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Cointelegraph.com - 13:27 Sep 05, 2025
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed lawmakers to create clear and transparent rules for the country’s cryptocurrency market. Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed lawmakers to develop transparent rules for the country’s cryptocurrency market. According to a Friday report by the local news agency Belarusian Telegraph Agency, Lukashenko said during a recent government conference that it is important for Belarus to keep up with trends. He said: Lukashenko pointed out that in 2023, he “gave a number of instructions to ensure comprehensive regulation of the sphere of digital tokens and cryptocurrencies.” He was referring to the Belarusian Presidential Decree No. 80, which called for developing a national crypto framework. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:43 Sep 05, 2025
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission introduced new rules for crypto lending, banning leveraged loans, capping interest at 20% and restricting use to the top coins. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) set new rules for crypto lending. The FSC said on Friday that interest on crypto lending is now capped at 20% in South Korea, and leveraged lending is not allowed. Crypto lending is restricted to the top 20 tokens by market capitalization or those listed on at least three won-based exchanges. The new rules follow late July reports that South Korea’s financial regulators had plans to release guidelines on cryptocurrency lending services to tighten oversight and protect investors. The move also followed the introduction of leveraged lending services by local crypto exchanges. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:48 Sep 05, 2025
Sora Ventures said the fund is backed by an initial capital commitment of $200 million from institutional partners across Asia. Crypto venture capital company Sora Ventures announced a $1 billion Bitcoin treasury fund, and said it plans to acquire the full amount within six months. On Friday at Taipei Blockchain Week, Sora Ventures founder Jason Fang unveiled what he called “Asia’s first $1 billion Bitcoin treasury fund” during a discussion titled, Introducing BTC Strategy into Major Asia Equity Markets. Sora said the fund is backed by a $200 million capital commitment from institutional partners across the region. In an article shared by Fang, the company said it aims to accelerate Bitcoin adoption among corporate treasuries. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:42 Sep 05, 2025
From BitMine’s massive 1.5 million ETH reserve to Coinbase’s dual-purpose holdings, corporate treasuries are rewriting the Ether playbook in 2025. Companies aren’t just holding ETH; they are staking and restaking to generate steady onchain income. Mega-holders like BitMine (1.5 million ETH) can sway liquidity, validator distribution and even upgrade dynamics. Weekly ETH disclosures from firms like SharpLink give investors real-time insight into accumulation and staking rewards. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:37 Sep 05, 2025
Sun said his WLFI pre-sale allocation was “unreasonably frozen” in a move that could damage the reputation of the Trump-family-linked decentralized finance platform. Update Sept. 5, 11:20 a.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include insights from Coinbase’s Conor Grogan. Tron founder Justin Sun is urging World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto project linked to the Trump family, to unfreeze his token allocation. His wallets were blacklisted after suspicious transactions flagged by blockchain trackers sparked accusations of selling. Sun’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token address was blacklisted on Thursday, after blockchain data from Nansen and Arkham flagged the address for a $9 million transfer, Cointelegraph reported. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:50 Sep 05, 2025
Bitcoin’s relief bounce above $112,000 liquidated shorts as analysts said BTC price may get an additional boost from the US jobs report. Key takeaways: Bitcoin breaks back above $112,000 on Friday as bulls clinch key support. More crypto market volatility is expected after the release of the US jobs report later on Friday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:40 Sep 04, 2025
South Korean lawmaker’s bill would make ICOs legal again. Chinese state firm deletes posts about $70M worth of RWAs on Ethereum. Asia Express. A South Korean lawmaker has introduced draft legislation to create a framework for cryptocurrencies, including legalizing initial coin offerings (ICOs) and setting rules for stablecoin issuance. The proposal, announced Thursday by ruling Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Kang-il, would lift South Koreas ban enacted in 2017 during a speculative frenzy remembered as the ICO boom. The prohibition pushed Korean projects to launch tokens overseas. Lees bill seeks to replace the blanket prohibition with a disclosure-based regime. The draft law defines the digital asset sector as an independent industry, dividing it into nine business categories that include trading, brokerage, custody, payments and investment management. Trading and brokerage firms would require licenses, while other activities would operate under a registration system. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:40 Sep 04, 2025
South Korean lawmaker’s bill would make ICOs legal again. Chinese state firm deletes posts about $70M worth of RWAs on Ethereum. Asia Express. A South Korean lawmaker has introduced draft legislation to create a framework for cryptocurrencies, including legalizing initial coin offerings (ICOs) and setting rules for stablecoin issuance. The proposal, announced Thursday by ruling Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Kang-il, would lift South Koreas ban on ICOs. The nation banned the fundraising method in 2017 during a speculative frenzy remembered as the ICO boom. The prohibition pushed Korean projects to launch tokens overseas. Lees bill seeks to replace the blanket prohibition with a disclosure-based regime. The draft law defines the digital asset sector as an independent industry, dividing it into nine business categories that include trading, brokerage, custody, payments and investment management. Trading and brokerage firms would require licenses, while other activities would operate under a registration system. ... -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:25 Sep 04, 2025
Boerse Stuttgart has launched Seturion, a blockchain-based platform to unify settlement of tokenized assets across Europe. Boerse Stuttgart Group, Europe’s sixth-largest exchange operator, has launched a blockchain-based settlement platform designed to handle cross-border transactions of tokenized assets across the region. According to a Thursday announcement, the platform targets banks, brokers, trading venues and tokenization platforms. The system supports both public and private blockchains, with settlement possible in central bank money or on-chain cash. The platform, called Seturion, has already been tested by local banks as part of blockchain trials conducted with the European Central Bank (ECB). Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:06 Sep 04, 2025
The FRNT stablecoin, backed by the US state of Wyoming, reportedly went live on seven blockchains at its August launch. The Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), a stablecoin authorized by the US state of Wyoming, will soon be available on the Hedera blockchain after its mainnet launch in August. In a Thursday notice, Hedera said the Wyoming Stable Token Commission — the body responsible for issuing the stablecoin — had selected the blockchain as a candidate for FRNT following a review of possible networks, and approved the proposal. The stablecoin reportedly went live on seven blockchains at launch: Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Polygon, Optimism and Base. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:55 Sep 04, 2025
Stripe and Fireblocks networks will go up against crypto-native players such as Ripple and Stellar, as well as established global processors like Visa. The race to build global stablecoin payment rails is accelerating as traditional finance and crypto infrastructure companies bet on global money flow. On Wednesday, blockchain infrastructure provider Fireblocks announced a global stablecoin payment network focused on compliance and connectivity, while Stripe CEO Patrick Collison unveiled Tempo, a new layer-1 blockchain designed for stablecoin transactions. Fireblocks’ new stablecoin network is focused on interoperability for “programmable, compliant, real-time money movement," said Ran Goldi, Fireblocks’ senior vice president of Payments and Network. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:27 Sep 04, 2025
The deal expands Kraken’s trading infrastructure push following its $1.5B NinjaTrader acquisition in May 2025. Kraken has stepped into proprietary trading with the acquisition of Breakout, a Tampa, Florida startup that backs traders with capital. In a Thursday announcement, crypto exchange Kraken announced the acquisition of Breakout, a startup that backs traders with up to $200,000 in capital under a “rigorous evaluation” methodology that tests risk management and strategy discipline. “Breakout gives us a way to allocate capital based on proof of skill rather than access to capital itself… We want to build systems that reward demonstrated performance, not pedigree,” Kraken's co-CEO Arjun Sethi said in a statement. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:09 Sep 04, 2025
Bitcoin price faces pressure as investors shift to bonds and gold, and risk aversion raises the chance of BTC falling to $108,000. Key takeaways: Rising demand for government bonds and gold underscores recession fears, limiting Bitcoin’s ability to sustain bullish momentum. Correlation with equities remains high, but structural catalysts like Strategy’s S&P 500 inclusion could shift sentiment. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:48 Sep 04, 2025
A company might satisfy the eligibility criteria in terms of metrics, yet still be denied entry to the index due to a committee decision. Here's what crypto companies must do to qualify. Michael Saylor’s Strategy could be the next crypto company to join the S&P 500 stock market index, a benchmark of the 500 biggest US public companies by market capitalization, according to analysts. The company must still clear hurdles before being admitted, however. Market analyst Jeff Walton forecast a 91% chance that Strategy would join the index as the company moves toward meeting all the requirements to be included in the benchmark. According to data from Nasdaq, Strategy has trading volumes of several million shares per day, a market capitalization of over $92 billion at time of writing and positive generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) net income over the last four quarters of over $5.3 billion. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:41 Sep 04, 2025
XRP leverage reset as accumulation signals emerged, and the altcoin’s chart technicals predict a rebound to $4.80 by Q4. Key takeaways: XRP has slipped nearly 20% in 45 days, consolidating within a descending triangle near the $2.70 support. Onchain and futures data show leverage reset and early signs of accumulation, reducing liquidation risks. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:17 Sep 04, 2025
The proposed rule changes potentially affecting SEC guidelines on broker-dealers, custody and reporting could allow crypto companies to operate in the US with less oversight. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has released a regulatory agenda containing proposed rules that could significantly affect how the agency handles digital assets. In a Thursday notice, the SEC released about 20 proposed rules as part of its spring 2025 agenda. Though each proposal varies in terms of the potential impact on the crypto industry, many suggested that the commission would continue to soften its enforcement approach, establishing safe harbors and restructuring existing regulations to benefit projects. “The agenda covers potential rule proposals related to the offer and sale of crypto assets to help clarify the regulatory framework for crypto assets and provide greater certainty to the market,” said Atkins, adding: “[...] the agenda reflects our withdrawal of a host of items from the last Administr... -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:55 Sep 04, 2025
Justin Sun’s WLFI token address was blacklisted after a $9 million transfer on Thursday, raising concerns over trading restrictions as prices tumble. Tron founder Justin Sun’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token address was blacklisted on Thursday after transferring 50 million WLFI tokens to crypto exchange HTX. Onchain data from Nansen and Arkham shows the address was flagged shortly after a $9 million transaction. The blacklisting fueled speculation that WLFI was restricting certain users from selling tokens and pressuring prices during the first week of public trading. On Thursday, Sun responded to speculation in an X thread, saying in a translated post that his address had only carried out a few routine exchange deposit tests with very small amounts of WLFI tokens before creating address dispersion. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:40 Sep 04, 2025
Binance’s Bitcoin to stablecoin ratio just passed a level that previously marked critical market shifts in the crypto market structure. Is the bottom in, or is a new bear market beginning? Key takeaways: The Binance Bitcoin/stablecoin ratio nears parity at 1, a rare market signal. Market structure metrics show BTC price remains in a profit regime but is prone to consolidation. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:03 Sep 04, 2025
Tokenization surges as VCs back startups bringing energy assets onchain, establishing new credit markets and expanding stablecoin infrastructure. Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization has become a key focus for venture capital, as investors zero in on the intersection of two powerful trends: institutional adoption of blockchain technology and the search for alternative sources of yield. In 2025, tokenization has emerged as one of blockchain’s biggest growth areas, with the total value of onchain assets rising to $28 billion from $15 billion over the course of the year. As venture firms grow more selective with their capital allocations, tokenized assets have stood out as a clear area of opportunity. So far, much of the activity has centered on private credit and US Treasury bonds, but the scope is steadily widening to include equities and even energy assets. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:17 Sep 04, 2025
Bitcoin shrugs off US jobs data and its latest attempt to crack $112,000 resistance in a limp Wall Street open. Key points: Bitcoin ignores US jobs data and falls over 2% on the day. A high-volume area now comes into play as support, even as analysis sees a BTC price comeback next. Read more
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