South Korea's central bank chief Shin Hyun-song emphasized CBDCs and bank-issued tokens while omitting stablecoins, highlighting enhanced crypto oversight and currency market modernization.
A $292 million exploit of KelpDAO's rsETH token has exposed critical vulnerabilities in DeFi's interconnected infrastructure, raising fears of systemic risks and further eroding investor trust in the crypto sector.
Reabold Resources, a UK-based gas investment firm, is facing criticism for its proposal to use natural gas for bitcoin mining at its West Newton A well site. The company defends the initiative as a means to support future data centers and enhance UK energy security.
Hilbert Group's Russell Thompson anticipates near-term headwinds for Bitcoin due to a projected 20-25% tightening in global liquidity, though he remains optimistic about a medium-term recovery driven by anticipated U.S. policy interventions.
Bitcoin's recent price stability has surpassed the volatility of South Korea's Kospi index, reinforcing its role as a geopolitical hedge amid global tensions and energy market shocks.
The broker said prediction markets are scaling into a trillion-dollar asset class, driven by regulatory clarity, crypto rails and distribution via major trading platforms.
South Korea's central bank chief Shin Hyun-song emphasized CBDCs and bank-issued tokens while omitting stablecoins, highlighting enhanced crypto oversight and currency market modernization.
DoubleZero is launching a private fiber network to eliminate unfair millisecond advantages in crypto trading, aiming to bring the same level of fairness found in traditional stock exchanges.
The ETH/BTC ratio hit its highest since January as Ethereum's network added 284,000 new users in Q1 and stablecoin supply reached a record $180 billion.
Web3 venture capital firms struggle with homogenized messaging, but emerging managers who build tangible infrastructure and defensible platforms are outperforming traditional funds by offering measurable value beyond capital.
LayerZero said the attackers compromised two RPC nodes the company's verifier relied on and DDoS'd the rest, with the attack working only because Kelp had ignored multi-verifier recommendations.
The deal is Ripple's first with a Korean insurer and targets near real-time settlement of Korean treasuries, though the release stops short of committing to a live volume or timeline.