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South Korea to start tokenizing ‘all types’ of securities in three stages from 2027

✇ The Block
4 September 2026 at 12:46
By: Danny Park
South Korea ultimately aims to allow participants to settle tokenized securities onchain with stablecoins, as part of a three-stage plan.

US bitcoin ETFs report the largest inflow day since January, worth $731 million

✇ The Block
4 September 2026 at 11:47
By: Danny Park
Analysts attributed Fed Governor Christopher Waller’s dovish comments to the significant inflow of capital into bitcoin products.

AMC stock jumps 21% overnight as CEO slams Robinhood over ‘outrageous’ tokenized shares

✇ The Block
4 September 2026 at 10:59
By: Danny Park
OpenAI had previously made a similar criticism of Robinhood’s tokenized equities, saying it did not approve the transfer of its shares.

‘Much ado about nothing’: CFTC files to dismiss CME’s lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures

✇ The Block
3 September 2026 at 06:39
By: Danny Park
The CFTC said CME lacks standing on its competitive-injury claims, as the exchange is free to list perp futures as a DCM.

G20 finance leaders vow to establish ‘clear pathways’ for digital assets innovation

✇ The Block
2 September 2026 at 07:43
By: Danny Park
The G20 officials acknowledged that digital assets can support economic growth and private sector innovation.

Hyperliquid Strategies expands equity facility to $2.5 billion from $1 billion

✇ The Block
2 September 2026 at 06:35
By: Danny Park
As of June 30, Hyperliquid Strategies has sold around $647 million worth of shares, according to its recent filings.

Strategy hits back at MSCI proposal, calling it ‘discriminatory’ against DATs

✇ The Block
1 September 2026 at 10:03
By: Danny Park
MSCI opened a new consultation targeting companies that have operating assets lower than 50% of its total assets.

Ark Invest buys $37 million worth of shares in Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc

✇ The Block
1 September 2026 at 07:57
By: Danny Park
Last month, Ark had purchased a bulk of Block shares after its second-quarter results that raised its full-year profit forecast to $12.5 billion

Dunamu and Visa partner on stablecoin, AI business; Open Standard’s OUSD under consideration

✇ The Block
28 August 2026 at 09:00
By: Danny Park
Dunamu specifically said that the partnership will explore potential usage of Open USD in future collaborations.

XRP treasury firm Evernorth says SEC registration now effective, clearing way for Nasdaq listing

✇ The Block
28 August 2026 at 05:30
By: Danny Park
The S-4 registration statement is for Evernorth's merger with SPAC firm Armada, through which it seeks a Nasdaq listing.

BitGo buys NYDIG’s institutional trading business, expanding derivatives offering

✇ The Block
28 August 2026 at 04:11
By: Danny Park
With the transaction, around 30 NYDIG employees have joined BitGo, along with their institutional trading relationships.

Bithumb wins lawsuit over proceeds from 620,000 BTC fat-finger error: report

✇ The Block
27 August 2026 at 12:37
By: Danny Park
In February, the South Korean exchange accidentally credited 620,000 BTC (then worth around $43 billion) internally to hundreds of users.

Bitcoin faces key hurdle in $81,000-$86,000 range to reach January high, analyst says

✇ The Block
27 August 2026 at 11:01
By: Danny Park
Glassnode views $81,000–$86,000 as the wall, as that is where a large group of long-term holders sits near breakeven, among other factors.

First quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction successfully executed, StarkWare says

✇ The Block
27 August 2026 at 05:24
By: Danny Park
Still, StarkWare says Bitcoin needs a protocol-level upgrade to make it fully safe from quantum computing threats.

South Korea’s Shinhan to use Visa’s stablecoin platform for ‘future finance’ initiatives

✇ The Block
26 August 2026 at 11:43
By: Danny Park
The two will also test the application of stablecoins in card payments, AI-based future payment models, and B2B and B2C payment businesses.

Japan to work on blockchain-based stock settlement system, details expected early 2027: Nikkei

✇ The Block
26 August 2026 at 09:40
By: Danny Park
If the plan is approved, the agencies could launch the system within a few years, and fully operational in the early 2030s.

Kalshi raised $1.12 billion via private equity offering since April, latest SEC filing shows

✇ The Block
26 August 2026 at 07:51
By: Danny Park
It was reported earlier this month that Kalshi is looking to raise $750 million in fresh capital at a $40 billion valuation.

Bitcoin holds above $80,000 backed by ETF flows; bull market case ‘early but optimistic,’ analyst says

✇ The Block
25 August 2026 at 09:46
By: Danny Park
Analysts say it's still too early to tell if this will translate into a bull market, given sticky inflation and geopolitical uncertainty.

San Francisco-based gaming founder convicted of operating fraudulent crypto trading fund

✇ The Block
25 August 2026 at 05:08
By: Danny Park
Dillman faces a maximum penalty of 20 years and a $250,000 fine for each count of conviction, according to the DOJ.

Gemini to provide crypto prediction markets venue for Apex’s brokerage clients

✇ The Block
24 August 2026 at 14:01
By: Danny Park
Under the alliance, brokerages that offer crypto event contracts through Apex will use Gemini for execution and clearing, the firms said.

Bitcoin records largest weekly dollar gain in history; Strive CEO predicts ‘strongest’ cycle ever

✇ The Block
24 August 2026 at 06:52
By: Danny Park
Strive CEO said the next bitcoin cycle will be the strongest ever, citing its strong performance against both the dollar and gold.

AI adoption in crypto crime rose 40% over the past year, TRM Labs says

✇ The Block
21 August 2026 at 15:00
By: Danny Park
Crypto hackers are quickly picking up on AI developments to discover overlooked vulnerabilities and infiltrate IT firms, the report said.

Upbit trading volume spikes 273% as South Korean investors re-enter crypto

✇ The Block
21 August 2026 at 12:17
By: Danny Park
One analyst said South Korean capital is slowly moving back to crypto, as investors are 'return-chasing' rather than 'asset-loyal.'

South Korea’s Shinhan partners with Solana Foundation, Etherfuse, Orca for tokenized fund issuance

✇ The Block
21 August 2026 at 09:32
By: Danny Park
The agreement covers a proof-of-concept for the issuance and distribution of a Korean won-denominated tokenized fund.

MANTRA freezes all transactions and network following incident

✇ The Block
21 August 2026 at 07:47
By: Danny Park and James Hunt
MANTRA Chain halted the network and all transactions after discovering an incident related to its Cosmos EVM module.

Bitcoin breaks through $75,500 while analyst calls current rally ‘premature’

✇ The Block
21 August 2026 at 05:22
By: Danny Park
Shawn Young, chief analyst at MEXC Research, said that the crypto market is giving Treasury's intervention 'more credit than it deserves.'

Spot bitcoin ETFs report $517 million in net inflows, largest in 3.5 months

✇ The Block
20 August 2026 at 09:57
By: Danny Park
Analysts attributed the inflows to the surprise crypto market rally driven by US Treasury Department's buyback expansion announcement.

Cypherpunk Technologies launches Zcash mining fleet with $33 million Winklevoss deal

✇ The Block
18 August 2026 at 15:00
By: Danny Park
Cypherpunk Mining is online as of today with roughly 4.2 GSol/s of Equihash hashrate deployed across the US.

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest scoops up $15 million in Block Inc shares as stock dips 3%

✇ The Block
18 August 2026 at 10:37
By: Danny Park
The firm also bought $1 million worth of Securitize shares, which fell over 20% last week following disappointing Q2 results.

Upbit and Bithumb report 50% declines in H1 revenue, reflecting market contraction

✇ The Block
18 August 2026 at 08:30
By: Danny Park
Investor capital in South Korea largely shifted toward domestic equities, with the benchmark KOSPI more than doubling in H1 2026.

Cypherpunk Technologies launches Zcash mining fleet with $33 million Winklevoss deal

✇ The Block
18 August 2026 at 15:00
By: Danny Park
Cypherpunk Mining is online as of today with roughly 4.2 GSol/s of Equihash hashrate deployed across the US.

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest scoops up $15 million in Block Inc shares as stock dips 3%

✇ The Block
18 August 2026 at 10:37
By: Danny Park
The firm also bought $1 million worth of Securitize shares, which fell over 20% last week following disappointing Q2 results.

Upbit and Bithumb report 50% declines in H1 revenue, reflecting market contraction

✇ The Block
18 August 2026 at 08:30
By: Danny Park
Investor capital in South Korea largely shifted toward domestic equities, with the benchmark KOSPI more than doubling in H1 2026.

Bitwise mulls tokenizing its Solana staking ETF via Superstate partnership

✇ The Block
14 August 2026 at 07:09
By: Danny Park
Shares held in tokenized form would carry the same rights as those in book-entry form, though not freely transferable outside the system.

Washington court orders Kalshi to halt most prediction market offerings in state

✇ The Block
14 August 2026 at 06:21
By: Danny Park
The Washington court, however, allows Kalshi to continue offering commodities, climate, economics and finance-related markets in the state.

South Korea sentences Delio CEO to 15 years in prison for $50 million crypto fraud: report

✇ The Block
13 August 2026 at 12:16
By: Danny Park
The sentence is shorter than the 20-year term that prosecutors sought, as the judge acquitted Jeong of a primary charge.

Mirae Asset to inject additional $35 million into Korbit crypto exchange following July acquisition: report

✇ The Block
13 August 2026 at 10:29
By: Danny Park
Mirae Asset completed the acquisition of Korbit in July, acquiring 97.15% of the company for roughly $91.5 million.

BitGo sees revenue jump 80% to $4.3 billion in Q2 but posts net loss

✇ The Block
13 August 2026 at 06:07
By: Danny Park
The firm recorded a net loss of $19 million in Q2, compared with net income of $38.3 million in the same period last year. 

Harmony confirms exploit involving unauthorized minting of 4 billion ONE tokens

✇ The Block
12 August 2026 at 09:24
By: Danny Park
X user Juiceberg reported earlier that an attacker had minted four billion ONE tokens without authorization.

Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo platform processes $8 trillion in July volume

✇ The Block
11 August 2026 at 09:31
By: Danny Park
Broadridge also offers services enabling onchain proxy voting and governance and managing digital asset infrastructure.

Riot Platforms stock jumps 25% after-hours on $9.1 billion AI deal reportedly with Anthropic

✇ The Block
11 August 2026 at 05:22
By: Danny Park
The deal includes two five-year extension options that could raise the potential contract value to $16.1 billion.

North Korea’s Kimsuky integrates AI into cyberattacks targeting crypto and finance

✇ The Block
10 August 2026 at 11:35
By: Danny Park
Kimsuky uses generative AI to produce phishing documents themed around digital assets, investment strategies, and fintech services.

North Korea’s Kimsuky integrates AI into cyberattacks targeting crypto and finance

✇ The Block
10 August 2026 at 11:35
By: Danny Park

Kimsuky uses generative AI to produce phishing documents themed around digital assets, investment strategies, and fintech services.

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest buys $21 million in Block as stock drops 6%

✇ The Block
7 August 2026 at 07:03
By: Danny Park

Block's stock fell 6.15% on Thursday as the company posted rising operating expenses in Q2, despite cutting 40% of its workforce in February.

Sui to add post-quantum signature schemes for quantum-safe accounts

✇ The Block
7 August 2026 at 05:09
By: Danny Park

Sui said users can adopt quantum-safe keys without creating a new recovery phrase or changing wallet addresses.

Japanese stablecoin firm JPYC raises $38 million in extended Series B

✇ The Block
6 August 2026 at 09:54
By: Danny Park

The firm said Wednesday that the proceeds will be used to expand its financial and Web3 ecosystem and accelerate adoption of JPYC.

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest scoops up $17 million in Circle, $20 million in SpaceX shares following Q2 results

✇ The Block
6 August 2026 at 05:22
By: Danny Park

SpaceX plunged as investors grew concerned about the firm's $18.4 billion in capital expenditure during Q2, despite revenue growth.

Eliza Labs founder declares native token ‘dead,’ winds down foundation after Burwick Law settlement

✇ The Block
5 August 2026 at 10:39
By: Danny Park

Walters said the team used its remaining treasury and available funds to settle the class action lawsuit represented by Burwick Law.

Three Missouri men charged over alleged plot to steal bitcoin through home invasion

✇ The Block
5 August 2026 at 05:47
By: Danny Park

The three individuals have pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery.

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