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SEOUL, South Korea – December 2025. New regulatory data provides a definitive snapshot of who is investing in cryptocurrency within one of the world’s most dynamic digital asset markets. The findings reveal a compelling demographic story: men in their 30s are the dominant force among South Korean crypto investors, while the vast majority of accounts hold relatively modest sums. This data, released by the nation’s top financial watchdogs, offers crucial insights for understanding market maturity, risk exposure, and future regulatory approaches. South Korea Crypto Investors: A Detailed Demographic Breakdown According to a comprehensive survey covering the second half of 2025,…

Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate in Texas, has included a study of prediction markets and crypto and blockchain as part of legislative priorities for the state’s next legislative session, scheduled to begin in January. In a Friday announcement, the lieutenant governor’s office issued 2026 interim charges for Texas Senate committees to study in preparation for the next legislature. Patrick said that the charges were intended to “advance the priorities of Texas’ conservative majority,” including an analysis of prediction markets and digital assets. Source: Texas Lieutenant Governor’s Office According to the charges, Patrick wants lawmakers to focus…

Tether ($USDT) wallets on the Ethereum blockchain have experienced a sharp decline over the past 48 hours. Within this period, Tether wallets declined by 72,841, marking a 0.54% drop. Details of Tether drop on Ethereum On-chain market intelligence platform Santiment has shared the details of Tether declining on Ethereum. Historically, the total number of Tether addresses increases almost every day. This happens because people are constantly creating new wallets to hold, send or receive $USDT for everyday payments. Thus, a sharp drop like the 0.54% drop in 48 hours is rare and usually only happens when retail buying interest collapses.…

After the previous difficulty epoch delivered a 7.76% reduction, Bitcoin’s difficulty moved higher by 3.87% at block height 943488. This latest adjustment represents the third increase recorded so far this year. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty rose 3.87% at block 943488 as hashrate fell 60.45 EH/s; a 15.73% cut is projected. Miners face $30.67 PH/s hashprice and 0.56% fees, pushing firms toward AI over $BTC mining. Bitcoin network nears April 19, 2026, adjustment as slower 11:51 blocks signal easing difficulty ahead. Bitcoin Mining Tightens The Bitcoin network has logged a total of seven adjustments this year, comprising three increases and four…

Nesa, the enterprise AI blockchain processing one million inference requests every day through a network of 30,000-plus miners worldwide, has partnered with Billions Network to bring verified identity to every human and AI agent operating on its infrastructure. The clients running AI on Nesa include P&G, Cisco, Gap, and Royal Caribbean. The AI those companies run has always been private by design. What it has lacked until now is accountability. Billions Network fixes that, at two levels. The Problem Nesa Was Running Into Real enterprise AI at scale creates an accountability gap that most infrastructure providers don’t acknowledge openly. When…

Ethereum continues to trade in a corrective environment. The price action reflects hesitation rather than clear directional intent. Despite multiple recovery attempts from the $1.8k demand zone, upside continuation remains limited, and rallies are consistently met with rejections. Therefore, the current structure suggests a transitional phase rather than a trend reversal. Buyers are defending key support levels, but they have yet to demonstrate the strength required to reclaim higher timeframe resistance. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, $ETH is still trading within the well-defined descending channel and maintains a broad bearish market structure. The price remains…

SEOUL, South Korea – Major agricultural financial institutions are now evaluating participation in South Korea’s emerging won stablecoin ecosystem, signaling a significant expansion of institutional interest in digital currency adoption. The National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Nonghyup) has initiated formal consultations regarding stablecoin response strategies for its mutual finance division, according to reports from SBS Biz. This development represents a crucial step in the mainstream financial sector’s gradual embrace of blockchain-based payment solutions. Won Stablecoin Consortium Attracts Agricultural Sector Interest South Korea’s agricultural and livestock cooperatives, collectively known as Nonghyup, are actively considering joining a consortium dedicated to issuing a Korean…

A top U.S. central banker sounded a stark warning about the risks posed by stablecoins on Tuesday, saying that even after the passage of landmark stablecoin legislation, gaps in oversight could leave the financial system vulnerable to stress and instability. Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr cautioned that although the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for United States Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) established a first‑of‑its‑kind regulatory framework for dollar‑linked stablecoins, much work remains to fully mitigate systemic risks. Although it is a step forward, the new rules have yet to eliminate a lot of the risks. When stablecoins fail to…

Metya, a popular Web3-based social payments entity, has partnered with Delphi AI, a renowned AI-enhanced prediction market firm. The partnership attempts to merge the user-focused ecosystem of Metya with the cutting-edge predictive intelligence of Delphi AI. As per Metya’s official social media announcement, the development is set to offer comprehensive insights across stocks, crypto, policy, and wider financial markets. Hence, with the use of AI-improved analysis and crowd-led forecasts, the move attempts to strengthen consumers with> We’re excited to announce our partnership with Delphi AI 🚀Delphi AI is an advanced prediction-market platform transforming collective intelligence into actionable insights across crypto,…

Ethereum is pressing against a double-top resistance zone at $2,163 after two consecutive rejections from the upper boundary of its rising parallel channel, while a marginal bullish MACD crossover on the 4H chart raises the question of whether buyers can finally break through or whether the pattern will resolve to the downside toward $1,980. Ethereum (ETH) is trading at $2,051.80 on April 3, 2026, holding inside a rising parallel channel that has been intact since the February lows. Two consecutive rejection candles at the $2,163-$2,166 zone, marked clearly on both the 4H and daily charts, have created a double-top structure…