Aptos (APT) gains as volume surge signals accumulation

APT$1.6893 posted rose in the past 24 hours, advancing 1.3% to $1.73. The token maintained tight correlation with broader crypto markets throughout the period, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that volume patterns revealed underlying institutional accumulation. Price action accelerated during the end of the period as APT pierced previous resistance…

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South Korea’s digital asset bill delayed over who can issue stablecoins

South Korea’s long-awaited Digital Asset Basic Act (DABA), a sweeping framework meant to govern crypto trading and issuance in one of Asia’s most active digital asset markets, has been delayed amid disagreements among regulators over stablecoin issuance. The most significant disagreement centers on who should have the legal authority to issue KRW-pegged stablecoins, according to…

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Prenetics stops buying bitcoin as crypto treasury trade loses steam

Prenetics (PRE), a health-sciences company that raised $48 million earlier this year, partially to build a bitcoin treasury, said it decided to stop purchasing BTC amid prolonged weakness in the cryptocurrency market. The company rolled out its bitcoin accumulation strategy in June, following a model championed by Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc, in which firms raise…

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Grayscale seeks U.S. listing for Bittensor ETP in first institutional bet on decentralized AI

Grayscale is aiming to give U.S. investors exposure to Bittensor’s TAO, pushing decentralized artificial intelligence further into mainstream crypto markets. The digital asset manager filed an initial S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday for what would be the first U.S.-listed exchange-traded product (ETP) offering exposure to TAO. The proposed…

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Grayscale sees regulation, not quantum computing fears, shaping crypto markets in 2026.

As 2025 draws to a close, investor attention is converging around two big questions: how quickly Washington will deliver a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets, and whether advances in quantum computing pose an imminent threat to blockchain security, crypto asset manager Grayscale said in a Monday report. In Grayscale’s view, one of these debates…

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$3.9 million drained from Unleash Protocol in governance exploit and routed through Tornado Cash

Unleash Protocol, an intellectual property finance platform built on the Story ecosystem, lost about $3.9 million in a security breach, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. The attacker bridged the stolen assets to Ethereum and deposited 1,337.1 ether ETH$2,980.16 into Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing service commonly used to obscure transaction histories, according to PeckShield….

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Gold and silver outrun bitcoin (BTC) price as 2025’s go-to protectors of fiat money

This year, investors decisively chose precious metals such as gold to hedge against the potential erosion of paper money value, sidelining bitcoin BTC$87,851.81. Gold has risen almost 70% since Jan. 1 and silver about 150%, far outpacing the largest cryptocurrency, which has fallen about 6%. Analysts attributed the rally to the so-called “debasement trade.” That’s…

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