How this week’s rout in Korean stocks might have triggered crypto’s surge higher
Korea’s tech-heavy Kospi has plunged 20% in the last two trading sessions, potentially pushing that country’s fast-money chasing traders back into crypto.
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Ray Dalio says ‘there is only one gold’ as bitcoin outperforms gold during worst geopolitical crisis in years
The Bridgewater founder dismissed bitcoin’s safe-haven credentials on the same day gold dropped 3% while bitcoin fell less than 1%.
Over a billion flows into bitcoin ETFs, yet the price isn’t rising — an analyst explains why
Bitfinex analyst argue that ETF inflows can be misread as immediate spot demand.
Bitcoin holds, ether, solana slide as Mideast woes drag Asian equities to multi-year lows
The largest cryptocurrency briefly reclaimed the top of its range on Tuesday before sellers pushed it back to $67,000, while South Korean stocks posted their worst two-day drop since 2008.
Ripple expands payments platform into end-to-end stablecoin infrastructure as processed volume tops $100 billion
The company added managed custody, virtual account collections, and fiat-to-stablecoin settlement capabilities, positioning itself as a single provider for enterprise digital asset payments across 60 markets.
Polymarket shelves nuclear detonation markets after outcry
Nuclear weapon-themed markets aren’t new on the prediction market platform, but public outcry about the contracts has apparently forced the platform to delete them.
Bitcoin rebounds toward $70,000 as ETFs pull in $1.45 billion in five days
Market maker Enflux says traders are not pricing catastrophe or resolution to the conflict in the Middle East, while Glassnode data shows improving spot demand but cautious derivatives positioning.
Trump urges passage of U.S. Clarity Act, attacks banks for ‘undercutting’ GENIUS
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the banking industry is trying to undermine the stablecoin bill he signed into law last year.
International finance watchdog warns stablecoins are increasingly used in sanctions evasion and money laundering
In its latest report, the global standard setter FATF said stablecoins now account for the bulk of illicit crypto activity and pose growing risks through peer-to-peer transfers.
Circle shares boosted by Middle East tensions, rising oil, fading rate cut hopes, says Mizuho
The stock has risen about 20% since the U.S. strikes on Iran over the weekend.