South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) plans to release detailed tokenized securities rules in July as the country prepares to bring blockchain-based securities under its capital markets framework in 2027. The measures are expected to include a roadmap for tokenizing stocks, bonds and money market funds, possible changes to over-the-counter trading limits and rules allowing …
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TLDR: Binance ETH reserves surged from 3.36M to 3.84M between May 5 and May 10, signaling heavy exchange inflows. ETH has ranged between $2,200 and $2,400 for nearly a month, with rallies failing to sustain upside momentum. On-chain Exchange Inflow Mean data confirms large ETH transfers to Binance, pointing to an active distribution phase. A …
TLDR Vitalik Buterin transferred 50.25 ETH worth about $113,000 through Privacy Pools on the Ethereum mainnet. The transfer followed the March 31, 2025, mainnet launch of Privacy Pools by 0xbow.io. Privacy Pools uses zero-knowledge proofs to verify withdrawals from approved association sets. The protocol limits initial deposits to 1 ETH per address to manage compliance …
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Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe says Bitcoin could rally to a four-month high in the coming weeks as momentum continues to build across the crypto market. In a post on X, Van de Poppe says Bitcoin “can literally go both ways,” but notes that if the asset continues grinding higher ahead of the upcoming …
Global crypto exchange OKX is reportedly in talks with Korea Investment & Securities to take a major stake in Coinone, marking the latest shakeup in South Korea’s tightly regulated crypto exchange market. According to a Friday report by Korean media outlet Yonhap, the two firms are discussing plans to each acquire around 20% of Coinone, …
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Major South Korean financial conglomerate Hana Financial is buying a stake in Dunamu, the operator of the crypto exchange Upbit, in its latest venture into the digital assets sector, amid a broader trend of traditional financial institutions wading into the digital assets market. In a regulatory filing on Friday, Hana Financial announced it is buying …
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Key Takeaways Ethereum continues underperforming Bitcoin as JPMorgan expresses skepticism about upgrade-driven turnaround. Banking analysts cite insufficient network demand as primary factor holding Ethereum back from Bitcoin. Planned Ethereum enhancements face scrutiny while Bitcoin dominates the cryptocurrency market recovery. Ether encounters headwinds as JPMorgan highlights anemic DeFi expansion and usage metrics. Bitcoin attracts superior capital …
Key Takeaways Strategy’s STRC preferred stock hit $1.53 billion in daily volume on May 14, a new all-time high. STRC has grown to $8.5 billion in under nine months, making it the world’s largest preferred stock by market cap. River data shows STRC funded ~77,000 BTC in purchases in 2026, dwarfing all U.S. spot bitcoin …
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Key Takeaways HYPE surged 17% to $46.93 after Coinbase committed to staking the token to activate AQAv2 on the protocol. Hyperliquid will replace USDH with USDC to consolidate liquidity and share yield revenue with the L1 network. The Hyper Foundation is providing grants to HIP-3 and HIP-1 builders to support migration over the next few …
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Key Takeaways The Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act 15-9 on May 14, 2026, despite Warren’s 44 amendments and sharp opposition. Warren warned the 309-page bill would “blow up the economy” and “blow a hole” in investor protections dating to 1929. A poll found 52% of Americans support the CLARITY Act, which now needs …
This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute, infrastructure, and data analysis from The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. Bitcoin’s average network hashrate, based on public blockchain data, declined from roughly 985 EH/s in Q4 2025 to 873 EH/s …
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Key Takeaways Both leaders extended the October 2025 trade truce under a new “strategic stability” framework. A 3.8% U.S. CPI print, the hottest in nearly 3 years, complicated the Fed rate-cut narrative and capped bitcoin’s upside during the summit. China agreed to buy soybeans, LNG, and 200 Boeing jets as multiple trade deals were announced. …
Key Takeaways Bolivian officials met with the U.S. DEA to probe Sebastian Marset, captured March 13, for crypto money laundering. Chainalysis reports that global crypto money laundering surged 8x since 2020, reaching a massive $82B in 2025. The DEA and Bolivian Police will investigate companies receiving illicit crypto to track Marset’s crime network. Bolivian Officials …
The following opinion article was authored by Matt Luongo, the Founder and CEO of Thesis*, the venture studio behind Mezo, tBTC, and Lolli. A developer by background, he’s been building in Bitcoin since 2014 and co-founded Fold, now publicly traded on Nasdaq. Under his leadership, Thesis* has raised capital from a16z, Polychain, ParaFi, and Pantera. …
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JPMorgan Chase has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a blockchain-based money market fund designed in part for stablecoin issuers. According to the filing, the fund would use blockchain infrastructure developed by Kinexys Digital Assets (KDA), a business unit within JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The filing states that the fund …
