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'Solana reserves' Upexi stock plunges… fallout from $1 billion fundraising

U.S. Nasdaq-listed Upexi, a company that stockpiles Solana (SOL), saw its stock plunge. The move appears to be due to its announcement that it plans to raise up to $1 billion. According to Cointelegraph on the 24th (local time), Upexi's stock fell ab

[Analysis] "Ethereum demand contraction… sensitive to capital flows such as ETFs"

Ethereum (ETH) prices have become more sensitive than before to capital flows such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs), an analysis found. Cryptocurrency analytics firm Matrixport said on its official X account on the 24th (local time), "Currently, with

Binance '20% APR' Promotion…USD1 Market Cap Rises 4%

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance is conducting a promotion for the dollar stablecoin USD1. USD1's market capitalization surged immediately after Binance's promotion announcement. Binance said on the 24th (local time) that it will run a promotio

[Analysis] "Whale selling pressure exhausted… Bitcoin in a preparation phase for a bull market"

Whale (large investor) selling pressure on Bitcoin (BTC) has been weakening, according to the analysis. A CoinCare contributor to CryptoQuant said on the 24th (local time) through CryptoQuant, "Looking at the 30-day trend of whale funds flowing into

[Blooming Lunch] Kim Chaerin "Blockchain still has many opportunities to be a pioneer"

Kim Chaerin Solana Foundation APAC Growth Joined Solana during university "My conviction grew after the FTX incident" Promoted from DevRel to APAC Growth in one year "The crypto scene never gets boring" 'Meeting good people and having good conversati

Tether CEO "AI bubble, Bitcoin's biggest risk next year"

Paolo Ardoino, Tether (USDT) chief executive officer (CEO), cited the 'artificial intelligence (AI) bubble' as Bitcoin's (BTC) biggest risk next year. According to Cointelegraph on the 18th (local time), Ardoino appeared on a podcast and said, "Bitco

SoFi launches dollar stablecoin…"1:1 pegged to Fed cash"

U.S. fintech firm SoFi (SOFI) has launched a dollar stablecoin. On the 18th (local time), CoinDesk reported that SoFi launched the dollar stablecoin 'SoFiUSD'. SoFiUSD is issued by SoFi Bank, a U.S. national bank. This is the first time a U.S. nation

North Korea hacked US$2 billion worth of cryptocurrency this year… 50% increase in a year

North Korea reportedly hacked US$2 billion (about 3 trillion won) worth of cryptocurrency this year. On the 18th (local time), Bloomberg reported that blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis released a report with these findings. According to the report

[Breaking] Bitcoin surpasses $88,000

U.S. initial jobless claims 224,000…matches market forecast

Last week, U.S. initial jobless claims matched market forecasts. The U.S. Department of Labor said on the 18th (local time) that last week's initial jobless claims totaled 224,000. This figure matches experts' forecast (224,000). It is 13,000 fewer t

U.S. November CPI up 2.7% ↑…Below market expectations

The United States' November consumer price index (CPI) rise came in below market expectations. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) under the U.S. Department of Labor said on the 18th (local time) that last month's CPI rose 2.7% year-on-year. Th

"Trading 'tokenized stocks' on Telegram"… XStocks launches Toncoin service

Tokenized stock platform XStocks (XStocks) is launching tokenized stock trading services based on the Toncoin (TON) blockchain. XStocks said on the 18th (local time) via its official X (X) account that it will support tokenized stock services on Tonc

Early Bitcoin developer "'Quantum risk' virtually zero... will take decades"

Adam Back, an early Bitcoin (BTC) developer and CEO of Blockstream, said the risk that quantum technology poses to Bitcoin is "virtually 'zero (0)'". On the 18th (local time), via X, CEO Back said, "Bitcoin does not use 'encryption'" and that "in the

UK, cuts base rate to 3.75% by 0.2 percentage points…lowest in 2 years and 10 months

The Bank of England (BoE), the UK central bank, cut the base rate by 0.25% percentage points. The Bank of England said on the 18th (local time) after a Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting that it would cut the base rate to 3.75% from 4.0% by 0.25

Trump Media pursuing merger with TAE Technologies…to select fusion power plant site next year

Trump Media & Technology Group is seeking a merger with U.S. nuclear fusion technology startup TAE Technologies. On the 18th (local time), according to Fox Business, Trump Media announced that it had signed a merger agreement with TAE Technologies. T

Coinbase secures approval for 'CoinDCX investment'…"India business expansion"

Indian authorities have approved the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase's stake investment in CoinDCX (CoinDCX). On the 18th (local time), according to CoinDesk, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved Coinbase's investment in DCX Globa

[Analysis] "Retail investors exit Ethereum... structural bottom signal"

An analysis says retail investor demand for Ethereum (ETH) has substantially weakened recently. A CryptoOnchain contributor to CryptoQuant said, "(Ethereum's) number of active sending addresses recently fell to 170,000," adding, "This means retail in

Former UK Chancellor Appointed Chair of Coinbase Advisory Board…"Expansion of European Operations"

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has appointed former UK Chancellor George Osborne as chair of its internal advisory board. According to Reuters on the 18th (local time), Coinbase announced that it had appointed former Chancellor Osborne as chai

'Rollercoaster' Bitcoin…"Must surpass 101,000 dollars to gain upward momentum"

Analysis has emerged that Bitcoin (BTC) prices are trapped in a structurally fragile trading range. It is pointed out that breaking above the 101,000 dollars range is necessary to secure sustained upward momentum. On-chain analytics firm Glassnode sa

[Analysis] "Bitcoin·Ethereum supply imbalance deepens… further downside possible"

An analysis said that Bitcoin (BTC) prices could fall further due to liquidity stagnation. Mignolet, a CryptoQuant contributor, said on the 18th (local time) via CryptoQuant, "The supply imbalance between Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH) is deepening again

Fed Governor Waller Backs 'Rate Cut'…"No Need to Rush"

Christopher Waller, a member of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), has come out in support of additional cuts to the policy rate. Waller said at a CNBC forum on the 17th (local time), "The current policy rate is up to 1 percentage point higher than the

[Market] Bitcoin surpasses 90,000 dollars… Kimchi premium 0.65%

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has surpassed 90,000 dollars. On the 18th, according to CoinMarketCap, as of 00:07 a.m. Bitcoin was trading at 90,170.65 dollars, up 3.34% from the previous day. Compared with a week ago, this is 2.12% lower. The Kimchi pre

[Market] Bitcoin surpasses $89,000…Kimchi premium 0.74%

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) exceeded $89,000. On the 17th, according to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin was trading at $89,338.3 as of 11:56 p.m., up 2.45% from the previous day. Compared with a week earlier, it was down 2.59%. The kimchi premium recorded 0%.

U.S. DTCC selects 'Canton' as blockchain partner…"Treasury securities can be tokenized"

The U.S. Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has selected Canton Network (CC) as a blockchain partner. According to CoinDesk on the 17th (local time), DTCC announced that it had selected Canton Network as its tokenization partner. CoinDesk

"Binance Considering Reorganization of U.S. Unit…Also Reviewing Plan to Lower CZ's Stake"

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance is reportedly considering a plan to reduce the equity stake of co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) in its U.S. unit. On the 17th (local time), Bloomberg reported that Binance has recently launched an internal review

Amazon reportedly considering a US$10 billion investment in OpenAI…"Company valued at US$500 billion"

Global e-commerce company Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest more than US$10 billion (about 15 trillion won) in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. On the 16th (local time), Bloomberg and the Financial Times (FT) reported that Amazon recently ente

'Tokenized gold' market cap surpasses US$4.2 billion…up 150% in 6 months

Thanks to the recent rise in gold prices, the market capitalization of 'tokenized gold' has surpassed US$4.2 billion (about 6.2 trillion won). On the 17th (local time), according to CoinGecko, the market cap of tokenized gold exceeded US$4.2 billion

[Analysis] "Ethereum whales' unrealized profit 'zero' convergence… buying pressure continues"

Ethereum (ETH) whales (large investors)' unrealized profit has been analyzed as effectively approaching 'zero'. CW8900, a CryptoQuant contributor, said on the 17th (local time) through CryptoQuant, "Ethereum whales' unrealized profit is currently clo

"Market cap evaporated 70% in one year"…Collapsed meme coin market

The total meme coin market capitalization has plunged by nearly 70% over the past year. On the 16th (local time), according to CoinGecko's '2025 Meme Coin Report', the entire meme coin market was measured at 47.2 billion dollars as of last month. Com

U.S. XRP ETF Attracts Institutions…Cumulative Inflows Exceed $1 Billion

The U.S. XRP (XRP) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been drawing institutional funds and continuing its streak of net inflows. Meanwhile, the XRP token price has remained weak. On the 17th (local time), cryptocurrency data analytics firm SoSoValue