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South Koreans are HODLing crypto assets worth around $73.4 billion on domestic crypto exchanges, the nation’s central bank has claimed.Busan Ilbo reported that the total market capitalization of the crypto held in domestic wallets surpassed the 100 trillion won mark ($70.5 billion) for the first time in December 2024, per Bank of Korea (BOK) data.Koreans HODLing Billions of Dollars on Domestic PlatformsThe BOK published the data in its latest payment settlement report. This, the media outlet noted, is the largest monthly total since the BOK began publishing crypto-related data.The historical headquarters of the Bank of Korea in Seoul, South Korea.…

Homepage > News > Finance > Tokenization to hit $18.9 trillion by 2033: report Tokenization of real-world assets could surge to $23.4 trillion by 2033, a new report by the Boston Consulting Group says. The report titled ‘Approaching the Tokenization Tipping Point’ revealed that tokenized RWAs will end this year as a $600 billion market. It projects that as more ventures transition from pilots to live platforms, the sector will skyrocket in value and, in an optimistic scenario, could be worth $23.4 trillion.  However, BCG pointed out that the number is more likely to be around $19 trillion, with a conservative scenario of $12.5…

Coinbase has listed futures contracts for the XRP token on its US derivatives exchange, the cryptocurrency platform said on April 21.The contracts are overseen by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and offer traders “a regulated, capital-efficient way to gain exposure to one of the most liquid digital assets,” the company said in a post on the X platform.Coinbase’s XRP (XRP) futures include standard contracts representing 10,000 XRP and retail-oriented “nano” contracts representing 500 XRP each, or approximately $1,000 as of April 21, according to regulatory filings.  The contracts are the latest crypto futures to launch on Coinbase’s derivatives exchange,…

Pepe is encountering resistance, but this rejection could mark the beginning of a bullish continuation setup. Traders are watching for a potential higher low that may set the stage for a strong rotation to the upside. Pepe price action (PEPE) is currently facing a local resistance zone, one that is not necessarily bearish in nature but could act as a springboard for a bullish continuation. The region being tested aligns with the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement and the value area high from the local range, making it a strong candidate for a healthy rejection. Rather than expecting a sharp reversal, this…

Newly-confirmed United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins is poised to begin his tenure at his new role this week, a Monday report from Crypto in America claims.SEC Chair Paul Atkins May Start This WeekAccording to the April 21 newsletter, two sources familiar with the matter told the novel media that U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the federal regulator will officially be “sworn in” to his position sometime this week. Breaking: Keep hearing from my Wall Street sources that Paul Atkins gets sworn in as early as Tuesday as @SECGov chair— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) April…

A Purpose-Built DEX for Strategic Liquidity ManagementDeFi has unlocked permissionless access to trading- but its infrastructure was never built for professional market making. Key tools like deterministic execution, spread control, and strategy-level customization remain absent in decentralized exchanges.Bancor introduces Carbon DeFi, a purpose-built DEX centered on precision, control, and programmable liquidity that far surpasses anything available on centralized and decentralized exchanges.

Quick take: Other Web3 AI and investment companies in alliance include Biconomy, Polyhedra, Oasis Protocol Foundation, ChainGPT, IoTeX, iExec, GEODNET, Flock.io, Alpha Neural AI, and DeAgent AI. Funding to AI startups is budgeted to be in the range of $10,000 and $100,000. Other supports services include co-branded industry events, workshops, and dedicated hackathons to spotlight emerging projects. Leading Web3 AI and investment companies have united to form the “AI Unbundled” initiative, which seeks to to support AI startups through joint-venture funding, subsidised access to decentralised GPU and grants, among others. The alliances is comprised of 13 companies, including OORT, Aethir,…

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. Crypto analyst Incognito has predicted that the Ethereum price could soon rally to as high as $2,700. This bullish prediction comes despite ETH’s underperformance so far, with the altcoin’s market share already dropping to new lows. Ethereum Price Could…

Homepage > News > Business > Adventures in Prague: Top 5 gaming & TECH Summit highlights Prague is a city I will always hold close to my heart. Fifteen years ago, we celebrated the launch of CalvinAyre.com in Prague with a legendary ‘Mad Max’-themed party (IYKYK), the second best party I’ve been to in my life (who can guess what number one is??) The launch party occurred during the first iGaming SUPER Show, which was rebranded as iGB Live! several years later, an event that is still thriving today and will be taking place in London this coming July. The memories I…

Ethereum slipped back below the $1,600 mark today after briefly peaking at $1,653 earlier in the day.  The price movement mirrored Bitcoin’s recent rally, with Ethereum (ETH) initially breaking through key resistance at $1,600 and $1,620 before facing selling pressure that halted its climb. Now trading around $1,575, ETH is down 3.10% over the past 7 days, according to crypto.news data. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently proposed replacing the Ethereum Virtual Machine with RISC-V to improve performance and scalability. He argued that RISC-V, already used in zero-knowledge EVMs, could boost proving efficiency by over 50 times.  The proposal maintained backward…