Blockchain company Wemade added Chainlink Labs to its Global Alliance for KRW Stablecoins (GAKS), expanding the consortium’s data and oracle infrastructure as it builds compliance-focused rails for won-pegged stablecoins. On Tuesday, Wemade announced that Chainlink will provide technical support for data integrity, infrastructure standards and tokenized asset use cases. Wemade said Chainlink’s role will also…
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A response posted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force page echoed concerns raised by Ripple that speculation alone should not automatically subject cryptocurrencies to federal securities laws, as lawmakers continue debating the CLARITY Act. The response, written by digital asset regulation attorney Teresa Goody Guillen and published Monday as public input…
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Trading 212, one of Europe’s biggest online investment platforms, allowed UK retail customers to trade cryptocurrency-linked exchange-traded notes (ETNs) without having the required permission from the country’s financial regulator, according to the Financial Times. Crypto ETNs returned to the UK retail market in October 2025 after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reversed a ban imposed…
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Bitcoin (BTC) traders highlighted multiple signals, predicting a “massive” price upswing. Still, onchain data shows that BTC price recovery could be delayed as market participants take a more defensive stance. Key takeaways: Bitcoin surged 600% in 2021 after a similar key bullish cross was confirmed. Onchain data points to persistent sell-side pressure, suggesting that a…
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South Korea’s central bank chief warned that Korean won-denominated stablecoins could complicate capital flow management, adding a note of caution to an ongoing debate among lawmakers over whether and how domestic stablecoins should be issued, according to local reports. Speaking at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong said…
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Australia’s financial watchdog has secured a court victory against financial services company BPS Financial Pty Ltd (BPS), with the Federal Court ordering the company to pay 14 million Australian dollars ($9.3 million) in penalties over the promotion and operation of its Qoin Wallet product. The ruling follows years of legal action brought by the Australian…
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Republican Senator Roger Marshall has reportedly agreed to hold back on pushing an amendment aimed at credit card swipe fees when the Senate Agriculture Committee marks up a major crypto bill next week. Marshall filed an amendment to the committee’s version of a crypto market structure bill last week that would force companies to compete…
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Crypto companies’ demand for Bitcoin-savvy workers reportedly increased 6% last year, with most job listings focused on non-developer roles. A total of 1,801 Bitcoin-related positions were listed in 2025, up from 1,707 the year before, according to Bitvocation’s 2025 Bitcoin Jobs Data report. The Bitcoin job opportunities were spread across Bitcoin (BTC) mining, the Bitcoin…
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Key takeaways: Bitcoin market data shows that pro traders are avoiding risk and paying extra to protect against a price drop. Gold is hitting record highs, but Bitcoin remains stuck as investors favor traditional safe havens. Bitcoin (BTC) rose 1.5% following a retest of the $86,000 level on Sunday as traders weigh the risks of…
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Key points: Bitcoin is attempting a recovery, but higher levels are likely to attract solid selling by the bears. Several major altcoins are at risk of breaking below their support levels. Bitcoin (BTC) bounced off the $86,000 level, but the bulls are struggling to sustain the higher levels. That shows selling on rallies. Although analysts…
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