As well as being issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, Tether also owns more than 10% of Juventus FC and is now looking to play a more active role in the running of the Italian soccer powerhouse. Tether asked to participate in the club’s recent capital increase and be… Listen ⇢

Bitcoin is up 10% since last Sunday, reclaiming key levels and setting the tone for what could be the next major leg in this bull cycle. After briefly dipping below $100,000 amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, BTC has rebounded strongly and is now trading above $106,000 — a… Listen ⇢

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. While stablecoins (USDT, USDC) dominated U.S.… Listen ⇢

The BTC.com mining pool currently dominates miner flows to Binance, as it now accounts for nearly 98% of all BTC transfers from miners to the exchange. This trend provides critical insight into miner behavior, according to the latest report by CryptoQuant. Bitcoin Miners Show Patience Historically, BTC.com increases its outflows… Listen ⇢

A new CoinGecko report shows that XRP liquidity is heavily concentrated on just three exchanges — Bitget, Binance, and Coinbase. Together, these platforms control around 67% of all trading activity close to XRP’s market price. This means most buy and sell orders for XRP sit on just a few order… Listen ⇢

ChatGPT automates North Korea’s crypto hacks. Malaysian highway funds funneled to digital assets. Asia Express North Koreas state-sponsored hacking groups are automating cryptocurrency theft with the help of AI tools like ChatGPT, according to South Korean cybersecurity officials. Lee Seul-gi, lead researcher at the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA),… Listen ⇢

Metaplanet has scaled up its Bitcoin buys at a rapid pace. The Japanese investment firm has now overtaken Elon Musk’s Tesla in corporate Bitcoin holdings after purchasing an additional 1,234 BTC. The Tokyo-listed firm disclosed on Thursday that it had acquired the Bitcoin stash at around $107,557 per BTC. The… Listen ⇢

Fartcoin drops 9%, trading at $0.9690, breaching $0.96 support. Bearish technicals: MACD negative, RSI weak, MAs crossed downward. Market cap falls 7.67% to $969.61M, volume down 20.49%. Fartcoin is a meme coin that is built on the Solana blockchain, and it dropped by 9 percent over the last 24 hours… Listen ⇢

ChatGPT automates North Korea’s crypto hacks. Malaysian highway funds funneled to digital assets. Asia Express North Koreas state-sponsored hacking groups are automating cryptocurrency theft with the help of AI tools like ChatGPT, according to South Korean cybersecurity officials. Lee Seul-gi, lead researcher at the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA),… Listen ⇢