Dollar-backed stablecoins can push local currencies lower, Bank of Korea study finds

Buying pressure in Binance-paired currencies correlates with local currency depreciation as market makers balance positions. Source link

Kalshi Seeks CFTC Greenlight for Regulated WTI Oil Perpetuals

Prediction market operator Kalshi will reportedly seek regulatory approval for a West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil perpetual futures contract that never expires. The contract could be filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as soon as next week, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. It would trade 24 hours a day,…

Why crypto experts say buying and holding bitcoin easily beats trying to time the market

A historical analysis of bitcoin price performance from 2010 through 2026 demonstrates that the vast majority of the asset’s annual returns occur during a tiny fraction of the calendar year. Source link

South Korean Regulators Introduce Tokenized Securities Roadmap

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (SFC) introduced a three-phase roadmap to develop infrastructure for tokenized securities issuance, for assets including stocks, bonds and funds. Starting Feb. 4, 2027, tokenized securities will be legally recognized as digitized forms of securities after an update to the Act on Electronic Registration of Stocks and Bonds is scheduled to…

Bitcoin Faces A Resistance Battle As The Monthly Close Below $80,000 Approaches

Bitcoin (BTC) heads into September still battling key resistance as markets flip hawkish on Federal Reserve policy. Key points: Markets see a 60% chance of the Fed hiking interest rates in September, with jobs data due this week. Oil has experienced renewed volatility amid fresh US strikes on Iran and an unprecedented US-Venezuela oil-supply deal….

Poland Upholds Crypto Bill Veto as Zondacrypto Probe Widens

Polish lawmakers have again failed to secure the three-fifths majority needed to overturn President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of legislation aimed at strengthening oversight of the country’s crypto market. The Sejm, Poland’s lower house of parliament, on Friday voted 241-198 in favor of overriding the veto, with three abstentions, falling 25 votes short of the 266…

Bitcoin ETF Demand Grows While Ether and XRP Cool

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have recorded their strongest three-week inflow stretch of 2026 as Bitcoin traded around $80,000. The funds attracted $986.9 million in the week ending Friday, bringing net inflows over the past three weeks to $3.8 billion, according to SoSoValue data. Total net assets across the funds stood at $101.3 billion…

XRP Ledger has fewer active accounts than last year, but bigger trades and more value

Daily order-book traders fell about 40% from a year ago while volume rose 79%, as the value held on XRPL climbed above $4 billion. Source link

Revolut, OpenReserve Win US Approval for Crypto Banks

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Strategy Buys $370M Bitcoin in First Corporate Acquisition Since June

Michael Saylor’s Strategy acquired 4,603 Bitcoin for $370 million, marking the first acquisition from the largest corporate Bitcoin holder in two months. Strategy acquired 4,603 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average purchase price of $80,318, pushing its holdings to 845,050 BTC, acquired for a total of $63.3 billion at an average price of $75,413, according to…