Jeonbuk Bank issues South Korea's first bitcoin-backed loans
South Korea's Jeonbuk Bank has begun lending to businesses against bitcoin. A third party holds the coins, and a court-ordered sale covers defaults.
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DATA Network to Retire Its Own Chain and Move to Sui
DATA Network, formerly Story, will retire its own chain and move its AI data protocol to Sui, backed by $30 million from Sui Foundation.
France moves to tax crypto swaps into stablecoins from 2027
A French Assembly committee backed a tax on swaps into stablecoins and an exit tax above 800,000 euros, then rejected the budget itself.
Robinhood Chain Transactions Fall 42% While Deposits Hold
Robinhood Chain now handles 6.2M transactions a day vs 10.8M in September. Spot -21%, perps +26%, deposits $1.04B. A breakdown of the numbers.
XRP Ledger patches 2015 bug that could create XRP from nothing
A counting error in the XRP Ledger exchange could have created new XRP without payment. How the bug worked and why checks missed it.
Bitcoin life insurer Meanwhile raises $37.5 million
Meanwhile, a life insurer running entirely on Bitcoin, raised $37.5M. How its policies work and what is known about its assets.
CFTC defines event contracts as swaps, carves out casinos
The CFTC issued two rules: Kalshi and Polymarket event contracts become swaps, while casino bets stay outside its oversight. What changes.
One year after the 10/10 crash: calmer bitcoin, more sharp days
A year ago bitcoin lost $17,000 in minutes and liquidations hit $19 billion. Volatility fell to 46%, but extreme days became more frequent.
DWF Labs Units Take BitGo to London Court
DWF Labs subsidiaries accuse custodian BitGo of selling FF and ESPORTS tokens before the lock-up ended. London's High Court will hear the case.