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South Korea's online shopping sales rose 13.3% year on year to a record 25.6 trillion won (US$17.4 billion) in March, driven by Tesla orders and higher spending on food services and groceries, according to Yonhap. Record Online Sales Figures The monthly total was up 3 trillion won (US$2.06 billio

Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek appointed former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) executive Douglas Yu as a part-time adviser on May 4, according to Reuters. The move supports MediaTek's expansion into the AI chip market and its advancement of packaging technology. Advanced

Veteran trader Peter Brandt predicts bitcoin will rally to $250,000 in 2029, but only after the market completes a prolonged bottoming process extending into September 2026, according to Brandt's statement. Price Target and Timeline Brandt forecasts bitcoin reaching $250,000 in 2029 following

Indonesian entertainment and experiences platform TipTip announced on May 4 that it achieved company-wide EBITDA profitability in early 2026, driven by cost controls, improved unit economics, and partnership with lead investor East Ventures. Entertainment Ticketing Growth TipTip's entertainment t

China announced it was blocking Meta's US$2 billion acquisition of AI agent firm Manus, citing concerns over the transfer of Chinese artificial intelligence intellectual property to a US company, according to Tech in Asia reporting. Manus, a China-founded company that relocated its headquarters to

Developers and industry figures have raised concerns about an eCash proposal, citing user risk, uneven distribution, and philosophical tension as key issues. Developer Concerns The proposal has drawn criticism from multiple developers and industry participants who argue it introduces several

New York Attorney General Letitia James secured more than $5 million from crypto platform Uphold over its promotion of CredEarn, a third-party yield product that collapsed when its operator Cred LLC filed for bankruptcy in November 2020, according to the attorney general's office.

Venture fund Paradigm has proposed a new design that would allow cryptocurrency holders to privately timestamp proof that they control vulnerable keys before quantum computers arrive, according to the proposal. The design is intended to create a possible rescue path if Bitcoin ever sunsets old

Onchain analytics firm CryptoQuant has characterized Bitcoin's April price surge as a "speculative rally" driven primarily by perpetual futures demand rather than fundamental buying support, warning of increased correction risk. According to CryptoQuant's analysis, Bitcoin rose approximately 20% in

## Prediction Markets See First Volume Decline After Seven-Month Rally Polymarket and Kalshi's combined monthly trading volume declined in April, ending a seven-month streak of record highs, according to The Block's data. Despite the monthly decline, the two leading prediction markets reached a com

A report from Bitget and Polymarket reveals that prediction markets are evolving into a $240 billion industry, with retail users driving growth through more frequent trading across crypto and politics. ## Market Evolution and Retail Participation According to the Bitget and Polymarket report, pred

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz submitted an 18-page comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday, supporting federal oversight of prediction markets and opposing state-level regulatory actions. According to the letter, actions taken by state regulators against predi

On May 1, lawyers for terrorism victims served Arbitrum DAO with a restraining notice barring movement of 30,766 ETH (~$71.1 million) that the Arbitrum Security Council froze on April 20 after tracing the funds to addresses controlled by the Kelp DAO exploiter, according to The Block. The plaintiffs

Figure achieved a $1 billion monthly milestone, capping a years-long effort to remove intermediaries from credit markets and move real-world assets, lending, and equities onto blockchain networks. The company's strategy focuses on bringing traditional financial infrastructure onchain, with an

Dennis Porter, founder of Satoshi Action, explained that the U.S. government and military are shifting their perspective on Bitcoin from a purely financial investment to a critical component of national defense. According to Porter, Bitcoin is increasingly being considered a "national security

Chris Perkins, CEO of 250 Digital Asset Management, stated that the long-term development of the cryptocurrency sector "will not be a problem" even if the U.S. Congress fails to approve the proposed CLARITY Act, which includes regulations for the cryptocurrency market. According to Perkins,

Brazil's central bank has banned stablecoin and crypto settlement in cross-border payments for fintechs and payment firms. The ban closes the back-end payment rail for cross-border flows, according to the announcement. Individual crypto investors retain the ability to buy and hold digital assets

Developers and industry figures have raised concerns about Paul Sztorc's eCash proposal, citing user risk, uneven distribution, and philosophical tension, according to industry commentary. The proposal has been characterized as 'hazardous' due to these issues. Note: The source material provided con

The Ethereum Foundation's Enterprise Team visited South Korea from April 23 to May 1 to expand institutional partnerships with major Korean financial institutions, according to an interview with Mo Jalil and Tiena Sekharan, the team's APAC Enterprise Leads, conducted on April 24. During their

Bitcoin mining activity has intensified following the April 20, 2024 halving event. As of May 2, 2024 at 2 PM, key mining metrics show mixed signals: while miner Bitcoin holdings declined, hashrate surged to its highest level in three weeks, according to data from CryptoQuant and Visiomaetrics.