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Kospi Closes Down 1.76% on Oil Price Shock

[Analysis] Bitcoin Spot Demand Stays Weak as Futures Buying Also Slows

Bitcoin may face mounting downward pressure as weak demand in the spot market persists and buying interest in the futures market also continues to slow, according to an analysis. On September 11, CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost wrote on X, formerly

South Korea to Fast-Track Digital Asset Framework Act From November

South Korea needs to move quickly to put digital-asset rules in place if it wants to remain competitive as products such as digital-asset exchange-traded products and on-chain offerings spread rapidly across global financial markets, speakers at a Na

Nexxus Approves $2.8 Million Third-Party Share Sale to KT, LG Uplus and CertiK

Nexxus said on Sept. 10 that it had approved a third-party allotment capital increase worth about $2.8 million for KT Corp., LG Uplus Corp. and blockchain security firm CertiK. The deal will issue 2,151,443 new shares, equivalent to 2.51% of the comp

Democratic Party Lawmaker Min Byung-dug Says Digital Asset Framework Act to Be Taken Up in Earnest From November

Democratic Party lawmaker Min Byung-dug reiterated his commitment to enacting the Digital Asset Framework Act within this year. He indicated the legislative process could begin in earnest as early as November. Speaking at a digital-asset event on Sep

Sahara AI Expands Soren Infrastructure With Launch of TaaS and AaaS

Sahara AI, a blockchain-based artificial intelligence infrastructure company, said on September 10 that it launched Tools as a Service, or TaaS, and Agent as a Service, or AaaS, infrastructure linked to its AI finance solution Soren. TaaS and AaaS al

DP’s Ahn Do-geol Says South Korea Can’t Delay Digital-Asset Rules as Regulatory Gap Spurs Capital Outflows

Ahn Do-geol, floor deputy of the Democratic Party of Korea, said South Korea can no longer afford to delay bringing digital-asset financial products into a formal regulatory framework. His remarks reflect the view that any further holdup in related l

BitPlanet Completes Acquisition of 1,204 Bitcoin Miners, Targets 84 BTC a Year

BitPlanet, a Kosdaq-listed company, has completed the acquisition of 1,204 Bitcoin miners and is launching its mining business in earnest. According to a regulatory filing disclosed on September 9, the company completed the tangible-asset acquisition

Hunter Biden’s Son to Launch ‘LAPTOP’ Meme Coin on Sept. 9 in Apparent Jab at Trump

Hunter Biden, the son of former US President Joe Biden, plans to launch a meme coin called LAPTOP based on his "laptop scandal." The move is being interpreted as an apparent jab at President Donald Trump as Trump and his family expand their digital-a

Bitcoin Falls Below $79,000

Ethereum Plans Simpler Gas Payments, Opening Door to Fees Without ETH

Ethereum is moving to make transaction-fee, or gas-fee, payments far more convenient. In the future, users may be able to pay gas fees with stablecoins and other digital assets without holding Ether directly. CoinDesk reported on September 7 that Eth

Stablecoin Wallets Challenge Bank Accounts as Competition Intensifies

Stablecoin wallets could take over some functions traditionally handled by bank accounts. CoinDesk reported on September 7 that Bain & Company said in a recent report that traditional banks' share of total financial revenue will fall to 69% by 2030 f

Irish Crime Gangs Store Digital-Asset Private Keys in Safe Deposit Boxes, Decrypt Reports

Irish crime groups are renting private safe deposit boxes to hide wallet private keys and seed phrases for digital assets, Decrypt reported on September 7. Michael Gubbins, director of Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau, or CAB, told the Sunday Indepen

Strategy Raises $20.9 Billion Through Share Sales This Year, Fourth-Most Among US Companies

Strategy, the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has raised $20.9 billion by issuing new shares in US capital markets this year, the fourth-largest total among all US companies. Bitcoin.com and other outlets reported on Sept. 7 that Strateg

U.S. Charges 18 People in Their 20s Over $240 Million Bitcoin Theft, Lavish Spending Spree

A group of people in their 20s in the U.S. have been charged after allegedly stealing $240 million worth of Bitcoin and splurging on sports cars and luxury homes. The Associated Press reported on September 7 that U.S. prosecutors charged 18 people, i

Solana to More Than Triple Per-Transaction Data Capacity

Solana (SOL) plans to more than triple the amount of data a single transaction can carry, a change that would let complex transactions that previously had to be split across multiple steps be executed at once. CoinDesk reported on September 7 that So

Analysis: Rising US Treasury Yields Weigh on Bitcoin, but Could Strengthen Its Long-Term Case

A sharp rise in long-term government bond yields in the U.S. and other major economies is putting short-term downward pressure on Bitcoin, but it could also enhance the long-term appeal of scarce assets such as the cryptocurrency, according to an ana

Citi, DBS Complete First Weekend Tokenized Deposit Transfer on Swift Ledger

Citi and Singapore's DBS have completed a cross-border transfer of tokenized deposits using Swift's blockchain-based ledger, the first such transaction carried out over a weekend. Cointelegraph reported on September 7 that Citi and DBS transferred to

Philippine Central Bank Proposes 1-Year Halt to New Payment System Operator Registrations

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Philippine central bank, is proposing a one-year halt to new registrations for operator of payment systems entities and tighter oversight of payment services linked to virtual asset service providers, or VASPs. Co

Bitcoin Stalls at $83,000 Sell Wall as Investors Turn Net Sellers

Bitcoin has been unable to clear a heavy sell wall at $83,000, while all investor cohorts, including whales, have shifted to net selling, according to an analysis. CoinDesk reported on September 7, citing Glassnode's "Accumulation Trend Score by Wall

XRP Seoul 2026 Unveils Second Speaker Lineup, Adding Evernorth and South Korean Finance Executives

XRPL Korea, the organizer of XRP Seoul 2026, said on Sept. 7 that it had unveiled the event’s second speaker lineup. The second group of speakers includes representatives from global digital-asset companies such as Doppler Finance, t54 Labs, Flare, V

Analysis: Bitcoin Underwent Its Sharpest Deleveraging Since 2023, CryptoQuant Analyst Says

The Bitcoin market has just come through its most intense deleveraging phase since 2023, according to an analysis by on-chain analyst Darkfost. In a CryptoQuant post on September 7, Darkfost wrote that Bitcoin had "just gone through the strongest del

Coinbase to Integrate International Derivatives Infrastructure With Deribit, Enable Options Trading

Coinbase, the global digital-asset exchange, will integrate its international derivatives trading infrastructure with Deribit, a move that will allow users to trade digital-asset options on Coinbase. Coinbase said on September 7 that its perpetual fu

Analysis: Memecoins' Share of Altcoin Market Falls to Record Low

Investor interest in memecoins has cooled sharply, driving their share of the broader altcoin market down to the lowest level on record, according to an analysis. CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost wrote on Sept. 7 that memecoins' share of total altcoi

ZCat Distributes $2.8 Million in Zcash to Token Holders

A Solana-based cat-themed memecoin, Anonymous Cat (ZCAT), has distributed about $2.8 million worth of Zcash (ZEC) to token holders. CoinDesk reported on September 7 that ZCat charges a 3% fee whenever the token is traded or transferred. Most of the f

Capital B Buys 376 More Bitcoin

France-based Bitcoin treasury company Capital B has bought additional Bitcoin, according to a Sept. 7 report by Odaily. Capital B acquired 376 Bitcoin for a total of 25.3 million euros, lifting its holdings to 3,521 from 3,145. Earlier, on Sept. 2, t

Market Maker Wintermute Buys More Than $3 Million of PONS Tokens

Global digital-asset market maker Wintermute has been accumulating large amounts of PONS tokens. Blockchain analytics platform Arkham said on Sept. 5 that Wintermute has recently been buying PONS in small batches through the decentralized exchange Un

US Central Command Says It Struck Three Iranian Oil Tankers

U.S. Central Command said on September 5 in a post on X that it struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to an attack by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC. CENTCOM said it completely disabled the IRGC oil tankers Downey and Stark

El Salvador’s Bukele Denies Transferring Government Bitcoin Reserve to Private Operators

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele denied reports that the government had transferred its 7,763-Bitcoin reserve to private operators. Wu Blockchain and other outlets reported on September 5 that the Salvadoran government had handed control of its Bit

Bitcoin Lost 12 Years Ago Is Recovered, Now Worth $4.5 Million

A British investor has recovered Bitcoin he lost 12 years ago, CoinDesk reported on September 5. The holdings were worth just $2,000 when they became inaccessible and have since surged roughly 2,250-fold to $4.5 million. U.K. law firm CEL Solicitors