South Korea’s KakaoBank Plans Stablecoin Services: Report

The banking arm of South Korean IT giant Kakao Corporation is reportedly ramping up plans to offer stablecoin services amid a regulatory shift in the country after the election of pro-crypto president Lee Jae-myung. KakaoBanks’ chief financial officer Kwon Tae-hoon said during the company’s first-half 2025 earnings call that the company is “reviewing various methods…

Bitcoin's Volatility Disappears to Levels Not Seen Since October 2023

Bitcoin's (BTC) volatility meltdown continues as the cryptocurrency remains stagnant, with slow price action between $110,000 and $120,000. The cryptocurrency's 30-day implied volatility, as represented by Volmex's BVIV index, fell to an annualized 36.5% late on Wednesday, reaching levels last seen in October 2023, when BTC was trading below $30,000, according to data source TradingView….

South Korea’s KakaoBank Plans Stablecoin Services: Report

The banking arm of South Korean IT giant Kakao Corporation is reportedly ramping up plans to offer stablecoin services amid a regulatory shift in the country after the election of pro-crypto president Lee Jae-myung. KakaoBanks’ chief financial officer Kwon Tae-hoon said during the company’s first-half 2025 earnings call that the company is “reviewing various methods…

XRP Risks ‘Full Pump Retrace’ But $2.65 May Become a New Springboard

Key takeaways: After dropping 19% in three weeks, XRP faces strong resistance at $3.10-$3.00, with key support at $2.65. Whales have offloaded over 640 million XRP tokens since July 9. $2.65 aligns with the quarterly VWAP and 0.50 Fibonacci retracement: a drop below could undo the Q3 rally. XRP (XRP) is undergoing a sharp correction…

IREN Soars 11% After Mining More Bitcoin Than MARA In July

Shares in IREN Ltd popped 11.4% after the Bitcoin miner posted $86 million in revenue for July, outperforming industry heavyweight MARA Holdings in Bitcoin production. On Wednesday, IREN reported mining 728 Bitcoin (BTC) in July, beating MARA’s 703 BTC mined over the same period despite having a smaller deployed hashrate — 50 exahashes per second…

Roman Storm could be Retried for Money Laundering and Sanctions — Attorneys

The US government can still retry Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm on counts of money laundering and violating sanctions due to a hung jury, according to attorneys. “The Department of Justice (DOJ) will decide in the coming days if it wants to retry those charges in a new trial,” Jake Chervinsky, chief legal officer at…

Is the Ethereum Price Top in? ETH Sell-Pressure Soars to $419M, Second Highest Level Ever

Key takeaways: ETH Net Taker Volume hit -$418.8 million, the second-largest daily sell imbalance ever. Price is retesting a major resistance zone near $4,000, echoing the December 2024 top. ETH could drop 25%–35% toward key trendlines by September. Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), may establish a local top signal as its selling pressure nears historic…

What Happened In Crypto Today

Today in crypto, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm was found guilty on a single charge in his criminal trial after the jury deadlocked on the others. Meanwhile, an unfortunate investor lost $3 million to a phishing scam with just one click, and Indonesia is weighing the possibility of establishing a national Bitcoin reserve. Tornado Cash…

Roman Storm could be Retried for Money Laundering and Sanctions — Attorneys

The US government can still retry Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm on counts of money laundering and violating sanctions due to a hung jury, according to attorneys. “The Department of Justice (DOJ) will decide in the coming days if it wants to retry those charges in a new trial,” Jake Chervinsky, chief legal officer at…

Bitcoin’s Return to $120L May Have to Wait Despite a Weakening Dollar

Key takeaways: Bitcoin (BTC) has historically maintained an inverse relationship with the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the dollar’s strength against a basket of major foreign currencies. While this correlation shifts over time, Bitcoin’s drop below $114,000 on Friday coincided with the DXY climbing to its highest level in more than two months. Traders…