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Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack. GM! Today’s top news: Crypto majors soar led by ETH and SOL; Bitcoin breaks $120,000 Tom Lee files to raise $20B ATM for more ETH; ETH +9% to $4,700 ETHZilla stock (ATNF) pops 300% after ETH buys & Peter Thiel disclosure OKX’s OKB token jumps 130% after announcing a new buyback program Coinbase introduces stablecoin fund to deepen DeFi liquidity and help protocols grow 💰 Tom Lee’s BitMine Goes…

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas.Manufacturers of bitcoin mining equipment won’t be feeling the pinch of a new round of tariffs the White House has imposed on the semiconductor industry, as the largest chip manufacturers like TSMC and Samsung have an exemption from the new rules due to their investments in the U.S. Officials in Taiwan confirmed to local press that TSMC…

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has hired Marcus Hughes as its new vice president and global head of government relations, the company announced on Wednesday. Hughes, who has over two decades of experience scaling regulated businesses, most recently held the role of global head of regulatory strategy at crypto exchange Kraken. Prior to that, he was managing director for Europe and international general counsel at Coinbase. He also serves as a venture partner with U.S. venture capital fund Sentinel Global. A concerted embrace of crypto and blockchain-based assets around the world means large players are faced with navigating a complex web of…

CMB International Securities, a unit of China Merchants Bank, has launched virtual asset trading. The service, available through its mobile app, lets qualified investors trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT anytime. The round-the-clock feature mirrors the nonstop pace of crypto markets. It also marks CMBI’s first major step into digital finance. Investors can now access three of the world’s most traded digital assets directly and securely. First Chinese Bank-Linked Firm with License CMBI is the first securities arm of a Chinese bank to secure a license in Hong Kong for crypto trading. This milestone reflects a clear shift. Traditional finance is…

Bitcoin (BTC) has long surpassed its previous ATH of 2021 and is breaking record after record. While BTC is at the center of the market with its performance, Ethereum (ETH) fell behind not only Bitcoin but also other altcoins with its weak performance. While Ethereum still hasn’t surpassed its previous ATH of 2021, it has seen a massive rally in recent months. This rise strengthens expectations of ETH reaching a new ATH soon, with one analyst announcing a major bullish forecast for ETH. Pseudonymous cryptocurrency analyst Yashasedu said that based on past bull market trends, Ethereum could surge above $8,500…

Block Inc., led by Jack Dorsey, lifted its full-year gross profit outlook after delivering a stronger-than-expected second quarter. The jump was powered by Cash App’s lending growth and steady payment volumes across its platforms. The company had previously forecast $9.96 billion in gross profit for 2025. News of the appointment caused Block shares to rise 8% in after-market trade in New York on Thursday. Cash App, Block’s peer-to-peer payment and banking platform, pulled in $1.50 billion gross profit for the quarter—an increase of 16% YoY—topping an expected $1.42 billion by analysts. The signature player here was Borrow, a short-term lending…

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins reiterated that he is taking a more moderate approach to cryptocurrency regulation compared to the previous administration. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins: “Very Few Token Securities” Atkins noted that only a “very small number” of crypto assets could be considered securities. “The token itself is not a security, and probably not. In my opinion, very few tokens are securities. The key here is how the token is packaged and presented to investors,” Atkins said at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium on Tuesday. This announcement follows the SEC’s launch last month of its “Project…

Brian Armstrong, the chief executive officer of the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has made a significant statement for the crypto community. It seems that Armstrong is copying Elon Musk’s playbook, applying it to Coinbase. Working hard on building “the everything exchange” The Coinbase CEO took to his account on the X social media platform to announce that the team continues to work hard on building the “Everything Exchange,” as he referred to the platform he plans to transform Coinbase into. According to Armstrong, the Coinbase team “surged” in New York, making “progress on the Everything Exchange.” They worked from…

Ethereum (ETH) could be on the verge of smashing its all-time high this month, with advanced AI models forecasting prices above $5,000 by August 31, 2025. Finbold’s AI price prediction tool powered by machine learning models GPT-5, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Grok 3 Vision, alongside a suite of technical indicators including MACD, RSI, stochastic oscillators, and both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, now places Ethereum’s average projected price at $5,067. That represents an 8.42% upside from the current market level of $4,696.5. Each of the models shows strong conviction that Ethereum will maintain its bullish momentum. Claude 3.5 Sonnet…

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will allow Americans to add digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum to their 401(k)s, which are retirement accounts. While this development caused a rise in the cryptocurrency markets, analysts say that this could open the door to a long-term rally. Tom Dunleavy, Head of Ventures at Varys Capital, stated that this decision could generate billions of dollars in investment flows into digital assets. “When Americans receive their biweekly paychecks, typically a 1% to 10% cut is transferred to their 401(k) accounts,” Dunleavy said, noting that this money has traditionally…