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Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ... -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ... -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:11 Oct 16, 2025
Coinbase added a Binance token to a list of planned additions to the exchange amid an online discourse that included one of its own employees and other industry leaders. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has added Binance’s BNB token to its roadmap for listings amid a series of online exchanges discussing the process. On Tuesday, Limitless Labs CEO CJ Hetherington posted to X, contrasting what he claimed were the requirements for a token to be listed on Binance rather than Coinbase. According to the CEO, Binance’s requirements included a security deposit of 2 million BNB (BNB) for a spot listing, while Coinbase’s were limited to “build[ing] something meaningful on Base.” The online exchange sparked debate, which only seemed to intensify when Coinbase’s head of Base, Jesse Pollak, chimed in to say “it should cost 0% to be listed on an exchange.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:00 Oct 16, 2025
The partnership marks Dubai’s latest step toward regulating the “machine economy,” blending onchain robotics, AI and tokenized real-world assets. Decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) protocol peaq has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to develop a regulatory framework for onchain robotics and tokenized machines. According to a Thursday press release, the memorandum centers on peaq’s Machine Economy Free Zone, with additional areas of collaboration including guidance for projects seeking VARA licenses, joint training initiatives in technology and compliance, and data sharing to support research and regulation. Launched in July, the Machine Economy Free Zone is a controlled environment to test how robotics and AI can function within decentralized networks. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:26 Oct 16, 2025
Bitcoin’s repeat drop to $107,600 reflects broader market caution as miner outflows and macroeconomic pressures mount, but analysts still believe dips are for buying. Key takeaways: Rising demand for put options and miner BTC deposits highlights growing caution among traders despite price resilience near $108,000. Analysts at Bitwise argue that deep drops in market sentiment often precede rebounds, framing the correction as a “contrarian buying window”. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:51 Oct 16, 2025
The stablecoin issuer confirmed reports that it would nominate members to the football club’s board of directors about eight months after its initial investment. About two weeks after reports suggested that stablecoin issuer Tether would be pitching its own names to fill the board for Italian football club Juventus, the company announced two picks: its own deputy chief investment officer and a medical doctor. In a Thursday notice, Tether said it had nominated its deputy CIO, Zachary Lyons, and an orthodontist and “lifelong Juventus supporter,” Francesco Garino, to the football club’s board of directors. The stablecoin company holds a 10.7% stake in Juventus after investments in February and April. “Since announcing our investment in the Club, Tether has listened carefully to the voices of fans from Italy and across the whole world, receiving invaluable suggestions, feedback, and calls for deeper engagement,” Tether said in the announcement. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:40 Oct 16, 2025
GTreasury is Ripple’s third business acquisition in 2025, part of an expansion strategy that includes traditional financial companies and digital asset projects alike. Ripple acquired corporate treasury management company GTreasury for $1 billion, as part of a business acquisition strategy to expand its operations. The deal gives Ripple infrastructure to manage digital assets held in corporate treasuries, including stablecoins and tokenized deposits, which can be used to generate yield for clients, according to a Thursday announcement. GTreasury’s corporate treasury management tools, alongside Ripple’s suite of blockchain rails, allows the funds to be accessed 24/7 and sent with near-instant settlement in cross-border transactions. Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, said: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:16 Oct 16, 2025
Representatives from Gemini, Ripple and Coinbase were reportedly in attendance at the fundraising dinner at the White House on Wednesday evening. US President Donald Trump hosted a dinner for companies pledging funds to build a new ballroom in the White House, with attendees reportedly including Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and executives from Coinbase and Ripple. According to a Wednesday Wall Street Journal report, among the donors and attendees of the dinner at the White House were the Winklevosses and representatives from Coinbase Global and Ripple Labs. The dinner was reported to be aimed at funding for the White House ballroom proposed by Trump in July, which was estimated to cost $250 million. The ballroom is projected to add about 90,000 square feet — 8,361 square meters — to the White House. Cointelegraph reached out to Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini and the White House for comment on the amount of the donations, but had not received a response at the time of publication. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:49 Oct 16, 2025
The investment deepens a16z’s exposure to Solana’s liquid staking ecosystem as US regulators begin clarifying how such products fit into securities law. A16z Crypto, the blockchain investment arm of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has invested $50 million in Jito, a liquid staking protocol that underpins the Solana network. The deal will grant a16z an undisclosed allotment of Jito’s native tokens at a discounted rate, according to a Fortune report Thursday. Brian Smith, executive director of the Jito Foundation, told Cointelegraph that the Jito Foundation has “an exceptionally long time horizon,” and the investment “will allow the Foundation to work to make Solana the home for internet capital markets well into the next decade.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:44 Oct 16, 2025
Retail Ether longs surged above 90%, but analysts warn of a potential reversal as technicals flash caution even as institutions keep buying the dip. Key takeaways: Retail traders hold 94% long positions on Ether, often a contrarian indicator. ETH funding on Binance remains healthy, with leverage moderate and not euphoric. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:43 Oct 16, 2025
Daylight removes the high upfront cost of installing solar panels and batteries, which has impeded the adoption of solar energy. Daylight, a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) project focused on creating a distributed solar energy grid, has raised $75 million to expand its network of solar coverage in the United States. Daylight offers solar power as a subscription-based service to customers, removing the high upfront cost of purchasing and installing panels and batteries, which can cost consumers over $30,000. The project’s testnet went live in 2024. The network generates revenue through its subscription-based energy service and by feeding excess energy back to the power grid. Customers share in the revenues by earning “sun points” for contributing to the decentralized solar grid, with plans to introduce a token in the future. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:10 Oct 16, 2025
Bitcoin investor sentiment slumps to a yearly low, but Bitwise says fear may signal a prime accumulation phase for BTC. Key takeaways: Bitwise analysts argue that selling pressure has likely peaked, and that dips may be good buying opportunities. Smaller BTC holders are accumulating even as miners increase exchange deposits. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:28 Oct 16, 2025
Ethereum lost 46% to 60% of its value after similar bearish crosses in the past, and the same signal is flashing again this October. Key takeaways: Ether price previously fell 60% from a bearish cross that’s again in play. ETH must hold above $4,000 to avoid further losses. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:21 Oct 16, 2025
Grayscale’s spot crypto ETFs bring regulated staking yields to mainstream investors, merging crypto rewards with traditional Wall Street exposure. Grayscale has bridged traditional finance and decentralized crypto by launching the first publicly traded staking investment vehicle. Its staking-enabled ETPs allow investors to earn blockchain rewards without running validator nodes or managing complex technical and custody risks. Grayscale’s Ether and Solana ETPs are the first in the US to combine spot crypto exposure with staking rewards, paying yields through the fund’s NAV or direct payouts. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:19 Oct 16, 2025
Bitcoin retested support levels under $110,000 as data showed smaller investors buying and whales cooling their extended BTC sell-off. Key points: Bitcoin finally sees investors who are willing to “buy the dip” at prices around $110,000. Multiple support retests continue to grab trader attention. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:09 Oct 16, 2025
Fetch.ai CEO Humayun Sheikh accused Ocean Protocol of mishandling ASI tokens, pledging to fund class-action suits to “expose the truth.” A feud between Fetch.ai CEO Humayun Sheikh and the Ocean Protocol Foundation has escalated into legal threats, onchain accusations, and a reaction from Binance, all centering on about 286 million Fetch.ai (FET) tokens worth roughly $84 million. The conflict stems from the Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Alliance, a 2024 merger that combined AI-focused crypto projects Fetch.ai, Ocean Protocol and SingularityNET under a shared token framework. On Wednesday, Sheikh alleged that Ocean Protocol minted and transferred millions of OCEAN tokens before the merger. He said the project later converted them into FET and moved large sums to centralized exchanges and market-making firms without proper disclosure. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:01 Oct 16, 2025
Babylon Labs says it has built a system using BitVM3 that allows native Bitcoin to be used as trustless collateral for borrowing on Ethereum, but its trustless design raises questions. A co-founder of Bitcoin infrastructure company, Babylon Labs, claims to have built a system that allows for native Bitcoin to be used as trustless collateral to borrow on the Ethereum blockchain. In a Wednesday X post, Babylon Labs co-founder and Stanford University professor David Tse claimed Babylon built a proof-of-concept allowing for native Bitcoin (BTC) “to be used trustlessly as collateral to borrow on Ethereum for the first time.” The comments follow Babylon’s release of a white paper in early August, outlining what it calls a Bitcoin trustless vault system. The system leverages the Bitcoin smart contract verification system BitVM3 to lock BTC in per-user vaults, where withdrawals (redemption or liquidation) are gated by cryptographic proofs of external smart contract state verified on Bitcoin. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:51 Oct 16, 2025
Targeting the first tokenized IPO launch in the first quarter of 2026, France’s Lightning Stock Exchange aims to become a fully tokenized equity exchange in Europe. Lightning Stock Exchange (Lise), a new stock exchange headquartered in France, is entering the market with bold ambitions to launch a fully tokenized equity exchange dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). France’s Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) has issued Lise a DLT trading and settlement (TSS) license, paving the way for its tokenized equity exchange in Europe, the company announced on Thursday. “This approval authorizes us to operate the first tokenized stock exchange dedicated to equities in Europe,” Lise managing director Mark Kepeneghian said in a statement on LinkedIn. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Oct 16, 2025
California’s new law states that abandoned Bitcoin can’t be immediately sold by the state, which may ease recovery and lower burdens on exchanges. Over the weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that preserves abandoned Bitcoin (BTC) holdings — a step forward that could provide legal clarity for custodians and crypto holders. The bill was an update to unclaimed property law (UPL) and contained one key provision: Abandoned Bitcoin or crypto holdings that are transferred to the state must be maintained in their original format (not sold for cash) for a certain amount of time. States with similar laws require that crypto be liquidated into cash immediately. This can create difficulties for recovering lost property and also creates administrative burdens for exchanges and crypto custodians. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Oct 16, 2025
As $83 trillion passes to digital-native generations, wealth managers must embrace tokenization or watch capital find partners who will. Opinion by: Anthony Agoshkov, co-founder of Marvel Capital The world is witnessing the largest wealth handoff in modern history. Over the next 20 years, Millennials and Gen Z will inherit around $83 trillion, and some bullish forecasts suggest as much as $4 trillion of that could be tokenized onchain by 2030. Read more
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