South Korea regulator backs ownership caps for crypto exchanges
The Financial Services Commission chief says ownership limits are still under negotiation as lawmakers debate the Digital Asset Basic Act ahead of a mid-February deadline.
Digital euro key to payments sovereignty in ‘weaponised’ world: ECB exec
European Central Bank executive Piero Cipollone has argued that rising geopolitical tensions make a European-controlled payments system a strategic necessity.
Wallet linked to alleged US seizure theft launches memecoin, crashes 97%
A wallet linked to an alleged theft of US government-seized crypto launched a Solana memecoin on Pump.fun that later crashed 97%, raising tokenomics red flags.
Rodeo becomes 2nd NFT platform to announce closure this week
NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway announced on Saturday that it was shutting down, and has now been followed by Rodeo, which only launched on iOS in March last year.
Crypto needs to become ‘indispensable’ if legislation fails: Bitwise
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says crypto will have to “wrestle with prolonged regulatory grind and skepticism” if the US fails to pass a market structure bill.