 as of 11:11 p.m., down 1.06% from the previous day. That marks an 8.79% decline from a week earlier. The so-called Korea premium came in in th

Arkham CEO rebuts ‘exchange shutdown’ speculation: “We will transition to a DEX”

Blockchain analytics firm Arkham has pushed back against speculation that it is shutting down its exchange. Arkham Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Miguel Morel told Cointelegraph on the 11th (local time) that “the crypto trading platform Arkham launche

U.S. January nonfarm payrolls rise by 130,000, far above expectations

Last month’s U.S. employment report came in well above market expectations. The U.S. Department of Labor said on the 11th (local time) that nonfarm employment in January increased by 130,000 from the previous month. The figure is nearly double the ma

Democratic Party TF to hold final meeting on Digital Assets Framework Act on the 24th…will it include ‘exchange equity stake regulations’?

The Democratic Party’s Digital Assets Task Force (TF) is set to finalize, as early as later this month, the ruling-party bill for the Digital Assets Framework Act. According to the industry on the 11th, the DP TF will hold its final meeting on the fr

Danske Bank to offer crypto ETP service…reverses stance after eight years

Denmark’s Danske Bank will offer its customers access to cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs). Danske Bank said on the 11th (local time) that it will provide investment access to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) via ETPs. Specifically, the

Ethereum Drops Below $2,000… “Six in 10 Investors Are in the Red”

Six out of 10 Ethereum (ETH) investors are reportedly sitting on losses. Cointelegraph reported on the 11th (local time), citing data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, that more than 58% of Ethereum addresses are at a loss. That means six in 10

[Analysis] "Bitcoin volatility hits highest since 2022…market enters a 'new phase'"

An analysis has found that Bitcoin (BTC) price volatility has recently reached its highest level in four years. On the 11th (local time), an Arab Chain contributor to CryptoQuant said via CryptoQuant that “Bitcoin’s 7-day annualized volatility, based

"Intimidated witnesses"…FTX founder takes aim at US court and Biden administration

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which filed for bankruptcy in 2022, claimed on the 11th (local time) that the Biden administration had "intimidated witnesses" in connection with the FTX collapse. In a post on X, Bankman

Nexus raises KRW 13.3bn via paid-in capital increase and CBs… “DAT strategy to continue”

Korean game developer Nexus has raised a large amount of funding through a paid-in capital increase to purchase cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC). Nexus disclosed on the 11th that it raised a total of KRW 13.3bn through a third-party allotment p

Tom Lee: “Bitcoin will deliver better returns than gold this year”

Tom Lee, chairman of BitMine, said he expects Bitcoin (BTC) to post higher returns than gold this year. According to CoinDesk on the 11th (local time), Lee attended the “Consensus Hong Kong 2026” conference in Hong Kong and said, “There’s a high prob

Democratic Party task force moves to craft compromise, including ‘limits on major shareholders’ stakes’… “Bill may be hard to introduce this month”

The Democratic Party’s Digital Assets Task Force (TF) has decided to prepare a compromise on key contentious issues in the Framework Act on Digital Assets, including limits on major shareholders’ stakes in crypto exchanges. Rep. Ahn Do-geol of the De

Binance launches collateral program for institutions in partnership with Franklin Templeton

Binance has launched a collateral program for institutions in partnership with global asset manager Franklin Templeton. In a statement on its official website on the 11th (local time), Binance said it would jointly introduce an over-the-counter (OTC)

[Analysis] “Bitcoin new-investor inflows turn ‘negative’… bearish phase deepens”

Capital inflows from new Bitcoin (BTC) investors have recently turned ‘negative,’ data showed. An IT Tech contributor to CryptoQuant said on the 10th (local time) via CryptoQuant, “In the Bitcoin market, new-investor capital inflows have flipped to n

Hong Kong Moves to Allow Crypto Perpetual Futures… “Framework to Be Announced Soon”

Hong Kong is moving to allow trading in cryptocurrency perpetual futures. According to CoinDesk on the 11th (local time), Julia Leung, chief executive officer of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), said so while attending the “Consen

Bitcoin plunge… Michael Saylor sees two-thirds of his fortune 'wiped out'

Michael Saylor, chairman of Strategy, has seen his fortune shrink by nearly two-thirds over the past six months amid a downturn in Bitcoin (BTC) prices. According to Bloomberg on the 11th (local time), Saylor’s net worth was recently estimated at abo

Authorities launch a ‘crypto-asset internal controls TF’… sweeping rethink of self-regulation

Authorities are set to launch a task force (TF) to tighten regulation of the crypto-asset market. An emergency response team comprising the Financial Services Commission, the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU), the Financial Supervisory Servic

Ripple cites White House ‘Clarity Act meeting’… “compromise mood is building”

Ripple, which issues XRP, said that “the mood for compromise is building” regarding the White House meeting on the crypto market structure bill (the Clarity Act). Stuart Alderoty, Ripple’s chief legal officer (CLO), said on X (formerly Twitter) on th

[Market] Bitcoin falls below $67,000… Korea premium at 1.97%

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $67,000. According to CoinMarketCap on the 11th, Bitcoin was trading at $66,857.42 as of 3:15 p.m., down 3.51% from the previous day. That marks a 12.55% plunge compared with a week earlier. Ethereum (ETH) also slid nearly 5%

"Barometer of institutional sentiment"… Coinbase’s Q4 results flash a warning sign

Investors are turning their attention to the earnings release of U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, scheduled for later this week. With cryptocurrency sentiment having cooled after a sharp drop in Bitcoin (BTC), the market impact of Coinbase’s re

With the Korea Communications Standards Commission effectively idle…unregistered crypto exchanges continue operating openly

Despite being designated an "unregistered operator" No blocking measures carried out Fallout from the KCSC’s "three-member" lineup High potential for criminal misuse Criticism of a "regulatory blind spot" as well Some exchanges designated by financia

Upbit discloses internal control system… "Triple safeguards to prevent erroneous payouts"

Upbit, the country’s largest crypto exchange, has disclosed its internal control system designed to prevent erroneous payout incidents. Dunamu, Upbit’s operator, maintains that there is no causal link between recent erroneous payout incidents and cla

2,900% ‘storm growth’ in a year… “Stock tokenization, a growth engine that could create a ‘KOSDAQ 3,000’”

Eugene Securities’ ‘Stock Tokenization Open Seminar’ Tokenized securities market to fully take off next year Democratic Party: “Will upgrade the capital market” Some point to the need to address institutional limitations “Business-model expansion may

Min Byung-deok: “Stock tokenisation, a new growth engine to take the KOSDAQ to 3,000”

Min Byung-deok, a lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 6th that “stock tokenisation could become a new growth engine that makes it possible to go beyond a KOSPI 5,000 and even to a KOSDAQ 3,000.” In a written congratulatory address

[Market] Bitcoin breaks below $68,000 as losses deepen

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $68,000. According to CoinMarketCap on the 6th, Bitcoin was trading at $67,261.15 as of 12:24 a.m., down 10.21% from the previous day. That marks a 21.28% plunge compared with a week earlier. Ethereum (ETH) also slid more tha

Strategy ahead of earnings release… shares hit lowest level in 16 months

Shares of Strategy, the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, fell to their lowest level in 16 months. According to Walter Bloomberg on the 5th (local time), Strategy shares plunged about 5.8% on the day. Walter Bloomberg said it was “the l