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South Korea faces a deep policy debate over who should issue stablecoins—banks, fintech firms, or tech companies—as regulators struggle to balance innovation, financial stability, and consumer protection in a fast-evolving digital asset market.

Solmate Infrastructure launches a high-performance Solana validator in Abu Dhabi, backed by RockawayX and major investors, marking a new phase of regional crypto infrastructure and SOL staking.

ION CEO Alexandru Iulian Florea explains how his blockchain project is reimagining social media, giving users control over their data, identity, and digital lives.

OKX built a perpetual DEX but held off launching amid CFTC enforcement fears.

Mega Matrix files $2 billion shelf to back Ethena’s ENA token treasury.

KuCoin launches mining platform aiming to capture 10% of DOGE hashrate.

XStocks launches on Ethereum with 60 tokenized stocks for DeFi.

Trump’s WLFI token launches on major exchanges as scams surge online.

Bitcoin shifts from a passive store to a yield-earning asset with on-chain yield.

Ahmedabad court sentences ex-MLA and officers to life in Bitcoin extortion.

U.S. government taps Chainlink and Pyth to anchor macro data on-chain.

Whales offload DOGE as on-chain data points to a potential 45% decline.

Animoca teams up with Antler to bring Japanese anime and manga IP onchain.

Bitcoin stalls near $111K as traders question if bull run is fading.

Treasury considers embedding ID in DeFi; critics say privacy’s at risk.