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Israel said on the 28th (local time) that it had launched a pre-emptive strike on Iran. The strike came after Israel and Iran engaged in 12 days of aerial warfare in June. Previously, the United States and Israel have repeatedly warned that they woul
According to Reuters on the 28th (local time), Israel’s defense minister said, "Israel has carried out a pre-emptive attack against Iran." Reports said explosions were also heard in Tehran, the Iranian capital.
Bitcoin (BTC) is extending its intraday losses. With Israel directly striking Iran, risk-asset sentiment appears to be freezing up rapidly. As of 3:41 p.m. KST on the 28th, Bitcoin was down 5.59% from the previous day at $63,877. The backdrop to Bitc
Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Bitdeer sold all of the bitcoins it mined after producing a large batch. On the 28th (Korea time), Bitdeer said via X (formerly Twitter) that it mined 166 bitcoins this week. However, Bitdeer sold the entire amount, keepi
The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for January came in above market expectations. According to the U.S. Department of Labor on the 27th (local time), the January PPI rose 0.50% from the previous month, beating the forecast of 0.30%. The PPI also inc
Bitcoin (BTC) options markets are seeing a surge in buying interest for call options with a $90,000 strike. According to The Block on the 27th (Korea time), Sean Dawson, head of Derive, said, "After weeks of uncertainty, the crypto market is showing
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has transferred a large amount of its tokens to OKX. According to Onchain Lens on the 27th (KST), World Liberty Financial deposited 11.4 million WLFI tokens into OKX about 10 minutes ago. That is worth about $1.31 milli
Sentient, an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) research lab, said on the 27th (local time) that it is launching 'Arena,' a real-world testing platform designed to evaluate the reasoning performance of enterprise AI agents. The project has draw
Bitcoin (BTC) is plunging intraday. As of 9 p.m. KST on the 27th, Bitcoin was trading at $66,080, down 2.90% from the previous day, according to CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin had climbed as high as $68,000 intraday, but began to fall sharply from 6:30 p.m.
With the possibility of an Iran strike by the Donald Trump US administration coming into focus, China’s foreign-affairs authorities have advised their citizens to evacuate Iran. According to industry sources on the 27th, China’s Foreign Ministry said
The UK’s gambling regulator is considering allowing virtual-asset (cryptocurrency) payments. The move comes as the UK has recently been putting in place a regulatory framework for virtual assets. On the 27th (Korea time), Bloomberg reported that the
Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, has reportedly accumulated a substantial amount of shares in Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), a major Bitcoin (BTC) treasury holder. According to BitcoinTreasury.net’s X (formerly Twitter) on the 27th (Korea
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. state of Minnesota to ban virtual asset (cryptocurrency) kiosks statewide. According to The Block on the 27th (KST), State Rep. Erin Koegel introduced bill “HF 3642,” which would impose a blanket ban on “virtual
Figure Technology Solutions posted strong results for the fourth quarter last year. In response, global investment bank Bernstein maintained its existing Outperform rating (meaning it expects the stock to beat the market) and its $72 price target. Ac
Terra Classic (LUNC) is surging intraday. As of 6:40 p.m. KST on the 27th, Terra Classic was up 13.53% from the previous day at $0.00004168, according to CoinMarketCap. Terra Classic is the Luna coin at the center of the 2022 “Terra–Luna crash.” Behi
Ripple plans to shift its support structure for the XRP Ledger blockchain network ecosystem to a more decentralized format starting this year. On the 27th (Korea time), Ripple said in an official blog post that it has “invested more than $550 million
U.S. Bitcoin (BTC) miner Marathon Digital Holdings recorded a large net loss in the fourth quarter of last year. According to Cointelegraph, a digital-asset news outlet, on the 27th (KST), the company reported in a shareholder letter filed with the U
Asset manager Metalpha has been seen making a large deposit of Ethereum (ETH) to Binance. According to The Data Nerd on the 27th (KST), Metalpha transferred 3,300 ETH to Binance about six hours ago. In total, Metalpha moved 6,994 ETH to Binance over
According to Cointelegraph, a crypto-focused media outlet, on the 27th (Korea time), U.S. billionaire investor Grant Cardone said he is pursuing a plan to issue the real estate holdings of Cardone Capital, the property investment firm he leads, as bl
Institutional investors significantly reduced their Ethereum (ETH) exposure in the fourth quarter, according to data. On the 27th (KST), Bloomberg exchange-traded fund (ETF) analyst James Seyffart said on X (formerly Twitter) that "most institutions
It has been confirmed that PRTG tokens worth about $4.8 million were stolen using a mnemonic phrase (a recovery phrase for a virtual-asset wallet) included in an image attached to a press release published by the National Tax Service. According to Ch
A critical security vulnerability was found in Ripple’s blockchain network, the XRP Ledger (XPRL), in an update slated for mainnet deployment, but it was reportedly identified and fixed before formal activation. According to Cointelegraph on the 27th
Australia’s digital-asset market is making progress as user numbers rise and the regulatory framework is refined, but structural challenges—including greater openness from the banking sector—remain, industry voices said. According to digital-asset ou
As prominent digital-asset sleuth ZachXBT recently exposed alleged insider trading at Solana (SOL)-based exchange Axiom (AXIOM), signs have emerged that some individuals linked to Axiom booked outsized profits on Polymarket, where bets tied to the ma
Industry and legal circles have raised questions about the rationale behind the Financial Services Commission’s proposed regulation to cap major shareholders’ stakes in digital-asset exchanges. Critics say that, contrary to the stated policy goal of
As an industry-wide act covering the market at large—including digital-asset issuance and disclosures as well as exchange regulation—is set to be fleshed out next month, a proposal has been raised on a key issue: a 'bank-centric stablecoin issuance s
"Regulation of controlling shareholders’ stakes in exchanges is a constraint that tightens the screws on the digital-asset market—something without precedent in global markets. If mishandled, it could undermine confidence in Korea’s digital-asset mar
The virtual asset (cryptocurrency) market, which had plunged on the back of the U.S. reciprocal tariff measures, is still showing no clear signs of recovery even after a court ruling found the tariffs illegal. The market is increasingly viewing the u
Meeting of the Digital Asset TF members and advisory panel Signals room for compromise on “banks 50%+1” and exchange equity restrictions “Speed over perfection” “Goal is to introduce a unified bill in early March through party-government consultation
The Democratic Party of Korea’s (DPK) Digital Assets Task Force (TF), launched to advance Phase 2 digital-asset legislation, has begun collecting input from its advisory members to finalize its draft. With the party’s policy committee having said it