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Tom Lee Doubles Down on Crypto Winter Call as Bitmine Makes Biggest ETH Purchase of 2026

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Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) acquired 101,627 Ethereum (ETH) tokens last week. This marked its largest weekly purchase of 2026. The latest acquisition increased the company’s total ETH holdings to 4.976 million tokens. Its combined crypto and cash position reached $12.9 billion, according to the April 20 announcement. Tom Lee Crypto Winter Call Comes Amid Bitmine’s … Read more

Japan’s Big Banks Take Government Bonds On-Chain

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Four of Japan’s largest financial institutions have begun a major blockchain trial to digitally manage government bond collateral. The experiment aims to make trading Japanese government bonds possible around the clock, both at home and abroad. The move could reshape how one of the world’s largest sovereign debt markets handles collateral across borders and time zones. A … Read more

Kospi Hits New Record as Chip Stocks Rally on AI Demand

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South Korea’s Kospi set a new all-time intraday high on Tuesday, breaking the record it made in late February. The index then gave back some of those gains later in the morning as investors took profits. The rally shows that investors are looking past the US-Iran war and focusing on strong memory chip earnings. Samsung … Read more

Apple CEO Transition: The Quiet Crypto Angle

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Apple’s CEO transition from Tim Cook to John Ternus has drawn extensive analysis on AI and product strategy. However, crypto industry observers have specific reasons to watch this transition even without any visible policy shift. Apple Pay, App Store economics, and regulatory shifts form three quiet forces shaping crypto on Apple’s platform. Ternus Inherits Cook’s … Read more

BeInCrypto 100 Institutional Awards Nomination: Moody’s Ratings for Best Digital Asset Ratings & Analytics Provider

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Tokenized real-world assets have crossed $16 billion in 2026. Tokenized US Treasuries alone account for roughly $9 billion. Major players like DTCC, JPMorgan, and BlackRock are actively building on these rails. Yet behind the issuance and settlement layers sits a quieter system. Institutional capital still depends on independent credit analysis. That is where Moody’s Ratings … Read more

Apple’s New CEO John Ternus Spent 20 Years Behind the Scenes

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Apple will appoint John Ternus as its next chief executive officer on September 1, marking the end of Tim Cook’s tenure after more than a decade.  Cook will move into the role of executive chairman, maintaining strategic oversight while handing day-to-day leadership to Ternus. The announcement triggered a modest reaction in markets. Apple shares dipped … Read more

Poland’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Falls, and Nobody Can Find the Man Who Holds the Keys

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The Zondacrypto withdrawal crisis has frozen millions of customer funds at Poland’s largest crypto exchange. The company cites a 4,500 BTC wallet as proof of solvency, though no one there can move the coins. The private key belongs to founder Sylwester Suszek, who sold the exchange in 2021 and disappeared in March 2022. Regulators, prosecutors, … Read more

DeFi TVL Drops on All Top 20 Chains After KelpDAO Exploit

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The selloff accelerated after the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit on April 18, which drained 116,500 rsETH through a compromised LayerZero-powered cross-chain bridge. Data from DefiLlama shows Ethereum, which dominates 53.91% of all DeFi TVL, lost 17.91% of its locked value in the past month. The chain now holds $46.17 billion, down from over $56 … Read more

Tokenised Gold on Bitget Reacted to Geo-political Events before Global Markets Opened Highlights Block Scholes Report

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Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), in collaboration with Block Scholes, has released a new report highlighting the growing convergence between crypto and traditional financial markets, as traders increasingly move across asset classes in response to global macro events. The report “Tokenised Markets on Bitget UEX: How Traders Are Utilising 24/7 Real-World Assets For Real-Time Macro … Read more