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Bitcoin (BTC) has climbed back above the KRW 100 million mark on news that the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) is cooling. As inflation pressures eased, expectations for interest-rate cuts revived, drawing short-term buying across risk assets. Accordin
Korea Minting and Security Printing Corp. (KOMSCO) said it plans to expand its business scope into digital assets such as stablecoins. According to industry sources on the 15th, KOMSCO said after a recent earnings announcement that it plans to broade
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly reclaimed the $70,000 level. As of 14:20 on the 15th, bitcoin was trading at $70,316 on Binance’s USDT market (KRW 103.47 million on Upbit), up 2.09% from the previous day. Meanwhile, according to the crypto data platform Crypto
Busan said it has secured the country’s first exchange dedicated to the secondary trading of fractional investments, following the Financial Services Commission’s (FSC) preliminary approval for a fractional investment over-the-counter (OTC) exchange.
Despite volatility in the digital asset (cryptocurrency) market, assessments say demand from institutional investors is instead expanding. According to digital-asset media outlet CoinDesk on the 15th, Steven McIntosh, chief investment officer (CIO) o
Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of the decentralized oracle network Chainlink (LINK), has joined the Technology Advisory Committee under the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). On the 15th, crypto-focused U.S. media outlet Crypto Briefing re
As the price of XRP continues to trend lower, an analysis suggests that a decline in holdings on major exchanges could lead to a shift in supply-demand dynamics going forward. According to NewsBTC, a cryptocurrency-focused outlet, on-chain analyst Cr
Uniswap, the world’s largest decentralised exchange (DEX), has linked BlackRock’s tokenised money market fund (MMF) to its trading network. The move is seen as further strengthening the connective tissue between traditional finance and decentralised
As the virtual-asset (cryptocurrency) market enters a correction phase, Korean listed companies are continuing to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) under their digital-asset treasury (DAT) strategies. According to industry sources on the 15th, some Korean liste
According to CoinDesk, a crypto (cryptocurrency) news outlet, Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, said on the 15th that “we plan to roll out several features, including Smart Cashtags, in the coming weeks,” adding that “users will be able to trade stoc
An analysis suggests that, even as US inflation cools and risk appetite has yet to fully take hold, cumulative buying into Bitcoin (BTC) is expanding. According to EtherNews, a media outlet specializing in virtual assets (cryptocurrencies), on-chain
The Official Trump (TRUMP) coin rose about 5% on news that its exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing was supplemented. The market reaction appears to have been driven by asset manager Canary Capital adding details to the ETF-related documents. According
Global financial markets are on alert this week for key macro indicators and legal developments. The minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, and a US Supreme Court ruling related t
A pilot program allowing tuition payments in stablecoins, introduced by the Insurance Training Institute as the first such initiative among domestic education institutions, reportedly closed early just three days after launch. According to industry s
Whether Bitcoin (BTC) can hold the $60,000 level has emerged as a key variable that could determine the near-term trend. Some analyses warn that if this zone breaks, large-scale liquidations and a concentration of liquidity could follow. According to
Bitcoin (BTC) prices have risen during the Lunar New Year holiday in each of the past three years, data showed. Attention is now turning to whether the same pattern will continue during this year’s holiday. According to the virtual-asset (cryptocurre
U.S. brokerage Benchmark lowered its target price for Coinbase by 37%. However, it maintained its assessment that the company’s business model has become more diversified and more resilient than in the past. According to The Block, a digital-asset (c
The recent decline in digital asset (crypto) prices is not a structural breakdown but a process of unwinding liquidity and leverage, and a gradual rise after a period of range-bound trading is more likely than a short-term sharp rebound, according to
The Democratic Party of Korea’s (DPK) Digital Assets Task Force (TF) is expected to make a final decision on a basic framework bill for digital assets on the 24th, according to reports. According to the industry on the 15th, the DPK Digital Assets TF
Altcoins, which have been in a prolonged downturn amid weakened risk appetite, are showing early signs of recovery against Bitcoin (BTC), according to an analysis. According to EtherNews, a digital-asset (cryptocurrency) media outlet, the “Others dom
The rise of the AI-agent economy… calls grow for won-based infrastructure Execution infrastructure takes shape, including wallet services and sovereign chains "Success hinges on distribution design… risk management and pacing are also challenges" As
"We plan to unveil soon the testnet for 'Maroo,' a sovereign Layer 1 blockchain project designed for the future KRW economy. We will also present wallet features for AI agents and real-world applications built on them." Kim Hojin, CEO of Hashed Open
“Virtual-asset (crypto) wallets will serve as a core execution layer that spans individuals and companies, local and global. If we build a structure that also encompasses asset transfers based on stablecoins, we can expand naturally on top of existin
“The success of won stablecoins is not merely about introducing a payment instrument; it is an issue directly tied to national competitiveness. We must move away from a high-entry-barrier regulatory approach and shift the legislative paradigm toward
“Viewing stablecoins simply as digital money placed on a blockchain means you are seeing only a fraction of their potential. In the era of artificial intelligence (AI), stablecoins are the digital DNA that powers the agent economy.” Kim Seo-jun, CEO
Robust jobs data and concerns over overheating in the artificial intelligence (AI) theme are combining to drive greater volatility across global risk-asset markets. With U.S. January employment far exceeding expectations, uncertainty over the timing
“In 2026, the crypto market will reach a turning point where stablecoins and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies converge on the back of clearer regulation, blurring the boundary between everyday payments and regulated finance. Japan, in partic
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) shares surged in a short period, sparked by Bitcoin’s rebound from its lows and the company’s earnings release. Still, some caution that the rally may lack staying power, as technical indicators have yet to confirm a
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly gave up the $68,000 level. As of 23:42 on the 10th, BTC was trading at $68,189, down 1.69% from the previous day on Binance’s USDT market. On Upbit, it was quoted at 101.10 million won. Meanwhile, according to Crypprice, the Kor
Tether has made a strategic investment in LayerZero Labs to strengthen stablecoin interoperability infrastructure. According to Tether’s official blog on the 10th, Tether Investments announced a strategic investment in LayerZero Labs, an interoperabi