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Bitcoin’s price premium in South Korea (kimchi premium) has re-emerged on the Upbit exchange, but analysts cited in the article emphasize that U.S.

Institutional investors increased their exposure to XRP futures on the CME, a regulated exchange, during a broader market pullback, suggesting a preference for safer trading environments.

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced a partnership with Payward, the owner of Kraken and developer of the xStocks tokenized equities framework, to bring leading UK‑listed stocks onto a blockchain platform.

The article reports that outstanding XRP futures positions outside CME fell by more than 500 million tokens over two weeks, while exposure on CME’s regulated U.S.

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new regulations requiring retail-accessible overseas crypto derivatives to be traded on qualifying, centrally cleared exchanges.

Hyperliquid, a crypto derivatives exchange, faces scrutiny after reports that North Korea-linked Lazarus Group wallets transferred $30 million through its platform, coinciding with political momentum for its US market entry under Trump's administration.

Q2 filings indicate that Goldman Sachs, Jane Street, and Millennium are leading holders of XRP ETFs.

Robinhood Chain recorded a record daily decentralized exchange (DEX) volume of $944 million, indicating high user activity and demand for its infrastructure.

Phemex has placed 82 tokens on notice due to liquidity and project compliance concerns, although the specific risk criteria applied to each pair were not disclosed.

CoinDesk blockchain analysis found wallets linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold over $30 million in bitcoin on the private exchange Hyperliquid within the past three weeks, and the article notes former President Trump is urging the platform to relocate to the United States.

Kalshi, a prediction market platform, permanently banned former Congressman George Santos after determining he manipulated prices by placing large trades on his own attendance at the State of the Union and making false statements to influence outcomes.

A deal would route the decentralized exchange's perpetual futures through Payward's US-regulated Bitnomial, marking Hyperliquid's first US entry—weeks after Trump …