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Top Crypto Stories This Week: From Korean Election Hype to Chinese ETF Hype
An exciting week in Asia for crypto but could the coming weeks be even better? Only South Korea's opposition party and Hong Kong regulators know the answer
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Henley's Crypto Wealth Report Buries Its Real Story Beneath Singapore's Crown
The investment migration industry's flagship crypto report leads with Singapore topping its adoption index, but the more revealing numbers are a client base that may have shrunk by a fifth since 2024 and a quiet admission that onchain history alone can't prove where crypto wealth came from.
The Regulatory Thaw is Real, But Altcoin Season Isn't – Yet
The altcoin market has crossed a key technical threshold, but weak relative performance against Bitcoin suggests the long-awaited rotation has yet to arrive.
Bitcoin Nears 20 Ounces of Gold as Rate Hike Cycle Tests Both Assets
Bitcoin is back above $85,000 and the BTC-gold ratio is approaching 20 ounces, but central-bank demand for gold and volatile ETF flows tell very different stories about the two assets
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The problem with running a global crypto exchange from offshore is not just compliance. It is who stands behind you when a major power comes calling.
No Institution Cut Its Crypto Allocation Through the 50% Drawdown, Bitwise Survey Finds
Interviews with 15 large allocators suggest the barriers to crypto adoption are now governance and career risk rather than investment merit, with bitcoin increasingly treated as a companion to gold.
Ondo Launches Tokenised Model Portfolios Built on BlackRock Strategies
The three single-token portfolios rebalance through smart contracts and are open only to eligible investors outside the US, with BlackRock supplying model allocations while disclaiming any role as adviser or manager.
Bitget Loses $351.6 Million in Hot Wallet Breach, Rules Out Private Key Compromise
Attackers hijacked a backend wallet system to feed forged transfers into Bitget's own signing process, leaving the exchange to cover the loss from a Bitcoin-denominated protection fund worth about $464 million.