South Korean Crypto Giant Upbit Prepares Nasdaq Bid After Major Merger With Naver

South Korea’s top crypto exchange Upbit is preparing a path toward a Nasdaq listing as part of a forthcoming merger with tech conglomerate Naver, positioning the exchange for a higher global profile. Upbit Charts U.S. Listing Course Through Dunamu-Naver Tie-Up Upbit’s plans were reported exclusively by Seoul Economic Daily (sedaily.com), which said the exchange’s parent … Read more

How the Yen’s Downfall Might Spark a Bitcoin Renaissance

While markets initially reacted with uncertainty to Japan’s massive stimulus, the long-term effects of a weak yen and measures to defend it could propel bitcoin to new records, even amid the current uncertain macroeconomic backdrop. Japanese Yen Weakness Might Unleash Record-Breaking Bitcoin Bull Run The Facts The current weakness of the Japanese yen, which hit … Read more

UAE and China Complete Landmark Transaction Using Digital Dirhams

The government of the UAE completed the first transaction using digital dirhams, its CBDC, to make a cross-border payment to China. The development, which leveraged the Mbridge platform, opens new horizons for cooperation, said the UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour. UAE Enters The Digital CBDC Age: Completes Landmark Transaction Using Digital Dirham The Facts The … Read more

Crypto ATM Count Slips for the First Time Since March

Metrics reveal that, for the first time since March, the global count of crypto automated teller machines (ATMs) has contracted. Even with this recent pullback, roughly 1,480 crypto ATMs have still been added since the year began. 403 Crypto ATMs Vanished Since October According to data compiled by the crypto ATM tracker coinatmradar.com, the global … Read more

Latam Insights: El Salvador Buys the Dip, Brazil Tightens Crypto Tax Rules

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, El Salvador buys nearly 1,100 BTC as prices plunge, Brazil implements new rules for cryptocurrency tax reporting, and the Argentine Congress releases a damning report on Libra. El Salvador Buys the Dip: … Read more

Coinbase Quietly Shifts Nearly 800,000 BTC in a Mega Consolidation Move

According to onchain data and social media reports, the crypto exchange Coinbase just shuffled nearly 800,000 BTC—roughly $69.5 billion worth—into fresh wallets. The company gave everyone a heads-up on Nov. 22, noting the platform would “undergo internal wallet migrations.” Coinbase Just Moved 4% of All Bitcoin in Circulation Coinbase opted to move about 4.01% of … Read more

DNS Attack Strikes Aerodrome and Velodrome as Aero Merger Nears

According to a myriad of reports, Aerodrome Finance and Velodrome Finance spent Saturday putting out fires after a DNS hijack quietly rerouted users to phishing sites. Aerodrome–Velodrome Front Ends Compromised The Base and Optimism platforms woke up on Nov. 22 to find their front ends hijacked, sending unsuspecting users straight into malicious look-alikes designed to … Read more

Van Eck: Investors Shed Bitcoin Bracing for a Bearish 2026

Jan Van Eck, CEO of Vaneck, a global investment firm that manages a bitcoin ETF, gave his view on the state of the cryptocurrency market. At a recent interview, Van Eck stated that investors were positioning for a weak 2026 and explained other factors that also affected bitcoin’s price. Vaneck CEO: Bitcoin Still Valuable for … Read more

30% Bitcoin Drop Sparks Terror as Sentiment Indexes Hit ‘Extreme Fear’ Lows

This weekend, after a week-long crypto rout that felt like a marathon with no water stations, the digital asset economy is limping in well under the $3 trillion mark at $2.87 trillion. At the same time, crypto fear and greed indexes are flashing “extreme fear,” a bright neon warning that investors are currently a bit … Read more

Delphi Digital: Institutional Crypto Appetite ‘Evaporated,’ Flows Down 90%

The firm commented that, while flows associated with digital asset treasury companies had reached huge levels of crypto investments in August, these numbers have plummeted, evidencing the lack of interest that institutions have in crypto amidst the ongoing market carnage. Delphi Digital Highlights Institutions Opted out of Crypto as the Market Carnage Grows The Facts … Read more