Hyun Song Shin spent 12 years at the Bank for International Settlements, shaping how central banks think about digital money. On March 22, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung nominated him to lead the Bank of Korea. He replaces outgoing Governor Lee Chang-yong when the term ends in April. The economist who built the case for
South Korean individual investors’ interest in crypto-related assets reached remarkable levels in the first quarter of the year. Investors invested approximately 1 trillion won in US-based cryptocurrency stocks and ETFs. According to a report based on data from the financial data platform SEIBro, South Korean individual investors made net purchases totaling $627.55 million (approximately 948.6
Robinhood Markets (HOOD) CEO Vlad Tenev announced that Robinhood Banking crossed $1.5 billion in deposits from nearly 100,000 funded customers, with deposit growth of roughly 50% in just three weeks. The product, launched in November 2025 exclusively for Robinhood Gold subscribers, offers FDIC-insured checking and high-yield savings through Coastal Community Bank. The rapid traction now
CoinShares, a leading European digital asset manager with over $6 billion under management, is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol CSHR. The listing follows a $1.2 billion merge with Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp., a U.S.-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The deal forms CoinShares PLC, and makes
Strategy, the world’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder, has held the 11.5% dividend rate on its perpetual preferred stock, Stretch (STRC). This marks the first time the product has not seen a dividend increase since the product launched in July 2025. STRC debuted in July 2025 with a 9% dividend and has since undergone seven
World-renowned investor Warren Buffett, in his latest assessments of the global economy, issued important warnings, drawing attention to inflation and hidden risks in the financial system. Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Buffett stated that despite the calm appearance of the markets, serious vulnerabilities have accumulated beneath the system. Buffett stated that the biggest risk
Bitfarms (BITF) shares climbed 6.6% on Tuesday despite reporting a widened $284.5 million net loss for 2025, driven by a decline in Bitcoin prices and a high cost of revenue, with the company advancing its pivot to AI and high-performance computing. The company’s full-year results statement on Tuesday showed a 72% year-on-year increase in revenue
S&P Dow Jones Indices has tokenized its iBoxx US Treasuries Index on the Canton Network, making a major fixed-income benchmark available as a digital asset and signaling a shift toward onchain data infrastructure in traditional finance. In a Tuesday announcement, S&P said the index was brought onchain together with Kaiko, a provider of digital asset
In brief Stablecoin startup P2P.me went viral on X after apologizing for placing Polymarket wagers on its own fundraising efforts. P2P.me’s biggest backers were unaware of the company’s recent wagers, two people familiar with the matter told Decrypt. The wagers were placed around the time that Polymarket updated its rules to prohibit insider trading, including
A new controversy has erupted in the crypto and finance space after Martin Shkreli, widely known as “Pharma Bro,” called for Michael Saylor’s arrest over a promotional video for Strategy Inc.’s STRC preferred stock. The video promotes early retirement funded by dividend income, which quickly drew criticism. Shkreli and several analysts argued that the message