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Crypto wallet maker Ledger pushes for a US IPO… "Valuation put at $4bn"

Ledger, a maker of hardware wallets for virtual assets (cryptocurrencies), is reportedly pursuing a listing on US stock markets. On the 23rd (Korea time), Wu Blockchain, citing the Financial Times, reported that Ledger is preparing a US initial publi

Coin investors left out as the Kospi breaks above '5,000'… “All we can do is sigh in envy”

Kospi up 97% in a year Crypto market cap down 15% “Performance diverged due to differences in fundamentals” The Kospi broke above the 5,000 mark for the first time ever, turning the “dream index” into reality. By contrast, the virtual asset (cryptocu

Solv Protocol completes MiCA registration in the Netherlands, targets EU market

Bitcoin (BTC)-based on-chain yield reserve platform Solv Protocol said on the 21st that its native token, SOLV, has obtained a license under the European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation through the Dutch financial authorities.

RedStone: “RWA, institutional entry is accelerating…set for major growth this year” [Cointerview]

Interview with Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder of RedStone ‘Oracle’ service spotlighted by BlackRock and Upbit “As RWA grows… the importance of oracles will come into sharper focus” “Tokens will be used as a means to access services” “Watching regulat

Financial regulators move to scrap the one-exchange-one-bank rule…tilting toward deregulation

Financial authorities are reported to be working on measures to abolish the long-standing industry practice of “one exchange, one bank.” According to industry sources on the 20th (Korea time), the Korea Fair Trade Commission and the Financial Service

Fraud ring impersonating Nasdaq busted in Vietnam…7 arrested

Stolen funds laundered into cryptoassets Vietnamese police have arrested a group that ran a fake investment platform impersonating the U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq, carrying out cryptocurrency investment scams. According to crypto-focused outlet Crypto

Bitcoin Extends Rebound… Can It Top $100,000?

Crypto Now Briefly Topped $97,000 Last Week Easing Inflation Data Lifts Risk Appetite Bitcoin briefly rose above $97,000 last week. With a clear rebound so far this year, attention is turning to whether it can retake $100,000. According to CoinMarket

China-led CBDC platform mBridge tops $55bn in cumulative cross-border payments

Cumulative payments processed by the China-led central bank digital currency (CBDC)-based cross-border settlement project “mBridge” have surpassed $55bn, data show. On the 18th (Korea time), digital-asset outlet Cointelegraph, citing data from the At

[Key economic and crypto events for the week ahead] U.S. President Donald Trump to speak at the Davos forum, among others

<Key economic events for next week> ▶︎ 19 (Mon): △China Q4 GDP (10:00 local time, 11:00 Korea time) △European Union (EU) December Consumer Price Index (11:00 local time, 18:00 Korea time), △U.S. markets closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day ▶︎ 20 (Tu

White House: Building a bitcoin reserve remains a priority… delayed by interagency legal process

The White House said building a strategic bitcoin (BTC) reserve remains a priority, attributing the relatively slow pace to interagency legal frictions. According to Cointelegraph, a cryptocurrency-focused outlet, Patrick Witt, executive director of

"Ethereum sees surge in staking demand…withdrawal queue at zero"

Ethereum (ETH) staking demand appears to be surging. On the 18th (Korea time), cryptocurrency news outlet Cointelegraph, citing Validator Queue data, reported that the Ethereum validator withdrawal queue currently stands at zero. Validator withdrawal

"U.S. Senate Democrats move to block tariffs on 'eight European countries'"

As President Donald Trump proclaimed tariff measures aimed at purchasing Greenland, Democrats are reportedly moving to block the effort. On the 18th (Korea time), The Kobeissi Letter reported that "Senate Democrats are advancing legislation to block

A comeback for gaming coins?…Axie Infinity surges 50% intraday

Blockchain-based Web3 gaming project Axie Infinity (AXS) is posting sharp gains intraday. As of 1 p.m. on the 18th (Korea time), Axie Infinity was trading at $2.07, up 49.68% from the previous day, according to CoinMarketCap. Axie Infinity isn’t the

Voice phishing proceeds of '₩1.4 billion' laundered into virtual assets… ringleader of FX scheme gets 5 years in prison

A man in his 40s who laundered voice phishing proceeds has been sentenced to five years in prison. According to industry sources on the 18th (Korea time), the 11th Criminal Division of the Daegu District Court sentenced A, a money-laundering and exch

Solana founder: “Blockchain protocols must keep evolving… stop and you get left behind”

Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana (SOL), stressed the need for blockchain protocols to evolve continuously. On the 18th (Korea time), Yakovenko wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that “Solana should not depend on any particular group or individual,

"Addresses linked to the Floki team suspected of selling 27.4 billion tokens"…down 3% intraday

A large-scale token sell-off has been identified from addresses linked to the Floki (FLOKI) team. On the 18th (Korea time), on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa said on X (formerly Twitter) that "about an hour ago, 27.4 billion Floki tokens were sold from an

Trump signals lawsuit against JPMorgan… "I was unfairly debanked"

U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled legal action against JPMorgan Chase, the world’s largest investment bank. On the 18th (Korea time), Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, “I will sue JPMorgan Chase within the next two weeks,”

[Breaking] Bitcoin falls below $95,000

Algorand pushes to return to the US… forms new board

Algorand (ALGO) is moving to re-enter the US market. According to Crowdfund Insider on the 18th (KST), the Algorand Foundation said in a statement that it has re-established its Americas headquarters in Delaware and launched a new board to oversee it

12-year-old whale sells 500 bitcoins

A whale that bought Bitcoin (BTC) 12 years ago has been revealed to have started selling. According to on-chain analyst EmberCN on the 18th (Korea time), the whale dumped 500 bitcoins nine hours earlier. The whale investor bought 5,000 bitcoins in No

Coinbase CEO Rebuts Reports of White House Anger: "Not true...We’re working constructively"

Amid reports that the White House is furious with crypto asset (cryptocurrency) exchange Coinbase and could therefore withdraw its support for the market-structure bill known as the “Clarity Act,” Brian Armstrong, Coinbase’s chief executive officer (

Marathon Digital Holdings CEO: "U.S. needs a strategic Bitcoin reserve"

Calls have emerged for the United States to accelerate building a Bitcoin (BTC) stockpile. On the 17th (Korea time), Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, said at an event, "If countries are moving toward strategically holding and trading Bit

[Analysis] “Ethereum futures trading volume surges…highest since mid-December”

Ethereum (ETH) futures trading volume has surged. On the 17th (Korea time), CryptoQuant contributor Arabchain said in a report, “Ethereum futures trading volume on Binance rose to about $21.7 billion,” adding, “this is the first time since mid-Decemb

Exclusive: Two solo miners each earn $300,000 from Bitcoin mining

In an unusual development, two instances occurred in the same week in which individual miners mined a block on their own and secured rewards worth about $300,000 (roughly $400,000). According to CoinDesk on the 17th (Korea time), each miner successfu

XRP open interest surges, signaling heightened price volatility

XRP open interest has surged. On the 17th (Korea time), U.Today, citing data from Coinalyze, reported that XRP’s open interest rose 12% over the past 24 hours. Most of the increase came from “perpetual” contracts. Open interest in perpetual contracts

[Analysis] "Bitcoin’s $100,000 target hinges on short-term holders"

As Bitcoin (BTC) has staged a midweek rebound, market attention is focused on whether it can reach $100,000. An analysis suggests that short-term holders’ decisions will be critical to hitting the $100,000 mark. On the 17th (Korea time), a Darkfost C

"Largest theft in history"…KRW 370 billion wiped out after seed phrase exposure

A digital-asset investor has been found to have had a large amount of digital assets stolen in a social-engineering attack (a cyberattack that exploits a victim’s trust to steal sensitive information or system access). On the 17th (Korea time), digit

World’s highest-IQ holder: “Story (IP) is entering a supercycle”

Kim Young-hoon, widely known as the holder of the world’s highest recorded IQ, has publicly endorsed Story (IP). On the 17th (Korea time), Kim said on X (formerly Twitter) that “Story will enter a supercycle.” Story is the native token of Story Proto

Vitalik Buterin: “By 2026, the goal is to restore Ethereum’s self-sovereignty”

Ethereum (ETH) founder Vitalik Buterin said he aims to fully restore self-sovereignty and trustlessness by 2026. On the 17th (Korea time), Buterin wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that “2026 will be the year we reclaim the values we have lost,” making t

Institutional demand for Bitcoin reaches six times mined supply, signaling an emerging supply-demand imbalance

Institutional investors are buying Bitcoin (BTC) at a pace far exceeding the mining rate. On the 17th (Korea time), digital-asset outlet BlockNews, citing Bitwise data, reported that institutional investors have purchased 30,032 Bitcoins so far in 20