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South Korea plans no-fault rules forcing crypto exchanges to fully reimburse users for hacks and IT failures, echoing bank-style protections. Summary New rules would make Korean exchanges fully compensate users for losses from hacks or system failures, unless customers showed gross negligence.​ The move follows repeated IT incidents, including a rapid Solana asset drain at Upbit, and aims to close gaps in current electronic transaction laws.​ If adopted, regulators say this no-fault regime would be among the world’s toughest crypto consumer-protection frameworks. South Korean regulators are drafting legislation that would require cryptocurrency exchanges to fully compensate users for losses from…

Pump.fun is the leader among Solana projects for its native token buybacks. The team poured in over $205M into PUMP for the past five months. Pump.fun continues with its PUMP buybacks, still pouring in most of its fees into decreasing the supply of its native token. To date, the team has poured $205M into buybacks, for over 99% of its daily fees. In total, the team bought back 13.86% of the supply, helping PUMP bounce from its lows. Pump.fun spent over $205M for regular buybacks, putting almost all its daily fees back into its native PUMP token. | Source: Pump.fun…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says quantum threats to blockchain are overstated today. He argues the industry already knows how to build quantum-resistant systems, but lacks efficiency and hardware alignment to switch. In a recent podcast discussion, he described quantum as “a big red herring,” adding that real urgency will come only when military-grade quantum benchmarks show credible progress. Quantum Is a Red Herring For Crypto Hoskinson explained that blockchains could migrate to quantum-secure cryptography, but the performance trade-off is steep. “The protocols to do that are about 10 times slower and 10 times more expensive to run,” Hoskinson said. He…

Ethereum price is rallying into a major resistance cluster, raising concerns that the move may simply be a dead-cat bounce rather than a true bullish reversal. Summary ETH’s rally is testing a multi-layered resistance zone including VWAP, Fibonacci levels, and a bearish order block. Market structure still shows lower highs, signalling that bearish momentum dominates. Failure to reclaim resistance increases the likelihood of a return to $2,800 support or even deeper downside targets. Ethereum’s (ETH) recent price action has sparked renewed market attention after a sharp reaction from the $2,800 support zone pushed the asset into a major resistance cluster.…

Fintech giant Revolut and Binance-owned Trust Wallet announced Thursday that they are teaming up to make crypto purchases faster and easier for European users, without giving up control of their assets. The two companies are launching an integration that lets Trust Wallet users buy crypto using RevolutPay, debit or credit cards and bank transfers, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk. Users in the EU can fund their wallets instantly and, in some cases, with zero fees. The press release said that unlike many other fintech-to-crypto offerings, users never have to deposit their funds into a centralized exchange. The…

Tether-backed Stable protocol has launched its USDT-powered blockchain, StableChain, alongside a new governance foundation and a native token. According to the protocol, the new layer-1 network is designed for stablecoin transactions and relies on Tether’s USDt (USDT) for gas fees payments, removing the need for volatile assets to process payments. Alongside the mainnet debut, Stable introduced the Stable Foundation and the STABLE governance token on Monday, separating network security from payment flows settled in USDT. The rollout follows a pre-deposit campaign that drew more than $2 billion from over 24,000 wallets. It also comes on the heels of a $28…

Ethereum has pushed above the $3,350 level, injecting fresh momentum into the market after weeks of uncertainty. Yet despite this breakout, overall sentiment remains clouded by fear, with many analysts still warning that the broader structure points toward a developing bear market. Traders now find themselves at a pivotal juncture: is this the beginning of a sustained recovery, or merely a temporary rally before further downside? According to a new CryptoQuant report, one of the most revealing indicators right now is Ethereum’s funding rate behavior across major exchanges. Unlike the explosive funding spikes seen during the two major rallies earlier…

Local traders are reporting fresh disruption after a recent Belarus crypto ban move hit access to major trading platforms in the country. Belarus blocks access to major crypto exchanges How the restrictions affect Belarusian users Regulatory silence and previous complaints on Belarus crypto ban Implications for Bybit, OKX and Bitget users for the Belarus crypto ban Belarus blocks access to major crypto exchanges On December 10, authorities in the Republic of Belarus added the websites of several cryptocurrency exchanges to the national restricted access list, including Bybit, OKX, and Bitget. The decision, which effectively blocks local access to these platforms,…

Zero-knowledge proof (ZK-proof) coprocessor Brevis launched its marketplace, allowing users to earn by computing ZK-proofs. According to a Monday Brevis announcement, the “ProverNet” decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) network allows applications to access ZK-proof proving capacity and computing providers to earn money by computing proofs. Currently, the network uses Circle’s USDC (USDC) stablecoin as the native settlement currency. Still, Brevis plans to move to the yet-to-be-launched BREV token when ProverNet comes out of beta and launches mainnet. On mainnet, the system will also introduce prover staking and slashing for “misbehavior or missed deadlines.” Currently, ProverNet allows for proving task distribution through…

Ethereum is trading with renewed strength after breaking above the $3,300 level and briefly pushing toward $3,400, signaling a potential shift in short-term momentum. However, despite this recovery, bullish conviction remains fragile. Many analysts continue to warn that the broader trend still leans bearish, emphasizing that Ethereum has yet to reclaim the structural levels needed to confirm a macro reversal. Yet one signal has captured significant attention: according to fresh data from Lookonchain, a major whale known as BitcoinOG has doubled down on his Ethereum long position. This trader is widely recognized for being the whale who successfully shorted Bitcoin…