South Korea delays digital asset law as stablecoin oversight divides regulators
South Korea delays its Digital Asset Basic Law to 2026 amid disputes over stablecoin oversight authority. Lawmakers pause crypto legislation...
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Metaplanet Adds 4,279 Bitcoin Amid Record Year
Metaplanet added another 4,279 Bitcoin at an acquisition cost of about $451 million, bringing its total stack to 35,102 BTC...
Waters Demands Oversight Hearing For SEC’s Crypto Stance
US Representative Maxine Waters has called for a hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Paul Atkins, highlighting concerns over...
Australia’s Search Engine Age Verification Rules Go Into Force
New rules requiring search engines like Google to verify the age of logged-in users — and filter the content for...
SK Politician Accused of Going After Exchange Amid Conflict of Interest
Kim Byung-kee, floor leader of South Korea’s Democratic Party, is facing scrutiny following a report alleging that he sought to...
Elon Musk discusses AI development with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
Key Takeaways Musk and Netanyahu discussed AI development, autonomous vehicles, and Tesla collaboration during a joint call. Israel aims to...
Bitcoin miner Cango plans $10.5M capital raise from major shareholder
Key Takeaways Cango Inc. plans to issue 7 million Class B ordinary shares to Enduring Wealth Capital Limited for a...
Hacken’s 2025 Security Report Shows Nearly $4B in Web3 Losses
The Hacken 2025 Yearly Security Report puts total Web3 losses at about $3.95 billion, up roughly $1.1 billion from 2024,...
These 3 Cryptos Came Back From Dead In 2025
Crypto markets got more institutional and more regulated in 2025, but the familiar “altcoin season” many traders expected never fully...
Russia’s largest lender Sberbank explores crypto-backed loan with Bitcoin miner
Key Takeaways Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, has launched the country's first corporate loan backed by crypto mined by AO Intelion...
China Digital Yuan Interest Plan Starts Jan 2026
China’s central bank is rolling out a new framework for the digital yuan that will allow commercial banks to pay...
Intel completes $5 billion share sale to Nvidia
Key Takeaways Intel completed a $5 billion share sale to Nvidia, involving the issuance of around 215 million shares at...
Why Banks Are Finally Paying Attention
Something shifted over the past six months. A consortium of nine European banks has announced plans for a shared stablecoin...
Trend Research ‘Bullish’ on 2026, Buys $35M Ether to Reach $1.8B
Hong Kong-based investment firm Trend Research has continued accumulating Ether even as one of the biggest corporate ETH holders expects...
Many DATs ‘Will Disappear’ With Bleak 2026 Outlook: Execs
Digital asset treasury (DAT) companies face a grim future heading into 2026, with shares in many of the largest players...
2026 Will Be the Year of the Utility Token
For Animoca Brands co‑founder Yat Siu, 2025 will be remembered as “the Trump year,” not because US President Donald Trump...
Robinhood offers $750K in Bitcoin on day 2 of its holiday countdown event
Key Takeaways Robinhood distributed $750,000 in Bitcoin to its users taking part in the holiday event. The giveaway marks day...
‘Skinny’ Fed Accounts for Crypto is a Hedge Against Debanking — Lummis
Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, a pro-crypto United States lawmaker, said the recent proposal from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller to...
Reopening GENIUS Act Is a ‘Red Line’ for Crypto
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said any attempt to reopen the GENIUS Act would cross a “red line,” accusing banks of...
JPMorgan Freezes Stablecoin Startup Accounts Over Sanctions
JPMorgan Chase has reportedly frozen bank accounts linked to two venture-backed stablecoin startups after identifying exposure to sanctioned and high-risk...
Bitcoin Rebounds to $88K, Aave’s Governance Proposal Drama
Cryptocurrency markets had a small rebound following last week’s dip, as investor activity wound down during the holidays.Bitcoin (BTC) fell...
Putin says Russia, US held talks over crypto mining at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Key Takeaways Russia and the US held talks on possible joint management of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, using its...
