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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has announced a final rule establishing capital requirements for payment stablecoins. The regulatory guidance aims to enhance financial safeguards supporting issuer solvency and timely redemption of these assets. This move responds to the growing

SOL options contracts are experiencing heightened trading activity, with 47.5% of tracked volume concentrated in contracts set to expire within the next 24 hours, according to Delphi Digital. This surge in expiring options volume significantly overshadows ETH at 30.1% and BTC at 24.2%, indicating in

Chainlink and LG CNS have entered a strategic partnership to develop infrastructure for regulated digital assets in South Korea. The collaboration combines Chainlink's oracle and interoperability technology with LG CNS's financial technology services and work on the Bank of Korea's Project Hangang d

Aero has launched on the OP Mainnet, a move aimed at enhancing liquidity options for users within the OP Stack ecosystem. The launch, highlighted by commentator @Optimism, introduces features designed to improve access to decentralized finance infrastructure. Liquidity accessibility is considered

South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) argued on October 22 that Bithumb knew it was required to block transactions with unregistered virtual asset operators but failed to implement adequate control measures, constituting intent or gross negligence. The FIU claimed Bithumb

Bithumb and South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) held their first administrative lawsuit hearing on October 22 at Seoul Administrative Court. Bithumb argued that no specific regulatory measures existed to prevent transactions with unregistered virtual asset operators for digital asset tra

JPMorgan Asset Management announced on the 22nd (local time) the availability of two tokenized money market funds on the Solana blockchain for qualified US investors. The expansion enables institutional investors and stablecoin issuers to deploy idle capital into funds directly on Solana. The move r

Starting December 2, domestic cryptocurrency exchange users in South Korea who have transferred digital assets to overseas exchanges or personal wallets must report their month-end balances to the Bank of Korea's foreign exchange computer network, even in months with no transactions. According to th

Bitcoin Core developers merged a security policy update Thursday that changes how the project handles certain vulnerabilities, with Chaincode Labs developer Antoine Poinsot having opened the proposal earlier this month. The policy addresses bugs that are 'easily discoverable,' citing a spike in

Binance's Ethereum wallet stablecoin holdings decreased by $5 billion since the end of April, according to blockchain analytics firm Bitquery. The reduction in USDT and USDC balances occurred over approximately six months through October 22. Bitquery's analysis identified significant redemption

North Korean-linked hackers are distributing malware to cryptocurrency job seekers through fake recruitment offers and private code repositories, according to security researchers at OpenSourceMalware. The security threat intelligence platform disclosed the findings on '21일(현지시각)' during

Park Sang-hyuk, editor-in-chief of Digital Asset, explained why Bitcoin prices declined despite falling US Treasury yields during an appearance on SamproTV on the 23rd. Park stated that while falling Treasury yields are typically favorable for risk assets like Bitcoin, the context of the decline

KOSDAQ-listed entertainment company Billions is pursuing the removal of virtual asset and NFT-related business purposes from its corporate charter through a shareholder vote. According to a corrected disclosure filed on the previous day, the company will present a charter amendment proposal at an

SkyEcosystem announced its September Financial & Operational Update, revealing a $100M allocation from Galaxy. The investment highlights institutional interest in blockchain technology and includes operational metrics such as Grove's warehouse facility operating at 75% utilization and the

Lido Finance has announced the launch of Turbulence Controls, a new security feature for its lending platform Lido Lend. The feature is designed to protect against severe collateral events including hacks and liquidity issues. Lido Finance operates in the decentralized finance sector, where collater

South Korea's government and the Bank of Korea plan to amend the country's Foreign Exchange Transactions Act within 2026 to regulate stablecoins as payment instruments, tightening oversight of digital assets used for cross-border transfers. The Bank of Korea said it is coordinating with the governme

The USD/JPY exchange rate experienced sharp intraday fluctuations before settling near flat levels on May 23, according to data from Yonhap Infomax. As of 9:56 AM Eastern Time, the pair traded at 156.708 yen, down 0.161 yen (0.103%) from the previous session's 4 PM reference price. The volatility st

Aave launched a new feature called Earn on Aave Pro, designed to simplify yield comparisons for users. The tool enables users to compare various assets based on annual percentage yield (APY), select their preferred V4 market, and complete deposits. Aave is a decentralized finance protocol that

The cryptocurrency community is expressing interest in potential developments related to ZK rollups, following a recent tweet from @zksync. ZK rollups are a layer 2 scaling solution designed to increase transaction throughput on the Ethereum network by enabling off-chain transactions while

Democrats voted down the Clarity Act, legislation designed to empower state attorneys general to sue digital asset exchanges directly. Senator Cynthia Lummis noted the decision could hinder efforts to establish a clearer regulatory framework for the crypto industry. The rejection reflects ongoing co