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Industrial pressure gauge and valve marked with Bitcoin and Bithumb symbols, representing the fading kimchi premium as South Korea intensifies scrutiny on the exchange

Why Bitcoin’s kimchi premium is on life support after South Korea targets crypto exchange

FIU’s proposed six month partial ban targets new user transfers, but the bigger shock may be price discovery shifting to Upbit.

4 weeks ago

a smartphone and wordless gold ID card on a stone ledge projecting a glowing Ethereum hologram toward a Bhutanese dzong and prayer flags in a sunlit Himalayan valley.

Technology

Can Ethereum secure a nation’s identity? Bhutan is betting on it

By adopting blockchain technology, Bhutan sets a precedent for other nations seeking to protect digital identities in a decentralized manner.

6 months ago

a golden Bitcoin resting on a wet river rock under a gloomy mountain sky as a red chart line cuts downward across the clouds and reflects on the water, signaling the fade from $115K to below $112K.

Analysis

Bitcoin falters again causing $200B wipeout: Will BTC hold $110k or break to $104k?

Nervous investors pulled $755 million from Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs during tumultuous market downturn.

6 months ago

A bright, cinematic 16:9 photograph shows gleaming gold bars stacked on a sunlit stone plaza with the Pentagon’s beige facade and crisp blue sky in the background, balancing warm gold tones against cool blues and subtle greens.

Macro

From gold bars to rare earths: Pentagon’s billion-dollar bet on America’s resource security

The Pentagon’s $1 billion rare earths stockpile bid marks a new era for minerals, with major implications for gold, bitcoin, and global resource security.

6 months ago

Adoption

How Ripple’s Middle East expansion could put XRP and RLUSD in the flow

Ripple's partnership with Bahrain Fintech Bay strengthens Middle East presence, enhancing XRP liquidity and RLUSD stability.

6 months ago

three glowing teal streams of Bitcoin coins flowing into a matte steel vault inside a Hong Kong high-rise office at sunset, symbolizing DDC’s rapid treasury accumulation.

Digital Asset Treasuries

DDC Enterprise accelerates Bitcoin treasury plans with third purchase in a week

The NYSE-listed food conglomerate purchased 100 Bitcoin in its third purchase this week amid plans to build a $1.2 billion treasury.

6 months ago

Tokyo skyline with a Bank of Japan facade as the previously red yield path is now a bold green arrow surging past a gold Bitcoin above a yen–dollar seesaw.

Analysis

JGB 17-year yield spike tests Bitcoin at $123k; is risk off back?

Japanese yields and a sliding yen pressure risk assets; here’s how it feeds into BTC liquidity and ETF demand.

6 months ago

Adoption

Top 10 most crypto-friendly countries revisited (2025)

Revisiting CryptoSlate’s first-ever list from 2017: See which countries now lead the world in crypto adoption, regulation, and tax clarity in 2025.

6 months ago

Daylight Seoul shopping street scene where teal payment streams flow from a phone and POS terminal toward a distant glass tower crowned with the Ethereum symbol, suggesting retailers fueling ETH treasuries.

Digital Asset Treasuries

Are South Korean retail traders the only thing keeping Ethereum treasury companies alive?

Ethereum’s latest slide has revived debate over who’s really supporting the market, with some claiming South Korea’s “seohak gaemie” traders, not institutions, are what's keeping ETH treasury firms alive.

6 months ago