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South Korea lifts nine-year corporate crypto ban, allowing listed companies to invest 5% of their net assets in crypto assets The Korea Financial Services Commission has finalized guidelines permitting listed companies and professional investors to trade cryptocurrencies. The new regulation ends a nine-year ban, allowing qualified corporate entities to invest up to 5% of their net assets annually in cryptocurrencies from the top 20 by market capitalization on Korea's five major exchanges.

YouTube crypto content views drop to the lowest level since January 2021. According to data shared by ITC Crypto founder Benjamin Cowen, viewership of such videos has significantly declined over the past three months. YouTube content creator Tom Crown stated that social engagement is at a bear market level, retail investors have retreated during this period, and the market is primarily driven by institutions.

The privacy track is emerging from niche areas and may become an important narrative in crypto by 2026. Crypto Research Institute Stacy Muur shared her view, stating that market data shows privacy-related crypto assets are moving from the fringe to mainstream attention. In 2025, privacy coins outperformed Bitcoin and Ethereum overall, demonstrating stronger resilience during market volatility. Meanwhile, on-chain real usage continues to rise, with their transaction share increasing from approximately 9.7% to

H100 Group plans to acquire Swiss Bitcoin treasury company Future Holdings AG, a publicly listed Bitcoin reserve company in Sweden. H100 Group @H100Group has signed a letter of intent to acquire the Swiss-based Bitcoin treasury company Future Holdings AG. This proposed transaction marks H100's official expansion into the Swiss market and will further strengthen its Bitcoin vault deployment and capital market operations capabilities. Currently, H100

Excluding stablecoins, the RWA market capitalization surpasses $20 billion, reaching a new all-time high. According to data cited by @Securitize, the market cap of RWA (Real World Assets) excluding stablecoins has exceeded $20 billion, setting a new record. The tokenized U.S. Treasury market performs particularly well, with a market cap of over $8.87 billion. Additionally, the current market cap of BlackRock's BUILD fund has reached

The predicted market's nominal trading volume is expected to surpass $5.3 billion by the end of the year, marking six consecutive weeks of growth. According to Dune data, the predicted market's nominal trading volume has increased for six consecutive weeks, repeatedly reaching new highs. During the week of December 29, the predicted market's nominal trading volume exceeded $5.3 billion. Last week's trading data saw a slight decline, reaching $4.766 billion.

Solana: X is becoming an all-encompassing application, and Solana will be integrated into it. @solana official statement: "X is becoming an all-encompassing application, and soon, Solana will be integrated." Previously reported, X is currently developing Smart Cashtags, allowing users to on X

The following lists these 13 young self-made billionaires, all of whom share the commonality of wealth originating from artificial intelligence (AI), prediction markets, or online gambling businesses.

Forbes releases the list of self-made billionaires under 30, most of whom come from artificial intelligence (AI) and prediction market startups. Funding activities in AI startups have created a group of young billionaires, with the youngest three individuals aged only 22, each with a net worth of over 17 billion HKD. Forbes reports that the number of self-made billionaires under 30 has increased from seven in 2022 to 13 currently, setting a new record.

Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has been in negative premium for 3 consecutive days, currently at -0.0837%. According to @coinglass_com data, the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has been in negative premium for 3 consecutive days, currently at -0.0837%. In the past 26 days, 25 days have been in negative premium. The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index is used to measure @coinbase

Iran nationwide internet blackout sparks attention as cryptocurrency trading remains possible Due to protests spreading across Iran and the Rial exchange rate hitting a historic low, the Iranian government implemented a nationwide internet shutdown today, disrupting transactions for approximately 7 million cryptocurrency users. TRM Labs data shows that from January to July 2025, the total cryptocurrency flow within Iran was about 3.7 billion USD. Under the current blackout environment, Bitwise

Bitcoin ETF has experienced a total net outflow of $1.128 billion over the past three trading days, reflecting a lack of market buying confidence. According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin ETFs performed strongly at the beginning of 2026, with net capital inflows exceeding $1 billion in the first two trading days. Analysts say this indicates a rebound in investors' risk appetite. However, Bitcoin ETFs have experienced a total net outflow of $11.28 over the past three trading days.

The Korean government plans to establish a stablecoin regulatory bill this year and introduce a digital asset spot ETF. According to News1, the Korean government intends to draft the "Digital Asset (Virtual Asset) Phase Two Bill" this year, which will include a stablecoin regulatory framework, and will simultaneously launch a cross-border stablecoin trading regulation scheme linked to the bill. Additionally, a digital asset spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) is also planned to be introduced within this year. The government in May