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Official Trump (TRUMP) is surging intraday. Official Trump is US President Donald Trump’s official memecoin. As of 4:20 p.m. KST on the 13th, Official Trump was trading at $3.56 on CoinMarketCap, up 24.91% from the previous day. The rally appears to
The research group focused on Bitcoin (BTC), the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), voiced dissatisfaction with the Basel framework, the international bank regulatory regime. According to Cointelegraph, a digital-asset news outlet, Connor Brown, managin
NEXUS said on the 12th (local time) that it has signed a strategic partnership with Dev Stream Labs, an AI-based development solutions provider, at “GDC 2026” held in San Francisco, U.S. Dev Stream Labs is an infrastructure specialist that uses AI to
As Bitcoin (BTC) miners have struggled in recent years amid deteriorating profitability, calls are growing for them to use their Bitcoin holdings as managed assets to navigate the downturn. According to Cointelegraph, a digital-asset news outlet, mar
A claim has been raised that stablecoins (digital assets pegged in value to fiat currencies) could be used to improve inefficiencies in cross-border payment systems. However, it was also noted that stablecoins still face challenges that must be addre
Toss said it is actively pushing ahead with its stablecoin business (digital assets pegged in value to fiat currencies). Seo Chang-hoon, an executive director at Viva Republica, said at the '2026 Blockchain Meetup Conference' held at the Seoul Textil
The Bank of Korea said it agrees on the need for a won-denominated stablecoin (a digital asset whose value is pegged to fiat currency), while maintaining that concerns over bank runs remain. For this reason, the BOK is reportedly conducting technical
Coin card hands-on Real-time coin→cash conversion mechanism Tap the terminal and the payment goes through immediately Runs on the Visa and Mastercard card networks Korean finance sector ramps up response I recently heard that coin cards that allow pa
As the blockchain-based asset tokenization market grows rapidly, a call has emerged that South Korea must broaden the usability of the won to avoid losing leadership. On the 12th, Lee Jong-seop, a professor at Seoul National University’s College of B
NEXUS said on the 10th that it has onboarded CrazyMind’s RPG title 'Dungeon Cross-Relic Hunter (Dungeon Cross-Relic Hunter, hereafter Dungeon Cross)' onto 'CROSS.' Dungeon Cross is a pixel-graphics-based action RPG. Players can directly control chara
Bitcoin (BTC) has recently shown a sharply stronger correlation with the U.S. stock market. According to Bloomberg on the 7th (Korea time), the 30-day correlation coefficient between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 reached 0.74, the highest level so far this
As the digital asset clarity bill known as the “Clarity Act” emerges as a key variable for the digital asset industry amid ongoing discussions in the U.S. Congress, industry voices have said the legislation could reshape the sector’s structure. Luca
Monthly stablecoin transaction volume (digital assets pegged to the value of fiat currencies) hit an all-time high. USDC in particular saw a notable jump in trading volume, overtaking Tether (USDT). According to Cointelegraph, a digital-asset news ou
U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of harsh criticism toward Iran and warned of additional attacks. On the 7th (Korea time), President Trump wrote on his social media platform (SNS) Truth Social, “Iran apologized today to its neighboring
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) drew a line against reports that it has decided to exclude stablecoins—cryptoassets pegged to fiat currencies—from the types of virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) that corporates would be permitted to
Spark (SPK), a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol, is estimated to have carried out a token buyback. On the 7th (KST), on-chain analyst AmberCN said on X (formerly Twitter), "After recently moving 570,000 USDS to a new multisig wallet, Spa
KITE said on the 7th that it has appointed former PayPal executive Ehsan Yousefzadeh as its new head of product. Yousefzadeh previously served at PayPal as a senior director and head of AI products, leading projects including agentic commerce, an age
Net outflows were recorded from spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to XRP. According to Sosovalue on the 6th (local time), XRP spot ETFs posted total net outflows of $16.6 million on the day. The products had logged net outflows of $6.2 million t
The market capitalization of euro-pegged stablecoins (digital assets whose value is linked to fiat currency) has surpassed $1 billion for the first time. On the 7th (Korea time), EDnews, citing data from the data platform Token Terminal, reported tha
As U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a hard-line stance toward Iran, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also made clear that there would be “no unconditional surrender.” According to China’s CCTV on the 7th (Korea time), Pezeshkian said in a nati
Virtual assets and blockchain technology were mentioned in the US National Cyber Strategy of President Donald Trump, who has stressed a pro-virtual asset (cryptocurrency) stance since before taking office. According to Cointelegraph, a virtual-asset
Bitcoin (BTC) weakness is extending into the weekend. The pullback is seen as driven by risk appetite retreating amid geopolitical risks stemming from the Middle East war and a stronger dollar. As of 3:30 a.m. on the 7th (KST), Bitcoin is trading on
Net outflows were recorded from Ethereum (ETH) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to SosoValue on the 6th (local time), Ethereum spot ETFs posted net outflows of $82.9 million on the day. Fidelity’s FETH saw $67.8 million in net outflows, f
Lee Eok-won, chair of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), is expected to personally review incidents and accidents related to virtual assets (cryptocurrencies). According to financial authorities on the 6th, the FSC on the 4th announced a notice
US President Donald Trump has flatly ruled out the possibility of negotiations with Iran. On the 6th (Korea time), Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social that “there will be no deal with Iran,” adding that “there are no talks other tha
US retail sales fell 0.2% from the previous month last month, coming in above market expectations. The US Department of Commerce said on the 6th (local time) that US retail sales in January declined 0.2% m/m. The figure was 0.1 percentage point above
Last month’s US employment data came in well below market expectations. The US Department of Labor said on Feb. 6 (local time) that nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 in February from the previous month. That was far weaker than the market forecast of 5
A large amount of money flowed into related bets on decentralized prediction markets over the war between the United States and Israel and Iran that began on the 28th. However, an analysis found that liquidity and scale are still insufficient for ins
Binance, the world’s largest digital asset (cryptocurrency) exchange, has released its proof of reserves for February. On the 6th (Korea time), Binance said via its X (formerly Twitter) account, “Under Binance’s Proof of Reserves system, user assets