Timmy Shen

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MoonPay, Upbit parent Dunamu explore collaboration on stablecoin payments, GIWA expansion

By: Danny Park, Timmy Shen

The companies also plan to explore ways to broaden global access to Dunamu's Ethereum Layer 2, GIWA chain.

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Aerodrome and Velodrome merge to launch Aero across seven blockchain networks

By: James Hunt, Timmy Shen

Aerodrome and Velodrome have officially merged to launch Aero, an onchain spot exchange across Ethereum mainnet, Base, Robinhood Chain, Ink, OP Mainnet, Arc, and Arbitrum.

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South Korea's crypto bill nears completion while tax debate intensifies: reports

By: Danny Park, Timmy Shen

South Korea's Digital Asset Basic Act seeks to establish a framework for digital assets, including licensing regimes for exchanges and rules for stablecoin issuance.

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Dune launches onchain trading data feeds as tokenized markets expand

By: Timmy Shen, James Hunt

The new feeds will cover trade data from over 200 onchain venues across 12 networks, including Solana, Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, and XLayer.

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Bitcoin slides below $81,500 as tech stock sell-off spreads to Asian equities

By: Timmy Shen, Danny Park

The Wall Street sell-off extended to Asian equities on Friday morning, as concerns over AI spending and escalating geopolitical tensions weighed on investor sentiment.

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Chainlink partners with LG CNS to drive Korean won stablecoin expansion

By: Timmy Shen, Danny Park

Chainlink Chainlink LINK announced that it has partnered with LG CNS, the AI transformation and IT service arm of South Korean

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HSBC rolls out its first HKD stablecoin RedCoin to retail users

By: Timmy Shen

PayMe users will be able to activate a stablecoin wallet in-app in the coming days for peer-to-peer and peer-to-merchant payments.

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Ripple gains final OCC approval to launch national trust bank and bring RLUSD under federal oversight

By: Timmy Shen, Danny Park

Ripple's structure places reserve management and custody under federal supervision while leaving issuance with the New York-regulated entity.

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StoneX lifts Strive price target 34% as new stock offering bolsters bitcoin strategy

By: Danny Park, Timmy Shen

StoneX has raised its price target for bitcoin treasury company Strive to $43 from $32 and reiterated its Buy rating on the stock.

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Circle faces up to 20% revenue risk from AI agents, Mizuho says

By: Timmy Shen

Mizuho cited 10-20% medium-term reserve revenue downside risk as AI agents steer USDC holders toward higher-yielding fiat alternatives or other platforms.