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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
Tension is rippling through financial markets after U.S. private equity firm Blue Owl Capital, which has been increasing investments in private loans to the IT sector, decided to permanently halt redemptions for one of its managed funds while moving
Although Chinese authorities recently reaffirmed their ban on virtual assets by releasing a “Notice on Preventing Risks Related to Virtual Assets (Cryptocurrencies),” an interpretation has emerged that real-world assets (RWAs) based on Hong Kong asse
A bill in the US state of Missouri to designate Bitcoin (BTC) as a strategic reserve asset has entered the legislative process. On the 21st (KST), Bitcoin.com News reported on X (formerly Twitter) that “the Missouri Legislature has referred House Bil
Governance tensions within the Aave (AAVE) ecosystem of the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol appear to have escalated to the point that a key developer has announced it will not renew its contract. According to crypto asset (cryptocurren
With Bitcoin (BTC) stuck in a bear market, selling volume has reportedly surged to an all-time high. Some observers say this could indicate the market may be nearing a short-term bottom. On the 21st (Korea time), crypto (digital asset) analyst Michaë
Uzbekistan, a Central Asian country, has issued its first-ever virtual asset (cryptocurrency) mining license. On the 21st (Korea time), Cryptopolitan, citing local media, reported that “NexaGrid” has officially received a virtual asset mining license
Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) again failed to stage a turnaround in weekly fund flows this week. On the 21st (Korea time), digital asset news outlet Cointelegraph, citing SosoValue data, reported that roughly $315.9 million in net o
Ethereum Classic (ETC) is surging during the session. As of 6:05 p.m. on the 21st (KST), Ethereum Classic is trading at $9.55, up 14.94% from the previous day. Trading volume also spiked amid the intraday rally. Ethereum Classic’s trading volume is u
IoTeX (IOTX) tumbled intraday. Market participants are claiming the project has suffered a hack. As of 5:50 p.m. KST on the 21st, IoTeX was down 7.41% from the previous day at $0.004963, according to CoinMarketCap. The drop is being attributed to an
Market attention is on whether Dogecoin (DOGE), the bellwether memecoin, can extend its rally after a modest intraday gain. As of the 21st (Korea time), Dogecoin was up 1.30% from the previous day at $0.10, according to CoinMarketCap. Gary Pons, a co
Bitcoin (BTC) has been flagged as underperforming expectations in the current upcycle, with the backdrop attributed to a capital shift into artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks. According to CoinDesk on the 21st (Korea time), macro strategist
Evgeny Gaevoy, chief executive officer (CEO) of Wintermute, a global crypto-asset (cryptocurrency) trading firm, recently pointed out that the crypto industry is moving in the wrong direction. According to Coinpedia, a crypto-focused media outlet, Ga
Japan’s financial conglomerate SBI Holdings has unveiled a product that issues blockchain-based bonds and rewards investors with XRP. According to The Crypto Basic on the 21st (KST), SBI Holdings said it will issue security tokens worth 10 billion ye
As Bitcoin (BTC) continues to fluctuate around the $60,000 level, analysis suggests that participation by large investors is needed for a sustained upswing. On the 21st (Korea time), cryptocurrency news outlet CoinDesk, citing data from on-chain anal
Ads impersonating decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap (UNI) are proliferating across multiple platforms, it has emerged. In response, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams stepped forward to urge investors to be cautious. According to Cointelegraph, a digita
On the 21st (KST), Sonic Labs said that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mitchell Demeter stepped down effective that day. Evan Owens, head of business development, also left the company. According to a post on X (formerly Twitter), Sonic Labs is search
The US flash February manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in below market expectations. The flash February manufacturing PMI released by S&P Global on the 20th (local time) stood at 51.2, slightly under Wall Street forecasts (52.4). T
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), founder of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, pushed back against the controversy surrounding himself and FTX. On the 20th (Korea time), SBF wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that “FTX was not insolvent at the time, and it’s not t
As major U.S. macroeconomic indicators were released one after another on the 20th (local time), a well-known Bitcoin (BTC) whale was found to have deposited a large amount of bitcoin to an exchange shortly before the data release. Lookonchain said o
According to the US Commerce Department on the 20th (local time), gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of last year rose at an annual rate of 1.4%. This was well below the market consensus of 2.8%. The slowdown is seen as stemming from
The US core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index for December came in above market expectations. According to data released on the 20th (local time) by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) at the US Department of Commerce, the US core
An analysis suggests that unrealized losses—representing the scale of losses borne by Bitcoin (BTC) investors—have reached levels similar to those seen during the 2022 'crypto winter.' On the 20th (Korea time), Glassnode said via X (formerly Twitter)
Global financial markets are on edge amid growing expectations that the U.S. Supreme Court could issue a ruling as soon as the 20th (local time) on whether the tariff measures implemented by former President Donald Trump are unconstitutional. In part
SharpLink, an Ethereum (ETH)-based digital-asset treasury strategy company, said on the 20th (Korea time) that its institutional ownership has reached an all-time high. In a statement, SharpLink said that, based on an aggregation of Form 13F filings
As concerns spread across markets that advances in quantum computing could undermine Bitcoin (BTC)’s security framework, some experts say the quantum threat is already being priced in. On the 20th (Korea time), Capriole Investments said in a report t
MYX Finance (MYX) surged intraday. As of 6:30 p.m. on the 20th (Korea time), MYX Finance was up 37.01% from the previous day at $1.34. It jumped as high as $1.8 during the session, but has since pared some of its gains. The rally in MYX Finance was d
Trump: “Two weeks at most”…final ultimatum to Iran for talks Airstrikes within days if Trump approves All-out war if it won’t abandon nukes Could move to topple the Khamenei regime Oil at $71, ‘highest’ in six months Speculation is growing that the U