South Korea Lets Companies Buy Crypto as Japan, Hong Kong Pull Back
South Korea has upended nearly a decade of crypto policy by allowing listed companies and professional investors to place part of their balance sheets into digital assets. The shift stands in contrast to tightening rules in Japan and Hong Kong. Asia no longer
Vitalik Buterin Sends Ethereum Stablecoin Warning: ‘What Happens if USD Hyperinflates?’
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has warned that today’s decentralized stablecoins still fail in ways most users don’t expect and that there is an overreliance on USD-pegged digital assets. In an X reply to MetaLeX founder @lex_node yesterday (January 11), Buterin highlighted three key
Dubai Bans Privacy Coins With Monero and Zcash Unbothered by the Crackdown
Dubai just drew a hard line on crypto privacy. On January 12, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) banned privacy tokens and rewrote its crypto approval process. Privacy-focused coins like Monero (XMR) .cwp-coin-chart svg path { stroke-width: 0.65 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.positive svg
BitMine Locks Up 1M ETH: Why Institutions Want Ethereum Yield
BitMine hit a major milestone after a three-week staking spree of more than 1 million ETH .cwp-coin-chart svg path { stroke-width: 0.65 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.positive svg path:nth-of-type(2) { stroke: #008868 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.positive { color: #008868 !important; background-color: transparent !important; }
Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong: Tokenized Stocks Are Coming Faster Than You Think
In early 2025, Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset manager, said tokenization would be a $1T-industry by the end of the decade. Roughly a year later, billions worth of assets, mostly cash and US Treasuries, have been
Ethereum Price Sentiment Sinks Again: History Says That’s When Rallies Start
Sentiment for the number two digital asset, ETH, just reached levels that 99Bitcoins analysts say often precede major price runs. The Ethereum price is currently trading between $3,100 and $3,200, up +2% in the past 24 hours as traders step in to buy
SharpLink’s $33M ETH Staking Win Shows How Big Money Uses Ethereum
SharpLink Gaming reportedly pulled in $33 million in income by staking Ethereum, after committing its entire crypto treasury to ETH. Ethereum traded near $3,100 during the disclosure, still well below SharpLink’s average buy price. That tension says a lot about today’s crypto market,
Vitalik Backs Tornado Cash Dev—Why Ethereum Privacy Is Back in Focus
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin publicly backed Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, who was charged by a U.S. jury on an unlicensed money transmission charge. ETH held near recent levels as traders treated the news as a legal and values debate, not a price
ETH Hits $3,300 Wall: Is Ethereum Price Cooling After the Rally?
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Crypto Market News Today, January 9: Bitcoin Price Slid Under $90K Before Bouncing Back, Ethereum Holds Above $3K
Another week in crypto wrapped up with a mix of nerves and joy. Bitcoin price briefly slipped under $90,000 before it bounced to above the critical level again late last night, posting an overall gain of 2.5% this week, and Ethereum, on the
