Kazakhstan pilots USD-pegged stablecoin payments for regulatory fees
Crypto exchange Bybit has become the first crypto exchange to debut stablecoin payments for regulatory fees in Kazakhstan’s AIFC.
South Korea caps crypto lending rates at 20%, bans leveraged loans
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission introduced new rules for crypto lending, banning leveraged loans, capping interest at 20% and restricting use to the top coins.
Justin Sun urges Trump-linked WLFI to unlock ‘unreasonably’ frozen tokens
Sun said his WLFI pre-sale allocation was “unreasonably frozen” in a move that could damage the reputation of the Trump-family-linked decentralized finance platform.
7 largest Ether treasury companies right now ranked by holdings
From BitMine’s massive 1.5 million ETH reserve to Coinbase’s dual-purpose holdings, corporate treasuries are rewriting the Ether playbook in 2025.
Sora Ventures announces $1B Bitcoin treasury fund
Sora Ventures said the fund is backed by an initial capital commitment of $200 million from institutional partners across Asia.
Bitcoin analysts see a ‘massive’ move as BTC price regains $112K
Bitcoin’s relief bounce above $112,000 liquidates shorts as analysts say BTC price could get an additional boost from the US jobs report.
Bitcoin sets 2024-style bear trap ahead of ‘major short squeeze’: Trader
There may be more to Bitcoin’s latest correction from all-time highs than meets the eye — and bears stand to lose out within weeks.
DeFi Development Corp’s Solana treasury exceeds $400M after latest buy
DeFi Development Corp bought $117 million of Solana in the past eight days, but its shares declined 7.59% on Thursday.
Some crypto-goers don’t seem to fancy Stripe’s new blockchain
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison cited Solana’s TPS to justify a new layer 1, which prompted Helius Labs’ CEO to call his claim “wrong on several dimensions.”
Australians still feel bank ‘friction’ despite years of crypto progress
Crypto bosses say the government now needs to bring in clear rules, so regulators and banks can distinguish the good from the bad actors.