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Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Stalls Near $109K as Market Waits for a Catalyst
As Bitcoin trades near highs, market flows are clustering into large caps and memes, with mid-tier tokens losing momentum, say market observers.
Over 40 Firms Prepping for Hong Kong Stablecoin License Applications: Report
The number of approved applications is expected to be small, according to reports from China media.
Eric Trump to Headline BTC Asia in August
Trump previously spoke at CoinDesk's Consensus conference in Toronto
Asia Morning Briefing: BTC’s Institutional Waves Are Building, Not Breaking
Despite short-term demand jitters, Saphira’s Jeff Dyment says BTC’s institutional adoption is accelerating in cyclical waves, not stalling, with options data backing up that thesis.
Hyperliquid Trader Qwatio Loses $3.7M This Week on Extreme Bitcoin, Ether Shorts
Qwatio currently has a BTC short position with 40X leverage, and a 25x leveraged short on ETH.
Elon Musk Says America Party Will Embrace BTC as 'Fiat Is Hopeless'
The America Party formed out of a rift between Musk and President Trump over the 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Asia Morning Briefing: Michael Saylor's BTC Buys Aren't Making Up for Slowing Spot Demand, Say Analysts
Institutional bitcoin purchases are failing to offset a decline in spot market demand, raising concerns about BTC's near-term price momentum.
Asia Morning Briefing: SOL up 4% as Analysts Say Staking ETF (SSK) Has Strong Launch
The REX-Osprey Solana + Staking ETF (SSK) does better than the average ETF launch on the first day of trading, Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas said in a post on X.
OpenAI Warns That Tokenized Equity Sale on Robinhood Is Unauthorized
"Any transfer of OpenAI equity requires our approval — we did not approve any transfer,” the company said in a statement.
DOJ’s $225M Seizure Puts Human Cost of Crypto Scams in Focus, Former Acting U.S. Attorney Says
In an interview with CoinDesk, Former Acting U.S. Attorney Phil Selden says the DOJ’s record-setting $225 million crypto seizure reflects a new approach to protecting fraud victims.
