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The Ethereum ecosystem experienced multiple security and organizational developments last week, with Taiko suffering a $1.7 million bridge exploit and Tornado Cash DAO facing governance attack suspicions. The Taiko incident stemmed from an SGX signing key exposed on GitHub, while Tornado Cash's

Heslin Kim, CEO of digital asset infrastructure firm Zenith, discussed the future of tokenization markets and institutional blockchain adoption in an interview on the 26th at Seoul Club meeting room in Jung-gu, Seoul. Kim leads Zenith's development of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) layer for

Donald Trump and the US government are implementing a three-pillar strategy to establish American dominance in digital assets, centered on Bitcoin reserves, stablecoins, and perpetual futures markets. Trump declared in May that "the United States is the capital of digital assets," marking the

SK Hynix perpetual futures on Hyperliquid recorded $231.92 million in 24-hour trading volume as of 2 PM on the 29th, ranking fifth overall on the platform. The SKHYNIX-USDC perpetual futures surpassed both S&P500 and Nasdaq100 derivative trading volumes during the same period. Market observers

Binance perpetual futures contracts tracking South Korean stocks reached cumulative trading volume of approximately $12.677 billion (approximately 19.5 trillion won) across five products, according to analysis by Digital Asset on the 29th. The analysis examined USD-M perpetual futures market data

LD Capital founder Jack Yi predicted Bitcoin could reach a bear market bottom between $43,000 and $51,000 during July and August, marking what he described as the final downturn phase since October of last year. Yi, who admitted losing hope in Ethereum after being overly optimistic until early

Lee, the actual operator of QBZ (Queenbee Coin) company Queenbee Company, was acquitted on the 29th on charges of aiding political funds law violations. Seoul Southern District Court Judge Ko So-young ruled that the funds cannot be classified as political funds, acquitting all four defendants

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announced on the 29th (local time) an investment plan of approximately 800 trillion won to build new semiconductor factories in South Korea's Honam region, prompting CoinDesk to assess that digital assets are losing the capital competition. Minister of Trade,

South Korea's Consumer Dispute Resolution Committee ruled on the 29th that digital asset exchange Bithumb must compensate API event participants by waiving 100,000 won worth of trading fees per customer. The ruling addresses a collective dispute case where Bithumb retroactively changed event terms i

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) are supporting 23 domestic blockchain companies at GITEX AI EUROPE 2026 in Berlin from June 30 to July 1. The government formed a 'Team Korea' initiative with local governments and related organizations to

Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, announced on the 29th that it invested 62.7 billion won in information security over the past 5 years, continuously expanding investment to strengthen security capabilities. The company invested approximately 24.3 billion won in 2025, a 64.7% increase from the

Goldman Sachs has begun recruiting in Ireland to assess launching Marcus, its digital consumer banking business, in the country. The move follows regulatory discussions with Irish authorities as the bank seeks to expand its euro-denominated funding base. Ireland holds approximately EUR 220 billion i

Spot gold and silver prices declined on Monday, with gold trading near $4,041.90 an ounce (down 1.14%) and silver near $58.080 (down 1.65%), as traders balanced renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy against Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations. The Federal Reserve held its target range at 3.50% to 3.75% on

Rachel Cruze, daughter of bestselling personal finance author Dave Ramsey, appeared on Fox Business on June 28 warning young adults against chasing quick money through crypto trading, sports betting, and real estate. Cruze, who co-hosts 'The Ramsey Show' and is a bestselling author herself,

The London Stock Exchange has warned that as many as 200 companies could consider moving their listings from the UK to the US under a worst-case scenario, according to a scenario assessment examining potential listing structure shifts. The warning highlights concerns that such a migration could

XRP is trading at $1.06 and approaching a critical technical juncture as the cryptocurrency consolidates between a $1.01-$1.02 support zone and $1.04 resistance, according to market analyst Tektonic and data from CoinCodex. The asset has maintained position above key support across

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a breakdown on June 29, 2026, naming indistinguishability obfuscation (iO) as cryptography's hardest unsolved problem. Current iO schemes are technically functional but carry runtimes that Buterin estimates exceed the universe's age by many orders of

Bybit announced on June 29 that it will progressively limit access to certain services on its global platform for residents of the European Economic Area. The exchange framed the move as part of ongoing

Comcast announced Monday it plans to separate its cable broadband business from the media units of NBCUniversal and Sky into two independent companies. Co-CEO Brian Roberts directly rejected investor speculation that the split serves as setup for future acquisitions, stating "Absolutely not" when as