South Korea has begun considering a new education tax on cryptocurrency exchanges that could leave major operators such as Upbit and Bithumb paying billions of won annually if they are reclassified as financial businesses under the proposed Digital Asset Basic Act. Summary South Korea is considering imposing an education tax on cryptocurrency exchanges if they
Coinbase has built partnerships with PNC, JPMorgan Chase, and Citi covering Bitcoin trading, account funding, and stablecoin payments, with PNC’s service allowing eligible private banking clients to buy, sell, and hold BTC inside its digital banking platform. Summary PNC’s eligible private banking clients can buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin through its digital platform. Chase’s Coinbase
Bitcoin developers have gathered all around the world in places like Austin, Berlin, and Florianópolis, to name a few. In early 2028, a group of them plans to meet at the bottom of the world. bitcoin++ has announced Antarctica: Cold Storage Edition, scheduled for January 24 to February 5, 2028. There are only 22 spots available.
The NBA has named Kalshi and Polymarket its two preferred prediction-market exchanges, giving both platforms access to official league data and U.S. marketing rights as Kalshi faces a Utah lawsuit seeking up to $61.2 million in allegedly unlawful fees. Summary Kalshi and Polymarket have both become the NBA’s preferred prediction-market exchanges. Both platforms will receive
Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 97% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 14 months ETH gained 30% in the past week, the largest weekly gain since May 2025 and July 2021. Both precedent instances were followed by subsequent gains of +170% and
Vangrid has opened a USDC-funded market for smartphone footage of real places, with a public post citing more than $675,000 in settlements for captures turned into 3D models. Summary Vangrid lets buyers commission smartphone captures of real locations and receive reconstructed 3D models. Accepted bounties settle in USDC on Base or Arc, with funds held
Solana launchpad token LAUNCH has joined MEXC’s Meme+ Trading Zone. The LAUNCH token MEXC listing expands access through a centralized exchange interface. MEXC scheduled spot trading for October 26, 2026, at 12:10 UTC, with withdrawals opening six hours later. Exchange users can reach the token without a separate Web3 wallet. Alongside the listing, LAUNCH said
Chainlink has introduced CustodySync with Anchorage Digital Bank as its launch partner, giving institutions a way to borrow from decentralized lending markets against assets held in qualified custody. Summary Chainlink has introduced CustodySync to connect institutional assets held in qualified custody with DeFi lending markets. Anchorage Digital Bank is the launch partner, using Atlas to
The ten-week range between $62,000 and $67,000 ended on 19 August. Bitcoin tested the range lows on 17 August and broke above the lower timeframe range high by 19 August, a gain of 11.7 percent across three sessions and the largest three-day advance recorded in BTC in more than a year to reach $70,089 at
Injective has launched a perpetual futures market tracking rental prices for five Nvidia GPUs, offering up to 10x leverage against its new Super Intelligence Compute Index. Summary Injective’s SICI perpetual market offers up to 10x leverage, with USDC used as margin. H100 rentals carry a 40% weighting in the index’s basket of five Nvidia GPUs.
