South Korea Will Allow Corporate Crypto Investment After 9 Years

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is reportedly updating its guidelines to allow corporations to invest in digital assets after a nine-year ban.  Listed companies and professional investors will be able to invest up to 5% of their equity capital in crypto assets, reported local news outlet Seoul Economic Daily on Sunday.  According to the…

Prediction markets downplay Powell exit risk despite DOJ probe: Asia Morning Briefing

Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are shrugging off the idea that a criminal investigation into the chair of the Federal Reserve would have him removed from his role early. Source link

Memecoins Fuel Deadliest Year for Crypto Tokens

Crypto market turbulence decimated memecoins in particular last year, driving the number of crypto project failures to over 11.6 million in 2025, the highest level recorded for a single year. The fourth quarter of 2025 was among the worst, with 7.7 million tokens listed on GeckoTerminal ceasing active trading during the period, according to a…

‘We Are in an Ethereum Market’ — Crypto Market Analyst

The price of Ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum layer-1 blockchain network, bottomed out in April 2025, and its price action mirrors the 2019 cycle, according to market analyst Michaël Van De Poppe. A surge in stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), which are traditional or physical assets represented as tokens on a blockchain,…

Bitcoin, Altcoin Rallies Suppressed By Selling Near Range Highs

Key points: Bitcoin bulls will have to successfully defend the moving averages to increase the possibility of a break above $95,000. Most major altcoins have turned down from their overhead resistance levels, indicating that the bears are active at higher levels. Buyers are attempting to maintain Bitcoin (BTC) above the $90,000 level, but the bears…

India Tightens KYC and AML Requirements to Onboard New Crypto Users

India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a regulatory agency that sets anti-money laundering and know-your-customer regulations, issued new guidelines tightening rules for onboarding users to crypto platforms. The new rules force regulated crypto exchanges to verify users through live selfie pictures and geographic location verification, according to The Times of India. The live selfie pictures are…

XMR Price Reaches $500 for the First Time Since 2021 After Zcash Falls

Key takeaways: Monero (XMR) surged past the $500 mark for the first time since its peak in May 2021. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency briefly touched $500.66 after rising more than 6% on Sunday and 20% over the past week. That brought it closer to its record high of around $517.50, established in April 2021. XMR/USD daily…

BitMine’s Total Staked ETH Holdings Surpass 1 Million

Crypto treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) staked an additional 86,400 Ether (ETH) on Saturday, valued at about $268.7 million at the time of this writing, crossing the 1 million staked ETH milestone.  The 86,400 ETH was staked in four separate transactions, according to data from crypto market analytics platform Arkham Intelligence; this brings BitMine’s…

Bitcoin Power Law Gives $65,000 as Key Bear Market Level

Bitcoin (BTC) faces a “do-or-die” price point if 2026 becomes a classic bear market year. Key points: Bitcoin four-year price cycles and bear markets remain relevant, the latest power law analysis says. 2026 may see a BTC price support showdown with $65,000 as the key level. History demands price “catching up” to power-law targets. Bitcoin…

Primary Goal for 2026 is Crypto Market Structure

In a year in which the United States will hold elections that could upset the balance of power in Congress, a cryptocurrency advocacy organization backed by Coinbase said its first priority is to “help get federal digital asset market structure legislation signed into law.” In its year-in-review report released on Thursday, Stand With Crypto (SWC)…