South Korea just cracked open the door to bitcoin-backed banking, according to local reports. Jeonbuk Bank has executed the country’s first reported traditional bank loan secured by bitcoin, allowing businesses to borrow Korean won without selling their coins or surrendering ownership to the lender. A Bitcoin Loan Without Touching Bitcoin Jeonbuk Bank, a subsidiary of

After a whirlwind of trading activity on Papertrade, the newly launched perpetuals decentralized exchange (DEX) built on Hyperliquid, the platform’s open interest has collapsed by 93.7% over the past 24 hours. The project’s total value locked (TVL) has also taken a substantial hit, shedding $48 million over the same period. Papertrade’s $11 Billion Open Interest

Bitcoin could grow into a $30 trillion asset by following gold’s expansion, Bitwise’s investment chief suggests. He points to expanding institutional access while warning that investor behavior could determine who benefits from long-term gains. Gold’s Rise Offers a $30 Trillion Bitcoin Comparison Bitcoin could follow gold into a much larger market as institutional ownership expands,

One year after more than $19 billion in leveraged crypto bets were wiped out in a single night, bitcoin sits about 34% below the record it set four days before the crash. The Night That Broke the Market On Oct. 10, 2025, President Trump announced a 100% tariff on Chinese imports and what followed was

B3, Brazil’s largest stock market, intends to enable tokenized trading of securities that will be fungible and equivalent to traditional stocks in the first half of 2027. Nonetheless, advanced developments like 24/7 trading and instant settlements still require regulatory approval from Brazilian authorities.   Brazil’s B3 Expects to Implement Tokenized Asset Environment by 2027 The

BNB Chain has become the first blockchain to surpass 2 million holders of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), giving it roughly 40% of all onchain RWA holders. The milestone arrives as tokenized stocks accelerate across the network, with their market value rising by more than $106 million in just one week. BNB Chain Extends Tokenization Lead

Securitize is launching 1:1-backed versions of major U.S. stocks on Solana, giving eligible investors access to equities including Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, and Microsoft through regulated onchain infrastructure. Securitize Adds Stock Tokens With Dividends and Voting Rights Securitize is taking some of Wall Street’s most recognizable names onchain. The tokenization firm has launched Securitize Stocks, offering

An international gaming regulators’ group, the NFL, and a coalition of 39 states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear New Jersey’s case against Kalshi, arguing that split appeals courts have left sports betting rules depending on where a bettor lives.   A Wave of Briefs Fly In Before Kalshi’s Response Gaming regulators, sports

A former infrastructure engineer at a New Jersey-based industrial company has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after admitting that he sabotaged his employer’s computer systems—and demanded roughly $750,000 in bitcoin to stop the attack. Daniel Rhyne, 59, of Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced Sept. 28 in federal court in Trenton after previously

Europol is pushing back on crypto’s quantum doomsday scenario. In a report published Wednesday, the agency says quantum computers pose a far greater threat to exposed wallet keys than to blockchains themselves, warning that vulnerable keys cannot be retroactively secured and will eventually need to be migrated. Europol Says Quantum Computers Threaten Crypto Keys, Not

This week, the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) initiative’s core contributor, Eduardo Antuña Díez, revealed a technological advancement by showcasing an atomic Layer 1 (L1) to Layer 2 (L2) transaction on Ethereum’s mainnet. The developer further noted that atomic synchronous composability was “no longer a promise.” EEZ Showcases an Atomic L1-to-L2 Transfer on Ethereum Mainnet On

Plume opened nBND on Oct. 5, giving investors blockchain-based exposure to Fidelity’s roughly $28 billion Total Bond ETF. But there’s a small catch. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) itself wasn’t tokenized, and its $28 billion hasn’t moved onchain. The nBND vehicle is a receipt token for a Nest vault holding FBND shares, and hours after launch,

Sports-centric prediction market platform Novig says its trading volume nearly doubled around the launch of its Sydney Sweeney campaign, with first-time depositors more than tripling. The company-reported figures cover a window that also included the start of the NFL season, and a new funding round reportedly values Novig at $2 billion. The Figures Overlap With

The total crypto market cap recovered from a $50 billion macroeconomic dip to finish the week nearly flat. The altcoin market cap dropped slightly from $1.3 trillion to $1.285 trillion due to mixed overall altcoin performance. Crypto Market Rebounds After Macro-Driven Dip The cryptocurrency market ended a volatile week nearly flat, recovering from a Sept.

The Independent Community Bankers of America filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. banking regulator alleging that it overstepped its authority under the National Bank Act by granting national trust bank charters to crypto companies. Allegations of Statutory Overreach The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) filed a federal lawsuit against the Office of the

Porsche has pulled the plug on its Web3 project and PIONEERS CIRCLE, nearly four years after unveiling a 7,500-piece NFT collection built around the 911. The exit comes with a peculiar wrinkle. Holders keep their PORSCHE 911 NFTs onchain, but the Discord community becomes an archive and the project’s X account goes dark. A collection

The couple revealed chilling details of an attack that took place in December, saying that a group of thieves forced their way into the home and stole hundreds of thousands of pounds in cryptocurrency after threatening to kill the pregnant woman and her unborn child with a knife.   Criminals Threatened to Kill Pregnant Woman

Does Clippy have a meme coin? No, but followers of Microsoft’s X account might have thought so on Thursday when the tech giant’s access was hijacked to promote an unauthorized crypto token.   On Thursday, Microsoft’s official X account began making surprising moves, including following an account promoting an unofficial meme coin inspired by the

Veteran Bitcoin Core contributor Peter Todd has joined the MARA Foundation as lead maintainer of Slipstream, the organization’s private Bitcoin mempool service for submitting transactions directly to MARA Pool. Todd Joins MARA Foundation Slipstream allows users to bypass Bitcoin’s public peer-to-peer relay network and send transactions straight to MARA’s mining pool. The service has become

New York and Wyoming are linking their separate crypto regulatory systems through a newly announced agreement. The arrangement connects New York’s virtual currency licensing framework with Wyoming’s digital asset oversight while retaining each jurisdiction’s existing powers. Crypto Firms Get a Path to Faster Interstate Reviews Crypto businesses expanding between New York and Wyoming could qualify

The Moca Foundation and Moca Network have launched a decentralized blockchain that lets users and AI agents securely share verified credentials across applications. Decoupling Verification from Data Storage Moca Foundation and Moca Network, an Animoca Brands project, have launched a blockchain network allowing users to carry verified digital credentials across applications without repeatedly sharing their