Markets
South Korea Ordains Robot Monk Ahead of Buddha’s Birthday
A Unitree Robotics humanoid joins the Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Markets
ANTPOOL, Block Inc, F2Pool, Foundry, Spiderpool, MARA Foundation & DMND Join Stratum v2 Working Group
Bitcoin Magazine ANTPOOL, Block Inc, F2Pool, Foundry, Spiderpool, MARA Foundation & DMND Join Stratum v2 Working Group Stratum v2 Working Group announces new cohort of…
Infrastructure
Kraken Parent Acquires Asian Stablecoin Firm Reap for $600 Million: Bloomberg
The deal marks Kraken’s largest acquisition as it pushes into Asian cross-border payments through stablecoin infrastructure. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Markets
South Korea confirms 22% crypto tax starting January 2027: Report
South Korea’s Finance Ministry has reportedly confirmed for the first time that a 22% tax on crypto gains will proceed as scheduled in January 2027.…
AI
Core Scientific posts $347M loss as AI hosting overtakes Bitcoin mining
Core Scientific mined 279 BTC in the quarter, down 45% from a year earlier, while its colocation business became its top revenue source. Read Full…
Institutional
Bitcoin ETFs Post 5-Week Buying Streak as Hedges Unwind, Institutional Appetite Returns
Spot Bitcoin ETFs hit $108.76 billion in net assets as five weeks of inflows and fading put skew signal institutional demand is back. Read Full…
Regulation
U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Update Coming ‘in the Next Few Weeks,’ White House Adviser Says
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said the administration has a breakthrough on the reserve’s legal framework and plans to announce next steps within weeks.…
Infrastructure
Ondo, JPMorgan, Mastercard and Ripple Complete First Cross-Border Tokenized Treasury Settlement on XRP Ledger
Four financial heavyweights settled tokenized U.S. Treasuries across borders and banks in under five seconds, connecting the XRP Ledger to JPMorgan’s correspondent banking network. The…