Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) and the broader cryptocurrency market have declined in 2026 because of a combination of geopolitical tensions, capital flowing into artificial intelligence and the sector's historical four-year market cycle.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) rose about 2% after the United States and Iran agreed to halt military strikes and restart talks over tensions in the Middle East, lifting the cryptocurrency from a 24-hour low of US$58,856 to above US$60,000.
Solstice (CRYPTO:SLX) recorded approximately US$150.1 million in combined 24-hour trading volume on South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, making it the most actively traded altcoin across the two platforms.
Privacy-focused blockchain networks are attracting increased regulatory attention as stablecoin issuers confront technical challenges in complying with court-ordered asset freezes without disrupting legitimate users.
Sharplink has purchased approximately 39,196 Ether (CRYPTO:ETH) worth about US$62.4 million over three days.
Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong defended users' freedom to choose high-risk financial products while agreeing that trading platforms should avoid aggressively promoting betting-style products to less experienced investors.
US Representative William Timmons said Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) and decentralised technologies could fundamentally challenge authoritarian governments during a House roundtable examining the role of digital assets in countries with restrictive financial systems.
Ripple president Monica Long will headline XRP Seoul on October 3 during Korea Blockchain Week.
Tether is expanding the use of Tether Gold (XAU₮) by integrating the tokenised gold asset into the Ledn lending platform.
South Korea will implement revised KOSDAQ listing rules on July 1, introducing higher minimum market capitalisation requirements.
Base said a bug in its sequencer block-building logic caused two separate outages on its layer-2 network last week.
Grayscale head of research Zach Pandl said he hopes Strategy will sell approximately US$3 billion of its Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) holdings to cover most of its cash obligations.
