Regulators gain wider discretion to vet shareholders, finances and controls as South Korea tightens crypto market access.
January 29, 2026
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Regulators gain wider discretion to vet shareholders, finances and controls as South Korea tightens crypto market access.
Metaplanet said proceeds will be used for Bitcoin purchases, its Bitcoin income business, and partial debt repayment as it executes its capital strategy.
Gold and other hard assets are rallying on dollar weakness, but bitcoin is lagging as markets continue to treat it as a liquidity-sensitive risk asset.
Crypto exchange Bybit said its new “My Bank” accounts will give users personal IBANs, instant fiat access, multi-currency transfers and crypto trading under their own
ETH price charts confirmed a triangle breakdown, shifting the near-term bias lower and putting $2,250 in focus if sellers stay in control.
Hang Seng plans to offer tokenized gold fund units recorded on public blockchains, though the product remains subject to regulatory approval and will not trade
On-chain data points to underlying demand for XRP as ETFs pull in over $90 million.
Sygnum says its market-neutral BTC Alpha Fund posted 8.9% annualized returns in Q4 and raised more than 750 Bitcoin from professional and institutional investors.
Abu Dhabi’s Universal Digital has launched USDU, the first US dollar‑backed stablecoin registered by the UAE central bank under its Payment Token Services Regulation.
The USDU stablecoin is issued by Universal Digital, a crypto firm regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
