Nearly one-third of the South Korean population has reportedly invested in Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets. The Seoul-based news agency Yonhap, citing data released by the South Korean government, reports that as of late February of this year, 16.29 million people have opened accounts on Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit and Gopax, the country’s top … Read more
Circle, the issuer of USDC stablecoins, is making headlines again with its recently announced regulatory approvals and partnership in Japan. In a statement published on 25 March 2025, Circle disclosed that it has officially entered the Japanese market. The company will be leveraging its Japanese entity, Circle Japan KK, alongside its joint venture with Japanese … Read more
On Valentine’s Day of 2025, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Arca filed a proposal with the SEC to allow staking for Grayscale’s spot Ethereum ETFs. This follows a series of Grayscale related filings like the Bitcoin ETF amidst the ongoing bull run. Just days ago, 21Shares became the first asset manager to file for … Read more
South Korea crypto rules could change as the government plans to lift the corporate crypto trading ban, paving the way for Korean crypto capital. South Korea has undertaken a major policy shift. On February 13, 2025, the country announced that it is lifting its long-standing crypto trading ban. This decision has now made it possible for institutions, … Read more
President Donald Trump’s new decentralized finance (DeFi) project is partnering with real-world asset (RWA) tokenization protocol Ondo Finance (ONDO) to boost RWA adoption. In a new thread on the social media platform X, the development team behind Ondo Finance says it’s collaborating with World Liberty Financial (WLFI) as a means of bringing traditional finance to … Read more