South Korea eyes September launch for second phase of CBDC pilot: Report

The Bank of Korea’s CBDC pilot will add two regional banks, new payment features and tests of government subsidy payments using tokenized bank deposits Source link

Cardano activates van Rossem hard fork

The upgrade reduces smart contract execution costs while laying the groundwork for Ouroboros Leios, a major scalability upgrade expected later this year. Source link

Allbridge Core Pauses Cross-Chain Bridge after $1.65M Exploit

Allbridge, the company behind cross-chain stablecoin bridge Allbridge Core, said it has paused the protocol as a precaution after a “security incident” that reportedly saw $1.65 million drained on Sunday.…

Japanese logistics company eyes JPYC stablecoin to pay drivers

The planned rollout would let thousands of transportation contractors receive digital yen payments more frequently and quickly. Source link

South Korea Uncovers 30 Cases Unfair Trading

South Korea’s financial authorities investigated more than 40 cases of unfair trading, including market manipulation and fraudulent crypto trading, in the last two years.  According to an X post by…

Will US Get CLARITY This Week? Bitcoin’s New $80K Target: Hodler’s Digest

CLARITY hinges on Trump’s ethics Polymarket suggests the odds of the CLARITY Act passing this year are just 40%, after a raft of Democratic Senators, including Chris Murphy, Jeff Merkley…

Strategy’s Michael Saylor Pounds Away at “Bad Idea” BIP-110

Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor took to social media on Sunday to detail his “110 reasons” why a proposed temporary fork to limit non-monetary transactions on the Bitcoin network, or…

US Agencies Miss GENIUS Act Deadline for Final Stablecoin Rules

US regulatory agencies missed the rulemaking deadline under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act on Saturday, which marked one year since the law was signed. …

South Korean Regulator Begins Sanctions Process Against Dunamu: Report

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has reportedly sent an inspection opinion letter to Dunamu, the operator of crypto exchange Upbit, regarding the $36 million hack from November 2025. Local…

Electronic Transactions Association CEO Expecting More Partnerships with Bitcoin Startups

Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) CEO, Jason Oxman, indicated that members of his organization might start recognizing Bitcoin’s disruptive potential, suggesting that this might lead to more partnerships between traditional electronic…