South Korea to Regularly Inspect Crypto Risks With New Monitoring Tools

South Korea’s financial regulator is developing new tools to regularly monitor crypto risks. The regulator warned that while the impact of the crypto market on the traditional financial system is still low,... Read more »

FTX reboot could falter due to long-broken user trust, say observers

Several crypto industry commentators have laid skepticism on FTX CEO John Ray’s vision to potentially reboot the crypto exchange, citing trust issues and “second-class” treatment of customers as some reasons why users... Read more »

Ripple CEO ‘Optimistic’ About SEC Lawsuit Over XRP — Says ‘I Feel Very Good About Where We Are’

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says that he is “optimistic” that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit over xrp “will certainly be resolved in 2023.” He added that it could even be... Read more »

Token Unlocks estimates $102B worth of unlocks in 2023

Token Unlocks’ 2022 Annual Report estimates that $102 billion worth of tokens will be unlocked in 2023. The data points out that December 2022 ended with $102.1 billion worth of tokens remaining... Read more »

Asia Express – Cointelegraph Magazine

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Samsung’s new Bitcoin ETF On Jan. 13, Samsung Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the namesake South Korean... Read more »

Ukraine to Be Best Crypto Jurisdiction With New Tax Rules, Digital Minister Says in Davos

Ukraine will become the world’s best jurisdiction for crypto assets, the minister overseeing the country’s digital transformation promised. Speaking with media at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mykhailo Fedorov praised the... Read more »

ENS DAO considers proposal to auction 10,000 ETH for USDC

The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) DAO is considering a proposal to sell 10,000 ETH for USDC via a Gnosis Auction. The governance proposal submitted on Jan. 18 seeks to diversify the ENS... Read more »

Compass Mining sued for losing Bitcoin mining machines bought by customers

Customers are suing Compass Mining for over $2 million, alleging fraud, after the company cut ties with Russian hosting company Bit River and failed to return customers’ Bitcoin machines, citing a non-applicable... Read more »

Thailand Issues New Regulations on Custodied Cryptocurrencies

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has issued new regulations on custodied cryptocurrencies. Companies offering crypto custody services are now required to “establish a digital wallet management system to accommodate... Read more »

BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, LTC, AVAX

The United States producer price index (PPI) fell 0.5% for the month, which was much more than the 0.1% decline estimated by economists surveyed by Dow Jones. The largest monthly decline since... Read more »