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Naver to Acquire Upbit Operator Dunamu, Raising Stakes Against Kakao in South Korea
Naver Corp. (KRX: 035420), South Korea’s leading search and e-commerce platform, is moving to acquire Dunamu, the parent company of the Upbit exchange, through a comprehensive stock swap. Once completed,...
Solana Eyes Q4 Rally as SEC Loosens ETF Rules and SOL Treasuries Now Close to $4 Billion
Monday’s crash wiped out over $1.5 billion in leveraged trades, with Ether falling 9% and Bitcoin also dipping before recovering some losses. By Thursday, Ethereum traded near $4,000, while Bitcoin...
Solana DAT DeFi Development Announces Up to $100 Million Share Buyback
DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV), the first public digital asset treasury (DAT) focused on accumulating and compounding Solana (SOL), announced that its board has expanded its share repurchase (buyback) program from...
$1.7B Liquidations Hit, Yet SOL Reclaims $210 on Treasury Accumulation
Solana has likely topped for now after rejection near $252. Over the past week, it fell more than 10%, tagging an intraday low near $206 on Wednesday, Sep 24, before...
Paul Grewal Backs CFTC Stablecoin Collateral Plan in $600T U.S. Derivatives Market With Ripple and Circle
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is preparing to let stablecoins and other tokenized assets serve as collateral in America’s $600 trillion derivatives market. Acting chair Caroline Pham said...
RLUSD Integrated Into Securitize for Instant Redemptions From BlackRock and VanEck Funds
Ripple and Securitize have enabled a smart contract that allows holders of BlackRock’s BUIDL fund and VanEck’s VBILL tokenized funds to exchange their shares for RLUSD (Ripple’s dollar-stablecoin). This off-ramp...
Arthur Hayes Models Bitcoin at $3.4M by 2028 on Trump Deficit Spending
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX and long-time crypto commentator, has laid out his most aggressive Bitcoin forecast yet. In his latest blog post, he modeled a path to $3.4 million...
Can H-1B Visa Holders Legally Invest or Trade Crypto in the US?
Generally speaking, H-1B holders can legally buy, hold, and trade cryptocurrencies as long as it’s done as passive investing and not as an unauthorized business or full-time trader work. Also,...
Dogecoin Holds $0.24 as ETF Bets Build, Analysts Eye $0.30 Breakout
Dogecoin has been trading in a rising wedge since April, holding its uptrend but remaining trapped in consolidation. The memecoin, secured through proof-of-work like Bitcoin and Litecoin, retraced about 20%...
As the Gold Rush Begins, What’s in Store for Bitcoin’s ‘Uptober’?
Gold has been on a tear in 2025, rising approximately 40% year-to-date as investors pile in amid inflation concerns, steady central-bank demand, geopolitical uncertainty, and expectations of further US interest...
Suspicious Crypto Activity Soars in South Korea, Topping 36,000 Cases in 2025
Between January and August 2025, 36,684 suspicious transaction reports (STRs) were submitted by virtual asset service providers (VASPs), say South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and Korea Customs Service (KCS)....
XRP Loses Key $3.13 Resistance, $77M Long Liquidations Add to Sell Pressure
XRP slipped hard in the last 24 hours, falling more than 7% and retesting the $2.73 psychological support zone. The pullback erased midterm bullish hopes that had carried the token...
Bolivia’s Auto Dealers Turn to Tether (USDT) as Dollar Reserves Hit Crisis Point
Bolivia’s economic reality is forcing change and it’s showing up on their car lots. With the country running short on U.S. dollars, dealers of Toyota, Yamaha, and BYD are now...
Can ChatGPT Predict Bitcoin’s Next Move? Traders Put AI to the Test
Traders have started testing a new question on the desk; can ChatGPT call Bitcoin’s next leg? The model doesn’t scan blockchains or track whale wallets. But when paired with clean...
XRP Investors Ask: Spot ETF Launched, But Why Is Price Still Below $3?
XRP investors are asking a blunt question: why is the token still under $3 even after the launch of its first U.S. spot ETF? This week the XRPR ETF debuted...
U.S. Senators Back CLARITY Act as Bitcoin Policy Momentum Builds Ahead of Midterms
Crypto regulation in the U.S. is picking up speed heading into the 2026 midterms. The Satoshi Action Fund, led by Dennis Porter, has ramped up lobbying efforts in Washington D.C.,...
ADA Price Drops on 530M Whale Selling Even as Grayscale ETF Inclusion Goes Live
Cardano’s price has fallen more than 3% in the past 24 hours, trading around $0.89 at the time of writing. The drop comes as analyst Ali Martinez revealed that whales...
Michaël van de Poppe Predicts Over 200% Breakout for VeChain as AI Integration Unveiled
Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe sees VeChain (VET) setting up for a breakout that could run more than 200%. In his latest post, he pointed to a clear accumulation...
Lawyer Bill Morgan Addresses Inflation Concerns Amid XRP’s Stagnant Price
There have been discussions and observations regarding several recent positive developments for XRP, such as the announcement of an XRP ETF and options on XRP futures. However, none of this...
Asia Crypto Roundup: XRP Leads Thailand, Shanghai Court Sells Filecoin
Asian markets are leaning deeper into crypto, both in spot and perpetual futures. A new monthly report from Thailand’s SEC showed XRP has been the best-performing asset in the country...
TWT Price Surges 80% After CZ Highlights Utility Roadmap, Traders Target $1.61
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) triggered a fresh rally in Trust Wallet Token (TWT) with a post highlighting its evolution from an experiment into a utility-based altcoin. CZ noted that...
What is Play-to-Earn Gaming? Unlocking New Possibilities
The Play-to-Earn (P2E) model is playing a key role in the advancement of the crypto industry. Users are able to earn crypto by playing games and get involved with global...
Web3 vs Web2 : What’s the Difference?
The Internet has come a long way since its early days. What started as a collection of simple, static web pages has evolved into the rich, interactive, and social platforms...
Bitcoin’s 8-Year Trendline Test at $117,250 Could Define Next Move
Chief Market Strategist Gareth Soloway flagged an 8-year trendline that has tracked every major Bitcoin top and correction since 2017. The same line capped the 2017 peak, both 2021 highs,...
Ethereum Name Service: Web3’s Identity Backbone
When cryptocurrency garnered the attention of many for its robust and secure functions, users faced technical obstacles in the form of wallet addresses, which consisted of long strings of letters...
