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Finance

Bithumb faces proposed 6-month partial ban over South Korea AML breaches

The suspension, according to local media reports, would only restrict virtual asset transfers for newly registered users, not affecting existing customer operations.

South Korea (Photo by Daniel Bernard on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Oil futures surge 20% past $110 as war fears hammer Asian stocks, bitcoin steady near $67K

Nikkei drops more than 6%, and Kospi slides about 8% as traders price supply disruption risk, while prediction markets show strong odds of $120 crude.

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Markets

Bitcoin is still a great way to diversify portfolio even if it trades like a tech stock, analyst says

The central debate has shifted from whether bitcoin can survive to if it can function as a sovereign reserve asset, as critics assess it by institutional standards.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Finance

Canton’s Yuval Rooz says smart contract blockchains face a reckoning over value gap

The network's co-founder says many blockchains pitching financial rails lack the activity to justify their valuations, and stablecoins still lack true product-market fit.

Yuval Rooz, co-founder of Canton

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Policy

Trump's cyber strategy vows to 'support the security' of cryptocurrencies and blockchain

This places blockchain security in the context of national technology competition alongside AI and quantum computing.

U.S. President Donald Trump  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Top Wall Street minds see AI rotation ahead as bitcoin seeks role in new cycle

BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, UBS’s Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi and Third Point’s Daniel Loeb see steady economic growth but a tougher market environment.

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Finance

OKX is building a social network directly into its trading app after massive $25 billion valuation

The move comes shortly after Intercontinental Exchange valued OKX at $25 billion and reflects a broader push to combine trading, community and market data in one platform.

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Finance

Ripple adds Coinbase crypto futures to its $3 trillion clearing platform

Ripple Prime institutional clients can now trade Coinbase's bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP futures in a regulated U.S. market.

Brad Garlinghouse at DC Fintech Week (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Bitcoin’s drawdown hasn’t shaken institutional investors yet, says CoinShares

Professional investors trimmed exposure but largely held firm during BTC’s recent slump, while long-term allocators quietly added positions, the crypto asset manager said.

(Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

CEO of crypto investment firm Keyrock says bitcoin is undervalued, entering ‘transition year’

Kevin de Patoul argues that 2026 won't be a washout for digital assets, but instead a structural reset as traditional finance quietly moves onchain.

Keyrock CEO and co-founder Kevin de Patoul (Keyrock, modified by CoinDesk)