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Naver Financial officially confirms merger with Upbit crypto exchange

Naver Financial officially confirms merger with Upbit crypto exchange

Naver Financial, the fintech subsidiary of South Korean IT giant Naver, officially confirmed the merger with Dunamu, the operating company behind South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit.According to the DART electronic disclosure system under the Financial Supervisory Service, Naver Fina…

Coinbase Ventures eyes RWA perpetuals, AI in 2026 investment outlook

Coinbase Ventures eyes RWA perpetuals, AI in 2026 investment outlook

Coinbase Ventures, the venture capital arm of crypto exchange Coinbase, has released its investment outlook for 2026, pointing to emerging opportunities across real-world-asset (RWA) perpetuals, specialized exchanges, next-generation DeFi, and the intersection of crypto with AI and robotics.Among Co…

Bitcoin Rises Slightly as Fed Rate Cut Bets Build — Market Talk

Bitcoin Rises Slightly as Fed Rate Cut Bets Build — Market Talk

Bitcoin rises slightly following gains in U.S. stocks overnight after U.S. data supported expectations for another interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve in December. Data on retail sales, core wholesale prices, consumer confidence and weekly private payrolls came in soft. Rate-cut expectations we…

Japan Plans Mandatory Reserve Rules for Crypto Exchanges To Cover Hack Losses

Japan Plans Mandatory Reserve Rules for Crypto Exchanges To Cover Hack Losses

Japan’s financial regulator is preparing new crypto rules that will mandate exchanges to set aside a reserve for losses linked to crypto hacks.

Kevin Hassett, who has crypto ties, rises to the front in Fed Chair search: Bloomberg

Kevin Hassett, who has crypto ties, rises to the front in Fed Chair search: Bloomberg

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is at the top of the leaderboard to become the next Federal Reserve Chair, according to reporting from Bloomberg.Hassett had a central role in the White House's digital asset market working group, which is part of the National Economic Cou…

Fake Delivery Driver Steals $11 Million Crypto In San Francisco Home Robbery

Fake Delivery Driver Steals $11 Million Crypto In San Francisco Home Robbery

A crypto thief disguised as a deliveryman stole $11 million worth of digital assets from a San Francisco resident.

Acting CFTC chair seeks CEOs for ā€˜innovation council,’ citing crypto

Acting CFTC chair seeks CEOs for ā€˜innovation council,’ citing crypto

Caroline Pham, acting chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, called for nominations of CEOs to fill seats on a council to discuss policies, including those related to digital assets.Ā In a Tuesday notice, Pham said the CFTC would be accepting submissions until Dec. 8 for a ā€œCEO Innovat…

Lighter CEO on ā€˜democratizing finance’ with a zero-fee, ZK perp DEX

Lighter CEO on ā€˜democratizing finance’ with a zero-fee, ZK perp DEX

Episode 8 of The Big Brain Podcast, hosted by The Block President Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu, was recorded with Vladimir Novakovski, the founder and CEO of Lighter.Listen below, and subscribe to The Big Brain Podcast on YouTube,Ā Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. P…

Yield compression triggers 50% TVL drop in USDe despite rising onchain usage

Yield compression triggers 50% TVL drop in USDe despite rising onchain usage

Ethena's USDe, the crypto-native synthetic stablecoin that generates yield through perpetual funding rates, has recently seen its total value locked decline from $14.8 billion in October to $7.6 billion, a drawdown of over 50% despite continued growth in actual usage. The decline highlights the comp…

Financial Strategist Debunks Prediction That Bitcoin Price Will Reach $220,000 In 45 Days

Financial Strategist Debunks Prediction That Bitcoin Price Will Reach $220,000 In 45 Days

A recent claim that the Bitcoin price could surge to $220,000 in just 45 days has drawn sharp criticism from a financial strategist. The analyst frames such ambitious forecasts as unrealistic and highly speculative. Considering the recent decline in the BTC market, if the projection is taken at face…

Despite Disastrous Stock Crash, Metaplanet Wants to Buy More BTC

Despite Disastrous Stock Crash, Metaplanet Wants to Buy More BTC

Metaplanet has raised an additional $130 million to fund more Bitcoin purchases by executing a loan.The company's current holdings stand at roughly $2.67 billion. However, its last major inflow was Sept 29 amid a stock price collapse.Ā The company's Bitcoin holdings were used as collateral for the lo…

 Bitcoin short-squeeze to $90K possible as funding rates turn negative

Bitcoin short-squeeze to $90K possible as funding rates turn negative

Bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery from last week’s deep correction is beginning to solidify, with the price pushing back toward the $87,000 to $90,000 zone after sliding from $106,000 to $80,600 in just 10 days. The rebound has revived discussions about whether BTC has reached a local bottom, even as a key w…