South Korea’s four largest banks—KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, and Woori—are allegedly getting ready to meet Circle to discuss a potential alliance in the stablecoin market. The meeting, which is planned to occur during Tarbert’s visit to Seoul this month, is part of the banks’ efforts to gain access to the stablecoin sector as South Korea
Bitcoin (BTC) whales have been showing different activity in the last couple of days. As spotted by CryptoQuant, these large holders have moved 31,968 BTC that have been dormant for a period of between three and five years. The value of these transactions that hit the chain is approximately $3.78 billion. Dormant Bitcoin movements and
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack. GM! Today’s top news: Crypto majors dip 3-6% overnight; BTC holds at $115,000 Gemini files to go public with ticker GEMI, timing TBD BTCS
Strategy’s long-running role as a high-beta proxy for Bitcoin is showing signs of strain, as hedge funds increasingly dominate trading and its largest shareholder trims exposure. Summary 10x Research warns Strategy’s $360 support is at risk as hedge funds dominate trading. Vanguard cut its stake by 10%, signaling waning confidence. Bitcoin treasuries are losing appeal
The fascinating world of cryptocurrency often sees surprising players make significant moves. Recently, the Royal Government of Bhutan made headlines with a substantial shift of Bhutan Bitcoin. This action signals ongoing strategic decisions within the Himalayan kingdom’s digital asset portfolio, drawing attention from across the global financial landscape. What’s Behind Bhutan’s Latest Bitcoin Movement? In
Bitcoin’s price held steady at $115,025 on Aug. 18, 2025, with a total market capitalization of $2.29 trillion. Despite the impressive valuation, price action reflected increased volatility within a 24-hour intraday range of $114,706 to $118,514, while trading volume reached $34.93 billion. Bitcoin On the daily chart, bitcoin recently pulled back from a local high
Tokenized assets recorded on public blockchains have reached approximately $293 billion, according to data from RWA.xyz. The figure, which includes stablecoins valued at about $266.7 billion, places tokenization near the $300 billion threshold, emphasizing its role as a structural layer in on-chain financial markets. Excluding stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets account for around $26.3 billion. The
According to CoinMarketCap data, a total of 19,908,015 BTC have been issued through mining. Bitcoin’s total supply is fixed at 21 million BTC; this figure suggests that over 94% of this has now been issued, leaving 1,091,185 BTC to be mined. With just over one million BTC left to be mined, market enthusiasts are speculating
AI cloud platform Fluidstack has exercised its option to expand at TeraWulf’s (WULF) Lake Mariner data center campus in Western New York. The expansion adds CB-5, a new purpose-built data center building providing an incremental 160 MW of critical IT load, with operations expected to commence in the second half of 2026, according to a
This is a daily analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Bitcoin BTC$115,237.20 remains susceptible to further downside, having lost over 7% since hitting record highs above $124,000 on Thursday.Bullish momentum fading The weekly chart (candlestick format) shows that BTC’s ongoing decline follows repeated bull failure to secure a foothold above $122,056,